[NatureNS] Bats on the deck

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From: Mike McCall <mikemccall@xcountry.tv>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:53:15 -0300
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Sorry about the confusion.

Of course, I was referring to a Little Brown Bat. Maybe I'll give up  
shorthand when
discussing nature.

Mike McCall




On 30-Jul-07, at 8:44 PM, Mike McCall wrote:

> Doug:
>
> Eight years ago I erected a palatial built-to-specs bat house and  
> mounted it on the perfect
> south-facing wall of a shed. Nary a bat in eight years.
>
> Three  years ago,droppings appeared below a pergola on my front  
> deck, just at the main entrance
> to the house. At least one LBB has been in summer residence ever  
> since and we often see him/her
> at dusk and occasionally in the morning.
>
> Bats can drive one bats.
>
>
> Mike
>
>
> On 30-Jul-07, at 4:37 PM, Doug Linzey wrote:
>
>
>> Friday when I opened up the umbrella on the deck a bat and I  
>> startled each other. It was having a snooze and I was looking for  
>> some shade.
>>
>> Friday night I lowered the umbrella again, and Saturday while we  
>> were at the dining table we watched seven bats emerge at dusk. As  
>> interesting as this is, the deck table did accumulate some  
>> droppings, so we've denied the bats their shelter the last couple  
>> of nights.
>>
>> As a matter of interest, there is a bat house attached to the  
>> south side of our house above the deck, but it appears to go unused.
>>
>> Doug Linzey
>> Arlington
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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