We got a phone call at 5:00 AM and then my Mom came downstairs and said, "Bat rescue leaving in 5 minutes." I stayed in my pajammas and went. This bat was behind a curtain. I went to get him and he flew away. We were at the house for an hour and he kept landing and everytime I went to grab him he flew for about 2 or 3 minutes. He did this about 6 or 7 times. In the middle of this we ended up taking the curtains down. Then to make it even more fun there were no doors so he could fly between the livingroom, diningroom, Kitchen, and Hallway. I gave up and gave the cage to Mom. she finally got him. The bat flew into the cage and was mad.
We got him home and we all layed on moms bed and rested. That night we went to release him. He once he could smell the air he was at the top of the cage. Then when I opened the cage he was gone soon after.
That was a fun and tireding rescue. The only bad thing is that most of the videos we took they didn't save so we only had what we had before we released him.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Alice 12th Bat Rescue
There was a picture put on Facebook from a friend that my Mom saw at 5:00 in the morning. We rested for a little bit and then about 9 or 10 we went to go get the bat. She was on the screen of the window outside someones house. The person didn't know if the bat was died or not but her niece enjoyed looking at it from inside the house.
When we got there to get her she had flies all over her. She ended up being dead so we grabbed her and put her in a box to dispose of later. I think it was the next day that my Dad got rid of her.
I hope you enjoyed the story of Alice even though it was sad.
When we got there to get her she had flies all over her. She ended up being dead so we grabbed her and put her in a box to dispose of later. I think it was the next day that my Dad got rid of her.
I hope you enjoyed the story of Alice even though it was sad.
Dusty 11th Bat Rescue
I was doing my chores and I got asked by my mom if I wanted to go do a bat rescue. I said sure. We went to my old church and he was on the floor in between a set of doors. I looked at him for about a minute then I went to grab him. He opened his mouth and chattered at me. I just smiled, then I grabbed him. He was not very happy that I got him. My Mom had the cage I was putting him in. We closed it and talked to the person who told us about the bat.
We took him home and just let him rest for the rest of the afternoon. We then released him that night. He flew off and was happy to be free. The reason he was named Dusty was because he had dust on his thumbs when I got him.
That is the story about Dusty!
We took him home and just let him rest for the rest of the afternoon. We then released him that night. He flew off and was happy to be free. The reason he was named Dusty was because he had dust on his thumbs when I got him.
That is the story about Dusty!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Batty/Squirrel Moment April 8,2011
Today at track practice I was aloud to take the day off. Instead of running or working out with some of the team I helped pull out mats and stuff for the high jump and pole vault. While we were taking out the mats we moved one of them and heard this squeak and then we saw a mother squirrel run a crossed the top of the shed. One of the track girls freaked she didn't know what it was.
As for me who loves bats I got very curious. I went and looked to see what squeaked. At first it looked like a baby mouse but after we got the last mat out, where they made their nest, I looked at all three babies. They looked bigger than mice babies so we figured out that they were squirrel babies.
I kept telling people to leave them a lone and don't touch the babies. One girl was very sad because they were going to die. She wanted me to pick up two of the babies and put them back with the other one. Now I help save bats, I am all for helping save other animals to but I never helped baby squirrels before I wasn't sure what to do. This one girl wanted me to pick them up with my jacket and move them. When I said if I had gloves I would she got mad. She said she would take my jacket and do it.
The only reason why I was asked/told to help them was because I have my rabies shots and they do not. I went to my locker and grabbed gloves and my phone. I called my mom and told her what was up. My mom sent my dad to come help.
we put all three baby squirrels in a box and put some of the matting and stuff that was a part of their nest with them. Then I called my mentor Ken from BATCOW and asked him what he thought we should do. He told me to put them in a corner by the shed where we found them so momma squirrel will hopefully come back and get them. We did that and then blocked them a little bit so no one will hopefully bother them. Then I got a shovel and broom and cleaned up the nest that was still in the shed.
After that was done I went to see if the team needed any help putting pole vault together, they didn't. On my way to go change out of my workout clothes I saw the girl who told me to move the squirrels. I let her know er did and she didn't care at all.
I am really hoping mommy squirrel takes care of her babies away from our shed so they don't get harmed. If you get a chance to rescue an other animal, do it. Just because it may not be the one you like the most but it makes you feel good inside when you help someone, something or any animal.
As for me who loves bats I got very curious. I went and looked to see what squeaked. At first it looked like a baby mouse but after we got the last mat out, where they made their nest, I looked at all three babies. They looked bigger than mice babies so we figured out that they were squirrel babies.
I kept telling people to leave them a lone and don't touch the babies. One girl was very sad because they were going to die. She wanted me to pick up two of the babies and put them back with the other one. Now I help save bats, I am all for helping save other animals to but I never helped baby squirrels before I wasn't sure what to do. This one girl wanted me to pick them up with my jacket and move them. When I said if I had gloves I would she got mad. She said she would take my jacket and do it.
