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
Going to a Scientific Meeting in 2024
Laura recently returned from the American Ornithological Society's annual meeting. Some things have changed, and some remain the same.
00:05:45 |
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Going to Scientific Meetings in Past Decades
Laura's has attended a few professional ornithological meetings through the years.
00:05:50 |
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Emergency Responders: Blue Jay Style
Blue Jays help protect each other from Sharp-shinned Hawks.
00:06:24 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
Mistakes R Us
More cases of errors and mistaken identity, and one case of vindication
00:06:25 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
Oops! Correcting the record
When Laura makes a mistake, she appreciates people who let her know about it, but notes that there are good ways and bad ways of doing so.
00:05:23 |
Tue 24 Sep 2024
Stokes Guide to Finches: Hawaiian Honeycreepers
Laura talked to Lillian Stokes and Matt Young about their decision to include the finches of Hawaii (called the Hawaiian Honeycreepers) in their new book.
00:04:32 |
Fri 20 Sep 2024
Stokes Guide to Finches: Evening Grosbeaks
Matt Young is doing important work with his Finch Research Network to help one of Laura's favorite birds of all, the Evening Grosbeak. He and Lillian Stokes talked about this splendid bird and their …
00:05:13 |
Thu 19 Sep 2024
Stokes Guide to Finches: Goldfinches
When Laura talked with Lillian Stokes and Matt Young about their new book, *The Stokes Guide to Finches,* they talked about one of our most widespread, common finches, the American Goldfinch.
00:04:08 |
Wed 18 Sep 2024
For the Finches: How Lillian Stokes and Matt Young connected thanks to Red Crossbills
Laura spent time talking with Lillian Stokes and Matt Young about their new book, *The Stokes Guide to Finches*. Today they explain how they met and decided to produce this book.
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Tue 17 Sep 2024
Book Review: The Stokes Guide to Finches
On September 17, Little Brown will be releasing a great new book, *The Stokes Guide to Finches.* Laura explains why she likes it.
00:06:05 |
Mon 16 Sep 2024
Blue Jay migration
The mystery of Blue Jay migration, and the irony of human nature.
00:04:45 |
Fri 06 Sep 2024
Birdbaths!
On Labor Day, Laura had a most unexpected visitor at her birdbath.
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Wed 04 Sep 2024
Nighthawks!
Duluth birders, and even many non-birders, have been enjoying a huge nighthawk migration this week.
00:05:17 |
Thu 29 Aug 2024
Peabody Street Update: The Good News and the Bad News
There's a lot happening on Peabody Street these days.
00:05:17 |
Wed 28 Aug 2024
Joan Brigham at 100!
Laura and Russ drove to Michigan this weekend to celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the most important people in Laura's birding life.
00:07:27 |
Tue 20 Aug 2024
Crafting Invincible Environmental Protections, Part 5B: Why Vilify Rachel Carson?
The many forces funded by anti-environmental think tanks and the chemical industry are still vilifying Rachel Carson, accusing her of being responsible for the deaths of millions of children. Why are…
00:06:00 |
Fri 16 Aug 2024
Crafting Invincible Environmental Protections, Part 5 A: The battle on the DDT front
Human beings won a huge battle when DDT was banned. The powerful anti-environmental forces quickly regrouped to ensure that the success would not be repeated, and did their best to vilify the woman w…
00:06:15 |
Thu 15 Aug 2024
Birds Off a Feather
Laura gets a big kick out of her backyard birds who molt in August. Before they can again be as beautiful as possible, they must go through an Ugly Duckling stage. Fortunately, they don't have access…
00:05:23 |
Thu 08 Aug 2024
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