The Bat Specialists

Fly By Night, Inc. is recognized by the IRS as a Section 501(c)(3) non-profit / tax-exempt organization.

Donations are tax-deductible and all donated funds directly support our bat conservation efforts.  CH12360

We participate on GuideStar, the on-line standard for nonprofit accountability. Take a look at our listing.

Field research provided by FBN include bat species diversity inventories / Anabat surveys, roost surveys & population monitoring, population management & artificial roost design.  General projects locations include National Parks, National Forests, Conservation Areas & military facilities in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina &  the Caribbean.   (....see Research for more….)

Thanks to TNC volunteers, population research with a colony of rare south-eastern big-eared bats (BEB) continues.  Our research at this site is among the most comprehensive in the country.  Long-term  monitoring that  began in 1993 (....see Research for more….)

Our efforts to prevent further decline of urban bat species include teaming with BCI to create the Bats in Buildings Program, co-authoring Bats in Buildings: An Information and Exclusion Guide  and  ...see Management for more….)

FBN management projects include population research & exclusion methods are safe, permanent & guaranteed.  We are NOT a pest control or nuisance wildlife removal company, we are a conservation organization dedicated to solving & preventing issues associated with urban bats. 

**New Florida regs protect bats**

***It is a state and federal violation to use pesticides or fumigation for bats

***Bats should never be disturbed  during maternity season (from mid April—September).

Bats need bat houses.  Like all real estate the keys to a successful bat house are architecture & location.  Our bat houses are the result of research that began in 1992 when FBN founder, Laura Finn, was working on her Master’s degree at the University of Central Florida. Our well tested design  was first approved by local bats in 1993 &  was one of the first designs certified as ‘Bat Approved’ by Bat Conservation International  (1999).  After 15 years the design continues to improve, (see bat houses….)

Our New - Hurricane resistant installation method approved by NASA engineers.

Research

 Inventory & Monitoring

Management

Bats in Buildings Solutions

Bat Houses

Habitat for Bats