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Mexican Free-Tailed Bat Migration Timeline

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    Mexican Free-tailed bat timespan

  • Home Coming

    Home Coming
    The Mexican Free-tailed bats return to Texas from Mexico and Central America.
  • The Nursery

    The Nursery
    Female bats make very large colonies to raise baby bats.
  • Happy Birthday Baby Bats!

    Happy Birthday Baby Bats!
    The mother bats give birth to a single bat pup.
  • First Flights

    First Flights
    The bat pups learn to fly and get ready for the migration.
  • Off We Go!

    Off We Go!
    The first winter chills hit Texas, and the Mexican Free-tailed bats leave for Mexico and Central America.
  • Time to Go Back Home

    Time to Go Back Home
    It starts to warm up in Mexico as spring gets near. The Mexican Free-tailed bats travel back to Texas.