{"id":9717,"date":"2023-06-30T15:11:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T22:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/?page_id=9717"},"modified":"2025-10-27T15:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T22:03:22","slug":"backyard-bats-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wildlife-conservation\/living-with-wildlife\/backyard-bats-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Backyard Bats Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"learn-about-azgfd-s-cooperative-programs\">Backyard Bats: Bat\/Hummingbird Feeder Study<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">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\u2019s easy and interesting to volunteer on this citizen science project!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30153930\/LLNBats-2_360.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9726 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30153930\/LLNBats-2_360.png 360w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30153930\/LLNBats-2_360-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30153930\/LLNBats-2_360-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30153930\/LLNBats-2_360-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30153930\/LLNBats-2_360-90x90.png 90w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 360px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 360\/360;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30153923\/Bats-Lesser-Long-nosed_inFlight_360.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9724 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30153923\/Bats-Lesser-Long-nosed_inFlight_360.png 360w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30153923\/Bats-Lesser-Long-nosed_inFlight_360-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30153923\/Bats-Lesser-Long-nosed_inFlight_360-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30153923\/Bats-Lesser-Long-nosed_inFlight_360-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30153923\/Bats-Lesser-Long-nosed_inFlight_360-90x90.png 90w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 360px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 360\/360;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lesser long-nosed bats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30153926\/LLNBats-1_360.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9725 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30153926\/LLNBats-1_360.png 360w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30153926\/LLNBats-1_360-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30153926\/LLNBats-1_360-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30153926\/LLNBats-1_360-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/30153926\/LLNBats-1_360-90x90.png 90w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 360px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 360\/360;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"explore-fishing-rules-regulations-in-arizona\">How to participate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monitor your feeder at least once per week, measuring the level of fluid in the feeder just before it gets dark and again in the early morning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Input your data on this website using the \u201cWeekly Data Input Form\u201d below. We will also ask you to fill out the \u201cEnd of Season Summary Form\u201d one time in the winter when the bats have begun their migration and stopped visiting your feeder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional information and detailed instructions can be found in the links below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1o6-WH3M7KuFl-W01LAdvjXD8GN-QqelNlEE2mN-0Knw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sign up today<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"explore-fishing-rules-regulations-in-arizona\">study participation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/06160412\/Bat-Study-Info-and-Instructions_2024b.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instructions and Information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/survey123.arcgis.com\/share\/e498eea02d10425db8699dc44b8a988a?portalUrl=https:\/\/azgfd.maps.arcgis.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weekly Data Input Form<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/survey123.arcgis.com\/share\/c8fda759ce8646ddb767cd08b6fa6fac?portalUrl=https:\/\/azgfd.maps.arcgis.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">End of Season Summary Form<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"explore-fishing-rules-regulations-in-arizona\">Lesser long-nosed bat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/0BwLs0i-QWFssTjdMajg4bndoeDQ?resourcekey=0-W1TUwMaXametlY5ZAYhfGA\">AZGFD Species Account<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desertmuseum.org\/pollination\/bats.php\">Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Species Information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.batcon.org\/meet-the-lesser-long-nosed-bat\/\">Bat Conservation International Species Information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/archive\/LesserLongNoseBatRecoveryPlan.pdf\">U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lesser Long-Nosed Bat Recovery Plan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/archive\/LLNBat_fDelisting_fNEWS_RELEASE_4-17-18_final.pdf\">2018 U.S. Fish and Wildlife News Release \u2013 Lesser Long-nosed Bat Has Recovered<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/archive\/LLNB_Delisting_fFAQs_4-17-2018_final.pdf\">2018 U.S. Fish and Wildlife \u2013 Lesser Long-nosed Bat Delisting Q&amp;A<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"explore-fishing-rules-regulations-in-arizona\">Select study results<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/jmammal\/article\/102\/4\/1128\/6288402\">\u201cFree\u201d Food: Nectar Bats at Hummingbird Feeders in Southern Arizona<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/archive\/BatHummingbirdFeederStudywhatwelearnedsummer2014.pdf\">A Brief Summary of What We\u2019ve Learned: 2014<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/archive\/Lesser-Long-Nosed-Bat.Final-SSA.12_16_161.pdf\">A Brief Summary of What We\u2019ve Learned: 2010<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/archive\/2007-2008LLNBUrbanMovementreport.pdf\">2007-2008 LLNB Urban Movement Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"explore-fishing-rules-regulations-in-arizona\">In the media<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/archive\/NoSpeciesIslandTedFlemingAZDailyStar10-1-17.pdf\">Arizona Daily Star 2017: No Species is an Island<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/archive\/BATS2012Midnightraiders_201208161615005868.pdf\">Bat Conservation International 2012: Midnight Raiders<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"explore-fishing-rules-regulations-in-arizona\">resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wildlife-conservation\/living-with-wildlife\/living-with-bats\/\">Living with Bats<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/Agency\/Volunteer\/\">AZGFD Volunteer Program<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fws.usanpn.org\/flowersforbats\">National Phenology Network Flowers for Bats<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-beta-dark-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contacts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Emily Scobie, Arizona Game &amp; Fish Department, <a href=\"mailto:backyardbats@azgfd.gov\">backyardbats@azgfd.gov<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott Richardson, US Fish &amp; Wildlife Service, <a href=\"mailto:scott_richardson@fws.gov\">scott_richardson@fws.gov<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ted Fleming, Emeritus Professor, <a href=\"mailto:ted@sonaura.net\">ted@sonaura.net<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Angie McIntire, Statewide Bat Lead, Arizona Game &amp; Fish Department, <a href=\"mailto:bats@azgfd.gov\">bats@azgfd.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-alpha-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"want-to-get-involved-with-wildlife-conservation\">Want to Get Involved with Wildlife Conservation?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Volunteer your time, or donate to help us with conserving and protecting our wildlife. 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