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The suspicion is that while it is a bit early for bats to be emerging, white nosed syndrome, which has been killing bats by the tens of thousands these past two years, leaves the bats starving and thus they are emerging early looking for food. There is some hope that if they can find enough to eat they can overcome the still unknown disease as this has been the case for bats in a lab study. However it is still unknown if they will be able to reproduce this year. For those who did not know, there is a real crisis happening for eastern bats...first seen in NY caves last winter (06-07) when 90% of the hibernating bats in caves there died. This year, the as yet unidentified white nosed syndrome...referring to a crusty white fungus on infected bats noses, has been found in numerous VT caves as well as a few in Mass. Generally, once it is in a cave most all of the bats die. And in hibernating groups of thousands it is horrible to see piles of bodies... -----Original Message----- From: Upper Valley Birders [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lorena Krenitsky Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:34 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [UVB] batty behavior I'm no expert, but I can attest to late afternoon/evening bat flights being normal behavior, although I've never observed them this early in the year. That is more likely due to my tendency to be indoors in the evening until the temperatures warm up some. =+) We regularly visit friends in Eastman, and I recall on numerous occasions watching the local bats flying around catching insects between 4pm and nightfall. Of course, that was always under the cover of trees rather than out in the open. > On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 21:52:37 -0400, "David L. Webb" > <[log in to unmask]> said: > > --- "Ann B. Flood" wrote: > > For the past two nights, around the area where Grant Brook passes under > > River > > Road in Lyme, we have seen a bat fluttering around about 6 o'clock pm. > > This > > seems too early for usual bat bahavior to begin--at least normally. > > Anyone know > > if this is usual for this time of year? > > --- end of quote --- > > > > I've sometimes seen bats emerge in the late afternoon, well before dusk; in > > particular, I've seen them near Storrs Pond around that time of day. In > > any > > case, in view of the alarming news about the widespread mortality in > > local bat > > populations from white nose syndrome, it's heartening to hear these > > reports of > > local sightings. > > > > David Webb > > Hanover > > > > **************************************************************** > > To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] > > Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. > > To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Web based archives and subscription management are available at: > > http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html > > **************************************************************** > Lorena Krenitsky > Lorena Krenitsky **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html **************************************************************** **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************