Al Batt, the wandering bird book author and Clark, the winged memory champ.
#416: March 31, 2013
The Chanticleer of the Ocean. Plus, birding advice from Minnesota and Cape Cod, and a quote from E.B. White.
#356: February 5, 2012
We learn that Snowy Owls have wandered much farther south than we could have ever imagined. And our man in Minnesota, Al Batt, talks about mid-winter bird song and much more.
#327: July 17, 2011
We feature a bird that's both dull and flashy; Minnesota's Al Batt describes a spectacular rooftop event; and Mike O'Connor solves a listener's dilemma...with fishing line.
#301: January 9, 2011
We take you to the Boston Harbor Islands and the "Batt Cave" in Minnesota; we learn about the "camp robber"; and Mike O'Connor offers some more good advice about bird feeding.
#290: October 24, 2010
We reprise the strange story of the Barnacle Goose; we present the aristocrat of waterfowl as our Mystery Bird; and we enjoy another birding mini-essay from writer Al Batt.
#286: September 26, 2010
We feature a bird that shucks bi-valves; writer Al Batt waxes poetic about catbirds; and Mike O'Connor helps a listener with a question about flickers.
#273: June 27, 2010
An update on the remarkable spread of the Eurasian Collared-Dove; bird essayist Al Batt joins us live from Minnesota; and we pay a visit to the Talkin' Birds Science Corner.
#269: May 30, 2010
We hear from a Minnesota listener whose love for birdwatching may have gotten a little out of hand. We also present a tail-bobbing Mystery Bird and a Featured Feathered Friend with a baseball connection.