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 giving birth these days (average date of birth is June 10th) so flights will be diminished, unless a north front moves through that stirs up insect activity.
Sunset: 8:35 pm
Dark: 9:05 pm (10-20 min). earlier if cloudy)
Flight: 8:56 pm
Notes: ~22 minutes after sunset, only ~8% of the colony flew 8 miles NE (only ~5% of the those flew to altitude) on S Winds at 12 mph – had been S 14-21 all afternoon with gusts to 25 mph around 7:30pm, Visibility 10 miles, Fair, Temp 85°F, Dew Point 70°F falling, 17 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 3420′, RH 61% rising, Heat Index 89°F, BP 29.83 steady, sea level 1009.1 mb falling, bats viewable until 9:59 pm under streetlights
Bracken 0:50, Rucker 1:06, Frio 1:14, Chiroptorium 1:16, DavisBlowout 1:24, Bracken2 1:42, Stuart 1:48, Huber McNeil 1:52, Fern 1:56, WellsBranch CongressScouts 2:00, SanPedro SALutheran 2:02, Crestwood&IH35 Congress(~20% of the colony flew 12 miles E – 9% of those went to altitude) 2:04, NLamar Loyola ABIA 2:06, EaglePass FosterRd SanAngelo 2:14, Temple OCFisher 2:20, Lockhart SMRB(Slayden) D’Hanis 2:22, GrapeCreek 2:26, Comfort 2:36,
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Flight: 8:54 pm
Notes: ~22 mins after sunset, ~20% of the colony flew 12 miles E on S Winds at 12 mph – had been southerly 10-13 mph all afternoon with gusts to 20 mph around 6:30pm, Visibility 10 miles, Fair, 17 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 3192′, Temp 85°F, Dew Point 71°F steady, RH 63% rising, Heat Index 90°F, BP 29.91 rising, sea level 1011.7mb rising, bats viewable until 10:17 pm under streetlights
A strong line of storms continues S over US90E, Frio(40 minutes after passage of a frontal boundary) 0:44, Chirotoptorium Bracken 0:48, DavisBlowout BeaverCreek 0:58, Huber 1:36, Stuart Rucker 1:38, McNeil 1:40, Congress(~15% of the colony flew 12 miles E -0% of those went to altitude) Dittmar Fern 1:48, McNei2 WellsBranch 1:52, OldTunnel Lockhart SALutheran 1:54, Ney 1:58, Temple 2:00, EaglePass 2:20,
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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 giving birth these days (average date of birth is June 10th) so flights will be diminished, unless a north front moves through that stirs up insect activity.
Sunset: 8:34 pm
Dark: 9:04 pm (10-20 min. earlier if cloudy)
Flight: 8:40 pm
Notes:~6 minutes after sunset ~15% of the colony flew 12 miles E (0% of those went to altitude) on W Winds at 3 mph – had been southerly 14-18 early turning N with gusts to 37 mph when Thunderstorm hit around 3:30pm with Heavy Rain Fog/Mist, Visibility 10 miles, Overcast, Temp 73°F, Dew Point 71°F falling, 19 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 456′, RH 94% steady, Heat Index N/A, BP 29.97 rising, sea level 1013.7mb rising, bats viewable until 9:53 pm under streetlights
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 giving birth these days (average date of birth is June 10th) so flights will be diminished, unless a north front moves through that stirs up insect activity.
Sunset: 8:34 pm
Dark: 9:04 pm (10-20 min. earlier if cloudy)
Chiroptorium Bracken 1:12, Frio 1:26, DavisBlowout 1:28, Stuart 1:38, Huber Kyle 1:40, Bracken2 1:48, McNeil 1:50, Fern 1:52, Onion 410&IH35 SanPedro SALutheran Seguin FM1572 1:56, OldTunnel 2:00, Congress(only ~47.3k flew 4 miles NNE – 4.7k went to altitude) SanMarcos SMCenterpoint 2:02, Chiroptorium 2:08, Huber2 WellsBranch Nlamar Crestwood&OIH35 Loyola SanAngelo 2:10, Ney D’Hanis 2:12, Temple EaglePass FosterRd OCFisher 2:16, GrapeCreek 2:24,
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Flight: 8:54 pm
Notes:~21 minutes after sunset (9 mins before dark) only ~47.3k flew 4 miles NNE (4.7k went to altitude) on S Winds at 10 mph – had been S 8-28 mph with gusts to 41 mph around 2:30pm, Visibility 10 miles, A Few Clouds, Temp 82°F, Dew Point 70°F falling, 19 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 2736′, RH 67% rising, Heat Index 86°F, BP 29.96 rising, sea level 1013.5mb rising, bats viewable until 10:27 pm under streetlights