Constant rain and uncomfortably cold temperatures created challenging conditions for the eight volunteers on this week's survey. Lizards and snakes are in the largest order of reptiles: Squamata. While most lizards can close their eyes, the Mediterranean gecko (shown below) has immovable eyelids so its eyes, like those of snakes, are protected by a clear membrane and always open. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Odocoileus virginianus (wet white-tailed deer) photo by Beth Kirkhart Sciurus niger (eastern fox squirrel) photo by Beth Kirkhart Hemidactylus turcicus (Mediterranean gecko) photo by Joe Fernandes Hemidactylus turcicus (Mediterranean gecko: close-up) photo by Val Bugh Rana berlandieri (Rio Grande leopard frog & bronze sculpture) photo by Joe Fernandes & Val Bugh Corvus brachyrhynchos (American crows) photo by Harriett Wolf Mimus polyglottos (northern mockingbird) photo by Joe Fernandes Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) Mammals: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Reptiles & Amphibians: Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) Misc.: Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   saturniidae   Automeris io   Io Moth (larva)    crambidae   Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola homoptera   cercopidae   Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug hymenoptera   vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly    tachinidae   Unknown sp.   Tachinid Fly araneae   araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider (egg sac)    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    pholcidae   Crossopriza lyoni   Cellar Spider