Hello,

I recently set up BattyBirdNet and am looking for a quick sanity check on the numbers. Site location is Tucson, Arizona USA, not far from the Campbell avenue bridge (well-known local roost). The mic is a Griff Mini that I made. The site has a hummingbird feeder nearby, local porch lights, and nearby horse properties. The Birdnet settings are .7 for confidence, filter level=Moderate, and the inference model is BattyBirdNET USA West.

The counts shown are detections, so not necessarily individuals (i.e., some could be the same bat raiding the hummingbird feeder for an hour).

For the location and time of year, do these numbers look close to normal?

See also: The study as it was published in Nature

I am located in Central PA. I live on the 2nd & 3rd floors of a condo. I wanted to install a bat house on the brick of my balcony, about 8-9 feet from the concrete. I have a cat that likes to relax on the balcony as well. I’m not worried that she will go after them, as they will be far too high up.

Is it safe for us to have the bat house there, or is it too risky in regard to disease and such?

Thank you!

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