Bat echolocations, southern Utah (0000671)
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Common Name: Bats
Scientific Name: Chiroptera
Date: 2006-08-17
Time: 09:50PM-10:50PM
Creator: Rice, Jeff
Description: Extended ambient recordings of unidentified bat species near Pine Valley, Utah
Notes: Numerous bats were feeding over Pine Valley Reservoir, and these recorded echolocations were made within the human hearing range; Recorded on the far northeast side of the reservoir at the water's edge; Time was approximately 9:50 to 10:15 PM; Recording was made in full darkness; With the aid of a flashlight, numerous bats were observed skimming the surface of the reservoir during the recording; Several times during the recording, there was the sound of a small splash, which might indicate either a bat wing dipping into the water or a fish surfacing; Winds were light to moderate; Traffic was audible in the distance; Local Time: Approximately 9:50 to 10:15 PM
Location: Pine Valley (Utah); Utah
Recording Equipment: Microphone: Sennheiser ME66 shotgun microphone; Recorder: Sony DAT Walkman with Sound Devices Mix Pre preamp; Sampling Rate: 44.1 kHz/16 bit
Duration: 00:23:20
Audio Rights: Audio file copyright 2006, Jeff Rice. All rights reserved
Image Rights: By Ramon FVelasquez (Own work) [CC BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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