Hawaiian hoary bat radio-tracking roost fidelity, Hawaii Island 2018-2019

Hawaiian hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) were captured at multiple locations on the east side of Hawaii Island from May 2018 through September 2019. Radio transmitters were affixed to captured bats and, when possible, radio telemetry was used to locate bats in trees used for day-roosts. Repeated visits to confirm bat presence were conducted until radio-tagged bats were no longer detected at roosts. A total of 56 bats (40 male; 16 female; 55 adult; 1 juvenile) were captured and radio-tagged, and of these, 33 were tracked to roost (23 male; 10 female; 32 adult; 1 juvenile) of either stand- or tree-level. For this subset of 33 bats, the number of distinct days with confirmed occupancy of a bat at roost at either the stand- or tree-level [...]