Backyard Bats: Bat and Hummingbird Feeder Study
Volunteers are needed for a hummingbird feeder monitoring study. Participation by households throughout southern Arizona is encouraged to determine the presence of lesser long-nosed bats. It’s easy and interesting to volunteer on this citizen science project!
- Monitor your feeder two or three times per week beginning in June and continuing until the bats leave, measuring the level of fluid in the feeder just before it gets dark and again when you rise in the morning
- Input your data on this website using the “Weekly Data Input Form” below. We will also ask you to fill out the “End of Season Summary Form” one time in the fall when the bats have begun their migration and stopped visiting your feeder.
- Additional information and detailed instructions can be found in the links below
If you would like to participate in this study, contact Emily Scobie at escobie@azgfd.gov
Photo by Doris Evans
Data Collection Forms
Weekly Data Input Form
End of Season Summary Form
Lesser long-nosed bat information
Arizona Department of Game and Fish Species Account
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lesser Long-Nosed Bat Recovery Plan
2018 U.S. Fish and Wildlife News Release – Lesser Long-nosed Bat Has Recovered
2018 U.S. Fish and Wildlife – Lesser Long-nosed Bat Delisting Q&A
Project reports
A brief summary of what we’ve learned: 2014
A brief summary of what we’ve learned: 2010
2007-2008 LLNB urban movement report
In the media
Arizona Daily Star 2017: No species is an island
Bat Conservation International 2012: Midnight raiders
Project collaborators
Scott Richardson, US Fish and Wildlife Service, scott_richardson@fws.gov
Emily Scobie, Arizona Game and Fish Department, EScobie@azgfd.gov
Ted Fleming, University of Arizona, ted@sonaura.net
Joel Diamond, Arizona Game and Fish Department, JDiamond@azgfd.gov
Angie McIntire, Arizona Game and Fish Department, AMcIntire@azgfd.gov
Organizations
USFWS Phenology Network
Bat Conservation International
