Date: 3/27/26 3:24 pm From: R Stewart <2cnewbirds...> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Bats not birds...
There are 3 right now, 6:22pm at 23 deg that are flying around the louvred
vent at the west end of my house. Burr.....
On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 6:15 PM A Calfee <vtforestman...> wrote:
> Hi Ruth.
>
> Alyssa Bennet at VTF and W would be interested.
>
> Contact: Essex Office, 802-353-4818, <alyssa.bennett...>
>
> Alan
>
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2026, 12:05 PM R Stewart <2cnewbirds...> wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Tim. i-Nat sometimes is not much help if there is no photo.....
> > which there is not. ruth
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 5:45 PM John Snell <jrsnelljr...> wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, definitely report the sightings on iNaturalist. It is easy and
> > > important.
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Mar 27, 2026, at 4:59 PM, Tim Holland <timothyholland...>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Ruth,
> > > >
> > > > I don't know about bat research specifically in the area, so perhaps
> > > > someone will weigh in who does. But in general, I think the default
> for
> > > > non-bird nature observations is to submit them to iNaturalist (A
> > > Community
> > > > for Naturalists · iNaturalist <https://www.inaturalist.org/>). I
> think
> > > many
> > > > researchers who are interested in collecting citizen-science data
> will
> > > keep
> > > > an eye on iNat observations - and in many cases there are projects
> > within
> > > > iNaturalist that you can add observations to.
> > > >
> > > > But again, I'm just saying this as a general point, so please anybody
> > > with
> > > > more specific info, let us know.
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > > Tim
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 27 Mar 2026 at 16:46, R Stewart <2cnewbirds...>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> I have seen at least a half dozen bats flying around my house and
> > Morse
> > > >> Hill Rd. today despite the temperatures being in the 30s. The sun is
> > > >> shining, though. I live just below the Mt Aeolus hibernaculum/bat
> > cave.
> > > >> Does anyone have information about who would care about these
> > sightings
> > > or
> > > >> to whom I should report them?
> > > >>
> > > >> FOY - Fox Sparrow here today too.
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> Ruth Stewart
> > > >> E. Dorset VT
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Tim Holland
> > > > 510-847-9891
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Ruth Stewart
> > E. Dorset VT
> >
>
