KMSU Birding With Batt

Oct. 21, 2025 - Dwayne's in for Karen on today's chat with Al Batt.

Oct. 14, 2025 - Join Al Batt and Karen Wright as they discuss Eagles, Woodpeckers, re-blooming Lilacs and more.

October 10, 2025 - Join Al Batt as he talks about bird migration,  where to make stops if you are traveling south like the birds, greedy bluebirds and more.

September 30, 2025 -Squirrels and nuts, is there such a thing as a sea gull, wooly bears, and more with Al Batt.

September 23, 2025 - No See 'ems, leaf cutter bees, murmerations, deer communication and more from Al Batt!

Sept. 16, 2025 - Al Batt talks about spiders, passenger pigeons, berries, and gratitude.

Sept. 9, 2025 - How old is my tree? How accurate is a wooly bear caterpillar at predicting our winter weather? Al Batt answers those questions and many more. 

August 26, 2025 - Karen's at the State Fair so Dwayne's filling in for todays Birding With Batt episode.

Aug. 19, 2025 - Al Batt talks about flying crickets, pavement vs. labor day ants, gas plants, varieties of goldenrod and more!

August 12, 2025 - Belted Kingfishers, Vultures, ants and more with everyone's favorite bird man, Al Batt!

August 05, 2025 - Karen's at the Nicollet County Fair, so Dwayne chats with Al for this week's edition of Birding With Batt.

July 29, 2025 - What's with all the bunnies this year? And how do I keep squirrels from eating the fruit off my tree? So many questions, answered by Al Batt!

Karen's preparing for the fair, so Dwayne chats with Al Batt on today's episode of Birding With Batt.

Karen's up north catching Walleyes, so Dwayne chats with Al Batt on today's episode of Birding With Batt.

July 8, 2025 = Meanderings with Al Batt!  What bird sounds like R2D2? Do Possums hang from their tails? Al answers these and other questions.

July 1, 2025 - Join Al Batt as he answers listeners questions and shares timely observations about birds and wildlife.

June 24, 2025 - Join Al Batt as he talks about Tales on the Pelican Breeze, how to deal with the raccoons, lone loons and more.

June 17, 2025 -Al Batt talks about his bucket list, birds, butterflies and more!

June 10, 2025 - Mosquitoes, Spiderwort, and Frogs, Oh My! Join Al Batt as he talks with KMSU's Karen Wright about birds, nature and life.

June 4, 2025 - Join Al Batt as he tells bird tales (and tails). 

May 27, 2025 - Join Al Batt as he answers listener's questions, including one about becoming a birder - even if you don't use the Internet or Social Media!

May 20, 2025- Brighten up your day be listening to the ever-entertaining Al Batt on KMSU's Minnesota Morning.

May 13, 2025 - Al Batt talks about welcoming back the hummingbirds, the best bird seed, the looming presence of wind turbines, and more. 

May 6, 2025 - Al Batt provides us with the Feather Report, discusses how to recognize Kestrels, describes how goslings grow, and much more!

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

April 16, 2024 Al Batt talks about Red Admiral Butterflies, Swans,bird memory, mosquitoes, ticks and more!

April 8, 2024 - Al Batt talked about trees, bees, ticks, flowers, and so much more!

April 2, 2024 What a proud grandparent Al Batt is! His granddaughter, Joey Batt, helped lead the MSU Mavericks's women's basketball team to the national championship. We talked about that and about rabbits with horns, bees, how lakes are named, and so much more!

March 26, 2024 Al Batt travels all over the world to watch birds, and now that his granddaughter Joey is on one of the top college BB teams in the nation, he's traveling to watch that too!

March 19, 2024 Spring officially starts tonight at 10:06 p.m., but close enough to the official day for Al Batt to talk about all the joys that come with the season!

March 12,2024 Temps in the 60's and 70's are bringing many birds back to enjoy springtime in Minnesota. Al Batt has many stories about birds, answers listeners questions and "bloviates" per usual.

March 5, 2024 Happy March! And happy bird watching with Al Batt who observes everything!

Feb. 27, 2024 Bird Man, Al Batt, shares his usual wit and wisdom about birds and our natural world.

Feb. 20, 2024 Al Batt has lots of wisdom and advice today. He talks about how to keep birds out of your shed, sort of. He talks about bobbing heads. He explains why Iowans are called the Hawk Eyes and more!

February 13, 2024 Karen's under the weather today, so Dwayne's in for the traditional Tuesday chat with Al Batt.

Feb. 6, 2024 Join Al Batt to learn more about birds, kindness and the beauty of nature.

Jan. 30, 2024 KMSU's Karen Wright of Minnesota Morning, talks with Al Batt, a man wise beyond his years, who also loves birds, nature and being kind.

Jan. 23, 2024 Electric Bees, Bee vision, bird populations in our area, bird imprints and more on Birding with Batt.

January 16, 2024 It feels too cold for man or beast... but it's not too cold to talk about birds. Al Batt entertains us with his super bird-knowledge.

January 9, 2024 Join Al Batt as he talks about birds, the weather, and more.

Jan. 2, 2024 Happy New Year with Al Batt! Looking forward to another year of humor, birds and fun with our bird friend, Al.

Dec. 26, 2023 Karen's off today, so Al joins Dwayne to talk all things birding on the day after Christmas.

Dec. 19, 2023 Twas the week of Christmas, And on the radio, was a tall, jolly man, Saying Ho! Ho! Ho! Join Al Batt, always on Santa's "Nice" list for his kind heart toward all creatures, great and small.

Dec. 12, 2023 Al Batt is his  usual witty self, and he gives us ideas on what gift you can get for the birder in your life. Of course, he talks about a lot more than that...

Dec. 5, 2023 Every time I hear Al Batt, my day is always better, kinder and sunnier!

November 28, 2023 The Always Entertaining Al Batt! Need I say more?

Nov. 21, 2023 Al Batt covered a wide array of topics today including Cat Bibs to prevent them from catching birds, How to wash a chipmunk, Snakes in November, Feeding the birds, and so much more!

Nov. 14, 2023 Al Batt is back from his trip to Alaska and has lots to share. He answers listeners questions and even plays some bird songs for us!

Nov. 6, 2023 Al Batt talks about how the names of birds will soon be changing so they no longer include people's names in them. He also discusses beetles,migrating birds and much more!

Oct. 31, 2023 Al Batt talks about birds and batts and many other topics on this Halloween day.