Laura Erickson's For the Birds
"For the Birds" began airing on KUMD in Duluth, MN, in May, 1986, and is the longest continually-running radio program about birds in the U.S. Hundreds more episodes are available for free at http://www.lauraerickson.com/radio/.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 5 minutes
- Episodes
- 267
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Ten Year Anniversary of My Quitting Beef
Laura stopped eating beef ten years ago this week, and received a completely unexpected reward in the form of Pacific Golden-Plovers.
00:05:59 |
Mon 17 Jul 2023
BB's Babies!
Laura's favorite Pileated Woodpecker has at least two fledglings.
00:05:50 |
Fri 14 Jul 2023
Finding Baby Winter Wrens
Lang Elliott's free "Hear Birds Again" app with his recommended headphones is "fantabulous."
00:05:10 |
Tue 11 Jul 2023
Air Quality Alert: Are birdbaths safe? And how about bird flu?
When the Air Quality Index is high due to smoke particulates, is it safe to set out birdbaths?
00:05:54 |
Mon 10 Jul 2023
The Value of eBird, Part 4: Science, Conservation, and Education
Birders using eBird are making an invaluable contribution to science, conservation, and education. This summer the New York Times is collaborating with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to encourage mor…
00:05:30 |
Wed 05 Jul 2023
Tools before eBird: Weather radar
Weather radar provides an excellent picture of the movements of migrating birds that has helped demonstrate how serious the losses of birds in North America have been.
00:05:04 |
Tue 04 Jul 2023
Tools before eBird: The Breeding Bird Survey
The first test we had to measure changes in bird populations, the Breeding Bird Survey, was wonderful but had important shortcomings.
00:05:49 |
Mon 03 Jul 2023
The Value of eBird, Part 2
eBird has been a game changer in allowing birders to keep track of every bird they see, and to be able to access information about any of those birds quickly and easily.
00:05:52 |
Tue 27 Jun 2023
The Value of eBird, Part 1
When Laura started birding, the only ways of getting the word out about rare birds were slow and inefficient. eBird has been a game changer.
00:05:45 |
Mon 26 Jun 2023
Great Crested Flycatcher
A quirky bird that is much more often heard than seen.
00:04:12 |
Wed 21 Jun 2023
Smoke Gets in Your Lungs
How do we explain to toddlers and nesting birds that they must stay indoors with filtered air to be safe as smoke fills the atmosphere?
00:05:33 |
Tue 20 Jun 2023
Book Review: What an Owl Knows by Jennifer Ackerman
New York Times Bestseller author Jennifer Ackerman has a brand new book about owls. *What an Owl Knows* is extensively researched, beautifully written, and comprehensive, covering just about every im…
00:04:48 |
Mon 19 Jun 2023
Merlin: A Different Kind of Magician
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has developed an ever-improving but always free non-commercial app to help us identify bird songs.
00:05:38 |
Thu 15 Jun 2023
Reflections on a Wall on Flag Day
Birds use song, not fences, walls, or flags, to mark off their territories, and never send anyone else off to fight their battles. (I'm using Lang Elliott's Mourning Dove recording to open and close …
00:06:09 |
Wed 14 Jun 2023
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology:
Starting the first day Laura started birding, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology has been her most valuable and beloved ornithological resource.
00:05:21 |
Thu 08 Jun 2023
LeConte's Sparrow!
Laura got some photos of this gorgeous little sparrow at the Bog last week, reminding her of the first time she ever saw one.
00:04:57 |
Wed 07 Jun 2023
Ross's Gull
One of the rarest birds seen in the Lower-48, a Ross's Gull turned up last week at Wisconsin Point.
00:04:45 |
Tue 06 Jun 2023
Jelly is killing hummingbirds!
REGI, the state-of-the-art bird rehab clinic in Antigo, Wisconsin, has been admitting hummingbirds covered in grape jelly. Jelly is apparently just too dangerous to feed birds.
00:04:56 |
Mon 05 Jun 2023
Fascinating Robin Story
One of Laura's friends gave her yet another reason to love robins.
00:05:17 |
Fri 02 Jun 2023
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