The overarching goal of this project is to build the Union Bay Natural Area into a natural observatory for studying echolocating bats.
We are currently in the pilot phase of the project, with the following short-term goals:
- collect pilot acoustic data using low-cost ultrasonic recorders (AudioMoths)
- summarize the occurrence of bat calls throughout summer to fall
- based on bat occurrence, try trapping bats to identify species
Follow the steps outlined in the protocols for lab preparation, field deployment/recovery, and data uploading:
Field records are stored under field_records and including the following entries:
- ubna_2021.md
- 2021/06
- 2021/09 - 2021/10
- ubna_2022a.md
- 2022/06/14 - 2022/07/12
- ubna_2022b.md
- 2022/07/12 - ongoing