Sunday July 13, 2025

Flight: 8:46 pm

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,

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Tuesday July 15, 2025

8:40 pm – 9:10 pm

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

Saturday July 12, 2025

Flight: 8:50 pm

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

Friday July 11, 2025

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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Saturday July 12, 2025

8:40 pm – 9:10 pm

Sunset: 8:35 pm
Dark: 9:05 pm (10-20 min). earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 6:38 am

Friday July 11, 2025

Flight: 8:56 pm

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

Thursday July 10, 2025

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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Thursday July 10, 2025

Flight: 8:52 pm

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

Wednesday July 9, 2025

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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