22 mins after sunset (after dark on an Overcast evening) ~1,565,993 flew 12 miles SSW (~34% of them went to altitude) Winds Calm – had been Light & Variable early turning N at 16 mph with a Thunderstorm & Light Rain and gusts to 31 mph around 2:30pm, Overcast, Temp 77°F, Dew Point 71°F steady, 19 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 1368′, RH 82% rising, Heat Index 79°F, BP 29.89 falling, sea level pressure 1011.0 mb falling, bats viewable until 10:41 pm under streetlights
~3 mins after sunset (7 minutes before dark on a Mostly Cloudy evening) ~1,438,337 flew 18 miles S (~34% of them went to altitude) on NE Winds at 12 mph – had been northerly 12-13 mph early – increasing to N at 32 mph around 4:30pm, Mostly Cloudy, Temp 88°F, Dew Point 72°F falling, 20 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 3648′, RH 59% rising, Heat Index 95°F, BP 29.89 steady, sea level pressure 1011.0 mb rising, bats viewable until 9:23 pm under streetlights
Cold front passed Austin around 4:30pm – arrives at SanAntonio and Rucker around 7:00pm, BrackenScouts 0:24, Bracken 0:30, Chiroptorium 0:46, Frio 0:48,SaladoCreek&MLKdrive 0:56,410&IH35 1:02, SchertzClemens Camden 1:04, OldTunnel TX28 TX27 1:08, McNeil McKinneyFalls 1:10, New Braunfels SCUCISD 1:14, Dittmar SanMarcos SMCenterpoint 1:16, Congress(~1,438,337 flew 18 miles S ~34% of them went to altitude) 1:18, Huber Wimberley SMRB(Slayden) 1:20, DavisBlowout NLamar Crestwood&IH35 Loyola ABIA Onion Lockhart 1:24, Ney 1:30, Temple 1:38,SanAngelo 1:42, FosterRd 1:46, Rucker 1:54, GrapeCreek 1:56, Fern 2:08,
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when conditions allow, i.e. when the atmosphere is stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind or rain in the area, If conditions look good (low or no wind), get there early!
The Congress bat pups have taken to the wing, so flights can be great nowadays, especially if a front moves through that stirs up insect activity (like last night).
Sunset: 8:06 pm
Dark: 8:36 pm (10-20 min). earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:01 am
~3 mins after sunset (7 minutes before dark on a Mostly Cloudy evening) ~1,438,337 flew 18 miles S (~34% of them went to altitude) on NE Winds at 12 mph – had been northerly 12-13 mph early – increasing to N at 32 mph around 4:30pm, Mostly Cloudy, Temp 88°F, Dew Point 72°F falling, 20 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 3648′, RH 59% rising, Heat Index 95°F, BP 29.89 steady, sea level pressure 1011.0 mb rising, bats viewable until 9:23 pm under streetlights
Storms heading SE over Uvalde Edwards & Williamson counties, Bracken 0:06, Frio 0:06 between storms, Chiroptorium 0:36 flies SE out of storm, OldTunnel 0:52 as storm approaches, McNeil 0:54, SaladoCreek&MLKdrive 0:56, SanPedro 1:00, TX28 410&IH35 1:04, McKinneyFalls 1:08, Congress(~39% of the colony flew, some went 14 miles SE while most went 18 miles NE ~9% of the total went to altitude) Dittmar 1:12,WellsBranch 1:14, SALutheran BalconesHeights 1:16, Wimberley Lockhart SanMarcos SMCenterpoint 1:20, SMRB(Slayden) 1:24, Devil’sSinkhole 1:26, Camden 1:28, Rucker 1:34, Temple Floresville 1:40, D’Hanis FosterRd SanAngelo 1:44, GrapeCreek 1:52, other potential flights suppressed or readings confounded by weather
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when conditions allow, i.e. when the atmosphere is stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind or rain in the area, If conditions look good (low or no wind), get there early!
The Congress bat pups have taken to the wing, so flights can be great nowadays, especially if a front moves through that stirs up insect activity.
Sunset: 8:07 pm
Dark: 8:37 pm (10-20 min). earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:01 am
~4 mins before sunset (way before dark as storm passed to the W) ~39% of the colony flew, some went 14 miles SE while most went 18 miles NE (~9% of the total went to altitude) on N Winds at 8 mph – had been southerly 7-14 mph most of the afternoon, Mostly Cloudy, Temp 87°F, Dew Point 68°F rising, 19 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 4332′, RH 53% rising, Heat Index 91°F, BP 29.94 steady, sea level pressure 1012.6 mb steady, bats viewable until 8:47 pm under streetlights
Isolated storm cell over Chiroptorium early, Bracken Frio 0:28, Luling 0:52, OldTunnel Chiroptorium TX28 0:54, McNeil 0:58, Bracken2 1:04, SanPedro 1:12, Huber 1:16, SanMarcos SMCenterpoint Camden 1:18, Dittmar Wimberley Lockhart 1:22, WellsBranch Congress(1,032,160 (~69% of the colony) flew, some went 6 miles ENE while most went 12 miles SSE ~44% of the total went to altitude) ABIA 1:24, Temple 1:28, Frio2 1:34, FosterRd 1:44, SanAngelo 1:46, Rucker GrapeCreek 1:56, Fern 2:02,
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when conditions allow, i.e. when the atmosphere is stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind or rain in the area, If conditions look good (low or no wind), get there early!
The Congress bat pups have taken to the wing, so flights can be great nowadays, especially if a front moves through that stirs up insect activity.
Sunset: 8:08 pm
Dark: 8:38 pm (10-20 min). earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:00 am