Zoology Program Update Bryce A. Maxell Program Coordinator (406) 444-3989 [email protected]Braden Burkholder Biologist / Biological Data Analyst Montana Natural Heritage Program (406) 444-0202 [email protected]Montana Natural Heritage Program Partner’s Meeting December 7, 2015 Shannon Hilty Ellen Whittle mtnhp.org
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Bat Acoustic Surveillance Network
Acoustic Information Through September 2015
• 44,748 nights sampled across 76 detectors (30 active)
• 520,328 hours of bat detector deployment
• >6.25 million bat passes recorded
• 40,000 call sequences examined by hand
• 6,261 call sequences definitively identified to species
• 2,104 records of monthly species presence in Montana
• 8,440,361 temperature logger records
• 61,318,343 weather station records across 625 stations
Weather Datahttp://mesowest.utah.edu/ • Station ID and start and end date of interest
• Build URL Code that includes MesoWest token• Import site specific CSV files into SQL Server
*Code in Montana Bat/WNS Surveillance Plan
Statewide Bat ActivityTotal weekly bat passes
week and month of year
Statewide Acoustic Detections by MonthAll Previous Data (blue shading), Probable (black), Definitive (red)
Temperatures (°C) of Activity= Background Temperatures Available= Flight Temperatures Used
* Coldest confirmed flight temperature is -8.6 C from an unidentified 40 kHz Myotis
Wind Speeds (M/sec) of Activity= Background Wind Speeds Available= Wind Speeds Used
Barometric Pressure Change and Activity= Hourly Barometric Pressure Changes Available (millibars of mercury) = Hourly Barometric Pressure Changes Used (millibars of mercury)
Moon Illumination and Activity= Moon Illumination Hours Available= Moon Illumination Hours Used
0 = No moon illumination1 = Full Moon
Less thanExpected
More thanExpected
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Upcoming Zoology Efforts• Field Guide species accounts for pollinators• Update data exchange MOU with FWP• Data review, SO, & predictive model automation• Reports for existing bat acoustic monitoring data• Bat acoustic monitoring by habitat cover type• Continue bat roost monitoring• Statewide amphibian calling surveys• Western Toad breeding site monitoring• Pryor Mtns Bat/Cave Surveys & Conservation Plan• Northern Goshawk, Raptor, and Bird Surveys on
Ashland & Sioux Districts of Custer Forest• Bat roost and mist net surveys for BLM