Southeastern myotis reports concentrate in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, around swampy sites like Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and the wet forests near Cumberland Island. That fits the species well: it’s a small bat built for hunting low over wetlands, not the drier uplands farther north in the state.
This bat roosts in caves, hollow trees, and under bridges, almost always close to water. Georgia’s limestone caves and river swamps in the Coastal Plain provide exactly that combination, letting the bat commute short distances between a daytime roost and open water where it skims for insects at night.
Records run year-round in Georgia, with reports peaking in March and May, though counts are still small enough that the pattern could shift with more observations. Reports likely follow easy access to swamp edges and known roost sites more than the bat’s true range within the state.
