Several days ago, my husband thought he saw some bats flying from the treetops behind the house shortly after sunset. A couple of evenings, from about 10 minutes before sunset to 20 minutes after, I’ve propped the camera on the window sill to try to record any bats. No luck! :confused: Maybe the…

I see bats when sun rises and when sun sets. so maybe you can seein g hem flying at that time,if you want to find a colony, follow them to home :)

Maybe they actually weren’t flying from the rooftop, but we’re doing a loop in their hunting route? Sorry, I’m not of a big help, we had bats patrolling territory near our house, but I never saw them landing anywhere, so they may actually spend days in a distance from where they hunt.

Have you thought about using a bat detector? These go for $180 US and will pick up bats, flying squirrels, and other mysteries at night like grigs - https://www.wildlifeacoustics.com/products/echo-meter-touch-2-android (has android & iOS options) I use a detector to see what species are out and som…

There are often viewing areas for very large bat colonies where groups of people watch them take off in the evenings. You’re a California local aren’t you, @teellbee ? The Yolo Bypass Wildlife area near Davis, CA is a good spot for bat viewing in the summer (there’s a short blurb and a link to guid…

Thank you @screedius for that tip. I’ve gone bat watching at Vasona Park, but that was with a bat specialist who had sensitive sounding equipment to pinpoint the bats’ echolocation. So, he could track the flight path and light it with a special big flash light. It was great. I’ve also seen bats …

I don’t have any specific tips except to keep your car (if you have one) well away from the bats… their poop wreaks havoc on car paintwork!

On walls too, we often have to repaint out house exterior and yard walls for this reason. During fruit season their poop turns purple! lol

Arent they hibernating now? They might have woken up and gone back to bed.

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