Bat observations
146 observations recorded by grotto members on trips since 2011. Counts below include only observations with an exact date — month-only and date-range records are held back rather than assigned to the wrong year.
By year
| Year | Observations | Bats counted |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 31 | 1557 |
| 2016 | 23 | 1239 |
| 2017 | 15 | 535 |
| 2018 | 17 | 1067 |
| 2019 | 16 | 314 |
| 2020 | 16 | 3194 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 10 | 21 |
| 2023 | 9 | 22 |
Most-observed sites
| Cave | Observations |
|---|---|
| Lick Creek Cave | 19 |
| Mill Creek Crystal Cave | 11 |
| Woodward's Cave | 6 |
| Lillyguard Cave | 5 |
| Azure Cave | 5 |
| Big Pryor Mountain | 5 |
| Horsethief Cave | 5 |
| Wagner's Cave | 5 |
| Ophir Cave | 5 |
| Pearl Cave | 4 |
15 observations waiting for review.
Sightings sent in from outside the membership, and counts or dates that aren't a plain number, wait for an officer and aren't in the figures above until then. The original wording is kept, so a person decides rather than a guess.