Field notes, v1516
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Hydranates. Proceeded to the beach where our boat was, and to our surprise saw bats flying, 3:30 on a sunny afternoon. One of the bats flew at me several times & I ran for the net & gun we had brought. The bat then flew- within 2 yards of me & landed on a rock on the beach. A Myotis. March 11, 1951 Another night at Potter, & in the evening we had several unsuccessful shots at bats apparently trying to enter the cave. I had about 50 musser-specials out along the stream below and up the mountain to the cave. 8 Peromyscus - 2 boylii, 2 maniculatus, & the rest truei. We managed to get the boat started for the other side of the lake about 9, but were forced to row all the way across. It was past noon by the time we had the boat out of the water & taken Bruce home again. About 2 PM we set out for Lowe, arrived at Subway at 6PM. There were 2 clusters of 2 moles & the other bats hung singly, well scattered through the south branch (none in north). Again one of ours found dead (#42-162390). Altogether there were 12 bats, 2 of which were F.F. Kept the dead one & 4 males. Neither I was given. No embalmed bats. Joe took a temperature of a bat's mouth with his fast-recording thermometer = 0.9°C. The air where the bat was hanging