It may look like a typical Connecticut suburban home, but Robert Tougias's house on Berry Lane has a three-acre backyard teeming with nature's mysteries. Acutely sensitive to the activities of birds, Tougias notes which species are present, which are breeding, and where their nests are. Beautifully illustrated with 25 line drawings, this year-long journal of observations and reflections is a journey of appreciation as we learn the wonders of bird migration, the sensitive interaction of birds with their habitat, and the hidden meaning of their call notes and songs.