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| Well... it's time for the annual Alabaster Caverns Bat Count 2013! (called ABC2013) | This year the group that helps ODWC with the Selman Bat Watch gets to assist park personnel with the job. | It's something we all look forward to... fun to do, fun to get caught up with events with friends.... |
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| Some of them we've known for close to 18 years now!!! | Park Manager Mike Caywood organizes this un-organized mob <grin> | If you stand out of the wind...it is not too cold this cool Feb. 2, 2013 |
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| Mel showed up after loosing her keys... whoo hoo... let's start!! | Catching up on the news from last summer to now! | and we're on the road again!!! |
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| err....trail again!! | So cool he wears sunglasses in a cave!!! | Down the steps into the cave... |
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| Mel shows off her new light... and it is a really good one!!! | ||
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| Oooooo... Mel...it makes rainbows!!! | ||
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| Final Briefing by Mike | Jerry and Barbara take the high road... | We found two big brown bats right by the entrance... |
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| Since we're aware White Nose Syndrome is one state away, we need to watch all of our bats for WNS. | So since WNS is nearby, we'll be taking A LOT of pictures of our bats for experts to look at across Oklahoma... | for any signs of WNS... but we're not expecting any at this time... conditions are just not right for it in Alabaster. |
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| These are two Big Brown Bats that were pretty low... good photo opportunity... | and they are hard to get a good picture of in the first place... | We'll try to take all sides of a bat for the experts to look and see. |
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