Trainings & Workshops

SPRING ACOUSTICS TRAINING 2024!

COSTA RICA BAT WORKSHOP 2022

We love what we do, and we love teaching it, too!

Vesper provides online training for echolocation species identification of bats (including Indiana bat and northern long-eared bat), and in-person workshops on tropical bat capture and acoustic survey techniques in Belize and Costa Rica.

Let us know how we can bring our knowledge to you!

Acoustic Trainings

Neotropical Bat Workshops

Trainings & Workshops: Services

Training in Acoustic Identification

Vesper periodically offers online classes for:

Echolocation 101/Best Practices for Acoustic Monitoring and Manual Vetting
Acoustic ID of 20 Eastern US/Canada bats
Acoustic ID of 22 Western US/Canada bats
Acoustic ID of Neotropical Bats (30 species)
SonoBat Beginner
SonoBat Advanced

We can also provide private training for subregions (e.g., Southeast, Midwest, etc). In-person training for individuals and institutions is also possible.

Perfect for graduate students, wildlife professionals, and acoustic enthusiasts!

Prices from $50+ and class times from 2 hrs to 9 hrs (3 afternoons). Price and time depends on region being taught.

Please contact us to express your interest and join our notification list!

2023 Classes!

Trainings & Workshops: Services

SPRING BAT ACOUSTICS TRAINING

Acoustic ID of US/Canada Species

Click here to register!

Most of our spring classes are now full. Click on the registration link above to send us a message, specifying which classes you are interested in, and we will add you to our waitlists!

6 Options! (All times Mountain Time Zone)

(Waitlist) April 29, 11AM-2PM: Echo 101 & Best Practices (required for ID classes; $75)

(Waitlist) April 30, 10AM-12PM: SonoBat Beginner ($50)

(Still Available) May 1, 10AM-12PM: SonoBat Advanced ($50)

(Waitlist) April 30 & May 1, 2-5PM, both days: Acoustic ID of Western Bats ($150)

(Waitlist) May 2 & 3, 11AM-2PM both days: Acoustic ID of Eastern Bats ($150)

Learn all 20 eastern species!

Florida bonneted, hoary, Brazilian free-tailed, big brown, silver-haired, southern yellow, northern yellow, eastern red/Seminole, evening, tricolored bats, Rafinesques’s big eared, Ozark big-eared, Virginia big-eared, northern long-eared, little brown, Indiana, southeastern, eastern small-footed, gray bats

Learn 22 western species!

Spotted, Allen's big-eared, big free-tailed, Mexican free-tailed, hoary, big brown, silver-haired, pallid, eastern/western red, canyon, Townsend's big-eared, fringed, western long-eared, northern long-eared, little brown/Arizona, long-legged, cave, western small-footed, Yuma, California bats