The only reason why I was asked/told to help them was because I have my rabies shots and they do not. I went to my locker and grabbed gloves and my phone. I called my mom and told her what was up. My mom sent my dad to come help.
we put all three baby squirrels in a box and put some of the matting and stuff that was a part of their nest with them. Then I called my mentor Ken from BATCOW and asked him what he thought we should do. He told me to put them in a corner by the shed where we found them so momma squirrel will hopefully come back and get them. We did that and then blocked them a little bit so no one will hopefully bother them. Then I got a shovel and broom and cleaned up the nest that was still in the shed.
After that was done I went to see if the team needed any help putting pole vault together, they didn't. On my way to go change out of my workout clothes I saw the girl who told me to move the squirrels. I let her know er did and she didn't care at all.
I am really hoping mommy squirrel takes care of her babies away from our shed so they don't get harmed. If you get a chance to rescue an other animal, do it. Just because it may not be the one you like the most but it makes you feel good inside when you help someone, something or any animal.
Opal 10th Bat Rescue
On March 26, 2011 I was just chilling with my little sister and a foster kid downstairs in our basement. We were watching a movie. I had my phone on vibrate so I could tell if someone texted me. At 6:49pm my phone vibrated, when I looked at it I was really shocked. My mentor was calling me. This was weird because he usually never calls, I usually call him.
Anyways he asked me if I would like to go rescue a bat for him. I got really excited and told him I would. We got all the information we needed and then the real fun came, finding the house and not telling the foster kid where we were going or what we were picking up.
We had so much fun trying to find the house we got lost 2 or 3 times. We asked someone where we could find it, they sent us in the opposite direction. We finally just called the person who lived where we were going and had her tell us the directions until we got there.
On the way home from getting the bat I though I heard him moving around so I called the girls and told them he was okay. We kept talking about the bat but instead of saying bat we said your visitor and the shoes. That was only because she gave him to us in a shoe box.
When we got home I brought the bat into a different room and closed the door so I could see if the bat was okay. We found he had died. So I closed the box and taped it shut and put him in the closet for now. I didn't want the foster kid to see him. Then I called my mentor and told him that we got the bat but he died. We talked some more about it and then he asked if he could call again if something like this came up again. I told him that he could.
The next day I brought the box to the garage because he needed to be burned and buried. So that is where I put him for now. I opened the box to get a picture of him, there was a horrible smell. I got the picture and closed the box.
I am not sure if my Dad burned and buried him while I was at school. Hopefully he will let me know what he did.
Anyways he asked me if I would like to go rescue a bat for him. I got really excited and told him I would. We got all the information we needed and then the real fun came, finding the house and not telling the foster kid where we were going or what we were picking up.
We had so much fun trying to find the house we got lost 2 or 3 times. We asked someone where we could find it, they sent us in the opposite direction. We finally just called the person who lived where we were going and had her tell us the directions until we got there.
On the way home from getting the bat I though I heard him moving around so I called the girls and told them he was okay. We kept talking about the bat but instead of saying bat we said your visitor and the shoes. That was only because she gave him to us in a shoe box.
When we got home I brought the bat into a different room and closed the door so I could see if the bat was okay. We found he had died. So I closed the box and taped it shut and put him in the closet for now. I didn't want the foster kid to see him. Then I called my mentor and told him that we got the bat but he died. We talked some more about it and then he asked if he could call again if something like this came up again. I told him that he could.
The next day I brought the box to the garage because he needed to be burned and buried. So that is where I put him for now. I opened the box to get a picture of him, there was a horrible smell. I got the picture and closed the box.
I am not sure if my Dad burned and buried him while I was at school. Hopefully he will let me know what he did.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
CeeCee 9th bat rescue
On December 21, 2010 I had a meeting with my advisor. He asked me if I have seen any bats recently. I told no and we finished our meeting. The next day after school I started wrapping Christmas presents. We were also figuring out if we were going to go caroling with our church. We decided not too.
Shortly after we decided not to go I went back to wrapping gifts. As soon as I finished wrapping gifts I got a phone call from my Uncle. He told me that there was a bat flying around the chapel and he was watching it. When we got to the church the bat was in the window. We went to grab him but he decided to fly. We started following him but then decided to stay up front and wait for him to land. We thought he would land on Mom or I so we both got ready to grab him when he did land.
He flew under the tree they had. He didn’t see any gifts for him so he flew around some more. He landed on the floor on a cord. I was told that bats can’t get up off the ground. I found out they can. I went to grab him but he did a little jump thing and started flying again. He flew around so much he was getting tired. You could tell, he kept flying lower and lower the more he flew. After about 3 or 4 minutes we heard a thud. The bat flew into a window and fell. That was when I grabbed him. He tried to get away by crawling up my arm, it didn’t work. We left the chapel and got to tell some kids about bats and answered some questions they had. When we were done we brought the bat home.
