The sun sure felt good on a cold, windy morning as three volunteers completed this week's survey. The dragonfly exuviae, or shed skin (see image below), found floating in one of the ponds clearly shows the mouthparts that the insect uses to catch its prey. The large lower jaw can shoot forward at an incredible speed, nabbing unsuspecting insects, small fish or tadpoles. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Sceloporus olivaceus (Texas spiny lizard) photo by Val Bugh Chortophaga viridifasciata (northern green-striped grasshopper nymph) photo by Val Bugh Lactista aztecus (Aztec bandwing nymph) photo by Val Bugh Encoptolophus costalis (dusky grasshopper nymph) photo by Val Bugh Euborellia annulipes (ring-legged earwig) photo by Val Bugh Anax junius (common green darner exuviae) photo by Val Bugh Tipula sp. (crane fly) photo by Val Bugh Polistes bellicosus (paper wasp) photo by Val Bugh Chimoptesis pennsylvaniana (filigreed moth) photo by Barbara Ribble Lactura sp. (moth) photo by Val Bugh Iridopsis defectaria (brown-shaded gray) photo by Val Bugh Nemoria zygotaria (emerald) photo by Val Bugh Psaphida rolandi (Roland's sallow) photo by Val Bugh Vanessa cardui (painted lady larva) photo by Harriett Wolf Plagiometriona clavata (clavate tortoise beetle, top & underside views) photo by Val Bugh Mimus polyglottos (northern mockingbird) photo by Harriett Wolf Zonotrichia leucophrys (white-crowned sparrow) photo by Harriett Wolf Birds: Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Reptiles: Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Misc.: Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady (larva)    noctuidae   Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Psaphida rolandi   Roland's Sallow    geometridae   Eupithecia miserulata   Common Eupithecia       Nemoria zygotaria   Emerald       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray    tortricidae   Chimoptesis pennsylvaniana   Filigreed Moth    lacturidae   Lactura sp.   Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Plagiometriona clavata   Clavate Tortoise Beetle homoptera   cicadellidae   Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee    vespidae   Polistes bellicosus   Paper Wasp diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly    tipulidae   Tipula sp.   Crane Fly odonata   aeshnidae   Anax junius   Common Green Darner (exuviae) orthoptera   acrididae   Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (nymph)       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing (nymph)       Encoptolophus costalis   Dusky Grasshopper (nymph) dermaptera   anisolabididae   Euborellia annulipes   Ring-legged Earwig neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing araneae   lycosidae   Unknown sp.   Wolf Spider    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider