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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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6:22

Monty and Rose (2017–2022)

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/06/03

Chicago's most famous avian residents, the Piping Plovers that nested in the dunes at Montrose Beach, are gone.

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5:06

Tennessee Warblers

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/05/30

Until just this week, Laura's been taking a dainty little warbler for granted.

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5:58

Walter's Beautiful Neighborhood

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/05/27

Laura's little grandson is growing up in a world of birds and flowers and smiling people.

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5:01

My Most Colorful Spring and an Adorable Little Despot

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/05/26

This spring may be unusually cold, but that's led to an exceptionally colorful few weeks on Peabody Street.(The recording at the start and end of this program is a Cape May Warbler, whose song is so high frequency that it's out of the hearing range of a lot of people.)

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3:51

Serendipity and the Patagonia Picnic Table Effect,...

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/05/25

Last week, Laura found yet another rare bird in her yard less than 24 hours after she saw the first one.

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Serendipity and the Patagonia Picnic Table Effect,...

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/05/24

Tuesday just got better and better.

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4:56

Serendipity and the Patagonia Picnic Table Effect,...

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/05/23

Tuesday, May 17, is a day Laura will long remember.

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5:46

Celebrating Individuals

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/05/17

There's something uniquely special about individual wild birds that we recognize personally. Sometimes the bonds we forge with these can last a long time.

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5:24

St. Louis County Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/05/16

This week Laura saw a bird that belongs in an entirely different St. Louis County.

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5:06

Homemade Books and Picture Cards for Small Children

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/05/13

Laura is making picture cards to teach her little grandson about birds and other animals.

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5:12

Catching the Start of the Dawn Chorus

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/05/11

How early do you have to get up to hear the very beginning of the dawn chorus? Earlier than you might think.

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5:39

Recognizing Sparrows, Part 2: Unstreaked Sparrows

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/05/09

Laura, back from her close encounter with Covid, finishes her sparrow identification series.

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4:55

Recognizing Sparrows, Part 1: Juncos and Sparrows...

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/04/29

The end of April and beginning of May are when sparrows descend upon the Northland in big numbers. Identifying these little brown jobs isn't as daunting as it might seem.

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5:15

Joy in the Backyard

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/04/27

When Laura photographed a male and female Pileated Woodpecker feeding together in her suet feeder, she realized just how happy she is.

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5:22

Bird Flu and Other Feeder Issues

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/04/22

Laura brings us up to date on the conflicting recommendations from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Cornell Cooperative Extension with regard to bird flu and keeping bird feeders going. She also talks about some birds dying at feeders not from diseases but from the bird feeder itself.

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4:29

Spring Symphony

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/04/19

What spring birdsong is Laura happiest to hear?

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6:26

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/04/18

Laura's researched as much as she can about this year's outbreak of a dangerous variant of bird flu. She wrote a lot about it on her blog at blog.lauraerickson.com

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5:52

Conversation with Scott Weidensaul about A Warbler's...

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/04/15

Laura asked Scott Weidensaul about the people he features in his new children's picture book, *A Warbler's Journey*, and also more about Yellow Warblers and their treacherous migration.

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5:13

Conversation with Scott Weidensaul about A Warbler's...

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/04/14

Laura had a long conversation with Scott Weidensaul earlier this month. Here is Part 1 of their conversation about Scott's new book, *A Warbler's Journey.*

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Book Review: A Warbler's Journey by Scott Weidensaul,...

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/04/13

One of Laura's favorite writers, Scott Weidensaul, has written a children's picture book that Laura loves.

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