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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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- 2 days ago6 min
More about counting
Taxonomic rules are the scientific ones affecting birders' life lists. The American Birding Association abides by those, but also imposes some additional rules on counting.
- 3 days ago7 min
Life lists have their ups and downs
During "Taxonomy Time," bird lists fluctuate depending on what taxonomists have been up to.
- 1 weeks ago6 min
Schrödinger’s Birds, Part 2
Laura talks about the still controversial question about whether Ivory-billed Woodpeckers are extinct or not. The recordings used are the Ivory-billed Woodpecker recordings taken by Arthur A. Allen and Peter Paul Kellogg from Cornell in 1935,
- 1 weeks ago6 min
Schrödinger’s Birds, Part 1
Dead or alive? When critically endangered species are on the verge of extinction, there's a murky period between certainty that a species exists and certainty that it doesn't. The bird recording starting and ending this program is a Mourning Dove. No recordings of Passenger Pigeon or Carolina Parakeet exist, and the Mourning Dove's plaintive call seemed appropriate.
- 1 weeks ago6 min
So what DID we see in Florida?
When Laura was in Florida this month, it was a family trip, not a birding one, but she saw plenty of birds.
- 2 weeks ago6 min
Florida: The Exotic, the Tragic, and the Flamboyant
Laura spent last week in Florida celebrating one son's birthday. In this program, she talks about some notable birds she did not see.
- Oct 7, 20266 min
Ginormous Bird Migration Day
Laura reminisces about the largest migration day she ever witnessed.
- Oct 6, 20268 min
The Cutest Queue of All
In a world of chaos and randomness, chickadees create order and fairness.
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"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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