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Lasiurus cinereus by batmandanandfamily, rnrgrl (2/2.5)
N27° 00.655 W80° 09.013 (WGS84) UTM 17R E 584305 N 2987928 Use waypoint: GC1HMAC Size:  Regular Hidden on 12/2/2008
In Florida, United States Difficulty:  Terrain: 
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Lasiurus cinereus is also known as the hoary bat. They are one of America's largest and most handsome bats. With their long, dense, white-tipped fur, they have a frosted, or hoary, appearance. Humans rarely get the chance to see these magnificent bats; they are not attracted to houses or other human structures, and they stay well-hidden in foliage throughout the day. They typically roost 10-15 feet up in trees along forest borders. In the summer, hoary bats don't emerge to feed until after dark, but during migration, they may be seen soon after sundown. They sometimes make round trips of up to 24 miles on the first foraging flight of the night, then make several shorter trips, returning to the day roost about an hour before sunrise. Between late summer and early fall, they start their long journey south, migrating to subtropical and possibly even tropical areas to spend the winter.
Traveling in waves, the bats are often found in the company of birds, who also migrate in groups. For the rest of the year, however, hoary bats remain solitary. They are among the most widespread of all bats, found throughout most of Canada and the United States and south into Central and South America. The hoary bat is Hawaii's only native land mammal. Stray individuals have been found from Iceland to Orkney Island as well as in Bermuda and the Dominican Republic.
Current at 2/23/2009
2/22/2009 by exoticdvm
Last bat cache of the day for me. That makes 17 bat finds; I think there might be a few off a leg of the trail we didn't take. Have to save those for next time. For now, we were tired and ready to fly back to the bat cave. Thanks for the batty fun batmanandfamily and rnrgirl! We saw Zeke riding his bike when we finished the loop. Wrapped things up in the parking area with some bbq'd hot dogs and burgers the Girl Scouts were selling. A great day in the park, 28 caches for me total and about 10 miles of hiking. Hope to come back again soon! Can't wait for Cacheapalooza 4!
2/21/2009 by Geo Gent
Great day today for hiking and caching. Out with NatureGuy1 making the rounds, 9.5 miles. This was the first. TFTC
2/21/2009 by natureguy1
One of many on a long hike in perfect weather
2/7/2009 by coyotegrl
one of ten for today.
12/27/2008 by footTRAX
I haven't been out here since the last Cacheapalooza and forgot how pretty it tis out here. Thanks for giving me a reason to come back. -footTRAX
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