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Old 06-26-2008, 07:07 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Newbiesaukee View Post
On Long Island we always had lots of bats and few bugs. This year very few bats and lots of bugs. I wonder if the decline in bats has to do with my new neighbor cutting several large pine trees next to the lake. I did put up a bat house a few years ago in the "right" place, but still not takers.
I bet you lost a large part of your local bat population when those pines were cut down. The bats love the pine trees, I see many coming and going from my pines at dusk.
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