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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 http://www.lauraerickson.com/radio/.
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Last month, Laura got to feast her eyes on her "Most Wanted Bird" in the world--an Andean Condor.
Today Laura celebrates the California Condor.
What does it mean when your first bird of the year is a pigeon?
One of Laura's listeners and readers, Linda Peplinski, gave Laura a lovely reminder of Thomas Hardy's poem *The Darkling Thrush.*
Five percent of Laura's joy in a trip comes during the planning stages; 45 percent comes during the actual trip; and a full 50 percent comes in the days, weeks, and years after the trip is over.
Laura's back from a wonderful trip.
Laura's daughter, turning 42 years old on December 10, is facing a hard ordeal.
On December 8, Laura plans to go to sleep on the far side of the Equator.
Tech companies and data centers will squander electricity and water until we impose strict regulations and give them cost incentives.
Why would anyone use AI to create fake birds when reality is so splendid?
Little by little, we've become inured to more and more technological intrusions, some of which bear enormous environmental costs.
It's comprehensive and includes birds of Hawaii now, but is too big to carry in the field, and the font is much too small to be readable for me.
What's a cattle egret doing just outside Duluth around Halloween?
Laura talks about how she protects herself from sunburn, bug bites, and falls while traveling, and also how she manages her heavy equipment in her dotage.
Laura is trying to keep her body fit and healthy so she can keep birding.
Now that Laura's in her seventies, she's developed a few strategies for keeping her mind and body fit for birding tours.
A Black Phoebe, a species of the American Southwest not known for wandering, showed up at Gooseberry Falls this weekend.
On Saturday, Laura saw a brand new, long-coveted state bird for Minnesota--a Chestnut-collared Longspur
Laura tells us about her experiences with a group of little birds that were once considered sparrows.
When Laura was in Guyana, she fell in love with this stunningly beautiful bird, a species that is globally endangered thanks to the pet trade.
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Laura, you're an absolute joy to listen too. I'm completely in tune with you and your political statements. Here in the UK, our politicians are just as bad.
thank you for sharing your story and perspective!