Laura's Birding Blog

I stayed with my good friend Jeff Pentel last night after a splendid drive out here. It was cloudy through North Dakota, but beautiful--it ...

Whew! I got a late start today, but I'm in Bismarck, North Dakota, now, about halfway to Bozeman, Montana, where I'll be spending t...

Oh my gosh! I got an email yesterday from the wonderful Judi Smith, humor writer Dave Barry 's assistant. She said when Dave gets back ...

This has been a strange year in Duluth, with Lake Superior reaching its lowest level ever recorded in August, and now basements flooding fro...

I just got my copy of an extraordinary book-- Silence of the Songbirds by Bridget Stutchbury. It is a very important book about bird cons...

Kasey riding home from Ohio Cape May , New Jersey , is one of the most important migration stopovers in the world. Shorebirds pig out on...

Stephen Colbert announced last night that he will be running for President of the United States, in South Carolina. Read the news story her...

Oh my gosh! The ever-effervescent Birdchick has had two close encounters with Ian McKellen !!!!! How lucky can a person be? I would have ...

My family subscribes to Entertainment Weekly , since we're all fascinated with movies. This week's online issue includes a quiz to ...

The wonderful John Riutta, "Born Again Birdwatcher," was kind enough to send this photo of himself reading my book.