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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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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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5:20

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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5:14

Exploration, Discovery, and Triumph

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/09/04

As long as Laura has been birding, and specifically as long as she's been watching Pileated Woodpeckers, she's still making new discoveries. (As usual, all the photos mentioned in this program are on today's blogpost.)

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5:17

Nighthawks: Reason for hope

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/08/29

Nighthawks are not recovering their former numbers, but their massive decline seems to have at least leveled off.

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5:57

Nighthawks: Why are they declining?

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/08/28

Nighthawks have declined enormously between 1966 and 2015. Why?

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5:49

Nighthawks! Part I: Why I love them so much

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/08/23

Laura recounts two experiences--when she saw her first nighthawk, and when she rehabbed her first one--to explain why she loves this species so very much.

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5:26

The Road to Extinction

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/08/22

Paying attention to nature and the environment is every bit as important as paying attention to the marketplace.

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5:35

Making Our Yards Safe for Blue Jays (and other birds)

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/08/18

This episode includes important warnings about birdbaths, feeders, and especially peanut butter! (IMPORTANT takeaway--never get peanut butter with xylitol or "birch sugar" as an ingredient.)

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5:43

Two Little Boys Turn Three!

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/08/14

Laura's grandson Walter and her backyard Pileated Woodpecker are both three years old!

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4:49

National Blue Jay Awareness Month

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/08/11

This August will have a blue moon, making this what Laura calls National Blue Jay Awareness Month. It's a good time to think about how Blue Jay adults look their scruffiest and most bedraggled in August, before they start looking their old selves again.

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5:21

New Wheels for Birding!

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/08/10

Laura plans to reduce her carbon footprint and have a lot of fun on a new e-bike.

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5:31

Disney Wilderness Preserve

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/08/09

Laura loves a truly wild little piece of central Florida protected and maintained by The Nature Conservancy.

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5:00

Wild Florida

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/08/08

Wild Florida's main attractions for visitors are alligators, sloths, and a "wild animal safari," but Laura was impressed with the wild birds she saw, and especially with the knowledge of an airboat captain who pointed out lots of cool things including her lifer Gray-headed Swamphens.

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5:16

Discovery Cove

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/08/07

In April, Laura and her Explore Kissimmee group visited Discovery Cove, a limited-admission park owned by SeaWorld. Laura got great photos and had a lot of fun, but wishes the park provided more information about how and where these animals survive in the wild.

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4:43

Lake Tohopekalipa

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/08/02

Lake Tohopekaliga is the best place Laura knows for getting good looks at Limpkins and Snail Kites.

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4:12

Kissimmee!

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/08/01

Kissimmee, Florida, in the most touristy part of Florida, is still rich in birdlife.

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5:26

Florida in Crisis

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/07/31

Florida's biodiversity and human diversity are at risk right now even as their governor is driving the state off a cliff, asleep at the wheel. Warning: Three times in this program I use the word "bullshit," twice near the beginning and once near the end. Some radio stations may have to bleep that out.

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5:47

Parasitic Jaeger in July!!

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/07/28

A Parasitic Jaeger turned up on Park Point in Duluth last weekend, and Laura spent some time watching it Wednesday.

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5:52

Hummingbirds!

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/07/25

It's time to pay attention to hummingbirds again!

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