Frio 1:04, Bracken 1:06, SanMarcos NewBraunfels SchertzClemens Seguin 1:12, McNeil 1:14, Wimberley TX28 410&IH35 SanPedro Camden SanAngelo (quantify this flight when time allows) 1:20, FosterRd 1:22, Stuart GrapeCreekHS 1:24, Chiroptorium 1:26, Huber CongressScouts 1:28, SunnyClime Knippa NuecesRR Dabny Fern 1:32, Dittmar Onion Kyle SMRB(Slayden) 1:34, Congress(high winds kept most bats in the roost) 1:36, D’Hanis Vanderpool Nueces90 SmythCrossing 1:38, OldTunnel Kerrville Centerpoint 1:40, EaglePass ElMoral(Coahuila) 1:46, DavisBlowout Ney 1:50, Devil’sSinkhole(first of the year) 2:00,
Saturday April 6, 2024
7:50 pm – 8:20 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F, Heating Degree Days <9, atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area. Good chance for a strong flight tonight just before or at dark
Sunset: 7:53 pm Dark: 8:23 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 7:14 am
Friday April 5, 2024
Flight 8:36 pm (Big crowd may have delayed the flight) Scouts: 8:22 pm
44 minutes after sunset (14 minutes after dark), ~19% of the colony headed 18 miles NNW (14% to altitude) on SE Winds at 7 mph – had been southerly 13-20 mph all afternoon with gusts to 29 mph around 6pm, Temp 73°F, Dew Point 46°F rising, Visibility 10 miles, Partly Cloudy, 0 Heating / Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 6156′, RH 38% rising, Heat Index N/A, BP 29.93 rising, bats viewable until 9:51 pm under streetlights
7:45 pm – 8:15 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F, Heating Degree Days <9, atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area. Good chance for a strong flight tonight
Sunset: 7:52 pm Dark: 8:22 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 7:15 am
Thursday April 4, 2024
Flight: 8:10 pm Scouts:
19 minutes after sunset, ~49% of the colony headed 10 miles N while others went 12 miles E (33% to altitude) into SE Winds at 6 mph – had been S 8-14 mph all afternoon with gusts to 21 mph around 5pm, Temp 76°F, Dew Point 45°F rising, Visibility 10 miles, Fair, 0 Heating / Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 7068′, RH 33% rising, Heat Index 77°F, BP 29.92 rising, bats viewable until 9:47 pm under streetlights
Thursday April 4, 2024
Seabreeze from the SE, BrackenScouts 0:30, bracken 0:38, Frio 0:40, Longhorn&Western SanPedro 1:04, Stuart 1:08, Huber McNeil 1:12, Chiroptorium Congress(~49% od the colony flew – 33% to altitude) Wimberley SanMarcos SMCenterpoint 410&IH35 BalconesHeights SALutheranHS Seguin Ney 1:18, DavisBlowout BeaverCreek Huber 1:20, GrapeCreek FosterRd 1:22, Centerpoint Webb 1:24, NLamar Loyola Dittmar ABIA MustangRidge 1:26, OldTunnel BeeCavePark Harwood SMRB(Slayden) D’Hanis NuecesRR Nueces90 SmythCrossing Dabny FM1572 1:28, Cuero 1:32, Fern 1:38,
Thursday April 4, 2024
7:45 pm – 8:15 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F, Heating Degree Days <9, atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area. Good chance for a strong flight tonight
Sunset: 7:52 pm Dark: 8:22 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 7:16 am
Wednesday April 3, 2024
Flight: 8:06 pm Scouts:
16 minutes after sunset, ~39% of the colony flew 10 miles S on NW Winds at 5 mph – had been NW 7-14 mph most of the afternoon with gusts to 26 mph around 4pm, Temp 67°F, Dew Point 47°F rising, Visibility 10 miles, Fair, 0 Heating / Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 912′, RH 49% rising, Heat Index N/A, BP 29.90 rising, bats viewable until 9:11 pm under streetlights