Frank Carlson Library

While a boy in North America urges his father not to cut down the trees where the wood thrush lives, a boy in South America awaits the return of the bird that he calls "la flauta" for its flute-like song.

Thousands of birds are migrating from the Artic to the Caribbean Sea when a hurricane rips a young whimbrel, Numenia, from her sisters, forcing her to struggle on alone. Includes note about the true story that inspired the book.

The swallows of Capistrano are among the most famous migrating birds in the world. For many years they migrated thousands of miles in the spring and fall. They would fly back and forth between San Juan Capistrano in California and their winter home in Argentina, South America. One day, during their migration to California, a swallow named Sammy decides to have an adventure that will take him far away from his flock. He will also be leaving his...