Listeners told Laura about two projects, one in the Gulf of Mexico and one in Minnesota, that involve birds, where we may make a difference.

One of Laura's listeners, Mark Roser, wrote about a Tufted Titmouse he feeds by hand, and a blog reader tells about the fun she's getting from one particular chickadee at her home office window feeder. They ask for advice about hand-feeding.

What birds are arriving on Peabody Street?

Chickadees may be nesting in Laura's old cherry tree. Time will tell.

A salmonella outbreak related to bird feeding has made the New York Times.

Laura's first robin of spring finally arrived and started singing this weekend!

Protections for fragile populations of Florida's unique wildlife never seem to be enacted until it's too late.

Of mainland America's 49 states, Florida is unique in the number of plants and animals found nowhere else in the country, and Laura is in love with a great many of its wonderful birds.

Laura has long appreciated how much more advanced bird senses are than ours, but suddenly last week, she discovered a new reason to envy them.

Sometimes feeding birds causes problems, but the pandemic has revealed an unexpected problem when tourists stopped feeding birds.