Gone Batty!

Tonight, I counted bats. I counted 29 fly-bys total. How many bats did you see tonight?

Bats Northwest hosts Bat Talks at Greenlake Park throughout the summer. After about 45-60 minutes to sharing fun facts, passing around specimens, and answering questions, the naturalists spotted the first bat of the evening. An echolocation detector allowed us to hear the “chirps” of bats approaching and circling the clearing in front of us. The larger bats arrived first; the smaller species arrived a little later.

A few bat facts:

• One local species, the Little Brown Bat, can live to be 30 years old.
• Bats drink water on the wing by dragging their lower jaw across the surface of a lake or other body of water.
• There are 8 common species of bats living in King County.
• Bats are not blind. They actually have pretty good eyesight when it is still light outside.

Find out more about our local bats and upcoming Bat Talks at: http://www.batsnorthwest.org/