Table of Contents Cast of Characters Preface vii ix Part I White Storks 1 Chapter 1 A Bird from a Distant Land 2 Chapter 2 Wounded and Vanished 7 Chapter 3 The First Arrow Stork 11 Part II Chimney Swifts Chapter 4 Uripi's Dream 5 17 Chapter 5 Bird Bands 24 Chapter 6 Humpty and Dumpty 30 Chapter 7 Hickory Hill Wildlife Center 38 Chapter 8 Swirling Swiftnado 47 Chapter 9 Battling City Hall 62 Chapter 10 True Eco Warriors 70 Part III Raptors 81 Chapter 11 Rosalie the Broad winged Hawk 82 Chapter 12 El mal de ojo or the Evil Eye 94 Chapter 13 Bird Blinds 107 Chapter 14 Rosalie Disappears 114 Chapter 15 Museum of Extinct Birds 121 Part IV Red Knots 133 Chapter 16 Moonbird 134 Chapter 17 Master of Long Distance Flight 140 Chapter 18 Breeding Season Chapter 19 Clara's Louisiana Adventure 147 163 V
vi Chapter 20 Nanotagging Red Knots Chapter 21 What Happened to Rosalie 165 170 Chapter 22 Alysie Is Put to the Test 174 Chapter 23 A Furious Arctic Storm 180 Part V The International Bird Festival 191 Chapter 24 The International Bird Festival 192 Chapter 25 Mystery Solved 210 Bird Migration Route Map 216 Acknowledgments 218
Cast of Characters THE SIZZLING SIX Clara Chen Clara has excellent common sense but can be stubborn when faced with new challenges She is loyal to her friends Sarah Datdan Sarah is dependable and caring She has a vivid imagination which sometimes goes wild She scares easily Alex Kohn Alex is thoughtful and curious She can be quiet and shy at times She is a keen photographer and is passionate passionate about nature Rose Perez Rose is a daredevil and drama queen who seeks attention and adventure She is athletic confident and a go getter She is usually cheerful and easily makes friends Sophie Price Sophie is very sensitive She is a dreamer and a creative thinker Sophie appreciates fairness and enjoys socializing with her friends Grace Willis Grace doesn't like to lose an argument She marches to her own beat and is very energetic She has an unusual sense of humor and often tells jokes to calm people people down vii
THE VANISHING BIRDS OTHERS Luke Truman and José Sanchez Luke and José are Sizzling Six's classmates Luke is outgoing but also kind of a science and technology nerd Like his friend José he is adventurous José loves exploring outdoors alone or with his friend Luke José's father is a scientist who serves as his role model Raymundo Ortiz Raymundo lives in Mexico as do his best friends Pedro Manuel and Herman They call themselves Los Halcones or the Falcons He enjoys playing soccer and helping the local nature organizations with his friends He hopes to be an ornithologist one day a scientist who studies studies birds Sofía Bridges Sofía is from Argentina but has traveled all over the world with her father who leads hiking trips to study birds Sofía is daring and adventurous and loves exploring exploring new subjects and places She is used to being around adults and well known scientists and appreciates when her own work also gets the respect it deserves Alysie Muckpa Alysie has silky black hair and beautiful dark eyes that are constantly studying the world around her She grew up with a biologist for a father and travels with him on many research trips Alysie is tough curious and not one to back down from a challenge viii
