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theryan
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Posted: Sun Jun 4th, 2006 04:33 am |
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I am interested in setting up a bat house in my back yard, and before I invest my time and money was curious to what some experts think my odds are of attracting bats. I'm from upstate NY, I live on the edge of a development, behind me is a small forest. Within a mile are alot of small streams, a few ponds and marshy areas. There is a large lake 2 miles away. I see bats flying at night. The only place I have to put a box would be on a pole, however there would still be some tree branches within 10ft-15ft.
With that said what do you think my odds are of attracting some bats?
Also where would I find a 25ft pole?
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Terry Lobdell
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Posted: Mon Jun 5th, 2006 03:12 pm |
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If your bat house has plenty of exposure to the sun you will have a good chance of attracting bats. I live in nw pa and have 50- 60 little brown and big brown bats in 12 houses mounted on and around my home. I have had better luck mounting a bat house on a building first. They are used to exploring buildings and will find a house mounted there quicker than on a pole. Once you have them in one house they will then investigate any other houses you put up.
As for a pole, utility companies often have used poles available. I have had good luck making an 8 inch square pole by sandwiching 2 - 1"X8" boards around 2 - 2"X6" s. For a 25 foot pole you could splice it in 3 sections. The sections are actually fairly light and one person can put up a pole of this design.
You may not need to go that high if there are no tall weeds or bushes near the bat's exit flight path.
Hope this helps!
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Posted: Mon Jun 5th, 2006 08:37 pm |
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My house has aluminum siding, I've read that as far as buildings go bats prefer wood or stone rather than metal...which lead me to the idea of using a pole. I had thought of using a 4x4 or somethng in that catigory, my idea was to concrete a pair of 2x4s in thr ground and than use a 16ft 4x4(longest I can find) between them. Minus the bat house portion would give me about 15ft of hieght, minus 6ft for a nearby fence would leave 9ft of clearence.
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Terry Lobdell
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Posted: Tue Jun 6th, 2006 04:47 am |
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| That should be plenty high enough...........With alumunim siding the guano and urine would probably stain it pretty bad.
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