The cold, breezy, sunny weather sure felt like winter this time, and the insects agreed - very few were apparent. Five people conducted this survey, with two compiling a bird list and three concentrating on invertebrates. The morning chill was epitomized by the Mockingbird warming itself in the sun. The lone Honey Bee we encountered spent several minutes unsuccessfully attempting to access the center of a flower from below. It finally flew onto the disk. Perhaps the cold had dulled its mental powers. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Mimus polyglottos (northern mockingbird) photo by Val Bugh Acmaeodera flavomarginata (metallic wood-boring beetle) photo by Val Bugh Asphaera lustrans (flea beetle) photo by Val Bugh Peridroma saucia (pearly underwing) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (root maggot fly, family Anthomyiidae) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (long-legged fly, family Dolichopodidae) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (tachinid fly) photo by Val Bugh Melanoplus sp. (spur-throated grasshopper) photo by Val Bugh Chortophaga viridifasciata (northern green-striped grasshopper) photo by Val Bugh Euagrus chisoseus (funnelweb spider) photo by Val Bugh Armadillidium vulgare (pillbugs) photo by Val Bugh Porcellionides pruinosus (sowbug) photo by Val Bugh Apis mellifera (honey bee) photo by Val Bugh Birds: American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) Titmouse (Baeolophus sp.) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Mammals: White-tailed Deer tracks in garden (Odocoileus virginianus) Misc.: Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) Pillbug (Armadillidium vulgare) Sowbug (Porcellionides pruinosus) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue (larva)    noctuidae   Peridroma saucia   Pearly Underwing odonata   libellulidae   Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk       Sympetrum vicinum   Autumn Meadowhawk coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle       Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera flavomarginata   Metallic Woodborer hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee diptera   tachinidae   Unknown sp.   Tachinid Fly    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    dolichopodidae   Unknown sp.   Long-legged Fly orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus sp.   Spur-throated Grasshopper       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing (adult & nymph)       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (adult & nymph) araneae   araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver    dipluridae   Euagrus chisoseus   Funnelweb Spider