>Also in the
>area are some bats; the one closest to us that night was a big
>honker--someone suggested it might be a silver-haired.
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>Ray Korpi

The "big honker" is either a Canada Goose or more likely a big brown bat,
Eptesicus fuscus. This is the common large bat (2x the size of the various
species of Myotis that are common in the region) around the cities of
Cascadia. Silver-haired isn't much larger than a Myotis.

Dennis Paulson, Director phone: (206) 756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax: (206) 756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail: dpaulson at ups.edu
Tacoma, WA 98416