Journal archives for May 2018

May 6, 2018

Bats go quiet during fall mating season.

Using specialized infrared cameras and ultrasonic microphones to record bats flying through river corridors in northern California, the researchers discovered that bats use short, extremely quiet “micro-calls.” At times, no echolocation calls at all were detected, even from bats flying within 10 feet of the highly sensitive audio recorders.

https://news.wfu.edu/2018/05/02/bats-go-uiet-during-fall-mating-season/

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May 21, 2018

Reservations Now Available for 2018 Bat Night Tours.

The bats have returned! The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area is welcoming back the largest colony of Mexican free-tailed bats in California. The bats return each summer to give birth to their young and soar over the floodplain in a nightly bug-eating bonanza.

https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/reservations-now-available-for-2018-bat-night-tours/

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