Austin’s urban bat colony came home to roost under the Congress Avenue Bridge in late February. By Emily Hernandez , Austin Trending Reporter March 17, 2024 A flock of bats is flying above ...

Austin's bats don't just provide a unique sight-seeing opportunity, they also have a larger affect on the city's ecosystem. They have the ability to eat up to 15 tons of mosquitos each night.

From March to October, 1.5 million bats emerge nightly from narrow crevices in the underside of the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge. They usually start to emerge from the bridge around 20 ...

When and why did the bats first come to Austin? Austin's Congress Avenue Bridge was originally built in 1910, but was revamped in the early 80's to include 3/4 inch to 1 and a half inch concrete ...

Lee Mackenzie and Dianne Odegard, a married couple who run Austin Bat Refuge, picked up as many as about 600 bats, dead and alive, during the 2021 freeze from multiple Central Texas bridges.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Bats living under two bridges in north Austin are being re-homed because of construction on Interstate 35, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

The Texas capital is home to the largest urban bat colony in the world—roughly 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats live under the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge in downtown Austin. In ...

Thousands of bats flying from Austin's Congress Avenue bridge to the trees every day after sunset. Hundreds of cold-stunned bats have been rescued from around Austin this year.

According to Texas.gov, the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin is home to the largest urban bat colony in the world, with an estimated 1.5 million bats. The bats began living under the bridge in the ...

Though hardy animals, Texas bats are seeing major upheavals to their environment thanks to man-made climate change.