foe AUDUBON BULLETIN 
Published Quarterly by the 
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2001 NoRTH CLARK STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 
Number 47 September, 1943 
A Visit to the W. K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary 
By MRS. GEORGE BURCH 
IN MAy, while visiting Dr. and Mrs. Miles Pirnie and family at the W. K. 
Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, I found birdlife at its height and the place a 
veritable paradise. The sanctuary, consisting of nearly 200 acres which 
surrounds Wintergreen Lake, les 14 miles northwest of Battle Creek, 
Michigan. On the lake one can see the many varieties of captive waterfowl, 
also wild wood ducks, blue-winged teal, and other ducks. By fall there are 
hundreds of Canada geese, but in summer one sees only a dozen broods 
of from three to five foraging for food even close to the director’s residence. 
Blue peacocks spread their gorgeous fans and wild turkeys strut about, 
adding color to the picture. It is interesting to know that in late summer 
the long feathers of the peacock’s train are moulted, to be replaced by 
new ones which are not full length until winter. 
COURTESY OF W. K. KELLOGG BIRD SANCTUARY 
PHOTO BY MILES D. PIRNIE 
The Hitch-hiker: Mute swan and young 
Among the captive flock of waterfowl I found the swans especially 
interesting: whooper swans (of Europe), white birds with black and 
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