The Congress Bridge Bats

I never would of expected that Austin is the home of the largest urban bat colony in the United States. It turns out there are around 1.5 million bats that call the Congress Avenue bridge home from March until November. I just so happen to live right next to the bridge so they fly over our apartment complex every night.

Flight of the Bats

Here’s a video of the bats coming out at around 8:15 PM:

Near My Apartment

Here’s another video of the bats flying in streaks right near my apartment complex. It’s amazing how many of them there are:

Random Fact

The bats in Austin consume between 10,000 to 30,000 pounds of insects every night. Crazy!

Published on June 19th, 2009. And don't forget to check out my book, Life After the Cubicle.