Emergence Counts

Small reddish brown bat being held. — The beginning of September marked the end of the field season for the Illinois Bat Conservation Program (IBCP) as we finished work at our final, northern-most field site. As fall begins, Illinois bat species begin to prepare for winter migration and/or hibernation and their activity patterns, habitat use, and presence […]

End of Season Update

26 September 2017 in Acoustic Monitoring / Blog Posts / Emergence Counts / Environmental DNA / Mist Netting / Radio Tracking / Roost Evaluations by Matt S

In addition to mist netting and acoustic surveys of Illinois’ bats, the Illinois Bat Conservation Program is conducting roost surveys to better understand bat populations in Illinois. Bats utilize both day and night roosts and what they will use as their resting area ranges widely from single bats nestled into […]

Summer Bat Roost Emergence Counts

3 October 2016 in Blog Posts / Emergence Counts / Roost Evaluations by Tara H