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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Grainne who wrote (104412)	5/18/2005 9:05:45 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I thought about putting bat houses in nearby trees when I was in the process of kicking them out of the house. I did some reading on them and found out they are very strongly attached to their home base and will do whatever it takes to return there. This was a well established colony. I used to stand in the yard at bat time and watch them leave. I counted into the 30s and quit. They were still coming! I probably had close to 50 bats up there! I knew they'd be alright. At the time there were two abandoned barns on nearby properties. There is also an old historic tavern and the old little schoolhouse close by, so they had a wealth of new real estate to explore. They didn't get to it right away though. They stayed in nearby trees the first few nights. I remember well the very annoyed bat who woke me up outside the bedroom window screen demanding to be let in. He was really mad and let me know it! They had a habit of flying around the attic once or twice before taking their leave. They slept in the nooks and crannies that are in the bricks and came and went through openings between the facia boards and the brick wall. If they came and went without flying around the attic I would have let them stay. I know how beneficial they are.