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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/.

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4:57

Florida Scrub-Jay, Part 2a: To Know Them Is to Love Them

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/11/07

Why does Laura have such a *personal* love for Florida Scrub-Jays?

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6:00

What's in a Name?

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/11/03

The American Ornithological Society just announced that they are changing the names of American birds named for people.

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5:35

Birding Ethics

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/11/01

Is respecting private property too much to ask?

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5:00

Our Responsibilities in Old Age

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/10/27

An astonishing 84 percent of Americans older than 65 think they will have to make just minor sacrifices in their lives, or none at all, because of global climate change. Laura is most seriously displeased.

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5:46

Florida Scrub-Jays, Part I

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/10/25

One of the friendliest, most approachable birds on the planet deserves serious protection from the Endangered Species Act, but isn't getting it.

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5:44

When Plans Go Awry

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/10/20

Sometimes Plan B turns out to be better than Plan A.

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4:40

Flamingo Road, Part 2

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/10/17

A wild flamingo chase becomes a family affair.

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5:52

Flamingo Road, Part I

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/10/13

Laura has wanted to see a wild American Flamingo in Florida since her first days of birding half a century ago, without luck. Would this trip to Florida be any different? (This episode was recorded in my motel room, so the sound isn't ideal.)

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5:23

When Numbers Get Serious

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/10/09

How accurate are those Blue Jay counts at Hawk Ridge?

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5:23

Odd-tober!

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/10/04

A late Ruby-throated Hummingbird and Rose-breasted Grosbeak? More record-breaking numbers of Blue Jays? Flamingos in Wisconsin? This month is already on track to be an outlier.*CORRECTION* A newspaper article that I consulted got the name of the St. Marks NWR flamingo wrong, but I didn't discover this until I'd recorded the program. The name is not Phineas Phlamingo but Pinky. Also, the bird turned up there after Hurricane Michael in 2018, not in 2019.

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5:45

Drama on Peabody Street

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/09/28

A Barred Owl turned up in Laura's yard, distressing all the nearby birds except two hopeful crows.

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3:31

Jim Baker Comments on New Hawk Ridge Record

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/09/27

On September 26, 2023, Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory in Duluth set a new season total for the number of Blue Jays flying past: an amazing 75,860, with more still coming! Jim Baker from Baker's Blue Jay Barn has a few thoughts.

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5:05

Late Outlier Hummingbirds

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/09/25

You never know when a late hummingbird is going to show up, or what species it will be.

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4:47

Oops

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/09/21

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

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6:00

Whatever Happened to National Blue Jay Awareness Month?

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/09/19

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.

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5:22

Meet Christian Cooper!

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/09/18

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.

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Hummingbird Migration

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/09/15

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

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7:26

Tunnel Vision, Part 2

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/09/12

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.

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Tunnel Vision, Part I

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/09/11

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.

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4:03

Generational Amnesia

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/09/07

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

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