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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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3:47

Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Part 1

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/09/20

It's hard to get anything accomplished when an extremely rare Fork-tailed Flycatcher appears.

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September Hummingbirds

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/09/19

Laura thinks the old rule about bringing hummingbird feeders in by Labor Day is ridiculous. She'll be leaving hers out until at least the end of November. She was still seeing a hummingbird on September 18.

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6:01

Moosey and Puffy

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/09/06

Two of the greatest highlights of Laura's Alaska trip were Horned and Tufted Puffins. Puffins are popular enough that Alaska gift shops sold lots of them--but not one that Laura could find was one of these two native Alaskan species--they were all Atlantic Puffins!

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5:34

Anything Can Happen

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/09/02

The time around Labor Day Weekend is what Laura thinks of as the "Anything Can Happen" time of year. (The recording at start and finish is of a Semipalmated Plover, from the Macaulay Library of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The Cedar Waxwing recording was made my Lang Elliott.)

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7:00

If you build it, will they come?

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/08/29

How do we encourage declining birds to start using newly-restored habitat? Daniel Wanschura's "Points North" podcast for Interlochen Public Radio about Dustin Brewer's Michigan rail study can be read or heard at the IPR website [here.](https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/show/points-north/2022-08-19/thin-as-a-rail)

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5:30

Puffins, Part 3: How to see them

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/08/19

Where to go to see the three species of puffins.

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4:24

Puffins, Part 2

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/08/18

The features that make puffins so distinctive are also what allow them to live their oceanic lives.

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5:10

Puffins! A little history

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/08/17

How did puffins get their scientific and vernacular names?

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5:07

August's Tiny Treasures

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/08/15

Laura is entranced by two tiny beings this month: hummingbirds and her grandson Walter.

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4:35

Alaska, Part 11B: The End

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/08/09

Was falling down hard while photographing a bird worth it?

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4:28

Alaska, Part 11A: Winding Down

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/08/08

After the big boat trip to Kenai Fjords National Park, there was still a bit of birding to do.

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4:11

Alaska, Part 10B: Kenai Fjords National Park

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/08/05

The birds Laura saw on her Alaska boat trip into Kenai Fjords National Park were even more thrilling than the humpback whales.

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Alaska, Part 10: Dessert!! The sweetest day of the...

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/08/04

The boat trip into Kenai Fjords National Park was the most beautiful and exciting part of Laura's Alaska adventure. The first part of the morning wasn't even spent with birds, but rather, a splendid mammal.

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Alaska, Part 9: Birding Our Way to Seward

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/08/01

The Kenai Peninsula was a great place for memorable birding for Laura.

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5:34

Alaska, Part 8: Denali

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/07/27

Laura managed to see the peak of Denali on two days, first from an airplane and then close to the ground. Denali's wildlife is just as spectacular as the mountain itself.

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5:40

Alaska, Part 7: Birding in Anchorage

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/07/19

Laura spent 6 of her 14 nights in Alaska in Anchorage. It's a huge city by Alaska standards, but the birding was excellent.

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5:09

Acorn Woodpecker in Minnesota!

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/07/12

An amazing bird, at least 1,200 miles from its normal range, turned up at Russell Stewart's house in Carlton County last week.

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Alaska, Part 6: Birding the Nome-Taylor or Kougarok Road

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/07/11

The last day of Laura's trip to Nome was spent searching for a most wanted bird, the Bristle-thighed Curlew.

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6:08

Alaska, Part 5: A Diversion--the Bristle-thighed Curlew

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/07/08

Laura talks about one of her most wanted birds in Alaka, a most unique species.

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5:24

Alaska, Part 4: Birding the Nome-Council Road

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/07/07

Most of the lifers Laura saw in Nome were along the Nome-Council Road.

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