Prologue: pilgrims at the gates of sunrise -- The first migration -- Wilderness and waterfowl -- A broken season -- An ill wind -- Turning point -- Wild march -- Creatures of light -- Sifting the mysterious sky -- Threading the needle -- This slice of sky -- Second wind -- Waiting for warblers -- Boardwalk people -- The first big wave -- The biggest week -- The impossible peak -- The parade's gone by -- Pagans of the sky.