02.12.2009 1:46 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Weatherbird celebrated his 108th birthday yesterday. He shares his birthday with Thomas Edison (1847), Eva Gabor (1921), Leslie Nielsen (1926), Burt Reynolds (1936), Sheryl Crow (1963), Jennifer Aniston (1969) and Kelly Rowland (1981). (By the way, he didn’t share…
02.11.2009 5:23 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Today is the Weatherbird’s 108th birthday, and the 1 year anniversary of The Bird’s Nest. And what a year it’s been!
The original Weatherbird was silent. He was quite literally a “weather” bird; creator Harry B. Martin thought he would…
02.11.2009 4:14 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Today’s a big day: Not only is it the Weatherbird’s 108th birthday, but it’s also the 1-year anniversary of this blog. Birthday wishes (and cupcakes) are always welcome.
Now to the important things: Today’s Bird line. The way things stood last…
02.11.2008 8:59 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Weatherbird, seen here blowing out the candles on his 100th birthday cake, shares his birthday with:
– Inventor Thomas Edison, born in 1847
– Author Sidney Sheldon, 1917
– Actress Eva Gabor, 1921
– Actor Leslie Nielsen, 1926
– Actress Tina Louise, 1934
– Actor…
02.09.2008 5:33 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The original Weatherbird was silent. He was quite literally a “weather” bird; creator Harry B. Martin thought he would need six versions — sun, rain, snow, cloudy, hot and very cold — to cover the range of weather conditions the…
02.08.2008 8:31 pm
Good morning Bird watchers!
Today, on the old Weatherbird’s 107th birthday we are launching a new blog called The Bird’s Nest, devoted to all things Weatherbird and cartooning. For starters, what did you think of today’s Weatherbird and of the video…