Couldn't locate bat authority Merlin Tutle so I contacted a spokesman for the the National Bat Conservancy, a Mr Bob Benson, who wrote...


A group of bats together in flight is usually referred to as a "flock" although many people in the bat community have been trying to make a "belfry" stick :)

Bob Benson
Public Information Manager
Bracken Campaign Manager
Austin, TX 78716
Web site: www.batcon.org

Hmmm! "Flock" is for the birds. I have decided to choose one of the names for the collective flight of bats that you all have offered and to promote that name surreptitiously until it becomes established usage. I'll keep you all informed of my progress.

This is gonna be fun.