Report on Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) Roost Trees and Emergence Counts on bats captured outside of Cape Vincent, New York Jefferson County, New York July & August, 2007 Sampling by Sanders Environmental Inc. P.O. Box 185 /314 North Pennsyivania Ave ‘Centre Hall, Pennsylvania 16828 ‘Sandrsatgate.com 814.364.8776 WEST, Inc. 2003 Central Avenue Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82001 & St. Lawrence Windpower, LLC Cape Vineent, NY & Cape Vincent Wind Power Cape Vineent, NY1.0 Executive Summary Radio tracking of Indiana six bats captured in the vicinity of the Cape Vincent and Saint Lawrence wind projects produced a total of thirteen individual day roost sites. All ofthe roost sites were located in trees. Al roost sites were located in woodlots in close proximity o standing water Emergence counts were conducted on eight ofthe roost tres with three of the trees being observed fortwo separate evenings. During the eleven emergence observations, counts gd fiom # msaitnun of nineteen to # minimum of une. Emergence counts were difficult at most ofthe roost toes due to low light conditions and heavy eanopy cover, 2.0 Methods Indiana bats captured during mist netting efforts were radio tagged with Hollow Hill LB- 2 series transmitters. These transmitters were affixed to th bats using skin bond adhesive When possible bats were located to roost tre inthe daytime, Bat daytime locaton searches were done both by vehicles with external antennas searching for missing bats 1 by biologists on foot using handheld telemetry equipment to walk in on and identify dividual roost tees, Emergence counts were generally done by one observer siting under a tree counting bats as they emerge Ideally the tee is framed against a portion of sky so bats at silhouetted as they leave the roost. Many ofthe roost tres surveyed either were obscured by canopy cover or were under heavy canopy cover resulting in counts that are likely to be low. 3.0 Results 3.1 Roost Tree Summary Radio tracking on six bats produced a total of thirteen individual day roost sites (Figures 3+1 {03-4 All ofthe roost sites were located in trees. All roost sites were located in ‘woodllots within 300" of standing water. Eleven roost sites were located in red maple trees while two were located in dead white ash tees, All roost trees contained exfoliating bark and all bats observed emerging came from under exfoliating bark, Our data suggests that individual bats were using many different roost tees (Table 3-1 & 3-2). Bats were observed using multiple roost trees with one bat using five different roosts during the monitoring period, Three ofthe roost trees were used by more than one radio tagged bat. Of the six bats most were followed forthe duration of transmitter affixation. However, male bat 5252 was never located aftr is release, female bat $259 was only located for ‘ovo days before being lost and the transmiter on 5251 was still active when the projet ended,3.2 Emergence Count Summary Emergence counts were conducted on eight ofthe roost trees with three of the tres being ‘observed two separate evenings. During th eleven emergence observations a maximum count of nineteen and a minimum of one bat were tallied. Emergence counts were difficult at most ofthe roost trees due to low light conditions and heavy canopy cover. ‘Trees appearing to have more potential a larger roosts, tees occupied on the night of & count, trees occupied by females and trees which could be counted more successfully (due to canopy cover, likely location of roost on tee ete.) were pivtitizel fox emergence counts,QO Oo‘The Tables and Appendices of this report contain sensitive site location information considered to be confidential and not for public distribution; therefore, they are not included here. The full port has been reviewed by the Cape Vincent Planning Board, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,