{"id":16734,"date":"2012-06-01T07:17:43","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T14:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=16734"},"modified":"2012-06-01T07:17:43","modified_gmt":"2012-06-01T14:17:43","slug":"mines-and-bats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=16734","title":{"rendered":"Mines and Bats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Life continues in the Mojave Desert despite the skyrocketing temperatures. I have continued my internship here in Needles, CA with the BLM. I have spent most of my time since my last post monitoring mines. I check the bat-compatible gates and cupolas that were constructed to keep allowing bats access to the adits and shafts while keeping the public safely out. In the past, people have\u00a0vandalized these structures. I am happy to note that none of the structures I have visited up to this point have been altered in any fashion.<\/p>\n

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Shaft with Cupola<\/p><\/div>\n

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Adit with Bat-Compatible Gate<\/p><\/div>\n

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I have also had the opportunity to conduct or assist on several bat surveys. I arrive about one hour before sunset and sit in the vicinity of these structures with night vision goggles and counters. I count the bats as they enter\/exit the mine for about an hour after sunset.<\/p>\n

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Sunset during a bat survey<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
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I also had the privilege of assisting on a Colorado River mist-netting bat survey. It was a lot of fun! I even got to take a nighthawk out of the net. I will get a second opportunity to river mist net tomorrow night. I’m looking forward to many more fun opportunities as my internship continues!<\/div>\n
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Nighthawk Pallid bat<\/p><\/div>\n

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