在这部黑羽毛冒险片中,影片讲的是一个残疾没钱治病的小女孩和父亲到森林砍树救了一只渡鸦，为此小女孩差点送命，腿也残疾了。渡鸦成为了她唯一的朋友，并给它起名黑羽毛。但他父亲很讨厌这只鸟。黑羽毛很喜欢叼东西，有一次把小女孩母亲的值钱首饰也叼走了。它经常叼小女孩家的东西，而且不知道弄到哪去，她父亲为此很讨厌它，有一次差点用枪打中它，小鸟飞走了父亲就去追，发生了事故，小鸟就飞回家把他家人带到事故现场，却救了她父亲一命；紧接着跟着小鸟，看见一个枯死的树梢上挂着小鸟叼走的首饰，为了把首饰弄下来卖掉给小女孩治病，父亲把树锯开，却发现了很多连同闪光的东西及许多的金子！解决了她家因为缺钱而无法为她治腿疾。
After an accident, Melissa makes friend with a bird she calls Black Feather. This waggish and very clever bird helps her to overcome her handicap. But one day, after it escapes, Black Feather causes so much damages that the Oregon Hunting and Fishing Department decides it has to be killed. An unprecedented trial takes place in order to know if Black Feather must be saved and if the treasure it buried under a hollow tree must be given to Melissa's parents... Will Black Feather be saved? And will Melissa's parents win the trial?
