What are you looking at here? Why, it's the bat we rescued yesterday! Early in the day I received a call from work about a bat that was in our building! Clinging to the projector screen cover, it was distressing to my fellow employees and it was only going to become a nuisance if he started flying around. So, on a ladder with a double layer of gloves on and some help, I firmly grasped the screeching little guy and got it into a kitty litter pail!
Now what?
At first we thought he'd died, he was laying on the bottom of the pail and even stroking him with a stick didn't cause a reaction. I was already trying to figure out how we could determine if he was really dead when we found him like this, clinging to the pail's edge! Yippy!
So today we handed him over to the great folks at Salthaven Wildlife Rehabiliation and Education Center where they will house and feed him over the winter and then set him free in the spring. (Thank you, Jason and Megan!)
Look at those little feet! Judging by his size, I'd guess he's a Big Brown Bat.
November 27 update from Megan, Volunteer Coordinator at Salthaven:
"He is an adult male and weighs a hearty 15 grams. He seems to be in good
health and is only slightly dehydrated which is pretty normal when coming out of
hibernation. He will be rehydrated and kept in isolation for a few days then
introduced to some of the other bats we have in care. Thanks again for helping the little one!"
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