22 minutes after sunset (8 mins before dark) only ~9% of the colony flew 8 miles NNE (only 4% of those went to altitude) on S Winds at 8 mph – had been S 9-15 mph all afternoon with gusts to 25 mph around 5:30, A Few Clouds, Temp 86°F, Dew Point 69°F falling, 21 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 3876, RH 57% rising, Heat Index 90°F, BP 29.90 rising, sea level 1011.4 mb rising, bats viewable until 10:19 pm under streetlights
Tuesday July 15, 2025
Storms from the S crossing US90W west of SanAntonio, same at Bracketville, Chiroptorium 1:16, Frio 1:22, McNeil 1:26, Bracken 1:36, SanMarcos SMCentepoint NewBraunfels SCUCIS SchertzClemens 1:48, WellsBranch Crestwood&IH35 2:00, Temple Congress(only ~4% of the colony flew 8 miles NNE – only 3% of those went to altitude) 2:04, Huber 2:06, OldTunnel 2:08, SMRB(Slayden) 2:14, SanAngelo FosterRd 2:20, DavisBlowout 2:24, Rucker 2:26, Fern 2:30, GrapeCreek 2:32, other flights suppressed or readings confounded by weather
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 bats are starting to wean their pups, so flights may pick up soon, especially if a front moves through that stirs up insect activity.
Sunset: 8:33 pm Dark: 9:03 pm (10-20 min). earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 6:41 am
Tuesday July 15, 2025
Flight: 8:56 pm
22 minutes after sunset (8mins before dark) only ~4% of the colony flew 8 miles NNE (only 3% of those went to altitude) on S Winds at 7 mph – had been S 12-14 all afternoon gusting to 22 mph from SE around 6:30pm, A Few Clouds, Temp 85°F, Dew Point 71°F rising, 19 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 3192′, RH 63% rising, Heat Index 90°F, BP 29.94 rising, sea level 1012.5 mb rising, bats viewable until 9:57 pm under streetlights
Monday July 14, 2025
Storms moving N from LakeTravis early and N through EaglePass late, Frio 1:04, Chiroptorium Bracken 1:22, McNeil 1:28, SanMarcos NewBraunfels SCUCISD TX28 SchertzClemens SanPedro Seguin 1:46, SMCenterpoint 1:50, WellsBranch Crestewood&IH35 1:56, Congress(only ~8% of the colony flew – some went 4 miles SSW while most went 8 miles NNE – only 2% of those went to altitude) Lockhart Wimberley 1:58, Huber 2:00, Temple NLamar 2:04, OltTunnel Thorndale Ney 2:08, D’Hanis 2:10, JamesRiver 2:16, Rucker 2:20, Stuart 2:30, Fern 2:36,
16 minutes after sunset (just before dark on a Mostly Cloudy evening) only ~8% of the colony flew – some went 4 miles SSW while most went 8 miles NNE (only 2% of those went to altitude) on SE Winds at 8 mph – had been southerly 3-12 mph with gusts to 18 mph around 6:30pm, Mostly Cloudy, Temp 80°F, Dew Point 69°F falling, 18 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 2508′, RH 69% rising, Heat Index 83F, BP 30.00 rising, sea level 1014.8 mb rising, bats viewable until 10:05 pm under streetlights
Sunday July 13, 2025
Storms dissipating in E Texas but developing over EaglePass, RockSprings, and Georgetown, Bracken 0:46, McNeil 1:30, Frio 1:34, Chiroptorium 1:36, SanPedro 1:46, DavisBlowout 1:50, Congress(~80% of the colony flew – some went 4 miles SSW while most went 8 miles NNE – only 2% of those went to altitude) 1:52, Huber Lockhart 2:00, JamesRiver 2:08, OldTunnel BeaverCreek D’Hanis 2:10, FosterRd OCFisher 2:18, Ney 2:20, SanAngelo 2:28, GrapeCreek 2:32,
11 minutes after sunset (just before dark on a Mostly Cloudy evening) ~80% of the colony flew – some went 4 miles SSW while most went 8 miles NNE (only 2% of those went to altitude) into NE Winds at 3 mph – had been northeasterly 3-7 mph all afternoon once Thunderstorm Rain Fog/Mist ended around1:30 pm, Mostly Cloudy, Temp 78°F, Dew Point 71°F falling, 14 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 1596′, RH 79% steady, Heat Index 90F, BP 30.00 rising, sea level 1014.8 mb rising, bats viewable until 9:51 pm under streetlights
Saturday July 12, 2025
Storms over Killeen heading NE, Bracken 1:10, McNeil 1:30, SanMarcos 1:38, Seguin 1:40, SCUCISD 1:42, Frio 1:46, SMCenterpoint SchertzClemens 1:48, Wimberley TX28 410&IH35 1:52, WellsBranch 1:56, Crestwood&IH35 Congress(~12% of the colony flew 6 miles NE – 18% of those went to altitude) Lockhart SanPedro Camden SMRB(Slayden) 1:58, BeeCavePark 2:02, DavisBlowout Huber 2:06, Temple EaglePass 2:08, OldTunnel BeaverCreek Rucker 2:12, OCFisher 2:14, SmthCrossing 2:16, FosterRd 2:18, D’Hanis 2:20, Ney 2:22, Fern 2:24, SanAngelo GrapeCreek 2:28,
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 bats are still involved with maternity care, so flights will be diminished, unless a front moves through that stirs up insect activity.
Sunset: 8:34 pm Dark: 9:04 pm (10-20 min). earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 6:40 am