Brookline, Newton report lots of bats in people's belfries, attics, apartments.

Hmm, if you had to chose: Bats or killer turkeys? Or snapping turtles?

Or why you should leave all the basement lights on all the time:

I went down to the basement today to get the laundry and opened the door into the basement and there was a thing that looked kind of like a chunk of lint or a sock hanging on the edge of the door. I grabbed it and it was warm and furry and surprising. I dropped it and jumped back. It was a bat. ...

It's the height of bat season in Roslindale and West Roxbury.

Meanwhile, Angela looks out her (non-Rozzie, non-Westie) window to see how baby squirrels are made (Caution: Not Safe for Oak Trees).

Jenny discovers it's true: If you have a sleeping bat in your pantry, you really can trap it with some Tupperware for release outside.