April 24 - Close encounter with a glowing bat

April 24, 2008
Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee
American Crow (3)
American Goldfinch - feeder (2m)
American Robin - yard (1); elsewhere (3) one nesting
Blue Jay - feeder (1); yard (3); pond (1); elsewhere (1)
Brown Thrasher - pond
Carolina Chickadee - feeder (1); elsewhere saw (1) and heard another
Carolina Wren
Chimney Swift
Dark-eyed Junco - feeder (1); elsewhere (1)
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Towhee - feeder (m); elsewhere (m, f) and heard another. The male was displaying for the female, tail-fanning etc.

Hooded Warbler - heard - year bird #100
Mourning Dove
Orchard Oriole (m) - year bird #101
Pine Siskin - feeder
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - yard (1); elsewhere (m)
Song Sparrow - pond (1); elsewhere (1)
Tufted Titmouse - feeder (2)
Wood Thrush - heard
Yellow-rumped Warbler (4)

Bullfrog - pond (4) new high count. I had spotted two and was about to leave when I heard a croak, the first of the year. Rescanning in the direction of the croak I spotted two additional bullfrogs. They gave themselves away!

Salamander - pond (2)
Damselfly - pond (1) very pale blue damselfly about 11/2 inches long making egg-laying motions around the edge of a broken lily pad. From what I can find I think it was probably a bluet of some sort.

Pipevine Swallowtail - pond
Water Strider - pond (3)
American Red Squirrel - yard
Eastern Red Bat - year/life mammal - I heard something flying toward me from behind and whirled around in time to see an orangeish bat swoop to within about four feet of my head. I was in a small meadow about 40 feet from the edge of a small grove in bright sunlight at 4:35 pm. The fur on this bat seemed to glow in the sunlight and I watched it fly around the meadow and head towards our driveway through the woods at the upper end.

Raccoon - porch