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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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4:56

Teach Your Children Well, Part 2

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/07/21

Loons must teach their babies about danger, weighing just how dangerous every threat might be. The loon recordings used in this program were made by me during the pontoon boat experience recounted in the episode.

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5:49

Teach Your Children Well, Part 1

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/07/20

How do Blue Jays, Crows, and Pileated Woodpeckers teach their babies to avoid danger?

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5:11

Of Magpie Nests and "Man's Pitiful Confusions"

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/07/19

Magpies and crows in Europe are incorporating metal anti-bird spikes into their nests to keep other birds away. Laura finds this doubly "ironic," reminding us we're all in this together. The Eurasian Magpie recording was made by [Uku Paal](https://xeno-canto.org/contributor/XIBLXHRPJO).

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5:59

Ten Year Anniversary of My Quitting Beef

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2023/07/17

Laura stopped eating beef ten years ago this week, and received a completely unexpected reward in the form of Pacific Golden-Plovers.

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