Foreword 11(2) Roger Tory Peterson Introduction 13(4) Spring Phantoms of the Woods 17(4) The Mysterious Partnership of the Lichen 21(3) The Beloved Robins Alter Ego 24(4) Early Springs Subtle Splendors 28(3) The Blackfly 31(4) The Secret Lives of Worms 35(3) Birds Nests 38(4) A Porcupines Private Life 42(4) Athletics and Ardor 46(3) Natures Lacework 49(3) Croak of the Wild 52(3) Mud-Luscious 55(4) Eating Wild 59(6) Summer Jellyfish 65(4) Sex and the Single Dragonfly 69(4) Herring Gulls 73(3) Going for the Gold 76(3) Bats 79(4) Messages in Spiders Webs 83(4) Never Sleep With a Skunk 87(4) Following Firefly Flashes 91(3) Tide Pools 94(3) The Sting 97(3) History in Stone 100(3) Alien Invasion 103(4) Natures Fireworks 107(6) Autumn Septembers Insect Chorus 113(3) Neither Land Nor Water 116(3) Pods 119(3) Black Bear 122(4) Hand-Feeding Wild Birds 126(3) For a Plant, Its a Galling Experience 129(3) Cougars Stage a Comeback 132(4) The Magic of Mushrooms 136(3) In Praise of Flies 139(4) Animals on the Move 143(2) Competing for Color 145(3) Leave It to Beavers 148(4) Chipmunks and Squirrels 152(3) Return of the Wild Turkey 155(6) Winter Sounds and Silences of December 161(3) Flying Squirrels 164(3) Pines 167(3) When Deer Last in the Dooryard Browsed 170(3) The Ordinary Miracle of Ice 173(3) A Whole Lot of Hooting Going On 176(3) Fox Tracks in Snow 179(3) Birches in Winter 182(3) Cannibal Athletes 185(3) Tales of the Tree Trunks 188(3) A Community of Crows 191(3) Tidal Treasures 194(4) Arctic Visitors 198(3) Stories Written in Snow 201(4) Cold Facts 205(3) Heaven Under Our Feet 208(3) Selected Bibliography 211(4) Index 215
