About Urban Bat Project

What kind of person studies bats???

Hi! My name is Nic Comparato (they/them, IG: @lesscommonloons), I'm a wildlife biologist with NYC Bird Alliance and a PhD student with the Aronson Lab for Urban Ecological Studies at Rutgers University. I specialize in the recording and analysis of bat sonar. My research is focused on understanding the strategies bats use to move and survive in the city.

Urban Bat Project NYC is a personal project I am launching in 2025. The mission of the project is threefold:

Help my fellow New Yorkers learn about and experience their local bats
Open my research to the community so that we can work together towards better understand urban bats
Convert as many people as possible to bat fans

Can't just tell you I'm a bat scientist without proof right?! Pictured here with my fav species, the hoary bat.

I also produce a science-themed drag show, They Blinded Me With Science! Come check us out the first Sunday of every month at The Flying Fox Tavern in Ridgewood, Queens

Setting up my sonar recording equipment in Green-Wood Cemetery in 2024. This cemetery hosts a ton of bat activity, come see for yourself on one of my guided bat walks!

Special Thanks

I'm lucky to have a lot of talented friends who gave me valuable feedback in developing Urban Bat Project and its branding. Special thanks go out to Christine Cieslak, Sarah Robinson, Adam Dreifus, and Haley Cotton.

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