A community of birds are preparing for their annual migration from New England to the Amazon. Maya, a young red cardinal, just barely makes it into the flying group and finds herself in trouble when her family separates and her suitor Azur is captured by exotic pet traders.

To regain her love, she and two other birds break the rules and leave the group to find Azur. The journey takes them from the depths of the enchanted bioluminescent lake to the peaks of the cloud forests to the fat belly of American suburbia.

Along the way, Maya is distracted by an unexpected suitor and she discovers that danger is always around the corner.