Preface by Suzanne Winckler Acknowledgments Introduction by John P. O'Neill Brown Pelican by Bill Graber Green Heron by Jim Peterson Reddish Egret by Rose Ann Rowlett Roseate Spoonbill by Stephen Harrigan Black-bellied Whistling Duck by Stephen E. Chip Labuda Jr. Wood Duck by Roy Bedicheck Swallow-tailed Kite by David Braun Harris's Hawk by Greg Lasley Crested Caracara by Father Tom Pincelli Plain Chachalaca by John Rowlett Greater Prairie-Chicken by Edgar B. Kincaid Jr. Northern Bobwhite by Rochelle Plasse Montezuma Quail by Frederick R. Gehlbach Wild Turkey by Edward A. Kutac Sandhill Crane by John Graves Purple Gallinule by Robert Behrstock Ruddy Turnstone by Robin Doughty Long-billed Curlew by Fred Collins Black-necked Stilt by Ted Lee Eubanks Least Tern by Douglas Slack White-winged Dove by Sally Graves Jackson Greater Roadrunner by Jim Bones Elf Owl by Pauline James as told to Leticia A. Alamia Ruby-throated Hummingbird by Ernest Franzgrote Black-chinned Hummingbird by Peter Scott Blue-throated Hummingbird by Roland Ro Wauer Green Kingfisher by Keith Arnold Golden-fronted Woodpecker by June Osborne Scissor-tailed Flycatcher by Lawrence Wright Vermilion Flycatcher by John and Gloria Tveten Cave Swallow by Kenn Kaufman Blue Jay by Ben Feltner Green Jay by John Arvin Northern Mockingbird by Michael Braun Curve-billed Thrasher by John P. O'Neill wood thrush by James A. Tucker eastern bluebird by David E. Wolf Black-capped Vireo by Terry C. Maxwell Golden-cheeked Warbler by Charles Sexton Yellow-breasted Chat by Suzanne Winckler Hooded Warbler by Victor Emanuel Painted Redstart by Kelly B. Bryan Altamira Oriole by F. P. TonyBennett Summer Tanager by Robert and Karen Benson Northern Cardinal by Fred Webster Pyrrhuloxia by Holly Carver Painted Bunting by Marie Webster Black-throated Sparrow by Randell Beavers About the Artist and the Contributors A Poem: The Law of Transmigration by Paul Turner