Bat Info and Resources

Pictures of Bats

Visit the Colorado Bat Society's own archive of bat photos.

Workshops

Here are some photos and descriptions from various workshops and events sponsored by the Colorado Bat Society.

Colorado Bat Species List

Curious about what bats live in Colorado? Here's a list.

Other Bat Organizations

North American Bat Conservation Partnership
The Coalition of North American Bat Working Groups
Bat Conservation International

Websites about Bats

Bats in American Bridges - Building a bridge? Check here first!
Bats & Rabies, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary - they're not only about bats, but this is a great organization that does wildlife rehabilitation in the Denver area
The Buzbee Bat House - including some recommendations for building a bat house
Scott's Bat House Page - free plans for building bat houses
Warwickshire Bat Group - a great website about bats in the UK

Bat Houses

Where can you buy a bat house? Here are a couple of choices:

Wild Bird Center in Boulder
Wild Birds Unlimited in Denver

Books about Bats

Here are some books to read about bats:

General Bat Information

Bats of the Rocky Mountain West by our very own Dr. Rick Adams
The Bat in My Pocket, A Memorable Friendship by Amanda Lollar
The Little Brown Bat by Carl Green
The Vacationer's Guide to Bat Watching by BCI Bats of the World, a Golden Guide
The Educator's Guide To Bats by BCI
Bats--a Complete Cross Curricular Theme Unit by Robin Bernard
Bats, a Creativity Book for Young Conservationists by Jane Jennings
America’s Neighborhood Bats by Merlin Tuttle
Bats by M. Brock Fenton
Just Bats by M. Brock Fenton
Bats In Question by Don Wilson
Walker’s Bats of the World by Ronald Nowak
Vampiro by David E. Brown
Bats, A Community Perspective by James S. Findley
Bat by Caroline Arnold
The Bat: Wings in the Night Sky by M. Brock Fenton
Bat Biology and Conservation by Thomas H. Kunz
Bat Watching (Wildlife Watching) by Diane Bair & Pamela Wright
Bats by Gail Gibbons
Bats: A Portrait of the Animal World by Andrew Cleave
Bats: Biology and Behaviour by John Altringham
Bats: Creatures of the Night by Joyce Milton
Bats: Mammals that Fly (Animals in Order) by Marlene Sway, Phd
Bats: Mysterious Flyers of the Night by Dee Stuart and Merlin Tuttle
Bats: Shadows of the Night by Diane Ackerman
Bats and Their Homes by Deborah Chase Gibson
The Bats of Europe and North America: Knowing Them, Identifying Them, Protecting Them by Wilifred Schober
The Bats of Texas by David L. Schmidly
Bats of the World: 103 Species in Full Color by Gary L. Graham
Bats on Parade by Barry Hannah
Bats! Strange and Wonderful by Lawrence Pringle
Beautiful Bats by Linda Glaser
The Biology of Bats by Gerhard Neuweiler and Ellen Covey
Extremely Weird: Bats by Sarah Lovett
The Fascinating World of.....Bats by Maria Angels Julivert
How Bats ‘See’ in the Dark by Malcolm Penny
Long-Eared Bats by Susan M. Swift
Misunderstood: Bats by Arthur John L’Hommedieu
Shadows of the Night: The Hidden World of the Little Brown Bat by Barbara Bash
Understanding Bats by Bird Watchers Digest
World’s Weirdest Bats by M.L. Roberts
The Bat In My Pocket, A Memorable Friendship by Amanda Lollar

Bat Houses

The Bathouse Builder’s Handbook by Merlin Tuttle
Beastly Abodes: Homes for Birds, Bats, Butterflies & Other Backyard Wildlife by Bobbe Needham
Building Bat Houses by Dale Evva Gelfand

Just For Kids

Outside and Inside Bats by Sandra Markle
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Bats by Zoobooks
Bats, Swift Shadows In The Night by Ann Cooper
Bat Time by Ruth Horowitz
The Bat in the Boot by Annie Cannon
Bat Jamboree by Kathi Appelt
Bat’s Surprise by Kelli C. Foster
Batbaby by Robert M. Quackenbush
Bats by Nancy J. Shaw
Bats: A Creativity Book for Young Conservationists by Laura A. Hoehn and Jane F. Jennings
Bats: The Amazing Upside-Downers by Phyllis Jean Perry
Batty Riddles by Katy Hall
Belfry Bat the Scaredy Cat by Gayle McGuire Tremblay
Night Creatures by Sylvaine Perols and Gallimard Jeunesse