The bats at the mall

I've been watching the bats in the Macy's/Foleys parking garage at North Star mall in San Antonio, Texas for over five years. This colony has been controlling the insect population for a long time. You cannot mistake the smell of the guano this time of year. It's a small price to pay have each of these bats clean an average of 600 insects per night out of the surrounding area. There are still bats in the garage. They will have cleared out by Christmas.

I'm going to be posting the pics I take of these babies right here. I will be taking pictures of them before they leave the garage for the winter. THEN I will keep an eye on the garage to see when they return.

Page update = July 7, 2000