I knew it would happen sooner or later.

Oh Lucky you!   I would love to have some resident bats,  and we hardly ever see them anymore.      We really could use them too,  there were just clouds of mosquitos out in the back yard this afternoon.   Here,  bat, bat, bat!   I have a nice yard, big trees, and lots ot food!

Grelo, your bat will probably find somewhere to stay the winter. Mine does, somewhere. Not sure where, I hope it isn't my attic.

but, during the winter, i think it was anyway, there was a bat that would curl up into the side of one of the bales of hay in the loft. We would see it during the day. Maybe it was warmer weather. I swear, can't remember a darn thing anymore.

I named it "Batty", can't tell if it's a boy or girl sand  the gennric Batty will have to do.. Birdman wil put the bathouse right above the window, I am sure "it" will find it that way. He will make it small enough to hold 12 bats, max, and use nice thick wood for insulation and ly a small openeing. It will be protected from the north west winds which prevail most of the winter.

Anyway, it's a cute little critter, it blinks his little bead eyes at me in the morning when I close the window to keep  cool air in. Darn thing looks fragile when it crawls on the cloth.It's only about 2" lto 2 1/2 " ong. I don't know how they survive our winters but they do,

I am also surprised that we still have quite a few bats, especially will all sthe farmerss do and the city sprays the park by the lake before any public events so people are not plagued by skeeters.. Here in town it is safer and quite  a few bugs (many "MIllers") around street lights.

 gr_elo, that is just sooooo cool! I hope your new friend adopts the house your human friend is making for it and hangs around. They, and Martins,  are the very best bug killers I know of. You're sooo lucky!

That is really neat grelo!!!  Hope she/he sticks around.