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Birding with Batt on 4-29-2025

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 30:23


April 29, 2025 - Al Batt talks about the science of nest-building, why squirrels dig, saving a loon, and more.

Birding with Al Batt on 4-22-2025

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 28:32


April 22, 2025 - Happy Earth Day! Al Batt talks about the longest, and shortest-living birds, woodpeckers, and the best, and worst, states for bird watching.

Birding with Al Batt on 4-15-2025

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 28:48


April 15, 2025 - Al Batt shares his secret of how he keeps the raccoons out of his bird feeders and other tips to protect wildlife from themselves.

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Birding with Al Batt on 4-8-2025

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 30:01


March 8, 2025 - Al Batt is a treasure to Southern Minnesota and beyond. Join him as he entertains with his charm and wit on KMSU.

Birding with Al Batt 04-1-2025

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 30:59


April 1, 2025 - There's no fooling! It's Al Batt with lots of fun tales - true and maybe not true, but always entertaining.

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Birding with Al Batt on 3-25-2025

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 29:49


March 25, 2025 - Al Batt shares bird observations as we are in the Spring season. He also answers listener's questions. 

Birding with Batt on 3-18-2025

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 29:57


March 18, 2025 - Al talks about possums, migration, turkey vultures and more.

Al Batt is Back! 3-11-2025

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 31:16


March 11, 2025  Al Batt wasn't on the show last week because he was in the hospital! Al reported that he had a stroke and we are so happy he was able to join us and is on his way to recovery.  A week without Batt is like a week without seeing a bird!

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Birding with Batt on 2-25-2025

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 32:44


Feb. 25, 2025 - Join Al Batt as he tells tales of nature and life.

Birding with Al Batt on 2-18-2025

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 27:09


Feb. 18, 2025 Al Batt shares his wit and wisdom, sprinkled with a bit of humor.

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Birding With Batt 02-11-24

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 26:36


Once Dwayne got his tech troubles squared away, Al Batt was able to join in for another episode of Birding With Bat.

Briding With Batt 02-04-25

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 29:07


Another great episode of Birding With Batt where Al answers lots of listener questions.  Enjoy!!

Birding With Al Batt on 01-28-2025

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 30:08


Dwayne fills in for Karen on today's chat with Al Batt.  Enjoy the conversation!

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Birding with Al Batt on 1-21-2025

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 30:41


Jan. 21, 2025 Join Al Batt for his usual entertaining segment on KMSU radio with Karen Wright.

Birding with Al Batt on 1-14-2025

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 29:18


Jan. 14, 2025 Al Batt clears up the myth that possums got here by traveling in hay bales. He discusses winter bird counts, snowy owls, drinks named after birds, bunnies and more.

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Birding with Batt in the New Year! 01-07-2025

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 29:01


Jan. 7, 2025 - Happy New Year! Al Batt is back after a couple weeks off for the holidays. He's his usual witty and kind self. Enjoy his stories about birds and nature.

Birding with Batt 12-17-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 35:33


Dec. 17, 2024 Join Southern Minnesota's favorite bird man who can make you smile with a turn of a phrase like nobody else.

Al Batt has gift ideas for the Birder in your Life. "Birding with Batt" on 12-10-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 33:14


Dec. 10, 2024 Are you at a loss for what to give the bird lover in your life for Christmas? Or maybe you can't think of anything to add to your list to enhance your love of everything Avian. Al Batt has ideas for you!

Birding with Al Batt 12-03-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 29:38


Dec. 3, 2024 Happy December! Listen to the wit and wisdom of our good friend, Al Batt.

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Talking Turkey with Al Batt on 11-26-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 26:09


Nov. 26, 2024 Thanksgiving is in a couple of days, so Al Batt talked some turkey and other interesting things about birds, nature, etc.

Birding with Batt on 11-19-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 30:51


Nov. 19, 2024 - So many things to talk about with Al Batt - headless garter snakes, possums, frogs, deer on Hwy 22, and so much more!

Birding with Batt on 11-12-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 31:57


Nov. 12, 2024 Al Batt discusses birds, possum lodges, what his granddaughter is up to and so much more!!

Murmurations with Al Batt 11-05-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 29:23


Nov. 5, 2024 Al Batt discusses the murmurations of migrating birds crossing the area now. Who are they? Where are they going? Etc.

Birding with Al_Batt 10-29-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 28:36


October 29, 2024 Birding with Batt features Southern Minnesota's preeminent bird man, Al Batt. Enjoy his wit and wisdom.

