An Introduction to Bats and Echolocation (and Tools to Use in the Classroom)
Bats Can Be Identified Through Their Unique Echolocation Patterns, They Even Have Dialects
Chirp, Chirp, Chrip Yall'
As an undergraduate my introduction to field research was through bats. I studied under Dr. John Leffler, a student of EO Wilson, and spent countless hours recording bat sounds and trying to match their sounds to visual patterns that were species specific. If my life had gone differently I might still be studying bats and hanging from ropes welding bat gates. Even though I moved on from bats, to birds, and then outdoor education, I still have a mad passion for them and bat programs are one of my favorites. Thus, I'll do a series of posts on bats in the coming months in tribute to these amazing flying mammals. Today let's start with echolocation.