Frenchman Knob Cave 2024 Bat Count

On February 11, 2024 bat biologist Price Sewell of Copperhead Environmental Consulting, Inc (www.copperheadconsulting.com). along with Will Seiter, Gregg Janos, Brian Dennis, & Taylor Fagin did a bat count in Frenchman Knob Pit. Frenchman Knob Preserve is owned by the Southeastern Cave Conservancy Inc (SCCi). I have been part of a few surveys over the years and this cave used to have quite a few bats. I saw my first Rafinesque's big-eared bat in this cave. Special thank you to Dave Black for bringing cameras that worked and capturing the video.
The count for 2024
Tri-colored bat 68
Big brown bat 9
Little brown bat 80
Indiana bat 36
Gray bat 1
Rafinesque's big-eared bat 0 yeah zero. That just sucks. I am getting tired of noticing what is missing.
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