BAT surveys baltimore district, raystown lake project

Field work for this effort will require data collection and analysis of at least two (2) spring and summer field seasons over a span of up to 36 months. All work shall be completed in accordance with the rules and regulations as specified by the U.S. Fish and wildlife service. 3.1 conduct BAT survey efforts at the raystown lake project, located in huntingdon county, pennsylvania. Work shall include a combination of acoustic surveys, mist-netting, radio telemetry, and colony counts as required herein. 3.2 design and implement a landscape scale study focusing on the use of acoustics, mist netting, radio telemetry, and colony counts to determine species presence/absence, species composition, habitat use, and colony location/size. This design shall include appropriate protocol elements necessary to obtain data to support the following: a. Data to support the presence or absence of all BAT species. Species of particular interest include the indiana BAT, northern long-eared BAT, little brown BAT, and tricolored BAT. B. Capture of species, radio tagging, and tracking data to determine day-roost use, foraging preferences, reproductive behaviors, and habitat usage in order to support forest management plans that will continue to enhance species population by encouraging growth of surviving species and population sustainment.