{"id":761,"date":"2025-09-18T15:42:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/?p=761"},"modified":"2025-09-19T17:09:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T21:09:56","slug":"bat-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/bat-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons learned from Bat Night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On a warm September evening, students gather at Coes Pond, about a mile from the Clark campus. The sun sets. A student holds up a handheld device, and suddenly the dark comes alive with sound \u2014 chirps and clicks from bats sweeping overhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Each click and squeak reveals information about species found in the Worcester area, including big brown bats, silver-haired bats, hoary bats, and Eastern red bats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The device lowers their high-frequency calls to an audible level. The students crowd closer to listen, laughing as they begin to recognize distinct sounds.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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