Laura Erickson's For The Birds
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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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Nighthawks: Why are they declining?
28/08/2023 Duración: 05minNighthawks have declined enormously between 1966 and 2015. Why?
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Nighthawks! Part I: Why I love them so much
23/08/2023 Duración: 05minLaura recounts two experiences--when she saw her first nighthawk, and when she rehabbed her first one--to explain why she loves this species so very much.
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The Road to Extinction
22/08/2023 Duración: 05minPaying attention to nature and the environment is every bit as important as paying attention to the marketplace.
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Making Our Yards Safe for Blue Jays (and other birds)
18/08/2023 Duración: 05minThis episode includes important warnings about birdbaths, feeders, and especially peanut butter! (IMPORTANT takeaway--never get peanut butter with xylitol or "birch sugar" as an ingredient.)
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Two Little Boys Turn Three!
14/08/2023 Duración: 05minLaura's grandson Walter and her backyard Pileated Woodpecker are both three years old!
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National Blue Jay Awareness Month
11/08/2023 Duración: 04minThis August will have a blue moon, making this what Laura calls National Blue Jay Awareness Month. It's a good time to think about how Blue Jay adults look their scruffiest and most bedraggled in August, before they start looking their old selves again.
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New Wheels for Birding!
10/08/2023 Duración: 05minLaura plans to reduce her carbon footprint and have a lot of fun on a new e-bike.
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Disney Wilderness Preserve
09/08/2023 Duración: 05minLaura loves a truly wild little piece of central Florida protected and maintained by The Nature Conservancy.
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Wild Florida
08/08/2023 Duración: 05minWild Florida's main attractions for visitors are alligators, sloths, and a "wild animal safari," but Laura was impressed with the wild birds she saw, and especially with the knowledge of an airboat captain who pointed out lots of cool things including her lifer Gray-headed Swamphens.
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Discovery Cove
07/08/2023 Duración: 05minIn April, Laura and her Explore Kissimmee group visited Discovery Cove, a limited-admission park owned by SeaWorld. Laura got great photos and had a lot of fun, but wishes the park provided more information about how and where these animals survive in the wild.
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Lake Tohopekalipa
02/08/2023 Duración: 04minLake Tohopekaliga is the best place Laura knows for getting good looks at Limpkins and Snail Kites.
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Kissimmee!
01/08/2023 Duración: 04minKissimmee, Florida, in the most touristy part of Florida, is still rich in birdlife.
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Florida in Crisis
31/07/2023 Duración: 05minFlorida's biodiversity and human diversity are at risk right now even as their governor is driving the state off a cliff, asleep at the wheel. Warning: Three times in this program I use the word "bullshit," twice near the beginning and once near the end. Some radio stations may have to bleep that out.
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Parasitic Jaeger in July!!
28/07/2023 Duración: 05minA Parasitic Jaeger turned up on Park Point in Duluth last weekend, and Laura spent some time watching it Wednesday.
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Teach Your Children Well, Part 2
21/07/2023 Duración: 04minLoons must teach their babies about danger, weighing just how dangerous every threat might be. The loon recordings used in this program were made by me during the pontoon boat experience recounted in the episode.
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Teach Your Children Well, Part 1
20/07/2023 Duración: 05minHow do Blue Jays, Crows, and Pileated Woodpeckers teach their babies to avoid danger?
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Of Magpie Nests and "Man's Pitiful Confusions"
19/07/2023 Duración: 05minMagpies and crows in Europe are incorporating metal anti-bird spikes into their nests to keep other birds away. Laura finds this doubly "ironic," reminding us we're all in this together. The Eurasian Magpie recording was made by [Uku Paal](https://xeno-canto.org/contributor/XIBLXHRPJO).
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Ten Year Anniversary of My Quitting Beef
17/07/2023 Duración: 05minLaura stopped eating beef ten years ago this week, and received a completely unexpected reward in the form of Pacific Golden-Plovers.
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BB's Babies!
14/07/2023 Duración: 05minLaura's favorite Pileated Woodpecker has at least two fledglings.