Backyard Bats: Bat/Hummingbird Feeder Study

Volunteers are needed for a hummingbird feeder monitoring study. Participation by households throughout southern Arizona is encouraged to determine the presence of lesser long-nosed bats. It’s easy and interesting to volunteer on this citizen science project!

Lesser long-nosed bats

How to participate

  • Monitor your feeder at least once per week, measuring the level of fluid in the feeder just before it gets dark and again in the early morning.
  • Input your data on this website using the “Weekly Data Input Form” below. We will also ask you to fill out the “End of Season Summary Form” one time in the winter when the bats have begun their migration and stopped visiting your feeder.
  • Additional information and detailed instructions can be found in the links below.

study participation

Instructions and Information

Weekly Data Input Form

End of Season Summary Form

Lesser long-nosed bat

AZGFD Species Account

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Species Information

Bat Conservation International Species Information

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lesser Long-Nosed Bat Recovery Plan

2018 U.S. Fish and Wildlife News Release – Lesser Long-nosed Bat Has Recovered

2018 U.S. Fish and Wildlife – Lesser Long-nosed Bat Delisting Q&A

Select study results

“Free” Food: Nectar Bats at Hummingbird Feeders in Southern Arizona

A Brief Summary of What We’ve Learned: 2014

A Brief Summary of What We’ve Learned: 2010

2007-2008 LLNB Urban Movement Report

In the media

Arizona Daily Star 2017: No Species is an Island

Bat Conservation International 2012: Midnight Raiders

resources

Living with Bats

AZGFD Volunteer Program 

National Phenology Network Flowers for Bats

Contacts

Emily Scobie, Arizona Game & Fish Department, backyardbats@azgfd.gov 

Scott Richardson, US Fish & Wildlife Service, scott_richardson@fws.gov 

Ted Fleming, Emeritus Professor, ted@sonaura.net 

Angie McIntire, Statewide Bat Lead, Arizona Game & Fish Department, bats@azgfd.gov

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