More Moving In...51 -Bat Video tonight

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More Moving In...51 -Bat Video tonight

Postby Emersombiguns » Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:51 pm

I counted around 51 last night. Decided to try a making a video with digital camera and bat receiver. I may have zoom'd in little close...Anyway, I have as many now as I did in mid April of last year. May be good sign. They still like the smaller old house, guess the one I put up beside it in June of last year too new... :sad:
Randy Haughton,La

Here is link to video on You Tube -"Bats in Haughton,La March 2011"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSbx9vbgmuI
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Re: More Moving In...51 -Bat Video tonight

Postby Terry Lobdell » Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:11 pm

Randy, did you say they were big browns? My bats are almost always very leery of a new house.........pups are the only ones that will readily use a brand new bat house........

The few exceptions where I have observed maternity colonies using a new box right away are sites where the bats have been roosting in bat houses for several years........
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65 came out 3-23-11

Postby Emersombiguns » Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:13 pm

I think most are little browns. I had 65 come out tonight -so I have gained 14 in last few days. Last group did come out and about 8 or more "swarm'd" in a circle flying around the house for 20 or so sec and then flew off. I did see one fly back in when almost all had left. This is the behavior I associated last year when I looked and had pups in there! I am 3 weeks to the date earlier this year compared to last with this many bats...Not a one in the 1 yr old new bigger house! :smile: Randy NW La.
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