This IBAT survey anticipates two distinct, yet interrelated efforts. The initial and main effort is an IBAT spring migration tracking survey. A second, follow-on project contingent upon the results of the spring effort, is a summer foraging tracking survey. The spring effort will entail trapping emerging female IBATs from local winter hibernacula; and track migration flights via telemetry methods to locate likely summer roosts (or sites), whether on or beyond PICA property. The minimum level of effort was to track 4 IBATS from one hibernaculm for as long as possible. BCM far exceeded project minimums by tracking 5 bats each from two different hibernaculms, essentially conducting two studies at once. Midway into the project it appears that the majority of bats are still located about 20 miles south of the hibernaculms.

Online resource
This web page intends to present preliminary general findings in the interest of rapidly sharing data between stakeholders and perhaps shed some light on day-to-day events occurring on the project. Informal updates can be found in the Special Projects section of the Bat Conservation and Management Forum. Rather than a simple updated page, we chose to present updates in the Forum to encourage interaction, present a route to field questions, and simplify adding updates from the field.

There are also detailed migration, foraging, and roost maps available from a separate download page using a link below. A password will be required to obtain this higher level of detail, please inquire to jchenger "at" batmanagement.com if interested.