Laura's Birding Blog

Every day for most of this fall and winter, I saw at least one Pileated Woodpecker in my yard. Sometimes it was a female but more often a ma...

In 1870, back when Ulysses S. Grant was president (I mention this only to give a bit of historical context and because Grant was my favorite...

Scott Weidensaul’s wonderful A Warbler’s Journey is being released this week, making me think more about children’s picture books. All thre...

My front-yard robin. This is the best photo I have of him so far. On Mother’s Day, I awoke a little after 4 AM hearing a robin singing somew...

White-throated Sparrow I’ve always had an affinity for sparrows, starting with the House Sparrows that cheeped outside my window when I was ...