Latest Wildlife Update — June 30, 2008
June is here and Bat Season has officially begun. We've been getting calls for bats in houses, attics and other strange places every day. During the first week of June when our area got hit with a 90 degree heat wave we were swamped with calls for bats. The biggest problem we have this time of year is that all the calls come at once and it's hard for us to keep up. Such is bat season. I'm glad to see it arrive in the spring and even happier to see it go in the fall. Oddly enough we've been getting some calls for mice also which is odd considering the hot weather. I apologize for the lack of pictures in this update. I lost my favorite digital camera about a month ago and I haven't got around to buying a new one yet. I keep hoping that I'm going to find it somewhere.
Billerica Bat Removal
I recently evicted a medium-sized colony of big brown bats from a home in Billerica Ma. There were a few dozen bats using a small construction gap on one side of the house. You can see the heavy staining on the siding below the entry point. Once inside the attic they were roosting against the chimney.
Grafton Squirrel Removal
I grabbed this juvenile squirrel from a fireplace in Grafton Ma. a few weeks back. The homeowner told me that the squirrel had been in the fireplace for 3 days. When I open the glass doors it just sat there and allowed me to pick it up. I released it in the yard and then capped the chimney.
Stow Mouse Removal
They say that there's a first time for everything. I was sealing the foundation of a house in Stow about 3 weeks ago when I had a very interesting experience. Just as I was about to seal a large gap a juvenile mouse crawled out of the hole and started walking slowly around the perimeter of the house. I followed the little guy and took several pictures of him. He eventually climbed a tree and I lost sight of him. This is the first time that this has ever happened to me.
