The Birdwatcher at Cape May
In October 2019, twelve-year-old Maya Chen stood on the observation platform at Cape May, New Jersey, during the fall hawk migration. Her grandmother had dragged...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on 1 Samuel 3:1-10.
In October 2019, twelve-year-old Maya Chen stood on the observation platform at Cape May, New Jersey, during the fall hawk migration. Her grandmother had dragged her there at dawn, promising something extraordinary. For the first hour, Maya saw nothing but gray sky. "I don't hear anything," she kept saying. Her grandmother, a veteran birder of forty years, smiled and said, "You're listening for the wrong thing.…
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