Although Austin had been experiencing warm spring days, this morning was chilly due to a cold front that arrived the previous night. There were very few moths that had been lured to lights but the sunshine brought out more insects as the morning progressed, especially on the trails. Foliage is now growing rapidly and herbivorous insects are more numerous, especially on the red oaks. We had a group of five participants this time, but nobody with much birding expertise. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Spodoptera ornithogalli (yellow-striped armyworm) photo by Val Bugh Enallagma civile (familiar bluet, female) photo by Val Bugh Ptosima laeta (redbud borer) photo by Val Bugh Thorybes pylades (northern cloudywing) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (dance fly) photo by Val Bugh Psychomorpha epimenis (grapevine epimenis larvae) photo by Val Bugh Eritettix abortivus (Texas short-winged slant-faced grasshopper) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (long-legged fly) photo by Val Bugh Malthinus occipitalis (soldier beetle, 3.5 mm long) photo by Val Bugh Leucage venusta (orchard spider) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (common sawfly larva) photo by Val Bugh Pediodectes nigromarginatus (black-margined shieldback nymph) photo by Val Bugh Thamnophis proximus (redstripe ribbon snake) photo by Val Bugh Lycia ypsilon (woolly gray larva) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) nest with young Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) Reptiles: Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   lycaenidae   Callophrys gryneus   Juniper Hairstreak    nymphalidae   Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary    papilionidae   Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail    hesperiidae   Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Erynnis funeralis   Funereal Duskywing       Thorybes pylades   Northern Cloudywing    noctuidae   Psychomorpha epimenis   Grapevine Epimenis (larva)       Spodoptera ornithogalli   Yellow-striped Armyworm (larva)    megalopygidae   Megalopyge opercularis   Southern Flannel Moth (cocoon)    geometridae   Lycia ypsilon   Woolly Gray (larva)    crambidae   Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier       Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola odonata   libellulidae   Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk    coenagrionidae   Ischnura ramburii   Rambur's Forktail       Ischnura hastata   Citrine Forktail       Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet diptera   tipulidae   Tipula sp.   Crane Fly    tephritidae   Neotephritis finalis   Fruit Fly    empididae   Unknown sp.   Dance Fly    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    scathophagidae   Unknown sp.   Dung Fly    dolichopodidae   Unknown sp.   Long-legged Fly coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle    coccinellidae   Cycloneda munda   Ladybird Beetle       Hippodamia convergens   Convergent Ladybird Beetle    buprestidae   Ptosima laeta   Redbud Borer    cantharidae   Malthinus occipitalis   Soldier Beetle    curculionidae   Epicaerus sp.   Broad-nosed Weevil hemiptera   miridae   Lopidea major   Plant Bug nymph    coreidae   Narnia femorata   Cactus Bug homoptera   aphidae   Unknown sp.   Aphid    coccidae   Unknown sp.   Scale Insect hymenoptera   tenthredinidae   Unknown sp.   Common Sawfly (larva)    apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee orthoptera   acrididae   Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper       Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Pediodectes nigromarginatus   Black-margined Shieldback (nymph)       Dichopetala catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph) araneae   linyphiidae   Neriene radiata   Filmy Dome Spider    tetragnathidae   Leucauge venusta   Orchard Spider