[OHIOBWG] FW: 2020 Range-wide Indiana Bat Survey Guidelines from USFWS

Wed Mar 25 15:18:07 EDT 2020

FYI!

[The Ohio State University]
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Marne A. Titchenell
Wildlife Program Specialist, OSU Extension
School of Environment and Natural Resources
College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

210 Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Rd, Columbus, OH 43210

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Hello all!

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized the 2020 version of the Range-wide Indiana Bat Survey Guidelines and they have been posted to our primary Indiana bat survey web page (see links below).

USFWS Indiana bat survey web page

https://www.fws.gov/midwest/Endangered/mammals/inba/inbasummersurveyguidance.html<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.fws.gov*2Fmidwest*2FEndangered*2Fmammals*2Finba*2Finbasummersurveyguidance.html&data=02*7C01*7Ctccarter*40bsu.edu*7C568c4658fc0b40f267d708d7cfff7ff2*7C6fff909f07dc40da9e30fd7549c0f494*7C0*7C1*7C637206568585505653&sdata=6rLH2McPXqKmkIROfT3fu3xsCVAXyRF5DT6QKluruuI*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!KGKeukY!jIBybTd9bLaUQAcgRAf0KECY-UWg18i97RSaU-Y9YnBOXxEk2ObP-vRaT_RU4CVrVF0$>

Direct link to 2020 Range-wide IBat Survey Guidelines
https://www.fws.gov/midwest/Endangered/mammals/inba/surveys/pdf/FINAL%20Range-wide%20IBat%20Survey%20Guidelines%203.23.20.pdf<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.fws.gov*2Fmidwest*2FEndangered*2Fmammals*2Finba*2Fsurveys*2Fpdf*2FFINAL*2520Range-wide*2520IBat*2520Survey*2520Guidelines*25203.23.20.pdf&data=02*7C01*7Ctccarter*40bsu.edu*7C568c4658fc0b40f267d708d7cfff7ff2*7C6fff909f07dc40da9e30fd7549c0f494*7C0*7C1*7C637206568585505653&sdata=RoUC5tp9oNUx8Pe*2FJIa4kMl*2F160CwEgc0GHKCJFKzBU*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!KGKeukY!jIBybTd9bLaUQAcgRAf0KECY-UWg18i97RSaU-Y9YnBOXxEk2ObP-vRaT_RU4OA9saY$>

Please note the following regarding the 2020 IBat survey guidelines:

•       There are relatively few changes this year, apart from some added clarifications.  All changes from the last year's guidelines are in blue text.  There are no changes to the survey level of effort (LOE) in 2020.
[Changes to the LOE may be warranted in 2021 pending results of the 2020-2021 winter population surveys]

•         As in previous years, these guidelines may also be used to survey for the northern long-eared bat.

Other related items…

•         Electronic Bat Reporting Worksheets - New versions of the USFWS' electronic bat reporting worksheets  and instructions are now available on the Indiana bat survey web page (top link above). As always, please check the website before submitting federal permit reports and associated bat data to insure that you are using the most current worksheet.

•         \Acoustic Software - Before proposing and/or conducting an acoustic survey, you should always check our acoustic web page (see link below) to determine the current status of approved versions of auto-ID software programs.  At present, BCID (v. 2.8b) and Kaleidoscope Pro (multiple versions, see list on website) are approved for presence/probable absence surveys of Indiana bats (and NLEBs) in 2021.  We understand that a new version of EchoClass is in the works, but it has not yet been submitted for testing.

USFWS Acoustic Bat ID Software page
https://www.fws.gov/midwest/Endangered/mammals/inba/surveys/inbaAcousticSoftware.html<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.fws.gov*2Fmidwest*2FEndangered*2Fmammals*2Finba*2Fsurveys*2FinbaAcousticSoftware.html&data=02*7C01*7Ctccarter*40bsu.edu*7C568c4658fc0b40f267d708d7cfff7ff2*7C6fff909f07dc40da9e30fd7549c0f494*7C0*7C1*7C637206568585515646&sdata=Qme3xsTUiTmk26aBMqE55ztX2QQiNppS*2B47rOBFj4*2BE*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!KGKeukY!jIBybTd9bLaUQAcgRAf0KECY-UWg18i97RSaU-Y9YnBOXxEk2ObP-vRaT_RURqfpYO0$>

•         Help Us Grow our Call Library!  Please consider helping us obtain more known-species calls this summer!!
In the interest of improving the overall number and diversity of call files included in the USFWS & USGS’s Master Test Library, the Services encourage qualified individuals to voluntarily contribute additional call files (full-spectrum and zero-crossing) of known species. Call files will be considered for inclusion if species identity is unequivocally known.  More details and a call-submittal form are available at the bottom of the acoustic ID software page at the link provided in the previous bullet.

Please feel free to share this email with your partners and other interested parties and let one of us know if you have any questions or suggestions for improvements to future guidelines.  Best wishes for a healthy, safe and productive summer survey season.

Sincerely,

Mike, Robyn, and Andy

mike_armstrong at fws.gov<mailto:mike_armstrong at fws.gov> (Kentucky FO)

robyn_niver at fws.gov<mailto:robyn_niver at fws.gov> (New York FO)

andrew_king at fws.gov<mailto:andrew_king at fws.gov> (Indiana FO)
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R. Andrew King
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Indiana Field Office
620 S. Walker Street
Bloomington, IN  47403
812-334-4261 ext. 216

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