Table of Contents
Preface xi
January 1st-Partnerships 1
January 17thKepler's Gift 8
January 21stThe Experiment 12
January 30thWinter Plants 21
February 2ndFootprints 25
February 16thMoss 35
February 28thSalamander 41
March 13thHepatica 46
March 13thSnails 51
March 25thSpring Ephemerals 54
April 2ndChainsaw 63
April 2ndFlowers 68
April 8thXylem 73
April 14thMoth 78
April 16thSunrise Birds 81
April 22ndWalking Seeds 86
April 29thEarthquake 93
May 7thWind 97
May 18thHerbivory 102
May 25thRipples 109
June 2ndQuest 117
June 10thFerns 122
June 20thA Tangle 127
July 2ndFungi 131
July 13thFireflies 137
July 27thSunfleck 141
August 1st-Eft and Coyote 147
August 8thEarthstar 156
August 26thKatydid 160
September 21stMedicine 164
September 23rdCaterpillar 169
September 23rdVulture 174
September 26thMigrants 180
October 5thAlarm Waves 184
October 14thSamara 188
October 29thFaces 194
November 5thLight 199
November 15thSharp-shinned Hawk 207
November 21stTwigs 213
December 3rdLitter 222
December 6thUnderground Bestiary 230
December 26thTreetops 236
December 31stWatching 239
Epilogue 243
Acknowledgments 247
Bibliography 249
Index 261