AUSTIN, Texas — Every March, thousands of Austin residents and tourists look up at the underside of the city's Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue, as they wait for over a million Mexican free-tailed bats ...

AUSTIN, Texas — On Saturday, the Congress Avenue Bridge will be blocked off for the 17th annual Bat Fest, which runs from 5 p.m. until midnight. The bridge will be closed from 5 a.m. Saturday until 5 ...

One quintessential Austin experience is watching the sun set over the lapping waters of Lady Bird Lake while listening to the high-pitched, yet subtle, chirps of the tiny bats that call the Congress ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The bat population has a long history in Austin, with around 1.5 million of them residing under the Ann Richards Congress Avenue Bridge. Without someone whose job it is to make sure ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — City leaders could soon hire a full-time biologist to oversee Austin’s beloved bat population. Since a 1980 renovation of the Congress Avenue Bridge, the structure has become an ideal ...

Just shy of a mile from the Texas State Capitol, an estimated 140,000 visitors flock to downtown Austin each year to watch a record number of bats take flight. Within the cracks and crevices beneath ...

Austin's 17th Bat Fest on Saturday will close down part of Congress Avenue until 5 a.m. on Sunday. Whether you're attending the celebration or driving through Austin, from Saturday 5 a.m. to Sunday 5 ...

One of the things Austin is famous for is its bat colony under the Congress Avenue bridge, which is considered to be the world's largest urban bat colony. Unfortunately, those bats do not do well in ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin nonprofit is warning about the impacts that widely available bird repellents can have on wildlife — including Austin’s bat population. The Austin Bat Refuge rescued four bats ...

Austin, Texas, – also known as "Bat City" – may soon hire a chiropterologist, or bat biologist to be able to provide expertise on ways to manage the various bat populations across the city. Members of ...

AUSTIN, Texas — August is one of the best times for bat watching, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). TPWD said in August, bat pups are ready to fly out of their caves and ...