Upcoming webinar: "Bats in Swallow Nests", 12/20 @ 10:30am

This bulletin was sent at 12/08/2022 04:15 PM PST

Bats in Swallow Nests| December 20, 2022

Photo credit: Jill Carpenter

Registration is open!

Please join us for the next installment of the Conservation Lecture Series on Tuesday, December 20^th, from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Jill Carpenter (LSA Associates, Inc), Dr. Dave Johnston (H. T. Harvey & Associates), and Leila Harris (UC Davis) will present:

“Bats in Swallow Nests”

Year-round occupancy of cliff swallow mud-nests by several bat species has been observed throughout California, but formal documentation of these observations is limited to project reports. Bats roosting in cliff swallow mud-nests will be subject to direct impacts if they are present when these nests are removed to prevent swallows from nesting. In 2022, the California Bat Working Group compiled records from working group members and provided recommendations for take avoidance, including nest inspections and habitat modification to discourage occupancy. Here we'll discuss those records and share information on bat roosts in cliff swallow mud-nests.

All are welcome to attend! Please register for the Zoom webinar using this link.

Visit the Conservation Lecture Series website for more information, including recordings of past lectures. Hope you can join us!