Laura Erickson's For the Birds
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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
Laura Erickson's For the Birds Podcast
5d ago
If chickens found their way to Hawaii on their own, things would have worked out okay for everyone. Unfortunately, they brought humans along, too ..read more
Laura Erickson's For the Birds Podcast
1w ago
During spring migration, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds usually arrive a couple of weeks after Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers do, for a very good reason ..read more
Laura Erickson's For the Birds Podcast
1w ago
Millions of years ago, Hawaii was off to a rocky start ..read more
Laura Erickson's For the Birds Podcast
1w ago
The rules of counting non-native birds are not always consistent ..read more
Laura Erickson's For the Birds Podcast
2w ago
The most abundant bird on the planet, feeding billions of humans every day, is the chicken. Laura talks about how they became domesticated and some genetic differences between domestic birds and their wild ancestor, the Red Junglefowl. The recording used in this program is of a wild Red Junglefowl in India, recorded and contributed to Xeno-Canto by Lars Lachmann ..read more
Laura Erickson's For the Birds Podcast
2w ago
Is using energy always the same as squandering it ..read more
Laura Erickson's For the Birds Podcast
3w ago
Along with Duluth's spring blizzard came redpolls! (In the background throughout, the sound is a recording of the redpolls at Laura's feeder made this past Saturday, March 30 ..read more
Laura Erickson's For the Birds Podcast
3w ago
A post-mortem established that Flaco, the famous Eurasian Eagle-Owl whom a vandal released from the Central Park Zoo, was carrying lethal amounts of three anti-coagulants, a pigeon herpesvirus, and even a toxic metabolite of the pesticide DDT. Is anyone actually "free" if they have no alternative but to eat poisoned food ..read more