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…
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 migr…
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, jus…
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 i…
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 an…
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 i…
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 f…
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 shelteri…
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 …
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 …
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 Beetle…
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 - …
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…
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 …
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…
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 slu…