Table 1. Number of flying animals, bats, and non-bats, and associated behaviors detected in surveys using night vision and thermal cameras from 1 July to 10 August 2016 (n = 28 turbine nights).
Thermal cameras | Night vision | |||||||||||
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Survey nights | # of turbines surveyed | Distance from turbine base | # flying animals | # bats | # non-bats | # behaviors identified | # contact behaviors | # flying animals | # bats | # non-bats | # behaviors identified | # contact behaviors |
6 | 2 | 2 m | 237 | 68 | 119 | 66 | 2 | 159 | 22 | 72 | 20 | 0 |
2 | 1 | 25 (2) m | 5 (13) | 3 (7) | 1 (4) | 3 (7) | 0 (0) | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
2 | 1 | 50 (2) m | 14 (42) | 5 (25) | 0 (8) | 5 (25) | 0 (0) | 39 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
6 | 2 | 95 m | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 1 |
16 | 259 (55) 314 |
78 (32) 110 |
120 (12) 132 |
76 (32) 108 |
2 (0) 2 |
237 | 61 | 85 | 59 | 1 |