Latest Wildlife Update — July 13, 2007
Bats
Bat season began a bit early for us this year and I have been extremely busy. By the end of May we were once again getting calls for bats every day as both species of bats were very active. As of this writing we are well into the Bat's maternity season. In our area the Juvenile bats have already been born and should all be flying within the next few weeks. We have several projects with large bat colonies on hold until the end of the month when these juvenile bats will be able to fly.
Due to an increase in bat calls we are currently only providing services for Bats and Squirrels for the months of July and August.
I recently finished an article about the two types of bat species in our area. The article talks about the differences between Big Brown and Little Brown bats and can be found here - Bat Article.
Douglas Bat Removal
I recently completed a bat removal service in Douglas Ma at a home that had a large infestation of bats. I was able to get some good photographs along with a couple interesting videos while I was conducting the initial inspection in the attic of the home. One video is rather comical. In the video I am walking toward a roosting bat on one end of the attic when it decides to become active and fly straight at me. As I duck the swooping bat numerous times I smashed my head on the rafters then lost my balance and fell over backwards. All while laughing hysterically. Turn up your speakers for a good laugh.
Pest Control for Bats
About a month ago I had the opportunity to inspect the largest colony of bats that I have ever seen. This colony of Little Brown Bats has taken up residence in a Historic barn in RI. There were several hundred bats in this colony and the amount of guano present in this structure was equally impressive. More from this job at a later date.
Boxford Bat Removal
We recently completed a large-scale bat removal and bat guano removal service at an old Historic building in Boxford Massachusetts. These were also little brown bats and there were over 400 bats in this colony. This was one of the largest bat projects we have ever dealt with and took several days to complete.
Bat Video of dozens of bats on a beam in an attic.
Squirrel Exterminators
On this squirrel removal service the homeowner had a new vent installed by a carpenter thinking that the squirrels were on the outside of the attic when in fact they were on the inside. They then installed a heavy-duty screen over the new gable vent which trapped the squirrels inside the attic. The squirrels chewed apart the brand new vent but still could not get out as they were trapped by the screening. After watching and listening to the squirrels for two days they finally called us. The pictures below show exactly what happens when you block off a squirrel's hole. This is NOT a good idea.
Miscellaneous
First we have a note that was left for me by a customer. I had to put a ladder in the neighbor's yard to reach one side of her house. She was supposed to talk to the neighbor and tell them to put his pit-bulls inside the house that day so that I could get over there without getting my leg ripped off.
Next we have two bullets that we found stuck in the roofs of two different houses that we were working on. I guess you know that you're working in a tough neighborhood when you have bullets stuck in the roofs of houses.
