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a hundred yards or so further a large dump left rises
along right side of road. Climb this to find extensive tunnel
system.] In this tunnel we counted 24 Cory and
1 Epleorus, all torpid. Did not disturb them. Then
drove a few-hundred yards further up road and
entered another tunnel to left of road (2 Cory), then
followed up to right, parked, and walked over crest to
any tunnel north of the main rock dump. Found
39 bats in this one - all Cory, all torpid. Then
dt. supper back at car and returned to my
tunnel to sleep (7 p.m.) in view of cluster of Cory.
This was the largest cluster (5) seen - almost all
the rest were singles. One by one 4 of these 5 flew,
as well as 2 others visible from our sleeping
bag. But a few bats flying early in the evening,
not many later. Can't say how much of their
activity was due to our disturbance. They seemed
reluctantly fly over our sleeping bag when we had
a faint green light on (flashlight covered by 6 layers
of green cellophane). Some made quite a fluttering
sound while flying, other completely silent -
perhaps depending on how fully awake they were.
Dec 20 One female of original cluster of 5 Cory remained
in same place. Another cluster of 4 had formed
eleewhere in tunnel, and one pair [a D or look of
a q, both torpid, female with large drop of fresh fluid
apparent from vagina]. Collected all bats