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Laura Erickson's For the Birds

Laura Erickson

"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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  • Friday · 7 min

    Botflies

    True botflies don't bother birds in Canada or the northern states, but that doesn't mean Laura hasn't been thinking about them lately.

  • August 27 · 6 min

    Neighborly Exchanges

    My daughter lives next door to one of my good birding friends, so we let each other know about good birds.

  • August 26 · 7 min

    Feeding peanuts and corn safely.

    A great many birds love peanuts and corn, but there are several very important caveats about offering it to them.

  • August 21 · 7 min

    When does autumn begin?

    There are many different ways to pinpoint the end of summer and the start of autumn.

  • August 5 · 5 min

    Hope for the Future

    Hunter Biden’s splendid blog is filled with hope, redemption, and even some birds. (NON-political.)

  • July 31 · 7 min

    Bird Life on Islands

    Why do oceanic islands have so many species we don't see anywhere else? And why does the geologic history of an island make a difference in how many and what species live there?

  • July 28 · 6 min

    A future trip jogs memories of a past trip

    Laura and Russ are headed to the Galápagos Islands next year. The tour leader, Alvaro Jamarillo, is someone Laura met almost 20 years ago on a different tour.

  • July 27 · 7 min

    Monarchs as Bird Food

    Monarch caterpillars and butterflies are supposed to be toxic, but birds haven't always gotten that memo. (The blog post accompanying this program has a LOT of cool photos and videos, especially of the monarch's life cycle.)

  • July 21 · 7 min

    Air Quality, Part 2

    Even as Laura is as furious as she is terrified of the horrible conditions in Duluth right now, she's finding beauty.

  • July 20 · 5 min

    Air quality, Part 1

    This past week, the Air Quality Index in Duluth reached at least 1134 even as the temperature on Laura's front porch exceeded 100ºF. This situation is terrifying.

  • July 10 · 6 min

    Blue Jays: Family Ties, Part 2

    The summer of 1991, Laura and her children raised four baby Blue Jays, embedding the little things deeply in Laura's heart.

  • July 5 · 8 min

    To Sin by Silence

    On our nation's birthday, Laura is thinking about our right to free speech and our obligation to exercise it.

  • July 3 · 4 min

    Moving Forward, and Now Backward, on the Lead Issue

    Two different California governors, a Republican and a Democrat, did their best to protect California Condors from the scourge of lead ammo. The Obama and Biden administrations did their best to at least protect wildlife on some national wildlife refuges, but in both cases, the Trump administration reversed their actions.

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