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Congress Avenue Bridge

#1 for bats in Austin!

Bat watching

In 1980, the city of Austin reconstructed the Congress Avenue Bridge and unwittingly created a perfect bat habitat.

From April to October close to a million migratory Mexican free-tail bats use the nooks and crannies under the bridge to live, give birth, and raise their young.

Each night at dusk, they funnel into the sky and scour the metro area, eating tens of thousands of pounds of insects per night. Once Austin’s biggest nuisance, the bats are now one of its most popular attractions.

Catch a view from the now-named Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge spanning Lady Bird Lake.

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Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge, Austin, TX 78704

Evenings, April through October

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Text © Amy K. Brown

Image by Eric