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Laura Erickson's For the Birds

Laura Erickson's For the Birds

Laura Erickson

Frequency: 1 episode/3d. Total Eps: 250

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"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/.
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    10/08/2025
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Nighthawks!

jeudi 29 août 2024 • Duration 05:17

Duluth birders, and even many non-birders, have been enjoying a huge nighthawk migration this week.

Peabody Street Update: The Good News and the Bad News

mercredi 28 août 2024 • Duration 05:17

There's a lot happening on Peabody Street these days.

Crafting Invincible Environmental Protections, Part 3: A New Hope

lundi 29 juillet 2024 • Duration 05:28

Three months after the first Earth Day, Richard Nixon proposed charging the new Environmental Protection Agency with setting goals and standards regarding pesticides, clean air, and clean water, and it was soon given regulatory authority. Laura was as relieved and joyful as Princess Leia at the end of the first Star Wars movie.

Oops

jeudi 21 septembre 2023 • Duration 04:47

Whether you're a fledgling woodpecker or a person on a bike, landings can be much more awkward than takeoffs.

Whatever Happened to National Blue Jay Awareness Month?

mardi 19 septembre 2023 • Duration 06:00

Even though Laura, in her dotage, is growing forgetful and consumed with her grandson, she says it's not her fault that she didn't mention Blue Jays again after announcing that August was National Blue Jay Awareness Month. She blames the Blue Jays.

Meet Christian Cooper!

lundi 18 septembre 2023 • Duration 05:22

In this week's episode of her wonderful podcast, ["Going Wild,"](https://link.chtbl.com/LTZFSlMP?sid=FortheBirds) Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant talks with Christian Cooper, author of *Better Living Through Birding* and host of the National Geographic *Extraordinary Birder* television series.

Hummingbird Migration

vendredi 15 septembre 2023 • Duration 06:00

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are lingering in Duluth longer than usual this year. Why is that, and where are they headed?

Tunnel Vision, Part 2

mardi 12 septembre 2023 • Duration 07:26

Conservation biologists tend to compete and undercut one another rather than cooperating, which can hurt the birds they think they're helping. Laura's hero Chandler Robbins provided a stellar example of how cooperation can make things better for everyone, humans and birds alike. The blog link provides the transcript for Tunnel Vision, Part 1 as well, so you'll need to scroll down to get today's transcript.

Tunnel Vision, Part I

lundi 11 septembre 2023 • Duration 05:20

Conservation biologists have to look beyond their specialties and cooperate if they really want to help birds. My blog link includes the transcript for both this and the next program.

Generational Amnesia

jeudi 7 septembre 2023 • Duration 04:03

People have a deep-rooted tendency to see the natural world as they first experienced it as "normal," without recognizing the many changes, including tragic, fairly recent losses, that were happening before they started paying attention. The illustration for today's podcast was created by John Schoenherr for Sterling North's 1963 book, *Rascal*, a memoir of his experiences as a child while his big brother was fighting in World War I. Schoenherr also illustrated the Caldecott Award-winning *Owl Moon*. Schoenherr gave me permission to use it in my own work, and I thought it worked well to illustrate how abundant nighthawks once were.

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