What’s more, they seem to be enjoying the island’s many comforts: although they’re generally considered to be forest-dwelling bats, their squeaks have been detected near the ocean, over the island’s famed sandplain grasslands, and even on the golf course driving range.

that bat-watchers have nothing to fear if they don't try to handle bats; and that on the nightly flights out from under the bridge, the Austin bats eat from 10,000 to 20,000 pounds of insects, including agricultural pests.