Laura's Birding Blog

It'll take a while to catch up, but here are just two avian highlights. Cuban Tody: Most Adorable Bird in the Universe! Bee ...

Before every trip I’ve ever made to a new country, or a new state, a new wildlife refuge, a new garbage dump, or just about any other ne...

One of the most peculiar of all the birds in the world is also one of the coolest. The pheasant-sized Hoatzin, a bird of the swamps, ripa...

Every year, two million people from around the world head to Peru specifically to visit Machu Picchu. Some of them want to see South Amer...

In May 1975, the year I started birding, I saw 5 species of warblers. In the summer, when I took my first ornithology class, I added 4 mor...

I was in Peru for a week, and between preparing for the trip and getting ahead on work deadlines, I’ve not been able to keep up with fa...

When I was a teacher in the late 70s, one of my students was fixated on the Andean Cock-of-the-rock, the national bird of Peru. The fun...