Five participants enjoyed a relatively cool, sunny morning during this survey. The recent drop in temperature seems to have been a signal for autumn species; we saw several moths that are seasonal, including the Corn Earworm, the Fall Armyworm, and the lovely Imperial. Although we thought the darkling beetle shown below was eating a piece of chewed gum, upon closer examination it appears instead to be a healthier snack of dried strawberry. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Libellula pulchella (twelve-spotted skimmer) photo by Val Bugh Dianthidium sp. (leaf-cutter bee) photo by Val Bugh Cerceris sp. (wasp) photo by Val Bugh Pepsis sp. (spider wasp) photo by Val Bugh Archytas sp. (tachinid fly) photo by Val Bugh Eristalis sp. (flower fly) photo by Val Bugh Hedriodiscus sp. (soldier fly) photo by Val Bugh Leptoglossus zonatus (leaf-footed bug) photo by Val Bugh Oncopeltus fasciatus (large milkweed bug) photo by Val Bugh Diabrotica undecimpunctata (spotted cucumber beetle) photo by Val Bugh Eleodes goryi (darkling beetle eating dried strawberry) photo by Val Bugh Ululodes macleayanus (owlfly) photo by Val Bugh Hemiargus ceraunus (ceraunus blue) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (moth, 3 mm long) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (pyralid moth) photo by Val Bugh Digrammia atrofasciata (moth) photo by Val Bugh Helicoverpa zea (corn earworm moth) photo by Val Bugh Eacles imperialis (imperial moth) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Hummingbird (Archilochus sp.) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Mammals: Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), tracks Reptiles: Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Danaus gilippus   Queen       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult & larva)    pieridae   Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow    lycaenidae   Callophrys gryneus   Juniper Hairstreak       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue    noctuidae   Spodoptera frugiperda   Fall Armyworm Moth       Helicoverpa zea   Corn Earworm Moth       Xerociris wilsonii   Wilson's Wood-nymph    geometridae   Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth    saturniidae   Eacles imperialis   Imperial Moth    crambidae   Microtheoris ophionalis   Yellow-veined Moth       Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Euchromius ocelleus   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Unknown sp.   Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus cressoni   Tubeworm Moth    gelechiidae   Unknown sp.   Moth    coleophoridae   Blastobasis sp.   Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Darkling Beetle    curculionidae   Curculio sp.   Nut Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus zonatus   Leaf-footed Bug    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug    miridae   Unknown sp.   Plant Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper    cixiidae   Oecleus sp.   Planthopper hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Xylocopa micans   Southern Carpenter Bee       Xylocopa tabaniformis   Large Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Unknown sp.   Green Sweat Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp    sphecidae   Sphex pensylvanica   Great Black Wasp       Sphex dorsalis   Digger Wasp       Sphex ichneumoneus   Great Golden Digger Wasp       Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber    crabronidae   Cerceris sp.   Wasp    pompilidae   Pepsis sp.   Spider Wasp diptera   dolichopodidae   Unknown sp.   Long-legged Fly    syrphidae   Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly       Eristalis sp.   Flower Fly    stratiomyidae   Hedriodiscus sp.   Soldier Fly    tachinidae   Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer    libellulidae   Erythemis simplicicollis   Eastern Pondhawk       Pantala flavescens   Wandering Glider       Libellula pulchella   Twelve-spotted Skimmer    aeshnidae   Anax junius   Common Green Darner orthoptera   acrididae   Aidemona azteca   Aztec Spurthroat (nymph) neuroptera   ascalaphidae   Ululodes macleayanus   Owlfly    myrmeleontidae   Brachynemurus sp.   Antlion araneae   thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider