Sinopsis
"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/.
Episodios
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WHOA! I'm quoted in a special edition of LIFE!!!
09/07/2025 Duración: 06minBack in 2022, Laura was interviewed by a writer for LIFE magazine. It totally slipped her mind until one of her friends read the article, which is on newsstands now.
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Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket, Part 2
08/07/2025 Duración: 05minWatching backyard nests can be very joyful, when starlings or predators don't intervene.
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Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket, Part 1
04/07/2025 Duración: 04minAs much as Laura loves watching baby birds, she is very reluctant to look for nests.
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Biological Realities, Part 2
26/06/2025 Duración: 05minBirds don’t ostracize individuals from their social flocks based on “objective sex-based differences.” That would undermine their civil society.
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Biological Realities, Part 1
25/06/2025 Duración: 07minBirds don’t ostracize individuals from their social flocks based on “objective sex-based differences.” That would undermine their civil society.
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Dog fur controversy?
24/06/2025 Duración: 06minOne of Laura's readers was distressed by the last episode of "For the Birds." Laura stands by every word. We can protect our pets from diseases and also protect our backyard birds with one simple, straightforward rule: If your pets get flea and tick protection, don’t set out their fur for nesting birds.
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Setting out pet fur for birds is dangerous.
18/06/2025 Duración: 05minTreatments to protect dogs (and us!) from insect bites turn out to make that pet fur, and our own treated clothing, dangerous for birds.
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My Boyfriend's Back!
10/06/2025 Duración: 04minIt's been over 4 months since Laura saw her beloved BB, but now he's back!
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Darkening Skies
05/06/2025 Duración: 06minFour-year-olds should not have any concept of the Air Quality Index. What world are we bequeathing them?
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Out of the ashes...
03/06/2025 Duración: 05minLaura thinks the sudden surge in Red-headed Woodpeckers in her neck of the woods may be due to emerald ash borer and the sudden surge in dead ash trees.
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Hey! My eyes are up here!
30/05/2025 Duración: 06minIn many ways birds are superior to us humans, and also luckier. This is exactly the kind of program that has inspired some people to call Laura the "Dr. Ruth of Ornithology." The accompanying blog post has a lot of worthwhile photos listeners might want to see.
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Magnificent Frigatebird
27/05/2025 Duración: 08minThis bird of machismo and contradiction keeps scientists guessing.
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Magnificent Frigatebird!
22/05/2025 Duración: 05minLaura doesn't like the idea of bucket lists, but she does have a wish list.
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The Dry Tortugas!
13/05/2025 Duración: 06minLaura's trip to Florida's Dry Tortugas was a wonderful success.
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The Pelicans of Chamber's Grove
29/04/2025 Duración: 05minLaura and her birding buddy Bernie went to Chamber's Grove last Wednesday to see the annual visit by hundreds of American White Pelicans.
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Earth Day 2025
25/04/2025 Duración: 06minLaura reflects on this year's Earth Day compared to the first Earth Day in 1970.
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Through a Glass, Darkly
22/04/2025 Duración: 05minLaura talks about taking photos through window glass.
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The Dry Tortugas!
16/04/2025 Duración: 06minLaura leaves next Friday for a birding tour of Florida's Dry Tortugas.

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