Laura Erickson's For The Birds

A splendid bird that was on the original Endangered Species List is now doing well by making the best of a bad situation.

In the past 3 weeks, the U.S. House Natural Resource Committee and the U.S. Senate both voted to rescind Endangered Species protections from the imperiled Lesser Prairie-Chicken, a slap in the face to the scientists and managers charged with safeguarding our natural resources, and to all Americans who love this splendid all-American bird, found nowhere on the planet except in the United States, vanishing before our eyes.

An unexpected four-day trip to Kissimmee, Florida, gave Laura a lifer!

Traveling to Florida raised several ethical issues for Laura.

Laura talks about the listing and numerical elements of her birding life.

Yesterday's ice storm in Duluth was harsher on birds than it was on us. (This program mentions the loon fallout happening right now. To report a downed loon, call REGI at 715-623-4015 or Loon Rescue at 715-966-5415.)

What's happening at the western tip of Lake Superior right now?

Bird flu is far from over. If we are feeding backyard birds, we need to be paying attention to them.

Yellow-rumped Warblers return well before other warblers because they literally have intestinal fortitude.

Robins appeal to our eyes and ears, and also to our hearts and souls.