This book is the fourth in a series of books on the life of birds in America. The story is told by Howard the Owl. Howard teaches the birds all about their nests, babies, eggs, feathers, food and much more. In this book the bird mothers are very excited and concerned about the feather clothes of their young ones. But Howard has a solution for all of them. Although the story is fictional, it is based on real facts about birds. This can be read by both old and young.