3rd Annual Mist Net Event

2006

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3rd Annual Mist Net Event (2006) J.P. Coleman State Park (Tishomingo County) Photo: Alison McCartney

3rd Annual Mist Net Event

DSCN1714JP Coleman State Park in Tishomingo County was the setting for the Third Annual MBWG Mist Net Event.  From June 20-22, 2006, 32 members representing 14 organizations and three southeastern states met to mist net and learn about this unique area in the far northeast corner of Mississippi.  The event opened with presentations from Weyerhaeuser, the University of Southern Mississippi, and Mississippi State University. Event sponsors included Weyerhaeuser, University of Mississippi, The Nature Conservancy, Mississippi Wildlife Federation, and Bowhead Informational Technology Services.

Mist net surveys were conducted on two consecutive nights resulting in 28 bat captures representative of four species.  Ten sites were surveyed, with two located within state parks, three within wildlife management areas, and one along the Natchez Trace Parkway.  Six sites yielded captures, including eastern red bat (19), evening bat (1), eastern pipistrelle (tricolored bat; 7), and hoary bat (1).  This was the first record of the hoary bat within Tishomingo county and one of only a handful of records for this species within that state. The hoary bat is listed by the state as a species of special concern.

Daytime field trips included excursions to two local caves and one abandoned chalk mine.  Jarrod Fogarty of Mississippi State University gave a talk on the biology and ecology of rare salamanders found in the area and participants found slimy and cave salamanders.

Check out pictures from the event here

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