Palmer 1934 Pipistrellus hesperus 7 mi. N Springville, 2100 ft. Tulare Co., Calif. Shot one as it was flying low over a large pool in the river a little before 7 P.M. These bats would fly rather low around the trees, snow and then swinging down in an arc to snatch some insect? from the surface of the water. That they actually touched the water was shown by the small ripples left on the smooth surface of the pool.