Ibat #4 weighs 6.5 grams and was released at 11:22 PM.

Five receivers were in strategic locations around the release point and monitored the bat as it foraged to the NE, exactly where we suspect Ibat #3 to have gone underground.

Instead of following suit, Ibat #4 skirted a mine complex to the south and continued moving south. At midnight the bat was roosting briefly between Tillston and the river.

The bat began moving south again, causing Matt to hi-tail to New Paltz in order to stay in front. The New Paltz police thought something different, seeing a white truck with three antennas (see vehicle on April 16) flying down Rt. 32. To make matters worse, Matt left his wallet in another vehicle.

A few minutes after this happened Mick and I were paralelling the bat down Cow Road. The bat seemed to be following I-87 going south. A tiny blue Ford Festiva hurled fresh eggs onto Mick's vehicle as he was parked briefly.

Mick radioed the incident and Chris drove north up Cow road and blocked the road with his van. Mick immediately pulled in behind, while three seconds later my vehicle boxed in the driver side door.

Ibat #4 was still behind us and over in the I87 corridor. Matt tried to convince the New Paltz officer that something more interesting was going on, but without I.D. he was in the middle of being frisked.

At some point Matt was released, luckily with just a warning, and Chris dialed 911, which sent an army of 4-5 New Paltz and State Police vehicles, including a drug puppy to the egg-chuckers.

The bat essentially foraged in the same area for the next hour, almost as if it was aware of what was happening and wanted to rubberneck. The Festiva girls confessed and were charged with 2nd degree harassment. Their court date is next Wednesday.

The bat was settled by 1:30 and did not become active the rest of the morning. It's first move was approximately seven miles. The signal was always received by at least one monitoring station the entire night. The police action was wrapped up by 2 or so.