Subject: Townsend's Big-eared Bat
Date: Sep 23 14:37:40 1997
From: Don Cecile - dcecile at cln.etc.bc.ca


For those who might be interested, or who may know of someone this message
may interest:

I have had what I believe to be a Townsend's Big-eared Bat spending the
occasional day in my tool shed. It is most often found suspended from the
ceiling and it has always been found alone. I believe it is a male due in
part to its solitary nature and secondly I recall having read something
about the shape of some part of the ear that was a clue to sex. I have
taken slides of the bat that are as of yet undeveloped. I am curious to
know more about this species but have found very little literature. I
understand that this species reaches its northernmost (known) limit of its
range here on mid-Vancouver Island. I was particularly surprised to note
that it was still present as recent as Sept. 19. My understanding is that
this is a migratory species however I do not have any dates offered for
migration times.

Any bat people out there?

cheers,

Don Cecile
dcecile at cln.etc.bc.ca