I was getting stealthy and sneaking up on a family of cormorants and this pitiful cricket noise started. I looked down and this guy was not happy I woke him up. Any idea who he is?

Location: Midwest USA.

Here is the photo of the cormorants BTW.

  • Maiq@piefed.socialEnglish
    6·
    13 days ago

    Location might help narrow it down. Maybe Eastern Long Eared Bat?

    Cute little winged beasty…

    • Tempus FugitOPEnglish
      6·
      13 days ago

      Ha, whoops. Not sure how I forgot to list my location. I’m in the Midwest USA. Yeah that could be the species, thanks

  • ChaosCoatiEnglish
    5·
    12 days ago

    this site lets you sort species by country and state

    are you able to go back and see if that bat is still there? many species of midwestern bats cannot take off from the ground and would need rescuing

    if that’s the case, search your state plus wildlife rehab, and call one of those places to ask what to do

    • Tempus FugitOPEnglish
      5·
      12 days ago

      Update: the bat seems to be fine although he’s hanging out in the same general area I found him yesterday. He has climbed up a tree branch and was hanging underneath it. I called a local animal control specialist and they said he should be alright where he is 🤷‍♂️. I suppose I’ll leave him for now and check back tomorrow? He seems fine on water and relatively comfortable. I sure hope he’s alright…

      Here’s some pictures of the situation.

      There is this downed tree he can climb if he needs some height to take off. The bat is located by the red arrow.

      • ChaosCoatiEnglish
        3·
        12 days ago

        thank you for going back and checking on them! and calling a specialist for advice.

        sometimes they get chased to the ground but are fine, other times they get hurt and can no longer fly which is why they’re on the ground. this one seems to be making their way up to a proper takeoff height again which is a good sign

        • Tempus FugitOPEnglish
          1·
          11 days ago

          No problem, we’ve had a problem with our bats getting white-nose syndrome, but they’ve been on the rebound. I’m just glad our friend seems fine.

    • Tempus FugitOPEnglish
      3·
      12 days ago

      Oh no! I had no idea. I’ll have to go back and check. I will update in a bit.