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O. P. PEARSON
Myotis yumanensis and/or lucifugus
Aug 9.
Bats in large numbers flew at late dusk between spruce
and bog pond and over camp. Two shot proved to be this
species and most looked similar.
Aug 10
Started bat hunting at dusk in meadow east of camp
but only bats seen were about 5 flying rapidly towards
west, none circling. Then west to spruce by log pond where
many were circling. Shot 2.
Aug 11
Clear dark flight and also some shining pond at 9:00
and 9:45. Shot one of these by gooklight.
Aug 13
Bat flight continues to follow novel pattern - appear
about 7:30 between spruce + pond, then work out over the
pond at about the time it becomes too dark to shoot.
Aug 14
Evening cooler than most and murkier. Bat flight
less dense and their feeding more scattered. Appeared later
than usual - netted one on my first sweep, none on
later sweeps.
Aug 16
Evening cool + clear. Few feeding by spruce but
some out over bog pond.
Aug 17
Disappeared the morning about 5:20 flying in remarkably
straight lines without swerving, towards the forest to the east.