We just let him relax for the night. While everyone ate dinner downstairs I was silly and ate upstairs with CeeCee the bat. We named him CeeCee because the church was the Congregational U.C.C. Church.When I finished eating I told CeeCee that he was going to Sun Prairie and will meet Ken and Barb and he ws going to make new bat friends and maybe meet some old ones too.
The next day at about 11 we went to Sun Prairie. when we got to my mentor's house we talked while my mentor looked at CeeCee,and I looked at my Christmas gift. After a short time I got shown how to hold a bat in a way the bat wont be as scared and will be able to eat.
We tried to give him some water but he wouldn't take it. While I was holding him I fed him. He ate about 20 or 25 meal worms. While i was feeding him he bit my finger trying to get the worm. After we were done feeding him, CeeCee just chilled in my hand and fell asleep while we were talking and I was petting him.
The next thing we did was weighed him. After feeding him he weighed 16.2 grams. My mentor then showed me how they warm up bats. They put them under his shirt. And the way they identify them is by using fingernail polish and they paint the tip of the toes. CeeCee got his painted red. A few minutes later we left.
The next day I called and asked how CeeCee was. I found out that he drank alot of water. I am happy he is doing good. I plan to call my mentor later and ask how CeeCee is doing and see if he can still come to bring bats for my senior pictures.
Shortly after we decided not to go I went back to wrapping gifts. As soon as I finished wrapping gifts I got a phone call from my Uncle. He told me that there was a bat flying around the chapel and he was watching it. When we got to the church the bat was in the window. We went to grab him but he decided to fly. We started following him but then decided to stay up front and wait for him to land. We thought he would land on Mom or I so we both got ready to grab him when he did land.
He flew under the tree they had. He didn’t see any gifts for him so he flew around some more. He landed on the floor on a cord. I was told that bats can’t get up off the ground. I found out they can. I went to grab him but he did a little jump thing and started flying again. He flew around so much he was getting tired. You could tell, he kept flying lower and lower the more he flew. After about 3 or 4 minutes we heard a thud. The bat flew into a window and fell. That was when I grabbed him. He tried to get away by crawling up my arm, it didn’t work. We left the chapel and got to tell some kids about bats and answered some questions they had. When we were done we brought the bat home.
We just let him relax for the night. While everyone ate dinner downstairs I was silly and ate upstairs with CeeCee the bat. We named him CeeCee because the church was the Congregational U.C.C. Church.When I finished eating I told CeeCee that he was going to Sun Prairie and will meet Ken and Barb and he ws going to make new bat friends and maybe meet some old ones too.
The next day at about 11 we went to Sun Prairie. when we got to my mentor's house we talked while my mentor looked at CeeCee,and I looked at my Christmas gift. After a short time I got shown how to hold a bat in a way the bat wont be as scared and will be able to eat.
We tried to give him some water but he wouldn't take it. While I was holding him I fed him. He ate about 20 or 25 meal worms. While i was feeding him he bit my finger trying to get the worm. After we were done feeding him, CeeCee just chilled in my hand and fell asleep while we were talking and I was petting him.
The next thing we did was weighed him. After feeding him he weighed 16.2 grams. My mentor then showed me how they warm up bats. They put them under his shirt. And the way they identify them is by using fingernail polish and they paint the tip of the toes. CeeCee got his painted red. A few minutes later we left.
The next day I called and asked how CeeCee was. I found out that he drank alot of water. I am happy he is doing good. I plan to call my mentor later and ask how CeeCee is doing and see if he can still come to bring bats for my senior pictures.
Monday, April 4, 2011
More Facts
- Bats make up nearly a quarter of all mammals on earth and live on all continents except Antarctica
- Bats are the only mammal that can fly
- The smallest mammal on Earth is a bat
- Bats can survive for several months without feeding
- Bats have lived on Earth for about 50 million years.
- Today there are nearly 1,000 different speices of bats in the world
- The female bats produce milk to feed their babies
- A bat's wings are made of two thin layers of strong skin
- The skin is stretched tightly and supported by long, bony fingers
- Bats are not all the same size some are tiny, 5 inches or even 16 inches. These are just a few of the sizes of bats
- Bats use a high pitch sound that humans can't hear to find their food. That is called "Echolocation"
- Bats can eat from 1,600 to 2,000 bugs a night
- Vampire bats will take in orphan bats and raise them till they can live on their own.
- German word for bat is "fledermaus" which means flying mouse (bats are not flying mice)
- Bats are born alive and have fur on their bodies except their wings
- Bats can see in black and white, some can see in red and green to
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