While out for an evening walk with her dog, a woman in Hernando, MS came across an eastern red bat lying on the sidewalk. She immediately jumped to action, and using a cloth safely contained the bat in a secure shoe box. Fearful for the bat’s wellbeing, she brought the little one home with her and began making calls to find help for it. We provided guidance on how to safely contain the bat and located a bat-trained rescuer in the finder’s area. The bat was transferred to a rescuer where he/she will be assessed for hopeful release back to the wild.