Open AccessLate-autumn record of Little Brown Myotis (<i>Myotis lucifugus</i>) in north-central British Columbia
Author(s) -
Roy V. Rea,
Candyce Eryn Huxter
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
canadian field-naturalist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 28
ISSN - 0008-3550
DOI - 10.22621/cfn.v134i3.2491
Subject(s) - myotis lucifugus , hibernation (computing) , shore , geography , archaeology , zoology , biology , fishery , state (computer science) , algorithm , computer science
Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus) inhabits north-central British Columbia (BC), but its flight activity at the onset of hibernation is not well known. On 31 October 2019, we saw three bats flying in patterns that suggested feeding, near the north shore of the Fraser River near Prince George, BC. Observations of Little Brown Myotis flying this late in the autumn have not previously been documented this far north in interior BC. We photographed the bats, and here we describe the encounter and discuss the scientific value of our observation.