I saw 4 Eastern red bats in the clearing next to the pond at the start of Cash lake trail -- a short walk from the Patuxent Refuge visitor center at 3:15 pm today.  There's a bench and a set of bleachers under tree debris for the outdoor education center.  They skimmed the pond for bugs, flew above the trees and swooped low in an aerial ballet so fast you should just hold your binoculars still and in a minute one will fly by.

 

Dorothy Paugh

Bowie

 

> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 10:17:48 -0800
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> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] OT: Daytime Eastern Red Bat?
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> Hi Patricia - that's very interesting. I remember years ago being on a pelagic trip out of New Jersey sometime in September. The most notable thing about that day was the number of Merlins, Green Darner dragonflies and Red Bats we encountered far offshore, making the water crossing from the southern shore of Long Island as they headed south down the coast. In fact, we saw several Merlins catching and snacking on darners, on the wing - fast food for migrant falcons, I guess!
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Stephen
> 
> On Mar 8, 2010, at 12:42 PM, Patricia Valdata <> wrote:
> 
> There are bats that migrate during the daytime. We had a pair of them many
> years ago in our yard one afternoon. They were reddish-colored like the one
> in your photo. Can't recall the name, unfortunately.
> 
> Pat Valdata
> Eltkon
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