Wednesday March 6, 2024
Flight: 6:58 pm
Scouts: 6:52 pm
28 minutes after sunset, ~25% of the colony flew, some went 8 miles NW the others went 8 miles NE on S Winds at 8 mph – had been S 7-12 mph most of the afternoon with gusts to 17 mph around 4 pm, Temp 76°F, Dew Point 62°F rising, Visibility 10 miles, Mostly Cloudy, 2 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 3192′, RH 62% rising, Heat Index 78°F, BP 29.81 rising, bats viewable until 9:29 pm
Wednesday March 6, 2024
Slightly unstable conditions, front moving N into SanAnto around flight time, SanPedro BalconesHeights SALutheranHS 0:24, McNeil 0:42, D’Hanis 0:46, Bracken TX28 Randolph GrapeCreekHS 0:48, Spofford 0:50, Sabinal Knippa Frio NuecesRR SmythCrossing Pinto FosterRd 0:54, SMCenterpoint EaglePass 0:58, CongressScouts 1:00, SanMarcos Stuart Fern 1:02, Temple 1:04, Congress(25% of the colony flew – 26% to altitude) ElMoral(Coahuila) 1:06, Centerpoint SMRB(Slayden) SanCarlos(Coahuila) 1:08, OldTunnel Dilley 1:28,
Wednesday March 6, 2024
6:20 pm – 6:50 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F (>38°F after long torpor), Heating Degree Days <9 (<15 after long torpor), atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area
chance for a good flight tonight
Sunset: 6:33 pm
Dark: 7:03 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 6:51 am
Tuesday March 5, 2024
Flight: 6:40 pm
Scouts:
8 minutes after sunset ~30% of the colony flew 6 miles SE (6% to altitude) on N Winds at 6 mph – had been Light & Variable at times then W at 8 mph as it swung around from the S, Temp 64°F, Dew Point 47°F rising, Visibility 10 miles, Fair, 8 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 3876′, RH 54% rising, Heat Index N/A, BP 29.78 rising, bats viewable until 7:55 pm under streetlights
Tuesday March 5, 2024
D’Hanis Knippa 0:24, Spofford 0:34, NuecesRR SmythCrossing 0:34, McNeil GrapeCreekHS 0:36, SanPedro BalconesHeights 0:40, Bracken TX28 SchertzClemens Randolph Camden 0:44, ABIA SALutheranHS 0:46, WelssBranch Congress(~30% of the colony flew – ~6% to altitude) SMCenterpoint SMRB(Slayden) FosterRd 0:48, Temple Frio 0:50, SanMarcos 0:52, Howard 0:54, Stuart Fern(max 1:50) 0:58, Chiroptorium Salado Lockhart Ney(first of the year) EaglePass 1:06, Congress2 1:12, OldTunnel Dilley 1:20, DavisBlowout 1:26,
Tuesday March 5, 2024
6:20 pm – 6:50 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F (>38°F after long torpor), Heating Degree Days <9 (<15 after long torpor), atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area
chance for a good flight tonight
Sunset: 6:33 pm
Dark: 7:03 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 6:52 am
Monday March 4, 2024
Flight: 6:46 pm
Scouts:
15 minutes past sunset ~20% of the colony flew 18 miles E (30% to altitude) on S Winds at 8 mph – had been S 8-10 all afternoon with gusts to 18 mph around 1pm, Visibility 10 miles, Overcast, Temp 75°F, DewPoint 64°F falling, 10 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 2508′, Heat Index N/A, RH 69% rising, BP 29.78 rising, bats viewable until 8:55 pm under streetlights
Monday March 4, 2024
Upper-level moisture from WSW passing SanAntonio just before flight time, NuecesRR 0:40, McNeil 0:44, Bracketville Spofford 0:46, NLamar SMCenterpoint Bracken 0:50, GrapeCreek FosterRd 0:52, Temple(heads NW to meet storm) Congress(~140k – 30% to altitude) 0:54, Wimberley SAnMarcos SALutheranHS 0:56, D’Hanis SmythCrossing 0:58, Frio(~822.1k (30%) to altitude) Knippa 1:00, Uvalde Pinto Stuart(~222k – 19% to altitude) 1:02, Fern EaglePass 1:06, Chiroptorium Sabinal Centerpoint SMRB(Slayden) 1:08, Huber DelRio 1:14, OldTunnel DavisBlowout 1:20,
Monday March 4, 2024
6:20 pm – 6:50 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F (>38°F after long torpor), Heating Degree Days <9 (<15 after long torpor), atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area
chance for a good flight tonight
Sunset: 6:32 pm
Dark: 7:02 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 6:53 am
Sunday March 3, 2024
Flight: 6:50 pm
Scouts: 6:42 pm
19 minutes past sunset ~20% of the colony flew 12 miles E on S Winds at 7 mph – had been S 13-18 mph all afternoon with gusts to 23 mph around 3pm, Mostly Cloudy, Temp 72°F, Dew Point 63°F falling, Visibility 10 miles, 6 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 2052′, RH 73% rising, Heat Index N/A, BP 29.83 falling, bats viewable until 8:47 pm under streetlights