Laura Erickson's For the Birds Laura Erickson
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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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Flaco: Post Mortem
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?
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Stopping by Peabody Street on a Snowy Morning
Laura waxes poetic about a poet.
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Separation Anxiety
It's hard watching children, or a Pileated Woodpecker, move on to independence.
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Every Day Is a Gift, Part 3: The Big Island
The second half of Laura's trip to Hawaii was just as wonderful as the first.
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Every Day Is a Gift, Part 2: Kauaʻi
Laura's trip to Hawaii kept getting better.
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Every Day Is a Gift, Part I: Oahu
Laura's trip to Hawaii was wonderful, every single day.