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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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- 3 days ago5 min
Surprising Discovery about My Female Banded Pileated Woodpecker
The band on the Pileated Woodpecker who just showed up in Laura's yard is at least 15 or 20 years old, but that doesn't mean the woodpecker is!
- 4 days ago6 min
Detaining Migrants in Duluth--Avian Version
The licensed government agents detaining avian migrants deal with them much more kindly than do those detaining human beings. (This one may make some listeners angry.)
- 5 days ago4 min
Texas, Part 2: Whooping Cranes and More!
Russ wanted to make absolutely certain that Laura saw Whooping Cranes on their trip to Texas. Sure enough!
- 6 days ago7 min
Discovering Texas with Russ
Laura went on her first planned birding trip, the itinerary including the best birding hotspots of the area, in 1978,
- 1 weeks ago6 min
Turning my universe right-side up.
Childhood dreams sometimes do come true.
- 1 weeks ago6 min
Piping Plovers nesting at Wisconsin Point!
This summer, for the first time in almost half a century, a pair of Piping Plovers nested along Wisconsin Point in Superior. This was both parents' first nesting attempt and the nest failed, but this proves the value of recent habitat improvement at the Wisconsin Point Bird Sanctuary. The photo is of these nesting birds, taken by Mikayla Erickson of the St. Louis River Alliance.
- 2 weeks ago7 min
Botflies
True botflies don't bother birds in Canada or the northern states, but that doesn't mean Laura hasn't been thinking about them lately.
- 2 weeks ago4 min
Blowflies and other external parasites
Why should you clean out your bird house after the baby birds leave?
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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