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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 a...
Laura shares an essay written this month by the Michigan State professor who changed her life.
Birding is wonderful both for its predictability and its unpredictable moments.
One of Laura's most magical experiences in Colorado came about because she tried, and failed, to get pictures of a little flock of Horned La...
Laura just got home from a trip to Colorado and got to thinking about *The Wizard of Oz*.
Agnes's bird in the movie and book, *Hamnet* is specified to be a falcon--a kestrel. But the falcon was portrayed in the movie by a complete...
Most "For the Birds" programs have been pretty straightforward, but Laura's occasionally done some silly programs.
Laura never imagined doing anything on the radio, until a cataclysmic event made her rush in to fill a vacuum.
As "For the Birds" approaches its 40th anniversary next month, Laura's thinking back on what made her start this radio show in the first pla...
Jim Baker discovers the wonder of chickadees!
This was from a December sometime in the 90s.
Earth Angel hears from two satisfied customers, "Lars," whose Earth Angel Bird Identification Binoculars saved his life, and Juliet Montague...
When this oldie got stuck in my head with new lyrics, I wanted to record it, but my normal accompanist plays piano and this needed a differe...
Another oldie from 20 or 30 years ago, an ad for a new line of products available at Baker's Blue Jay Barn. (Jim Baker voiced by John Keenan...
The California Ravens sang this oldie sometime around 2000. Katherine Erickson on piano.
A commercial for Jim Baker's new assortment of board games to keep your Blue Jays entertained.
I'm not sure when this first aired--probably around 2000--but I am adding it now because I'm posting several funny programs in time for Apri...
One of Laura's most memorable experiences happened when she was teaching in Madison, Wisconsin, and a Brown Creeper spent time in her classr...
One of Laura's favorite early spring migrants should be turning up any day now. (Much of the content is redone from April 17, 2020)
If we can't find out how much energy and water are consumed by various AI and large database programs, how can we make good decisions about...
A great many things we do, including listening to this radio program or podcast, involve Big Data.
There must be a connection, right?
Laura used to be more wowed by the beauty of golf courses than by real wilderness.
What looks beautiful and natural to untrained eyes can have a very dark side.
Fishing line is still a clear and present danger for birds.
In George Clooney's 2025 movie, *Jay Kelly*, his movie star character says, reviewing his life, "All my memories are movies." It turns out j...
I don't know if Alexander the Great paid attention to ducks, but three cool diving ducks share their name with his horse.
Laura went out with her husband Russ to search for owls Sunday. Their sightings were limited to a couple of owl decoys, but they still saw s...
Hummingbirds have a fascinating fossil record.
An overview of the hummingbird family
Laura reminisces about the second tropical bird she ever saw.
Laura talks about the orangest members of the exotic cotinga family.
We Minnesotans are banding together in an inclusive, cohesive, peaceful rebel alliance, just like chickadees.
Laura is honoring today's “Get ICE Out of Minnesota” “Day of Truth and Freedom.”
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...
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...
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...
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.