TABLE 3.
Total number of each bat species and sex identified during winter in New Brunswick hibernacula 2009–2015
| Harbells Cave | Howes Cave | Kitts Cave | Mark Mine | Glebe Mine | Lake Cave | Berryton Cave | White Cave | Dallings Cave | Dorchester Mine | Chantal Cave | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myotis lucifugus | 4 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 548 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 618 |
| M. septentrionalis | 16 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 113 |
| Perimyotis subflavus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Male | 7 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 370 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 418 |
| Female | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 231 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 251 |
| Max Bats | 33 | 222 | 24 | 293 | 270 | 336 | 4,874 | 218 | 6 | 140 | 0 | |
| Mean Temp | 5.8 ± 2.2 | 5.9 ± 1.8 | 4.9 ± 2.4 | 5.0 ± 0.6 | 5.8 ± 1.9 | 3.3 ± 1.0 | 4.6 ± 0.8 | 5.1 ± 1.1 | 4.5 ± 2.2 | 6.6 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 2.4 | |
| Max Temp | 12.1 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 7.66 | 10.1 | 7.1 | 10.1 | |
| Min Temp | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 | −1.0 | 6.1 | −4.4 |
Max bats indicates the maximum number of bats counted, but not identified to species, in each cave during one visit in the period 2009–2015. Mean winter temperature (°C) ± standard deviation and maximum and minimum winter temperatures recorded in the dark zone with iButtons 2009–2017 are listed. Winter is defined as November–April. Mark and Lake are short for Markhamville Mine and Underground Lake Cave, respectively.