I’ve been trying to collect Astyanax in winter so we don’t bother the bats. Very few fish. It seems like right after they’ve left the cave for the season would be the best time for guanophiles and their predators.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 3, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Bill Steele <cwilliamste...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks, Jim. > > Bill > >> On Aug 3, 2019, at 3:54 PM, Jim Kennedy <cavercr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> They are indeed Cave Myotis, not free-tailed bats. They probably moved into >> one of the other area caves now that the pups are volant. Roost switching >> like that is not at all uncommon. >> >> Jim >> >> Mobile email from my iPhone >> >>> On Aug 3, 2019, at 5:38 PM, Bill Steele <cwilliamste...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Two weeks ago I took a trip to Spring Creek Cave, Kendall Co., Texas, near >>> Cave Without a Name. I’ve been there many times before. Over the past few >>> years friends and I have pushed and mapped all of its tributaries. >>> >>> I had never before taken a trip to the cave in the summer when I thought >>> there was a sizable population of Mexican free-tail bats utilizing it as a >>> maternity cave. We were surprised that only five bats were seen, expecting >>> to see hundreds, if not thousands. >>> >>> What can someone tell me about what’s known about the bats of Spring Creek >>> Cave? >>> >>> Bill Steele >>> speleoste...@aol.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >>> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >>> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >> _______________________________________________ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
