Adirondack Bats in Winter

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Despite the similarities that our nine Adirondack bat species share not all of these bats have the same habits. How they each deal with the winter season is one difference. When winter approaches and their food sources diminish bats respond by either hibernating or migrating. This time varies between species based upon their dietary preferences. All Adirondack [...]

Adirondack Bats

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Halloween has long become associated with bats, and I thought it was a great time to put out this summary of the Adirondack Bats series! If you missed the series this summer, don’t worry because you can find all of the segments here. Others have seen that this is a good time, and have declared this bat awareness week in Vermont. I’m happy to see [...]

Adirondack Bats: New York Bat Species

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If you’ve been following the Adirondack Bats series then you know a little more about bats and why they are nothing to be afraid of. Though of course wild bats should not be handled! Now let’s get a little more familiar with the particular bats that are our neighbors in the Adirondacks. So, which out of the hundreds [...]