For those who will be in the Austin area, or other areas where the bats come out at night...
https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/wil...ksA2-jWtePUbs#
In two weeks, the moon will block our view of the sun creating a rare total solar eclipse. The sudden darkness can confuse animals and change their normal behaviors. To document what happens, scientists will be monitoring a wide range of animals including nocturnal bats. Do they wake up, take flight, start foraging? No one knows exactly what will happen, but Central Texas is the place to find out.
I've done the Congress bridge bats, from the lake, and it was pretty cool.
And purely by chance, I was waiting for a stoplight near the I-35 bridge over McNeal in Round Rock and witnessed that one too. This seemed much more impressive, perhaps because I wasn't expecting it.
There is no guarantee that the bats will be confused enough and come out, but who knows.