Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Map numbers (all on bottom map) xiv
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Late June and July–Sunny, Lazy Days 14
8. 2. August–Heat and Poison Ivy 43
9. 3. September–Crickets and Broad-Wings 70
10. 4. October–Crisp Days, Northwest Winds 85
11. 5. November–Tumbling Leaves 105
12. 6. December–Approach of Winter 139
13. 7. January–River Ice 152
14. 8. February–Last of Winter 166
15. 9. March–First of Spring 182
16. 10. April–Awakenings 194
17. 11. May–Fulsome Spring, the Warbler Rush 227
18. 12. June–Chasing the Last of Spring 250
19. Afterword 263
20. Acknowledgments 267
21. References 269
22. Index 273