Small UFO, Link River, Klamath Falls.

[Howard West]

The reason I'm not calling it a bird is because I'm leaning towards calling it a small bat!

This was just above the Link R. bridge, and near Favell's Museum.

It was flying low, just above the water, and acted  like a Swallow  that was insect hunting.

Pretty sure that whatever it was, it's not the right time of the year.

Seen first flying across the river, and then up and down the shore line on the West side of the river.

I tried my best to focus on it for a picture, no luck.

This was fairly late yesterday afternoon. I apologize for not posting sooner.

If anyone else sees it please let us know for sure what it is.

Howard West

Klamath Falls

[rrip...@charter.net]

Hello Howard,

Replying to all here as I see that no one has responded yet.

It likely was a bat. Unfortunately for those bats that do hibernate here this weather may cause some mortality as they become active and then are not able to get enough energy to maintain a higher metabolism. 

These temps we are having are more like late March and April, and that's the time I always saw a few roosting bats in the brick entry ways of Tulelake Elementary School They were either coming out of hibernation and feeding during cool nights, or were migrating back into the Basin. I think the former. 

Hopefully bats have chosen a hibernating location that isn't so responsive to the daily high temperatures, and have chosen a location that stays cold during the day and it's the nighttime temperature that will eventually cause the bat to come out of hibernation. 

And, with days like this, even some wiggling around in the hibernating location is risky for expending stored energy for making it through a winter. Keep fingers crossed that "winter" returns and we get more snow. 

Kevin Spencer

Klamath Falls

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[Howard West]

Kevin,

Thanks for your input, including what you have personally seen. I was thinking that if I was correct about the ID, that bat likely never survived.

Howard West

Klamath Falls