Site Report: Colorado Bat Cave

Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)

Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)

This is a somewhat difficult place to find, but at sunset, you can see a lot of bats here.

Visits

2007-10-11: I arrived at the caves just as the sun was setting. Soon after, I witnessed an aplomado falcon taking a bat. A small group of folks arrived from Veracruz, and we stood at the entrance of an abandoned well while thousands of bats streamed around us. At one point another aplomado falcon swooped down to catch a bat about one foot in front of my face!

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (1 record)

Phylum: Chordates (1 record)

Class: Birds (1 record)

Order: Pelicans (1 record)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)

Lifelists

Trips

Mexico, Veracruz