Birding with Batt on 10-22-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 30:04


Oct. 22, 2025 Al Batt talks about possums, which animals carry the most rabies, Asian Lady Beetle invasion, Where to frogs/toads go in the winter, and much more.

Birding with Batt on 10-15-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 29:58


October 15, 2024 Self-proclaimed "Bird Nerd" Al Batt talks about skunk spray and much more!

Birding with Al Batt on 10-08-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 29:31


October 8, 2024  The marvelous Al Batt shares great stories of birds, insects, nature and other witticisms.

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Birding With Al Batt On 10 - 01 - 2024

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 32:46


Oct. 1, 2024 Join Al Batt talks about Jumping Spiders, why leaves flip, grasshopper plagues and more.

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Birding with Batt 9-24-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 31:36


September 24, 2024 Swarms of dragon flies in the sky was one topic Al Batt talked about on his weekly  "Birding with Batt" show on KMSU radio.

Birding with Batt on 9-17-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 30:33


September 17, 2024 Al Batt entertains us with stories of birds, people and life.

Birding With Batt 09-10-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 27:54


Birding with Al Batt on 9-03-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 30:33


Sept. 3, 2024 Al Batt talks about butterflies, bees, fair time and listener observations.

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AL Batt and Dwayne 8-27-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 27:13


Aug. 27, 2024 Al Batt talks with Dwayne Megaw about birds, nature and life.

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Birding with Batt 8-20-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 28:59


Aug. 20, 2024 Feathers, Deer Flies, Hummingbirds and more were a part of today's discussion with Al Batt.

Birding with Batt 8-13-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 32:00


Aug. 13, 2024 Birds of a feather like to tune in to listen to Al Batt talk about feathers and other nature-made things.

Birding With Al Batt on 8-6-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 30:06


August 6, 2024 Lots of listeners had questions and comments for Al Batt this morning. So, he answered them and told tales.

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Birding with Al Batt on 7-30-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 32:01


July 30, 2024 Al Batt is heading to the Freeborn County Fair in Albert Lea this week if you want to see him in person.

Birding with Al Batt on 7-23-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 30:33


July 23, 2024 Learn about the joys of Bird Watching with Al Batt.

Birding with Al Batt on July 16, 2024

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 29:25


July 16, 2024 Al Batt discusses how to use your binoculars correctly, damsel flies vs. dragon flies, outhouse lilies, blue-eyed crows and more.

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Birding with Batt 07-09-24

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 28:33


July 9, 2024 Karen is on vacation, so Dwayne chats with Al Batt.

Birding with Batt on July 2, 2024

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2024 32:47


July 2, 2024 Earwigs, obsessions, thistles and more! Al Batt discusses many topics of interest on today's show.

Birding with Batt on 6-25-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 30:00


June 25, 2024 Enjoy listening to Al Batt as he spins tales about birds, insects, worms and more.

Birding with Batt On 6-18-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 30:31


June 19, 2024 Telling the temperature with crickets, jack rabbits, Google, Siri, Alexa and more with Al Batt.

Birding with Al Batt on June 11, 2024

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 28:14


June 11, 2024 Today, Al talked about inch worms, grubs, beetles and of course, BIRDS!

Birding with Batt on June 4, 2024

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 30:47


June 4, 2024 Listen as Al Batt tells tall tales and true tales about birds, nature and life.

How Many Birds Flew Over Last Night? Al Batt knows... 5-28-2024

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 30:15


May 28, 2024 Now there is a way to tell how many birds flew over your county last night! Al Batt talks about Bird Migration Forecasts and much more in the weekly Birding with Batt segment on KMSU.

Birding with Al Batt 5-21-2024

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 31:30


May 21, 2024 Al Batt shares memories and stories with us about our feathered friends and the two-legged ones, too.

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Birding With Batt On 5 - 14 - 2024

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 32:18


May 14, 2024 Al Batt answers listeners questions and shares bird and nature observations.

Birding with Al Batt on May 7, 2024

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 28:57


May 7, 2024 It is a joy to talk with Al Batt about birds, nature, and what's on birders' minds.

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Birding with Al Batt 4-30-2024

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 29:04


April 30, 2024 Birding with Batt - the usual witty wisdom of our friendly bird man, Al Batt.

Birding with Batt on April 23, 2024

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 31:36


April 23, 2024 Al Batt talks about leucistic birds, dandelion wine, pollinators, beaver lodges, and much more!

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