Laura Erickson's For the Birds

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**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/.

Latest Episodes:

Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket, Part 1 Jul 04, 2025

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As much as Laura loves watching baby birds, she is very reluctant to look for nests.

Biological Realities, Part 2 Jun 26, 2025

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Birds don’t ostracize individuals from their social flocks based on “objective sex-based differences.” That would undermine their civil society.

Biological Realities, Part 1 Jun 25, 2025

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Birds don’t ostracize individuals from their social flocks based on “objective sex-based differences.” That would undermine their civil society.

Dog fur controversy? Jun 24, 2025

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One 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.

Setting out pet fur for birds is dangerous. Jun 18, 2025

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Treatments to protect dogs (and us!) from insect bites turn out to make that pet fur, and our own treated clothing, dangerous for birds.

My Boyfriend's Back! Jun 10, 2025

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It's been over 4 months since Laura saw her beloved BB, but now he's back!

Darkening Skies Jun 05, 2025

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Four-year-olds should not have any concept of the Air Quality Index. What world are we bequeathing them?

Out of the ashes... Jun 03, 2025

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Laura 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.

Hey! My eyes are up here! May 30, 2025

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In 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.

Magnificent Frigatebird May 27, 2025

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This bird of machismo and contradiction keeps scientists guessing.

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