Notes on Capture and Roost Characteristics of Three Female Evening Bats (Nycticeius humeralis) in Southern Wisconsin: An Expanding Species?

The evening bat (Nycticeius humeralis) is considered a common species in southeastern United States, with historically few records in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. However, recent work in Michigan and Minnesota has shown that evening bats are becoming increasingly common in the regi...

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Published in:The American midland naturalist 2018-07, Vol.180 (1), p.168-172
Main Authors: Kaarakka, Heather M, White, J. Paul, Redell, Jennifer A, Luukkonen, Katie L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Bats
Birds
Chiroptera
Evening
Evening bat
Historical account
Home range
Lakes
NOTES AND DISCUSSION
Notes and Discussion Piece
Nycticeius
Nycticeius humeralis
Polls & surveys
Rabies
Rocks
Species
Summer
Tracking
Trees
Zoological research
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Summary:The evening bat (Nycticeius humeralis) is considered a common species in southeastern United States, with historically few records in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. However, recent work in Michigan and Minnesota has shown that evening bats are becoming increasingly common in the region. After capture of a juvenile male evening bat in late summer 2015 in southern Rock County, Wisconsin, we radio-tracked three adult female evening bats in summer 2016 at the same Rock County location. These three bats were tracked to three roost trees with counts during evening emergence ranging from 20 to 103 bats. This work represents the first confirmed capture and roost site investigation for evening bats in Wisconsin and supports the idea this species is expanding its range.
ISSN:0003-0031
1938-4238
DOI:10.1674/0003-0031-180.1.168