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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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5:11

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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5:31

Alaska, Part 3: Birding the Nome-Teller Road

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/07/06

Laura birded along the Nome-Teller Road on the afternoon of June 12 and all day on June 13.

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5:12

Alaska, Part 2: Nome!

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/07/05

Laura gives an overview of the four days she spent in Nome. The bird recording used in the program, from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is of the White Wagtail.

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6:11

Independence Day 2022

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/07/04

Some of the fundamental freedoms Americans celebrate today are in jeopardy.

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5:05

Alaska, Part 1: The tour begins in Anchorage

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/06/28

Laura and Russ spent some time birding on their own in Anchorage before joining their group for a Nome adventure.

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5:11

Preparing for a Trip!

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/06/13

When you hear this, Laura should be in Nome, Alaska.

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5:13

Bird Recordings and the Merlin App

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/06/10

Laura's found a great new way to identify bird songs too high for her to hear.

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5:43

Three Book Reviews

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/06/07

Laura reviews the all new online version of *Wisconsin's Favorite Bird Haunts*, National Geographic's *Complete Birds of North America*, and Sharon Stiteler's *North American Bird Watching for Beginners*.

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5:36

Sweetness in Hard Times

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/06/06

Desperate times call for desperate measures, some of them sweeter than others.

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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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4:26

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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