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J.R.
Alcorn
1938
Tadarida mexicana
City Hall, Fallon, Churchill Co., Nevada.
July
16
While waiting for my wife to
come out of a beauty parlor I
heard a sudden noise that
sounded like many bats. I looked
in the direction of the City Hall and
there were dozens of bats coming
out of the crevices in the newly
constructed building. I observed
these bats on 17 occasions from
July 16 to August 18.
Mostly about sundown to
dark. During the day these
bats were rather quiet.
on many occasions appeared
to be suffering from the heat
as their mouths were open, showing
their teeth, & they were panting. On
each occasion just before dark &
after sundown, before flying from the
building a squeeking noise was (loudly)
heard. After being rather quiet all
day they apparently talked over the
situations and then many bats
took flight amid squeaks from the
bats in crevices and those on wing.
Within five minutes all bats (about 50 to 100)
had left the building amid loud squeaks
& then all was quiet until the following evening