Bat Walk at the Susquehannock Wildlife Conservation Center

Saturday October 24th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm 

Join the Susquehannock Wildlife Society for an evening of bats! We’ll start with a short screening of Beneficial Bats by Marty Stouffer, then head outside for a guided walk around the Conservation Center grounds to listen for, detect, and identify bats. Along the way, we'll collect citizen science data on the bats we detect and talk about our local bat species, their conservation status, and how you can support them!

The walk is led by Sadie Rozics, a Wildlife Conservation Technician with the Susquehannock Wildlife Society through the Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps. Sadie has studied bats in Owings Mills and will guide the group using an ultrasonic bat detector, which picks up bat echolocation calls that people can't normally hear and plays them back as sound. We'll stop at several points along the route to listen, take turns at the detector, and record what we find.

What to expect

A short screening of Beneficial Bats by Marty Stouffer.
A discussion about local bat species.
A demonstration of how bat detection works and a guided walk around the center's grounds, with stops to listen for bats.
Activity and information sheets for kids and adults to take home.
A chance to help collect bat detection citizen science data that will be submitted to the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat), a continental effort to track bat populations.

This event is suitable for all ages. No bat or wildlife experience is needed. Just bring your curiosity and enjoy a fall evening outdoors listening for bats overhead.

Want a head start? Read our Bat Species Spotlight.

Bats are wild animals, and their activity can vary. We can't guarantee we'll detect bats.

This event made possible by a grant from the Harford County Office of Community & Economic Development. For those of you who are visiting from out of town, please consider staying in a local hotel. Hotel accommodations and other fun things in the area can be found by visiting https://www.helloharford.com/31/Stay-Over