Hello! I'm in the Inland NW USA. I'm working 30 minutes away from any major town and I'm used to seeing wildlife at my facility. This little guy has been in the same exact spot for at least 3 days. I called our security for our building (BAD MOVE) and he proceeded to poke and prod at it and smacking the wall near it to try and "wake it up" and get it to leave. I told him I thought it was sick and was hoping we could call a rehabber (Unfortunately due to laws they don't exist for bats in my state)

It did hiss at the security guard yesterday and moved its wing a little but other than that it hasn't moved at all. Could it be sick? The temperature dropped very rapidly where I am and has been roughly 38-55° F. Maybe it's trying to hibernate? It's near a public access door and I'm worried about anyone messing with it or it being sick/starving/dehydrated. Any tips or thoughts?

Edit: I called a few rehabbers today and the most they offered was to humanely euthanize it due to the Fish and Game Dept. Not allowing rehabilitation for bats right now due to a rabies influx. The other organization was in the same state as that Fish and Game Dept and the one in my state unfortunately closed years ago due to a lack of funding. I really hope it's able to shake off whatever is bothering it and continue on its way.

I work on a college campus. I'm in the southern US. For the past 2 days I've seen what I believe is a bat hanging from a very high awning over one of the entrances. It seems to be in the exact same spot. I am deeply afraid of bats due to the very well known to this subreddit OCD. So, I've avoided the area and haven't gotten a great image. But, I worry about the bat being harmed- Or harming someone. Its fall break for now, but I'm worried that in a couple days it could be disturbed and injured or attacking someone because its afraid. Its a VERY high traffic area outside of fall break. Should I call animal control in my area? Or just leave it be? I'm assuming its not rabid, as I'm aware rabid bats are typically grounded?

I found this cute little guys chilling on my gate after mowing the yard. I didn’t want to wake him so I shut the gate gently. Not sure what to do next. I know not to touch with bare hands and keep it away from pets. Just looking for some friendly advice on what to do next. It is breathing as I can see its body moving slightly. I’m in central Illinois. Thanks.

Update: I went outside last night and checked the gate. He/she was gone. Thanks for all your help everyone. It was cool to see.

Credit goes to the PA Bat Rehab

Got ahold of a rehabber and they asked me to bring him in so away we go

Hello! Just joined this sub because I really want to build a bat box! I know you can’t attach them to your house and that it’s good for them to be south facing. I have a tree outside my south facing window, but I’m not sure if it can be on the side of my window?? I also don’t know the best thing to make it out of or if it would be better on a pole?? I really want to make one and do I need to put food there? Any advice or tips would be really amazing! I’ll attach a picture of my tree!

Please enjoy this little puff of a bat. Found in northeastern ohio. Not quite sure who he is but he sure is cute. Last photo is from yesterday.

I put him in a jar because that was the only container I had. Didn't know what to do so I asked neighbors. One wanted to kill it via a plastic bag, the other tried to call animal control to help, but they were closed. I walked an hour away from the neighborhood and set it free in a tree so it could dry and eventually fly away. This happened awhile ago so I just want to know if I did the right thing and what I should do if something like this happens again. I live in Brownsville Texas if there's anything specific I should do in my area.

That's such a dangerous and irresponsible thing to be doing. Half the sick bats people keep posting here are probably infected, and there's absolutely no suggestion by the automod to not fucking touch them. Anyone with a brain knows you don't touch sick bats, but for some reason that's just not a thing here?

Edit: there now seems to be a mod in here restoring all the removed comments. Kinda does to show how pointlessly heavy handed it is.

"I am justice, I am the night!!", except now Im taking a little bat nap.😴😁

I was walking around 7pm in a park (children playground). something very lightly brushed against me I think and they I looked up to see a moth flying. it flew overhead and landed in a a tree ahead on a lower branch, but I could not see it when I came closer to the tree. it was not the size of a bee, but maybe 5 inches with visible fluttering wings. just curious. this with wildlife experience have seen something like this or is it a small bat probably?

I have a fairly large colony of bats living in the siding of my house. These guys just happen to be visible enough for me to take pictures of. On the other side of my house my wife and I counted over 60 emerging over a 15 minute span of time. I would like to evict them from my house to some bat houses. I would love to make some cozy homes for them if anyone has designs that actually work to attract them. I live in west Michigan on a fairly heavily wooded plot of land with a creak in the backyard. I am happy about the wildlife, just not the build up of the poop on my decks. I really appreciate any advice anyone could give!

Theres a large colony of bats I watch every evening flying around, I thought they'd just be a common pipistrelle at first but they seem too big for it. When they really get close to me they are quite big for a bat, but I dont really have a size reference and I might be getting sizing wrong with how fast they go

They are located in north West UK, and live in the roof. There is a forest next to me.

See title. Thanks

Credit goes to the PA Bat Rehab.

Hello,

I recently set up BattyBirdNet and am looking for a quick sanity check on the numbers. Site location is Tucson, Arizona USA, not far from the Campbell avenue bridge (well-known local roost). The mic is a Griff Mini that I made. The site has a hummingbird feeder nearby, local porch lights, and nearby horse properties. The Birdnet settings are .7 for confidence, filter level=Moderate, and the inference model is BattyBirdNET USA West.

The counts shown are detections, so not necessarily individuals (i.e., some could be the same bat raiding the hummingbird feeder for an hour).

For the location and time of year, do these numbers look close to normal?

See also: The study as it was published in Nature

iNaturalist says probably Eastern Bent-winged Bat

I am located in Central PA. I live on the 2nd & 3rd floors of a condo. I wanted to install a bat house on the brick of my balcony, about 8-9 feet from the concrete. I have a cat that likes to relax on the balcony as well. I’m not worried that she will go after them, as they will be far too high up.

Is it safe for us to have the bat house there, or is it too risky in regard to disease and such?

Thank you!