Saturday, February 11, 2006

Waugh Bridge crosses Buffalo Bayou less than half a mile from where I live. Just found out that the bridge is inhabited by Mexican free-tailed bats. They estimate the colony is 250,000 strong. I first found about it from a sign on Memorial Drive. If you drive east on Memorial Drive, watch out for a small sign at the Waugh Drive South exit, which is easy to miss. A larger bat colony exits in Austin.