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Mammals

Night Lights and Bat Flights - Bat Conservation International

Mammals in Wisconsin This WI DNR report provides a checklist of the scientific and common names and conservation statuses of wild mammals found in Wisconsin. (The list is not exclusive to nocturnal and crepuscular animals.)

Building a Bat House This is a WI DNR Bat Program handbook.

Birds

Are All Owls Nocturnal: Activity Patterns by Species

Are Birds Nocturnal or Diurnal

Nightjars of Wisconsin

Owl - Keep Wildlife Wild WI DNR

Loon sounds: Hoot, Tremolo, Wail, Yodel National Loon Center

Insects

Midnight Entomology: Unveiling the Secrets of Nocturnal Insects - Xerces Society

Great Lakes Moths Moths of Wisconsin Field Guide

Checklists of WISCONSIN VERTEBRATES (This WI DNR publication is a survey of 668 native species and 25 introduced species. The list is not exclusive to nocturnal and crepuscular animals.)

Creatures of the Night series handouts

Birds, Insects, Mammals

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