The Eastern Red Bat is one of North America's most striking bats, with males sporting bright brick-red fur that camouflages perfectly among dead leaves when roosting in foliage. It is a solitary, tree-roosting bat that migrates along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, sometimes in groups of thousands during autumn movement. Females typically give birth to three or four young—an unusually large litter for a bat.
Best time to see a Eastern Red Bat
The best time to see a Eastern Red Bat is March–August, when about 68% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 3,970 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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