Table 3. Emergence and spot light counts (n = 2,214 counts) indicate the preference for rocket box style roosts in this maternity colony of Indiana bats.
| Roost Type | 2015 Max Count (n = 749) |
2016 Max Count (n = 1,465) |
2015 Total Bat Daysa | 2016 Total Bat Daysa |
Primary Roostsb (> 30 bats) |
No Bats (% Counts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bat box | 22 | 7 | 172 | 24 | 0 | 90 |
| Bark mimic | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 96 |
| Rocket box | 210 | 205 | 4,340 | 7,077 | 4 | 63 |
Data collected from three clusters in 2015 (9 roosts) and five clusters in 2016 (15 roosts) near Plainfield, IN, from March–September.
aOne bat observed using the roost on one day
b[51]