Laura's Birding Blog

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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