Comments on: Skies Above Kerrytown

By: Dan Ezekiel

Dan Ezekiel — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:49:51 +0000

Sorry, Wendy. But flying cigars are cool, too.

By: wendy

wendy — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:52:10 +0000

Crushed. I think they are indeed Chimney Swifts. The drama of bats was just so compelling.

By: wendy

wendy — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:18:53 +0000

Dan, I'm thinking you may be right, as the "bats" sound exactly like this: [link]

By: wendy

wendy — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:17:01 +0000

They are starting to circle around now…a bit early but it’s darker than usual right now.

By: wendy

wendy — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:56:48 +0000

Definitely bats Dan. They only come out to feed at sunset. I’m pretty familiar with swallows (used to live in a marina and also on a farm). These are bats, unless Chimney Swifts squeak and fly erratically and only come out at night.

Check em out at sunset (8:15-8:35 or so behind Community). If you bring some binoculors and can clearly see they are swifts, I stand corrected ;-)

By: Dan Ezekiel

Dan Ezekiel — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:11:35 +0000

Are these really bats? There are no close-ups in the video, but based on behavior, I would say these are chimney swifts (birds).

By: Rina Miller

Rina Miller — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:10:51 +0000

That’s quite a colony of bats! Very cool. Bet they freak people out, though.