Birchfall

Birchfall is a light brown tabby tom.

Midnight

 * Birchkit is first seen as a newborn kit. He and his siblings, Larchkit and Hollykit, are born to Dustpelt and Ferncloud. Out of his siblings, he seems to be the most daring and adventurous. When Ferncloud tells her kits about Ravenpaw and that he lives at the farm, Birchkit asks if they could go there.

Moonrise

 * Birchkit is not seen nor mentioned in this book. But his sister, Larchkit, dies of starvation because of the Twoleg monsters tearing up ThunderClan's territory.

Dawn

 * Birchkit's other sister, Hollykit, dies of the starvation. After Hollykit's death, Cody, a kittypet that escaped with Leafpaw when they were caught by the construction workers, helps to take care of him, feeding him and playing with him while she stays in ThunderClan.




 * When Leafpaw gives him travelling herbs, he spits them out and complains to Ferncloud that it tastes like crowfood, and she replies back by saying that he's never eaten crowfood before. Leafpaw is amused by this.


 * During the Great Journey, he makes it known that he misses Cody, asking why she had to leave. He survived the Great Journey as the only kit in ThunderClan.

Starlight

 * Birchkit first appeared alongside three ShadowClan kits, Toadkit, Applekit and Marshkit, with whom he was friends. When the Clans go to their new territories, Birchkit, along with the three ShadowClan kits, don't want to leave because of their friendship. But Birchkit later has to leave and sadly says goodbye.


 * Later on, he attempts to catch a robin, and almost falls over the edge of the quarry to his death, but is rescued by his father and Brambleclaw.

Twilight

 * Birchkit becomes the first kit to become an apprentice in ThunderClan's new territory beside the lake. Ashfur, who is also his uncle, becomes his mentor. Whitepaw, the only other apprentice, happily helps him with apprentice duties, and they both ask to train together.

Sunset

 * Birchpaw and Whitepaw grow close to each other, being the only two apprentices in ThunderClan.


 * Birchpaw is sent out on an assessment by Ashfur, his mentor. Later, Ashfur sends Birchpaw to tell Firestar that Blackstar was waiting on ThunderClan territory, but this ended up being a trap for the ThunderClan leader.

The Sight

 * Now a warrior, Birchfall has whitecough along with Brackenfur, but they both soon recover and go back to warrior duties. When Hollypaw, Jaypaw, and Lionpaw are being made apprentices, Brambleclaw sits next to Birchfall. Hollypaw wonders if this is because Birchfall will be one of her or her siblings' mentors, but it turns out that he isn't.

Dark River

 * Birchfall is seen on guard duty when Lionpaw and Jaypaw go to look at an unusual stick by the lake. He tries to be wise and all-knowing, but is still a young warrior. Earlier, Jaypaw had pulled a thorn out of his paw, causing him to complain heavily.

Outcast

 * He is mostly seen spending time with the newly-named Berrynose. When talking about the Great Journey, Birchfall mentions his ShadowClan friends, Applekit, Toadkit and Marshkit, and wistfully wonders what happened to them. Then when Lionpaw and Brambleclaw go to the ShadowClan camp to ask Tawnypelt if she would go to help the Tribe of Rushing Water Lionpaw sees Toadfoot and asks him if remembered Birchfall and Toadfoot said they were not friends anymore and he never wanted to talk to Birchfall again.


 * When Whitewing was given Icepaw as her apprentice, Birchfall is angry, and he and Berrynose disagreed with Firestar's decision. Later, Birchfall and Berrynose go hunting and accidentally cross the ShadowClan border. They are caught by a ShadowClan patrol and a ThunderClan one. Furious, Firestar punishes them by giving them apprentice duties cleaning the elders' bedding. Birchfall is sorry for his actions, unlike Berrynose.

Eclipse

 * It is revealed that Birchfall and Whitewing were spending more time together and sharing tongues often, after Cinderpaw was gossiping with Hollypaw.

Long Shadows

 * Whitewing was noted to be getting plump, with Birchfall circling around her proudly, indicating that Whitewing was pregnant with his kits. He comforts her after the death of Ashfur, reminding her of the kits.

Sunrise

 * Birchfall is chosen to go on the journey to find Sol, a loner who might have murdered Ashfur. He almost dies twice and is worried about never seeing Whitewing and his unborn kits. While at the sun-drown place, he nearly drowns, but is saved. On the way back, he finds sheep wool and brings some to camp for Whitewing. At the end of the book, he has two daughters, Dovekit and Ivykit, of whom he is immensly proud.

The Fourth Apprentice

 * After a six moon time lapse, his two kits – Dovekit and Ivykit – are now six moons old and ready to be apprenticed. He brings them out of the nursery over to the waiting Clan for their ceremony. When Lionblaze speaks of how great Dovepaw is doing in hunting, Birchfall purrs in approval and tells her that she is doing well. Later, when he hears that she has been making up tales of where the water has gone, he chastens her for it by telling her to stop bothering the warriors and apologize to them. He then attends the next Gathering, and comments on how weak Leopardstar looks, as if she were dead.

Fading Echoes

 * In the warriors' practice battle, he is stopped by his own daughter, Ivypaw, when she uses one of Hawkfrost's techniques. When it is over, he and Dustpelt are still fighting, and seem to enjoy it. Birchfall compliments Ivypaw on her fighting skill, saying that they were good moves, for an apprentice.

Battles of the Clans

 * In the battle against the badgers, Birchpaw is trying to climb up the cliff face to escape from a badger, with Whitepaw shouting encouragement. However, his paw slips and he slides back down. He manages to get under a small crevice in the cliff to avoid the badger temporarily, and Whitepaw distracts it so he can get away. He escapes from the crevice and though wounded, gets away to a safe place with his mother Ferncloud.

Trivia

 * Birchfall has been mistakenly described as having gray fur.

Members
Mate:
 * Whitewing:

Daughters:
 * Dovepaw:
 * Ivypaw:

Father:
 * Dustpelt:

Mother:
 * Ferncloud:

Uncles:
 * Ashfur: Deceased, Residence Unknown
 * Two Unnamed Kits: Deceased, Suspected StarClan members
 * Unidentified Kits: Status Unknown
 * Ravenpaw: Status Unknown

Sisters:
 * Hollykit: Deceased, Verified StarClan member
 * Larchkit: Deceased, Verified StarClan member
 * Icecloud:

Brothers:
 * Foxleap:
 * Shrewpaw: Deceased, Verified StarClan member
 * Spiderleg:

Grandmother:
 * Brindleface: Deceased,Verified StarClan member

Nieces:
 * Rosepetal:

Nephew:
 * Toadstep:

Great-Grandmother:
 * Robinwing: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Great-Grandfather:
 * Fuzzypelt: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Great Aunt:
 * Frostfur: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Cousins:
 * Cinderpelt: Deceased, reincarnated as Cinderheart
 * Brackenfur:
 * Brightheart:
 * Thornclaw:
 * Molepaw: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Honeyfern: Deceased, Verified StarClan member
 * Poppyfrost:
 * Cinderheart:
 * Molekit:
 * Cherrykit: