15 minutes after sunset (~10 mins before dark) ~12% of the colony flew 6 miles NE (18% of those went to altitude) on SE Winds at 13 mph – had been S 13-20 mph all afternoon with gusts to 22 mph around 7:30 pm, Partly Cloudy, Temp 85°F, Dew Point 74°F rising, 20 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 2508′, RH 70% rising, Heat Index 92F, BP 29.94 rising, sea level 1012.5 mb rising, bats viewable until 9:51 pm under streetlights
Southerly flow – isolated storms heading N through SanAntonio produce outflow boundary heading W toward Uvalde, Chiroptorium 0:54, Bracken 1:16, McNeil 1:34, SanMarcos 1:40, Frio 1:46, SMCenterpoint NewBraunfels SCUCISD SchertzClemens TX28 410&IH35 SanPedro 1:52, WellsBranch Crestwood&IH35 1:28, CongressScouts Wimberley 2:00,NLamar 2:02, Congress(~11% of the colony flew – some went 6 miles W while most went 8 miles NE – only 4% of those went to altitude) Lockhart 2:04, Huber 2:08, OldTunnel Temple 2:10, JamesRiver 2:12, BeaverCreek D’Hanis NuecesRR Rucker EaglePass 2:16, SmythCrossing US277&YX55 2:22, Ney 2:24, OCFisher 2:26, Stuart 2:28, SanAngelo GrapeCreek 2:34, FosterRd 2:36,
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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 bats are still involved with maternity care, so flights will be diminished, unless a front moves through that stirs up insect activity.
Sunset: 8:35 pm
Dark: 9:05 pm (10-20 min). earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 6:38 am
21 minutes after sunset (5 mins before dark) ~11% of the colony flew – some went 6 miles W while most went 8 miles NE (only 4% of those went to altitude) on SE Winds at 15 mph – had been southerly 13-18 mph all afternoon with gusts to 26 mph around 4:30 pm, Partly Cloudy, Temp 85°F, Dew Point 71°F steady, 18 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 3192′, RH 63% rising, Heat Index 90F, BP 29.94 rising, sea level 1012.8 mb rising, bats viewable until 9:53 pm under streetlights
Southerly flow across the region, Bracken 1:14, Chiroptorium 1:20, purple martins back in roost at La Frontera 1:26, McNeil 1:40, Seguin 1:48, DavisBlowout SMCenterpoint SCUCISD 1:50, NewBraunfels SchertzClemens TX28 410&IH35 SanPedro Frio 1:54, Lockhart 2:04, WellsBranch Crestwood&IH35 Congress(~19% of the colony flew – some went 6 miles W while most went 8 miles NE – only 6% of those went to altitude) Camden 2:00, Huber NLamar ABIA 2:06, OldTunnel 2:08, Temple 2:14, JamesRiver EaglePass Rucker 2:22, BeaverCreek 2:26, Ney D’Hanis 2:28, Stuart Fern US277&TX55 SanAngelo FosterRd 2:36, GrapeCreek 2:44,
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17 minutes after sunset (13 mins before dark) ~19% of the colony flew – some went 6 miles W while most went 8 miles NE (only 6% of those went to altitude) on S Winds at 7 mph – had been southerly 10-17 mph all afternoon with gusts to 23 mph around 2:30 pm , Fair, Temp 84°F, Dew Point 69°F rising, 16 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 3420′, RH 61% rising, Heat Index 788F, BP 29.96 rising, sea level 1013.3 mb rising, bats viewable until 10:05 pm under streetlights
Strong storms heading S across the Hill Country – a cell from Llano to Fredericksburg sent outflow boundaries SE across IH35, Bracken 1:16, McNeil 1:18, Chiroptorium 1:32 flees the storm, Frio 1:46, WellsBranch Congress(~36% of the colony rode the outflow boundary from Hill Country storms and flew 18 miles SE – only 4% of those went to altitude) 1:50, SanPedro 1:52, Temple 2:16, SmythCrossing Rucker 2:22, Ney 2:24, Stuart 2:32, SanAngelo 2:34, FosterRd GrapeCreek 2:38, Fern 2:46
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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 bats are still involved with maternity care, so flights will be diminished, unless a front moves through that stirs up insect activity.
Sunset: 8:35 pm
Dark: 9:05 pm (10-20 min). earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 6:37 am
6 minutes after sunset ~36% of the colony rode the outflow boundary from Hill Country storms and flew 18 miles SE (only 4% of those went to altitude) surface Winds Calm – had been southerly 6-18 mph most of the afternoon (gusts to 28 mph around 5:30pm) briefly turning N with a Thunderstorm around 2:30 pm , Overcast, Temp 76°F, Dew Point 70°F steady, 17 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 1368′, RH 82% rising, Heat Index 77°F, BP 30.02 steady, sea level 1015.8 mb steady, bats viewable until 9:47 pm under streetlights
Storms E of the I-35 corridor from Laredo to Waco dissipatting toward flight time, Bracken 1:16, Chiroptorium 1:38, McNeil 1:40, Frio 1:52, WellsBranch 2:00, DavisBlowout Huber Crestwood&IH35 2:02, Congress(~6% of the colony flew 6 miles E – only 1% of those went to altitude) 2:04, Temple 2:08, BeaverCreek EagelPass 2:14, JamesRiver OldTunnel 2:16, Rucker 2:18, SanAngelo 2:26, SmythCrossing FosterRd 2:30, Stuart US277&TX55 2:34, GrapeCreek 2:36,
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