KMSU Birding With Batt

November 12, 2019 - Al Batt just returned from Alaska (last night) and has some fresh tales from way up North!

October 29, 2019 - Al Batt has a brain full of fun facts and ideas he loves to share every week on "Birding with Batt": What in the heck is a Stoat?! Al's Duct-Taped Shoes and Sore Feet Golden Rod Galls Turkey Vultures have small heads Monarchs are making their way to Mexico Which birds are still hanging around? How many bugs do we swallow every day?

October 22, 2019 - Al Batt had a lot to discuss on Minnesota Morning today: Official Road Kill Counts Portly and Bulbous Birds Bird Sightings throughout Minnesota Lead Shot is Harming MN Loons Why Don't Woodpeckers get Concussions? The Impact of the Decline of Ash Trees A Murder of Crows

October 15, 2019 - Today's topics include: Pop goes the Weasel! (all about weasels) Luecistic animals There's a scuttle fly in my kitchen! Myrmecology - it's just the study of ants. What's flying in Southern Minnesota? Western Chorus Frogs - sound like a comb How did the Downy Woodpecker get its name? What eats skunks? What eats Barred Owls?

October 7, 2019 - Al Batt has many good bird tidings this week: Austin named Minnesota's third Bird City Wooly Bear caterpillar migration Causes of bird loss Barn Birds Junco sightings Should I still feed humming birds? Tis the season for deer rubs, soup, migrating birds, buckthorn, frost, flannel and Indian Summer.

October 1, 2019 - Birding with Batt's Bird Man, Al Batt talked about many interesting things: Niagara Cave in Harmony, Minn. How smart are crows? Life expectancy of Chipmunks Where are the birds migrating? Frog road crossing season Racoon lavoratory Molting is for the birds

September 24,2019 - Al Batt has lots to say on this fine fall day: Vortex of Broad-winged Hawks Bird Decline Nest Stealers Molting Barn Swallows on a wire

Sept. 17, 2019 - Al Batt says the Dark-eyed Juncos are on their way! He also discussed: The Emerald Ash Borer is now in Brown County What are the webs in the trees? Deer coats are changing color, just like the fall leaves The Ney Nature Center is offering a Senior Learning Series Yellow Jackets are not in a good mood!

Sept. 10, 2019 - Al Batt is shocked to learn that Lucky Charms now have Unicorns in them. He also talks about: Kool-Aid Snakes in his pocket Wagon Tours on the Prairie Bees in the wall Fluctuations in birds and wildlife Battle of the Hummingbirds Fall weeds

August 27, 2019 - So many topics to discuss! Ballistic Dispersal Hummingbirds on the move Thumping Watermelons State Fair Powerlines and Electric fence impact on birds HAPPY 50th ANNIVERSARY TO AL and GAIL BATT! (Sept. 6, 2019) Ant Swarms

August 6, 2019 - Hang out with Al Batt for an exciting conversation on birding.

August 20, 2019 - Al Batt discusses many things from nature: Chukars sited in Southern Minnesota! The Bee Tree Can you smoke Curly Dock? Tough year for the burning bush Pineapple weed Cooper's hawk is after my little birds! Chimney Sweeps and more!

Aug. 13, 2019 - Al Batt tells us all about nature in our backyard. This show's topics include; the Eastern-tailed Blue Butterfly Painted lady Butterflies Purple Martins Goldenrod does Not cause hay fever Cicada Killer Wasps Great Horned Owls and more!

July 30, 2019 - Al Batt covers many interesting topics: The wonders of the Hori Hori Knife Damsel Flies American Wigeon Duck Weed The Henderson Hurrah Horns vs. Antlers Red vs Gray Fox Eagle sheltering in Place

July 22, 2019 - Al Batt discusses many items of interest: Where are all the birds in July? Why aren't the birds singing in July? -Milo vs Millet? Can radios rid raccoons? Why are there so many ditch lilies? Henderson Hummingbird Hurrah is coming up Aug. 17!

July 14, 2019 - Al Batt entertains with his talk about birds: Al's friend Preston Cook is the author of American Eagle and recently donated 25,000 eagle-related items to the National Eagle Center in Wabasha How to distinguish bird calls Are catbirds monogamous? When & why do lightning bugs flash?

July 9, 2019 - Al Batt talks about writing for MAD MAGAZINE and more: Bird count (mis)adventures What kind of bird is Woody Woodpecker? A letter from John in New Ulm Duck Decoys Toads Japanese Beetles are Back! Does the mosquito machine really work? Why do deer coats change?

July 2, 2019 - Al Batt discusses a number of timely topics related to birds and nature including: Terror Eye Balloons - Do they work to scare off undesirables? Fishing Spiders Turtles on the road - what to do with them? Stable flies! Ugh. Cardinals pecking on my window Generations of Monarch butterflies Ear wigs are back! What about the Japanese Beetles?

June 25, 2019 - Al Batt talks about lots of interesting things: Fishing Spiders, where do you find them? Bickering Wrens Baby Groundhog vs. a baby bunny Whippoorwill songs Canada Anemone Spittle Bugs Gnats and Bluebirds Green Frogs sound like banjos How to choose the right binocular for you!

June 18, 2019 - Birding with Batt Topics covered include: Mosquito Machines -- do they work? A listener reports No See 'ums vs. Midges vs. pirate bugs Plant galls filled with larva Loons in Southern Minnesota Trip-a-phobia Egg Incubation times for birds Non-stop singers

June 11, 2019 - Al Batt talks about birds, nature and much more: -What's with all the Raccoons that are out and about? -Are bee houses safe or dangerous for our pollinators? -Iowa is Number One in #2! Uffda.

June 5, 2019 - Are you a mosquito attractor? What are the pros and cons of mosquito fans? What can you do to keep the gnats away? Al Batt discusses these topics and so much more about birds, etc.

May 28, 2019 - Another day, Birding with Batt. Topics of discussion included: - Ticks, ticks and more ticks! - Orioles & jelly varieties - Cowbirds - Mafia behavior among birds - Slugs, slugs and slugs.

May 21, 2019 - Birding with Batt on Minnesota Morning.

May 7, 2019 - Birding with Batt.