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/.

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Standing up to them Oct 29, 2024

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Billionaires and corporations have too much power over us, birds, and the environment we need and share.

You're not getting older, you're getting better--oh, wait--you ARE getting older Oct 25, 2024

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Birding may keep us young, but not literally.

Transmission Lines, Part 2 Oct 23, 2024

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Clean energy should be making us less, not more, reliant on huge transmission lines.

Transmission Lines Oct 22, 2024

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Power transmission lines can be very harmful for birds and human beings.

Going to a Scientific Meeting in 2024 Oct 18, 2024

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Laura recently returned from the American Ornithological Society's annual meeting. Some things have changed, and some remain the same.

Going to Scientific Meetings in Past Decades Oct 17, 2024

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Laura's has attended a few professional ornithological meetings through the years.

Emergency Responders: Blue Jay Style Sep 26, 2024

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Blue Jays help protect each other from Sharp-shinned Hawks.

Mistakes R Us Sep 25, 2024

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More cases of errors and mistaken identity, and one case of vindication

Oops! Correcting the record Sep 24, 2024

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When Laura makes a mistake, she appreciates people who let her know about it, but notes that there are good ways and bad ways of doing so.

Stokes Guide to Finches: Hawaiian Honeycreepers Sep 20, 2024

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Laura talked to Lillian Stokes and Matt Young about their decision to include the finches of Hawaii (called the Hawaiian Honeycreepers) in their new book.

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