The Flood family just became new members of the bat protection squad!
Thanks y’all for your act of compassion!

Here’s their post:

“We rescued this darling little Mexican Free-tailed bat earlier this evening as he was grounded in the middle of the road and nearly hit by several passing cars. We brought him home and called Lee and Diane at Austin Bat Refuge…they took him in and knew just what to do! 💕 Thankfully he had no broken bones and he seemed to be very healthy. Afer some TLC from Lee and Diane @ Austin Bat Refuge, it sounds like he’s going to be ok and will most likely be released back into the wild! 😊So thankful to them for all they do for these little guys… 💕If you ever find a grounded or injured bat, make sure to give them a call….and donate if you can! They have the biggest hearts for these little guys and do so much to house and care for the injured bats. Good people!!! Good cause!!!


The strongest cold front in years blew through last week and bats in Austin suffered through the cold and windy nights.  Many fell, cold-stunned out of their roosts.  But kind-hearted people safely contained some and brought them to us for thawing, some bats every day for a week!  We filled their bellies with tasty mealworms and had the pleasure of sharing some Holiday spirit with them.   And last night it was finally warm enough to release many of them.
This little guy is your bat Jocelyn.  He’s a great bat and he would have died if you hadn’t cared enough to rescue him.  Thank You!
And thanks to Christie, Christina, Giselle, and Natalie stopping and taking the time to care for those bats you saved.  You are Heroes!

austin bat rescue release

Here’s Natalie’s bat flying off into the night to join the few thousand others overwintering under the Congress Avenue Bridge.
austin bat rescue release

 


The Today Show came to visit Congress Ave Bridge and Bracken Cave for a story on Bat Tourism.

Featured is our Mexican free-tailed bat Freida and included is our radar video of the Bracken bats.

Too bad they didn’t credit us for either one of these!


Here’s an angle rarely seen of a Mexican free-tailed bat. If you look closely you can see the long “whisker” hairs sticking out between the toes. “Kind of like you honey” a bridge visitor said to his girlfriend this summer, right before she hit him, hard.

Mexican free-tailed bat