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
What to do if you find a dead bird in your yard
During this bird flu outbreak experts are cautioning people to leave bird carcasses where they are, even though functionally illiterate eagles, dogs, and other creatures have been infected by these c…
00:03:11 |
Fri 21 Mar 2025
Bird feeding recommendations during the bird flu outbreak
Every spring it's important to make sure our feeders are safe for birds. During this bird flu outbreak, this is more important than ever.
00:05:41 |
Thu 20 Mar 2025
Bird Flu Update
Famous migration patterns of swallows and cranes is scary this year, as wild and domesticated birds are still dying of highly pathogenic avian influenza and humans are getting infected, but we're los…
00:06:03 |
Wed 19 Mar 2025
The Most Adorable Bird in the Universe
Laura is bewitched by Cuban Todies.
00:06:11 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
A Personal Ray of Hope
Laura's hearing loss has grown worse since the pandemic, but suddenly things are looking up!!
00:06:23 |
Mon 10 Mar 2025
My 2025 Chickadee Pilgrimage
The morning after she got home from Cuba, Laura and her husband set out for East Lansing, Michigan, so she could see a chickadee in the same area where she saw her first exactly 50 years ago. The blo…
00:06:24 |
Thu 06 Mar 2025
Explosions R Us
Elon Musk is hoping to set up a launching and landing area for his SpaceX Starships in a very vulnerable, important area.
00:07:51 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
Superb Owl Sunday 2025
Laura and Russ had a "Three Owl Morning" on Superb Owl Sunday.
00:05:44 |
Wed 12 Feb 2025
The Best Pine Siskin EVER!
Laura tells the true story of a baby Pine Siskin.
00:08:06 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Pine Siskins!
Laura's feeders are buzzing with the "Miss Congenialities" of the finch family.
00:04:00 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
Bird Flu Update
STOP feeding ducks! Feeding other birds may be fine, depending on where you live.
00:06:16 |
Wed 05 Feb 2025
Another Owl Adventure
Knowing when and when not to intervene when an owl seems distressed is not straightforward.
00:05:58 |
Tue 04 Feb 2025
The Completely Made-Up Story of Frederick the Nighthawk and Sneakers the Blue Jay
For a while in the 90s, Laura had two licensed education birds, a nighthawk and a Blue Jay, both lovable but entirely different. They inspired this story, written in 2020.
00:05:52 |
Wed 29 Jan 2025
Staying Healthy While Birding in Other Countries
Laura's stayed healthy while birding in Central and South America, Europe, and Africa thanks to the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control, and the National Institutes of Health.
00:04:44 |
Mon 27 Jan 2025
BB Update
BB the banded Pileated Woodpecker still visits Laura's yard now and then.
00:05:44 |
Tue 21 Jan 2025
A Great American President
Jimmy Carter did not fail us. We failed him. (I used Lang Elliott's recording of a Brown Thrasher, the state bird of Georgia, for this program.)
00:08:34 |
Mon 20 Jan 2025
Owl Irruption
Northern owls are staging an irruption this year, many of them physically stressed. Birders can't help but want to see them. If birders stick together and stay on the road, most owls can handle birde…
00:06:28 |
Thu 16 Jan 2025
Year of the Chickadee, Part 3
Laura has lots of plans to celebrate her "Year of the Chickadee."
00:04:39 |
Wed 08 Jan 2025
Year of the Chickadee, Part 2
It took Laura 67 days from receiving her first pair of binoculars to her going out to find her first bird. How did she spend that time?
00:07:23 |
Tue 07 Jan 2025
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