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Index of Subjects ______Average wingspan is about 25 cm... similar for a Northern long-eared bat. A __________________________________ From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on behalf of Ron Wilson [solidago123@gmail.com] Sent: June-30-16 9:47 PM To: Nature NS Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Any bats being seen in NS ? Last Monday night I went on a search for bats with a strong flashlight from 11:00 pm- 11:45 pm. A warm and still night. I spent time on our dirt road and in our yard which overlooks a stream. Unfortunately no bats were seen. Of note was the significant amount of pollen floating through the beam of the flashlight- possibly from the tall poplars - it was incredibly thick in the air. Good news is that Weds evening in our front yard just before sundown I noticed my corgi watching something in the air and lo and behold - a bat was flying over our yard. My guess is Little Brown Bat as it was definitely a small bat. Ron Wilson Somerset NS ( near Berwick) On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 8:53 PM, Hebda, Andrew J <Andrew.Hebda@novascotia.ca<mailto:Andrew.Hebda@novascotia.ca>> wrote: I have seen several. Best way I found was while driving just after sunset to about 11 p.m. 2ndary rods.. use your high beams. They are relatively easy to differentiate from large moths or small owls. I have encountered them in the Old Barns, South Maitland, Maitland and Selma Area of Hants County during the last 2 weeks.. There is only the occasional one on that loop (max encountered was 6). In that section you would normally encounter several dozen. Last year there were still numbers encountered on the loop to Shubenacadie as well as in the area around Scotch Village... Haven't run those this year yet. Certainly major reductions... estimated in excess of 95% last year on most of the mainland. Normal foraging areas from the past are virtually batless, and other than one site at Maitland - DU impoundment by Lawrence House, have not seen (or heard) any using usually fixed point monitoring - just use a BatBox III (Stag electronics). Has anyone else seen either individuals or multiples? Andrew A Hebda NSM Collections (Zoology) ________________________________________ From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>] on behalf of Ron Wilson [solidago123@gmail.com<mailto:solidago123@gmail.com>] Sent: June-22-16 8:26 PM To: Nature NS Subject: [NatureNS] Any bats being seen in NS ? I have spent the past few late evenings scanning my yard and skies for bats but have not seen one nor have I read any reports of any being seen. Has anyone seen any this season in Nova Scotia? Thanks, Ron Wilson Somerset NS
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