Join us for a summer evening to watch Barn Swallows feeding and coming into the barn to roost for the evening, and counting bats coming out for their nightly foraging! This exciting, marvelous event is part of the Wisconsin Bat Program surveys coordinated by the Wisconsin DNR; Fair Meadows has been a site for surveys for 2 years.

Attendees should bring a lawn chair and wear long sleeves and pants for mosquito protection. Arrive by 7:45 pm to get situated and enjoy the swallows feeding and entering the barn. The bats will come out just after 8:30 and we will count for about 40 minutes. The data are collated by the Fair Meadows team and submitted to the WDNR data portal.

The location of this event is Fair Meadows Sanctuary on the shores of Lake Koshkonong. The address will be provided to registrants closer to the event date.

Questions? Contact Brenna Marsicek, bmarsicek@swibirds.org or 608-255-2473

ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES:

• Little to no walking involved. Participants will sit or stand as they prefer during the event.

• Attendees will be looking upward for most of the time.

• Bathrooms are available if needed.

APPROXIMATE DISTANCE FOR WALKING: 0 miles

FIELD TRIP LEADER: Penny and Gary Shackelford

RAIN DATE: TBD

RSVP REQUIRED? Yes. Registration will be limited to 25 participants. Registration will open 6 weeks in advance on the Monday of that week.

Register here!

Cover photo: bats fly overhead by Jared Kelly FCC