Comments on: Going Batty in Phoenix

By: Brian@Las Vegas Nigh

Brian@Las Vegas Nigh — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:34:37 +0000

that is pretty awesome.

By: Phoenix Night Life

Phoenix Night Life — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:58:26 +0000

Wow. I just got done watching Samantha Brown’s (on the Travel channel) visit to Austin and she stopped at that same place where the Bats were. I’m going to have to go investigate the Migrating Mexican Bats a little further as I’m not far from the Biltmore district.

By: Austinite

Austinite — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:48:29 +0000

Jay, next time you are in Austin, you need to check out the wineries in Driftwood. They have this whole Napa Valley thing going.

By: Sam Chapman

Sam Chapman — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:11:27 +0000

Jay – don't forget about Bracken Cave outside of San Antonio. The bat bridge in Austin has a lot of bats, but Bracken Cave has around 20,000,000 of the critters!

By: Victoria Oldham

Victoria Oldham — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:42:11 +0000

I think people would really enjoy learning about the benefits of bats! We have a great article on our website about the bat education program at the Flagstaff Arboretum. It's called "Arizona's Bat-Tastic! Summer bat programs at the Arboretum give local bats some much-needed PR." You can find it here: http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/1464/pa…

By: Jay Thompson

Jay Thompson — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:06:13 +0000

@Matt – I'm not going to be able to attend tomorrow night. Would love to see some pics though! I've seen the Austin bats, and it's really pretty cool.

@Kenneth – just to clarify, it's Austin that hosts the Bast Fest, not Phoenix. If you ever get a chance to see them in Austin, it's an amazing site. As for the guano, I'm guessing a million and a half bats can indeed "dump" a lot! It's over a river though, so at least no one has to shovel it…

By: Kenneth Cox

Kenneth Cox — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:54:15 +0000

Very Interesting! Learn something new every day. I did not know Phoenix was home to bats and hosted the Bat Fest. I'm also going to check out the bat watching party in Austin. I've lived only a couple hours away my entire life and didn't even know about the Congress Avenue Bats. Suprised some of my friends who went to UT never mentioned.

Must be lots of guano under that bridge!

By: Fountain Hills Homes

Fountain Hills Homes — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:55:53 +0000

I Had no idea about the Biltmore area bats!

“…as thousands of Mexican free-tail bats exit their roost for the evening at Phoenix’s largest bat colony, near the Biltmore area…”

I’ve run into what I considered A LOT of bats exiting natural caves and old mines when I used to explore more in my youth here, but this is news to me.

Jay, Are you planning on going to the event tomorrow night? It’s not far at all from my house, and now you’ve got me thinking… I might just go myself. If I do, I’ll set up a tri-pod and snap as many shots as I can.

Matt Pellerin – Realtor

By: Jay - The Phoenix Re

Jay - The Phoenix Re — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:19:40 +0000

@Terry – I wasn't ever arrested for sneaking into Barton Springs, but I was ran off the by cops once. Or maybe it was twice. You're right, I do need to go back, but my kids would stage a revolt.

By: Terry

Terry — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:46:16 +0000

Okay, I'll chime in, I'm a little older than you Jay, but P's are from Austin and graduates of UT, Mom was aqua carnival queen way back and on father's day Dad told me about being arrested at Barton Springs for late night swimming…

way back when…AHH! I had some good chocolate chip cookies at Armadillo World Headquarters with Willie. Sounds like you need to come back home!