Small Mammal Inventory and Bat Reconnaissance at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site/Vancouver National Historic Reserve
Schaberl J, Myers E, Reid M. 2012. Small Mammal Inventory and Bat Reconnaissance at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site/Vancouver National Historic Reserve. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/NCCN/NRTR—2012/590. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
From June 23-28 and on August 6, 2002, Mount Rainier Wildlife Program staff conducted a small mammal inventory, a rapid assessment of bat species, and documented the presence of other mammals in the area at Fort Vancouver National Historical Site (FOVA) and parts of the Vancouver National Historic Reserve (Reserve). Our small mammal inventory focused on live trapping in seven habitat types for 600 trap-nights. We captured 74 unique individuals of five different species (+ two unknown) and documented two additional species incidentally. The most frequently-trapped species was the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus). We collected eight voucher specimens to include at least one of each of the five species trapped. We were unable to capture bats in one night of mist-netting in the Reserve but did identify big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) calls using an electronic bat detector and visually documented likely two different Myotis species.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Schaberl, Jim; Myers, Ellen; Reid, Mason
- Date of Issue
- 2012-06
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- FOVA , NRSS
- Keywords
- Agricultural, Anabat II, Bat, Big Brown Bat, Columbia River, creeping vole, deer mouse, Eastern cottontail, Eastern grey squirrel, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Habitat, house mouse, Hudson's Bay Company, Inventory, Mammal, Mammal Inventory, mist net, Myotis, Old Field, Sherman trap, Townsend vole, Transect, Vagrant shrew, Vancouver National Historic Reserve, Wetland
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Mammals