Bat House Forum

[Ben]

Intriguing research video from Cornell U of a walking vampire bat.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/video/science/riskin.mov

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[cloudman75]

Ben,

Just curious, did you get any bats in your bat house this season. If my memory serves me, I think it was you who built a great looking house and posted photos of it on the forum. If wrong, please excuse me.

[Ben]

Hi Cloudman, you're right!;)

I gave that Bat house to a co-worker, she had a more suitable backyard for it and plans to install it this fall and ready for use in spring when bats return.

I did contruct a new rocket style house more suitable for my yard, I'll have to post pictures of that one... another good looking huge bat condo!

I've seen what looked big and small browns hunting at dusk all summer at my place, so cool - I gotta get that house up to welcome them back in spring.

 

[cloudman75]

Ben,

Looking forward to seeing the new house posted. Also bats are scouting now for roosts next spring. I already put my new plain jane house up and have seen a few droppings under it. No bats are using it, but they know where it is, and have been in it I think.