Foreword by John W. Fitzpatrick Introduction by Peggy Macnamara Cover Plate The V-Formation: Sandhill Cranes Migration and Other Strategies to Survive the Seasons Plate 1 Routes of Some Migratory Birds and Insects Plate 2 Types of Flight Plate 3 February Gull Frolic Plate 4 Flocking: Starlings Plate 5 Dragonfly Flight Plate 6 Butterfly and Moth Flight Spring Plate 7 Herald of Spring: Red-winged Blackbird Plate 8 Early Arrivals of Summer Residents: Sparrows Plate 9 Dave's Big Four Plate 10 Spring Migrant Warblers in the Chicago Area Plate 11 Spring Storm Aftermath Plate 12 Ducks in Flight: Northern Shoveler Plate 13 Spring Field Insects Plate 14 Warblers That Nest in the Chicago Area Plate 15 Shorebirds Plate 16 Spring Wetland and Woodland Insects Summer Plate 17 Summer Marsh Plate 18 Dragonflies Plate 19 Summer Waterbirds Plate 20 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Plate 21 Summer Evening Insects Plate 22 Sphinx Moths Plate 23 Red-tailed Hawk Plate 24 Kathy's Field Plate 25 Field and Meadow Insects Plate 26 Insects of Planted Fields Plate 27 American Goldfinch and Eastern Bluebird Fall Plate 28 Common Silhouettes around Chicago Plate 29 Fall Insects Plate 30 City Raptors Plate 31 Timed Travelers: Green Darner and American Kestrel Plate 32 Vireos from the Field Museum Terrace Plate 33 Monarch Butterfly Migration in Mexico Plate 34 Fall Migrant Warblers in the Chicago Area Plate 35 October Lakefront Plate 36 Kinglets Plate 37 Woodpeckers Plate 38 Fall and Winter Residents Plate 39 American Goldfinch in Fall Plate 40 Fall Game Birds Winter Plate 41 Winter Flock Plate 42 Sacks, Silk, and Galls: Overwintering Insects Plate 43 Three Chicago Owls with Blue Jays Plate 44 Snow Birds and Insects Plate 45 Snowy Owl Plate 46 Winter Lakeshore Plate 47 Household Insects Studying Migration Plate 48 Nine Days in May Plate 49 Scenes from the Division of Birds Prep Lab, Field Museum Plate 50 Preparing a Bird Study Skin Plate 51 Monitoring Butterflies on Northerly Island Conclusion Watching Birds and Insects in Chicago Further Reading Contributor Biographies.