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I was out taking bat population surveys in late August 2020. I was sitting by the bank ofof a river. It was an extraordinarily quiet night when I heard a whoosh sound. It gave me an uneasy feeling. Then I heard it again and I saw these red eyes on this tall, flying figure. I couldn’t take my eyes off of it and it seemed it couldn’t take its eyes off of me. Then before I knew it, it was gone. It’s bothered me since it’s happened but as somebody who has studied wildlife ecology and work in the field I always felt I had to keep it to myself. I thought I would be laughed at and lose any credibility. I know what I saw, and have had an uneasy feeling going out at night since it has happened.
