Last blog we told you the grim news of white-nose syndrome, caused by an alien fungus, and how it is decimating bat populations in the Adirondacks and across much of the East and Midwest. Here we’ll say a little more about what this means for New York’s Adirondack Park. What … [Read more...] about BATS: Our Flying Mammal Neighbors
Little brown bat
Summer Bat Sightings
We have recently received a couple of comments about bats on the series of bat posts we published last summer about our local Adirondack bats. Populations had been dropping because of the spread of the devastating new disease White-nose Syndrome along the Eastern US, however, it … [Read more...] about Summer Bat Sightings
Adirondack Bats in Winter
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. … [Read more...] about Adirondack Bats in Winter
Adirondack Bats
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, … [Read more...] about Adirondack Bats
Adirondack Bats: New York Bat Species
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 … [Read more...] about Adirondack Bats: New York Bat Species