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Inside the fire clay mine. Leftover clay and debris line the passages, in some areas bats line the walls.

Very large concentrations of little brown bats are rare in Pennsylvania. This abandoned fire clay mine is one of the top five significant hibernaculas identified in the Commonwealth.

Carefully searching for any bat which is slightly different than the rest-- the first step in seperating out a potential Indiana bat.

Pulling down a suspect Indiana bat.

Discovery of large concentration of big brown bats.

Large cluster of big brown bats. This clay mine containes the largest known concentration of big browns in Pennsylvania.

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