Laura's Birding Blog

For the love, understanding, and protection of birds

Monday, April 19, 2021

Our Not-So-Far-Flung Correspondents: Letter from Aleda

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Aleda. Photo copyright 2021 by Jennifer Vacek. All rights reserved.  Last week, I received a charming letter from a most interesting girl na...
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Sunday, April 18, 2021

Spring Update

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This past weekend, we made a big transition. A week ago, Fox Sparrows were the order of the day. I couldn’t listen out the window or go into...
Friday, April 16, 2021

Hand feeding birds and CDC guidelines

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  The CDC is currently warning people to not handle birds in their bare hands because of the salmonella outbreak associated with bird feedin...
Thursday, April 15, 2021

What are YOU prepared to do? Two ways we can help.

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Last time, I quoted Mark Roser telling me about his hand-feeding experiences with a Tufted Titmouse. The purpose of Mark’s email was actuall...
Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Hand Feeding

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Mark Roser's Tufted Titmouse "Wink." © 2021 by Mark Roser A couple of weeks ago, a podcast listener named Mark Roser, who is w...
Tuesday, April 13, 2021

April Update

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After more than a year of social distancing and being extremely careful to avoid Covid-19, I’ve been going a little stir-crazy. We had a cra...
Monday, April 12, 2021

Almost a Chickadee Nest

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My pair of chickadees excavating a cavity in our dead cherry tree. Notice how they both excavate, and both guard the nest when an American T...
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Sunday, April 11, 2021

Salmonella Outbreak

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Last week, the New York Times reported that salmonella outbreaks related to bird feeding have sickened 19 Americans between 2 months and 8...
Monday, April 5, 2021

First Robin of Spring!!

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Last year, 2020, was a bad year no matter how you look at it. The pandemic started making birders stay close to home starting in late Februa...
Sunday, March 28, 2021

A truly entry-level field guide for Minnesota birding!

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  According to a recent survey (n=1), this is the greatest field guide of all time. 
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