250 episodes
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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Superiority
Seeing ourselves as the one species at the pinnacle of evolution is as wrong-headed as seeing our planet at the center of the universe.
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Golden-winged Warblers
To know them is to love them. But first, we have to be aware of them.
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Connecticut Warbler
Seeing or even hearing one of these rare birds is a matter of the “3 P’s”: Patience, Perseverance, and Providence.
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A Tale of Two Endangered Species: Bachman's and Kirtland's Warblers
Two warblers were on the official Endangered Species List in 1973. Now they're both off the list, but for opposite reasons.
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Looking for Wood Thrushes
Last Tuesday, Laura and her friend Bernie found a Wood Thrush at one of Laura's favorite birding spots in Duluth. She hopes it attracts, or already has, a mate. (The [blogpost](https://open.substack.com/pub/lauraerickson/p/searching-for-wood-thrushes?r=aaa7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true) for this program is much longer and more fleshed out, with lots of photos.)
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Loggerhead Shrike!
A cute little predator on the Endangered Species List for Wisconsin and Minnesota has been turning up here and there in both states this spring.