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
Like a Box of Chocolates
When we set out for a day of birding, we never know what we're going to get, but even when there aren't many birds, the ones we do see can be pretty sweet.
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Wed 31 May 2023
Circular Firing Squad: Windows v. Habitat Part II
Helping birds requires us to attack more than one issue at a time.
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Tue 30 May 2023
Circular Firing Squad: Windows v. Habitat Part I
It took mainstream conservation biologists decades to notice how dangerous collisions with windows are for birds.
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Mon 29 May 2023
Dee Dee Nana and Walter's first official Bird Walk
On May 25, Laura took her grandson on a long bird walk, but they saw a lot more than birds.
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Fri 26 May 2023
Spring Update: Too Much Windy
The exceptionally high wind on so many days this spring is hard on birds.
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Wed 24 May 2023
700: A Memorable Achievement—I Hope!
What was the 700th bird on Laura's continental US life list? (Photo of Smooth-billed Ani is from Panama in 2019.)
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Tue 23 May 2023
Snail Kite
A splendid bird that was on the original Endangered Species List is now doing well by making the best of a bad situation.
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Mon 15 May 2023
Lesser Prairie-Chicken
In the past 3 weeks, the U.S. House Natural Resource Committee and the U.S. Senate both voted to rescind Endangered Species protections from the imperiled Lesser Prairie-Chicken, a slap in the face t…
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Fri 12 May 2023
Gray-headed Swamphen
An unexpected four-day trip to Kissimmee, Florida, gave Laura a lifer!
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Thu 04 May 2023
A Chickadee in Florida
Traveling to Florida raised several ethical issues for Laura.
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Wed 03 May 2023
When Numbers Get Serious
Laura talks about the listing and numerical elements of her birding life.
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Tue 02 May 2023
Record-breaking Snow and Climate Change
Yesterday's ice storm in Duluth was harsher on birds than it was on us. (This program mentions the loon fallout happening right now. To report a downed loon, call REGI at 715-623-4015 or Loon Rescue …
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Fri 21 Apr 2023
Spring Update
What's happening at the western tip of Lake Superior right now?
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Thu 20 Apr 2023
Avian Influenza Update
Bird flu is far from over. If we are feeding backyard birds, we need to be paying attention to them.
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Wed 19 Apr 2023
Yellow-rumped Warblers
Yellow-rumped Warblers return well before other warblers because they literally have intestinal fortitude.
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Tue 18 Apr 2023
First Robin of Spring
Robins appeal to our eyes and ears, and also to our hearts and souls.
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Tue 11 Apr 2023
April Is the Cruelest Month
April is cruelest for lonely souls who may not discern all the pairings and romantic songs and surging new life all around. Perhaps we must feel a part of nature, rather than bitter onlookers, to tak…
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Mon 10 Apr 2023
Spring Reunions
Mother Nature loves to play tricks on us on April Fool's Day, but sometimes it's worth braving the weather, whether we're swans or humans.
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Thu 06 Apr 2023
Baker's Blue Jay Podcast (for April Fools Day)
Jim Baker, from Baker's Blue Jay Barn, "Up the Shore a Ways," has an exciting announcement! (Stations can play this on Friday if they want.)
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Sat 01 Apr 2023
BB, My Special Pileated Woodpecker
Laura's been keeping track of a banded Pileated Woodpecker since November 2021, and now he seems to have found love.
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Thu 30 Mar 2023
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