Yeah! Back in the field! We went up to Arkansas to get some more samples from the endangered gray bat. Jay came along to help out. We went to Blanchard Springs Caverns, a place we're hoping to go back and tour someday just for fun. Arkansas was actually much prettier than we expected!
Jay sets up the harp trap.
Gray bat on the left, Eastern pipistrelle on the right (look how pink their arms are).
Rick shows Jay how to tell a gray bat from other species.
Bands for bats are even smaller than the ones I used on warblers!
Just a little tissue sample for analyses...
We caught 30 bats that night, so Jay had to get creative...
