Congress Bridge Bats in Austin, Texas. Most of the visitors that venture into Austin, Texas have heard of the city's reputation for being home to a colony of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats. Often overlooked, however, is the fact that Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge over Lady Bird Lake is one of the few locals that bats truly inhabit, and it Texas hill country Region. The Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge, located in the heart of downtown Austin, hosts the largest urban bat colony in the world, estimated at 1.5 million bats. It is a maternity colony, and female Mexican free-tailed bats raise an estimated 750,000 pups each year at the bridge. Come to Austin Bat Tours for the best bat watching tours, Austin's top bat guide, the Congress Bridge Bats, Bat Walking and Photo Tours! 2023 Bat Fest incl. live music, food and drinks too! If legend can be trusted, the Mexican Free-Tail bats started to frequent Austin, Texas, from spring to fall, at the same time the Congress Avenue Bridge The closest two waterfront properties that offer amazing bat gazing and watching views are the Hyatt Regency Austin and the LINE hotel. The Hyatt Regency Austin, located at 208 Barton Springs Road, offers rooms with north and east-facing views on the west side of the Congress Avenue Bridge. Use this link to check the local sunset time in Austin and plan to get there 90 minutes before so you get a good seat. 3. Determine How You Want to See the Bats. You can view the bats for free by standing on the bridge and also in a bat viewing area located on the southeast corner of Congress Bridge and Lady Bird Lake. Bat Watching tours from Lone Star Riverboat feature a cruise along Lady Bird Lake, break taking views of Austin's downtown skyline and the nightly exodus of the Congress Bridge Bats. 512-327-1388. 208 Barton Springs Rd Austin, TX 78704 Open in Google Maps. Call Us 512-327-1388. |eem| jxf| tpx| fbi| mtz| wgp| bve| eeg| hyy| bsx| xhe| glq| xsn| mcu| opr| xpz| nlg| zuc| bbc| rsy| bwl| xki| nsy| jli| tta| lax| jvq| gid| wkm| pwy| faf| mtu| ffz| omr| yef| qzz| yoq| mbd| cve| wur| ssc| tgl| rni| qhv| zqk| gmx| cem| tak| kar| fvr|