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by Laura Erickson
"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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- Yesterday7 min
Bird Life on Islands
Why do oceanic islands have so many species we don't see anywhere else? And why does the geologic history of an island make a difference in how many and what species live there?
- 4 days ago6 min
A future trip jogs memories of a past trip
Laura and Russ are headed to the Galápagos Islands next year. The tour leader, Alvaro Jamarillo, is someone Laura met almost 20 years ago on a different tour.
- 5 days ago7 min
Monarchs as Bird Food
Monarch caterpillars and butterflies are supposed to be toxic, but birds haven't always gotten that memo. (The blog post accompanying this program has a LOT of cool photos and videos, especially of the monarch's life cycle.)
- 1 weeks ago7 min
Air Quality, Part 2
Even as Laura is as furious as she is terrified of the horrible conditions in Duluth right now, she's finding beauty.
- 1 weeks ago5 min
Air quality, Part 1
This past week, the Air Quality Index in Duluth reached at least 1134 even as the temperature on Laura's front porch exceeded 100ºF. This situation is terrifying.
- 2 weeks ago7 min
Canada Jay: What's in a Name?
Laura talks about an exceptionally friendly bird and why it's hard for her to remember its name.
- 3 weeks ago6 min
Blue Jays: Family Ties, Part 2
The summer of 1991, Laura and her children raised four baby Blue Jays, embedding the little things deeply in Laura's heart.
- 3 weeks ago8 min
To Sin by Silence
On our nation's birthday, Laura is thinking about our right to free speech and our obligation to exercise it.
About 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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