Mississippi
Bat Working Group

8/9/10 - 08/11/10

Registration form (.doc) due 7/9/10

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JULY 30!!

You are cordially invited to the Mississippi Bat Working Group (MBWG) Seventh Annual Summer Mist Net Event. The event will be held at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Sardis Lake on Monday 8/9 through Wednesday 8/11/10 (netting Monday and Tuesday nights and leaving Wednesday.). Activities will begin at 4:30 PM on 8/9/10 with dinner . Mist net surveys will be conducted at selected sites on the evenings of 8/9 and 8/10.

Mist net sites are currently being scouted for suitability in the vicinity of Sardis Lake. During the day on Tuesday, we have an optional field trip scheduled to Sardis Lake to visit a Rafinesque big-eared bat roost and tour the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery and Visitor Center at Enid Lake.

odging has been provided by Mr. Bobby Dunlap of Oxford, MS, who is graciously allowing us the use of his hunting lodge free of charge. The lodge has 2 meeting/sitting areas (which should work well for discussions before and after mist netting), a fully outfitted kitchen, several private bedrooms and a bunkhouse. We are still asking participants to pay a $20 registration fee to cover the cost of food. Please answer the questions on the registration form completely so we will be able to handle all the logistics. If attendees would like to arrange their own lodging, Oxford is about 15 miles southwest of the lodge.

This event is a great opportunity for the seasoned bat researcher as well as newcomers who want to learn more about bat research and conservation. These types of events not only provide important base-line data to document bat species diversity in an area but is also an opportunity for new students and the general public to acquire free training regarding bat identification and bat survey techniques. This is also a great opportunity to make new contacts, see old friends, and have a lot of fun! No experience is necessary.

Hope to see you all there!

Becky Rosamond
Chair, MS Bat Working Group
662-226-8286 ext.114
msbats@hotmail.com