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Feeding Birds, Part V: Water

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/01/28

Water is the stuff of life, even in winter.

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5:10

Feeding Birds, Part IV: Mealworms

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/01/27

This time Laura looks at the value of feeding mealworms to birds and things to consider in deciding whether to buy live or dried mealworms, or both, as Laura does.

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5:16

Feeding Birds, Part III: Peanuts and Peanut Butter

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/01/26

Laura talks about the benefits of feeding birds peanuts and peanut butter, and also important considerations to make this safe for the birds.

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5:19

Bird Feeding, Part II: Suet

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/01/25

Besides bird seed, the thing most people give birds at feeding stations is suet.

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5:12

Bird Feeding, Part I: Bird Seed

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/01/24

All week Laura will be talking about the best choices for what we offer at our bird feeding stations.

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5:03

White-breasted Nuthatch

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/01/21

Listeners wrote in asking about White-breasted Nuthatches.

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5:09

Boreal Chickadee

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/01/20

The Black-capped Chickadee may be Laura's favorite bird, but the Boreal Chickadee isn't too far behind.

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4:56

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/01/18

Every day, a female Red-bellied Woodpecker is visiting Peabody Street. Seeing one in Duluth used to be a rare event. Laura is just as thrilled now that it's much more commonplace.

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5:12

Ivory Gull in Duluth: 2022

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/01/17

An Ivory Gull turned up in Duluth on January 3. Laura tried, but didn't succeed, in finding it.

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5:14

Our Far-Flung Correspondents: Listener Questions

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/01/12

Laura answers questions about Canada Jays (also called Gray Jays) and Pine Grosbeaks, and about how birds get water in winter.

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5:20

Pine Grosbeak

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/01/10

2022 appears to be a good year for seeing Pine Grosbeaks, reminding Laura of why she loves this beautiful bird.

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5:04

New Years Brrrrrrding!

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2022/01/03

Laura spent the first two days of 2022 looking for birds at home and the bog.

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5:00

Top Bird of 2021: Black-capped Chickadee

Laura Erickson"s For the Birds ·

2021/12/31

Despite some stiff competition, Laura had some pretty compelling reasons to name her Top Bird of 2021 the Black-capped Chickadee. This program includes the first public performance of "The Chickadee Song," a very short song Laura wrote for her baby grandson.