Although spring began almost a week ago, the morning's weather was cold, cloudy, and very windy after a brief rainstorm just before sunrise. Three volunteers participated. Due to the rain and strong wind, many insects were simply taking shelter and trying not to be blown away. We found a good number of well-hidden moths on the rocks and walls near security lights. Conditions were not yet warm or calm enough for Honey Bees to forage, but one individual, shown below, had a secure refuge within some Redbud blossoms. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Hammaptera parinotata (moth) photo by Val Bugh Hyalophora cecropia (Cecropia moth) photo by Val Bugh Anicla infecta (green cutworm moth) photo by Val Bugh Xerociris wilsonii (Wilson's wood-nymph) photo by Val Bugh Cucullia sp. (moth) photo by Val Bugh Galgula partita (the wedgling) photo by Val Bugh Hyperaeschra georgica (Georgian prominent) photo by Val Bugh Isogona tenuis (thin-lined owlet) photo by Val Bugh Amyelois transitella (moth) photo by Val Bugh Ethmia semilugens (ethmia moth) photo by Val Bugh Platynota flavedana (black-shaded platynota moth) photo by Val Bugh Plutella xylostella (diamondback moth) photo by Val Bugh Dichopetala catinata (spoon-tailed short-winged katydid nymph) photo by Val Bugh Boreothrinax maculipennis (pyrgotid fly) photo by Val Bugh Apis mellifera (honey bee) photo by Val Bugh Phyllobaenus discoideus (checkered beetle) photo by Val Bugh Rhagonycha sp. (soldier beetle) photo by Val Bugh Pyrota insulata (blister beetle) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Misc.: Garden Snail (Otala lactea) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   noctuidae   Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Xerociris wilsonii   Wilson's Wood-nymph       Alypia octomaculata   Eight-spotted Forester       Mythimna unipuncta   Armyworm Moth       Anicla infecta   Green Cutworm Moth       Rachiplusia ou   Gray Looper Moth       Cucullia sp.   Moth    erebidae   Cissusa sp.   Moth       Isogona tenuis   Thin-lined Owlet       Heteranassa mima   Moth       Phyprosopus callitrichoides   Curve-lined Owlet    notodontidae   Lochmaeus bilineata   Double-lined Prominent       Hyperaeschra georgica   Georgian Prominent    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth    geometridae   Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Lobocleta ossularia   Drab Brown Wave       Hammaptera parinotata   Moth       Eupithecia miserulata   Common Eupithecia       Anavitrinella atristrigaria   Gulf Coast Gray       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper Moth    crambidae   Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth       Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Fissicrambus sp.   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Amyelois transitella   Moth       Ephestiodes sp.   Moth    tortricidae   Platynota flavedana   Black-shaded Platynota Moth       Pseudexentera spoliana   Leafroller Moth       Cochylis caulocatax   Moth    lacturidae   Lactura sp.   Moth    elachistidae   Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth coleoptera   scarabaeidae   Phyllophaga rubiginosa   June Beetle    cerambycidae   Ataxia crypta   Longhorn Beetle    cantharidae   Rhagonycha sp.   Soldier Beetle    meloidae   Pyrota insulata   Blister Beetle    cleridae   Phyllobaenus discoideus   Checkered Beetle hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp    eupelmidae   Metapelma sp.   Wasp diptera   tipulidae   Tipula sp.   Crane Fly    pyrgotidae   Boreothrinax maculipennis   Pyrgotid Fly    tachinidae   Unknown sp.   Tachinid Fly (eggs) orthoptera   tettigoniidae   Dichopetala catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing ephemeroptera   heptageniidae   Stenonema femoratum   Flat-headed Mayfly trichoptera   hydropsychidae   Hydropsyche sp.   Netspinning Caddisfly