How do you attract bats to a new bat house?

Bat House Near Chicago?

• If I were to construct a bat house near Chicago (Southwest Suburbs), what would be the ideal construction of said bat house and what bats would I attract? Any other info on the topic would be helpful too!

• Answer:

  Here is a list of plans: http://free.woodworking-plans.org/bat-house-plans.html Here are some suggestions about how to make them successful: http://www.wildlifedamagecontrol.net/strategi.php You should contact a local wildlife center, a park or maybe even the Zoo to get specific advice about what kind of bats are in your area and what housing strategies would be best. Talk to these people first to get a plan. Most people who are involved with helping wildlife are more than happy to talk to you. Maybe the people at Bat Conservation International can put you in touch with someone who knows about the bats in your region: http://batcon.org/index.php/media-and-info/about-bci/contact-bci.html