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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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5:54

Another October Rarity: A Cattle Egret!

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/11/05

What's a cattle egret doing just outside Duluth around Halloween?

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6:20

Dealing with the sun, insects, difficult terrain, and...

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/10/31

Laura talks about how she protects herself from sunburn, bug bites, and falls while traveling, and also how she manages her heavy equipment in her dotage.

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4:53

Staying Healthy for Birding at 73

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/10/30

Laura is trying to keep her body fit and healthy so she can keep birding.

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6:04

Keeping my brain sharp at 73

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/10/29

Now that Laura's in her seventies, she's developed a few strategies for keeping her mind and body fit for birding tours.

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7:11

A Black Phoebe in Minnesota?!

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/10/28

A Black Phoebe, a species of the American Southwest not known for wandering, showed up at Gooseberry Falls this weekend.

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6:11

Chestnut-collared Longspur in Two Harbors!

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/10/23

On Saturday, Laura saw a brand new, long-coveted state bird for Minnesota--a Chestnut-collared Longspur

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7:09

Longspurs!

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/10/22

Laura tells us about her experiences with a group of little birds that were once considered sparrows.

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5:26

Sun Parakeet

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/10/21

When Laura was in Guyana, she fell in love with this stunningly beautiful bird, a species that is globally endangered thanks to the pet trade.

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7:51

My Top Bird Guides: Leon Moore

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/10/14

Laura's Guyana trip this year was led by one of the best bird guides Laura has ever spent time with. What makes a good bird guide truly great? Laura will be doing a live Zoom presentation about her Guyana trip for subscribers (free or paid) of her Substack blog next Tuesday night (October 21 at 7 pm CDT). The program will be recorded and made available on her website.

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4:42

Saw-whet Owl Banding, Part 4: Finding Saw-whet Owls

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/10/07

How can we find owls on our own?

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5:48

Saw-whet Owl Banding, Part 3

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/10/03

The more bird banders learn about owls, the more questions they have.

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5:33

Saw-whet Owl Banding, Part 2

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/10/01

After saw-whet owls molt out of their baby feathers in summer, it's impossible to look at any Northern Saw-whet Owl and know what sex it is or how old it is unless it's in the hand and we're armed with measuring tools and a black light.

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5:00

Saw-whet Owl Banding, Part 1

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/09/30

Laura got to spend Saturday night watching saw-whet owls get banded at Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory.

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6:41

How Do Nocturnal Migrants Avoid Collisions?

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/09/25

Birds flying at night must avoid collisions with obstructions as they take off and land, and with one another as they cruise along. How do they do it?

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4:41

The One That Got Away, and the One That Didn't (Just...

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/09/24

Park Point's been a happenin' place this week! A couple of extremely rare vagrants were there for days or at least hours, but Laura wasn't as lucky as she wished.

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5:16

Nocturnal Migration: Navigation

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/09/11

How can birds find their way in the dark? The answer is nuanced, so today's program is condensed from the much longer blogpost.

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5:53

Nocturnal Migration: Why?

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/09/03

Why do birds with poor night vision migrate at nighttime?

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5:58

Sixty Years

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/09/02

Laura got a crush on the boy in front of her in homeroom sixty years ago this week!

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8:28

Summer of the Flickers

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/08/26

Thirty-one years ago, Laura and her family had some very memorable experiences with two baby flickers.

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7:11

Why do birds migrate?

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2025/08/22

How can some birds survive a Minnesota winter while others must leave?

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