Latest Wildlife Update — August 27, 2007
Bats
As usual the months of July and August were all about bats. We saw some very large colonies of bats in attics in the last month. Some pretty impressive piles of bat guano also. It seems that despite all the rabies talk in the news our local bat population is still thriving.
We received so many calls for bats in such a short period of time that we could not accept any new customers for a period of about two weeks. For all those that called during this time I am sorry that we could not help. I have gone over a month without a day off and I am looking forward to the arrival of the cool fall weather and taking some time off!
Below are some of the interesting projects we completed this past month.
Westford Bat Removal
I recently completed a bat removal and service at a home in Westford Massachusetts that housed a very large colony of bats. I had originally inspected this home back in June but waited until August to perform the job due to the presence of juvenile bats. The pile of bat guano on the roof of the house was very large. I could see it from my truck as I was pulling in the driveway.
Maynard Bat Removal
On a recent call for a bat in a living room we found a colony of bats living in a severely deteriorated chimney. We also found 12 bats roosting in the gable vents. We removed all bats and then referred the customer to a reputable mason to have their chimney repaired.
Concord Bat Removal
This house in Concord Massachusetts was home to a large colony of Big Brown bats. In two days we had the bats evicted and the attic cleaned up.
Attic Cleanup
Last month we performed one of the worst attic cleanups I have ever seen. This attic was home to a large colony of bats and also a family of raccoons for a number of years as the house sat vacant. As you can see in the pictures below the place was a disaster.
Deer
I took this photo of a young doe in Groton on August 20th.
