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Did you know that North America’s largest urban bat population calls Austin home – where they remain in residence through early fall?
For folks keen on catching a glimpse of these nocturnal mammals in flight, keep in mind:
• Bats awaken at sunset – the best time to spy them.
• They live under the Congress Avenue Bridge (which offers a front-row seat to the nightly spectacle).
• Get situated toward the east (the direction in which they fly).
• One could witness up to 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats on a night in September.
• The bats consume up to 30,000 pounds of insects per outing.
– Hannah Van Sickle, The Austin 100