Laura Erickson's For the Birds

04:04 | Sep 4th, 2020

Laura talks about a bird whose name was changed to the Long-tailed Duck in 2000.

05:36 | Sep 2nd, 2020

Canada Geese learn their migration route from their parents, and then find their lifelong mate on their wintering grounds. Come spring, they want to return to where they hatched out. KUMD's Lisa Johns...Show More

07:20 | Aug 31st, 2020

Recently, women have been making important discoveries about the singing abilities of female birds, overturning centuries of conventional wisdom about how many female birds sing. Is this coincidence, ...Show More

05:16 | Aug 27th, 2020

One of the bald Blue Jays laura photographed on August 13 has most of its facial feathers in now.

05:05 | Aug 26th, 2020

Laura's seeing as many different species in her yard right now as she saw at the peak of migration in May. CORRECTION: Laura said to contact her by September 29 to receive an invitation to the Septemb...Show More

05:48 | Aug 25th, 2020

This month, Laura turned into a grandmother! Birds seldom know their grandmothers.

04:33 | Aug 24th, 2020

Laura has been talking about bald Blue Jays for years, and now, finally, she has photos.

05:18 | Aug 13th, 2020

Laura talks about the avian abundance out there right this moment.