Look up the birds listed in Ravani's imagry.
Why do you think the author chose those birds? What images is Dan trying to convey?
"like a windblown wren" p23
"like a goldfinch" p36
"like a sparrow" p45
"like a nighthawk" p69
"like a sunrise lark" p90
"like a sudden flock of starlings" p99
"as a chickadee" p155