Jim Muldoon (Jim Malden) is a Vietnam War veteran who lost his wife and children. He lives on an island full of rare birds. His only contact with humans is Stella Clayton (Stella Clayton) and her young son Adam, who owns a small supply store on the mainland. One day, a mountaineer named Mike Walker came to the island to observe two rare eagles; what he didn't tell Muldoon was that he was hired by an egg collector to steal the eagle's eggs. Finally, after he succeeded in bringing Muldoon and Clayton together, Walker got a chance to lay his hands on the eggs. Then he decided to leave the egg in the nest because he was influenced by Muldoon.