Bat House Forum

[Emersombiguns]

Here is a video I shot of the start of the bats leaving my smaller house. I made 3 more video's when more started to coming out. I know what is happening. I think they are stacked in there vertically, and have to crawl down when ones below them leave. They seem to come out in groups, about 30 sec to min between. The bat receiver is nice as I can actually hear them "wake" up and make few noise's before first one comes out. I seem to have have 1 big one that comes out by himself a couple minutes before others. Last years records show I am about 3 weeks ahead of when I had 50 or so. Enjoy. Randy Haughton,La

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSbx9vbgmuI

[Terry Lobdell]

Thanks for sharing Randy! Yours appear to exit about the same way mine do here in PA........in a series.....one or two bats at a time.........they almost always dive straight down for a few feet........as if to build up speed maybe in case predators may be perched nearby?

[cloudman75]

Great video Randy.
I have a little brown bat that is larger than the others which I call big Mama. She calls the shots as to what the colony does and I suspect is a grandmother and great grandmother, etc. to a lot of the bats. Anyway she is boss bat and decides when to comeout. I still don't have a lot of freetails but it is early yet.
There is plenty of room at the Inn here with 6 good size houses from which they can chose. Time will tell, I'm glad to see your season has a good beginning.

Frank