USGS FORT - Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge - Bats - 1997-1998

Occurrence records for bats captured in mist nets at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge and Fitzsimmons Army Hospital in Denver, Colorado, as well as parks and open spaces and structures within Fort Collins, Colorado during the 1997 and 1998 field seasons (May-September). We used mist nets to capture bats and to 1) determine local species richness and relative abundance, 2) establish roosting habits and locations , and 3) collect bats to evaluate organochlorine contaminant levels in local bats. USGS Fort Collins Science Center (FORT). There were both observation and specimen records.