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In early April, as Owen and his sister search the hickories, oaks,
and dogwoods for returning birds, a huge group of birds leaves the
misty mountain slopes of the Yucatan peninsula for the 600-mile
flight across the Gulf of Mexico to their summer nesting grounds.
One of them is a Cerulean warbler. He will lose more than half his
body weight even if the journey goes well. Aloft over the vast
ocean, the birds encourage each other with squeaky chirps that say,
“We are still alive. We can do this.” Owen’s family watches
televised reports of a great storm over the Gulf of Mexico, fearing
what it may mean for migrating songbirds. In alternating spreads,
we wait and hope with Owen, then struggle through the storm with
the warbler. This moving story with its hopeful ending
appeals to us to preserve the things we love. The backmatter
includes a North American bird migration map, birding information
for kids, and guidance for how native plantings can transform yards
into bird and wildlife habitat.
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