It was cool, sunny and windy as sixteen volunteers participated in this week's survey. Identification of mosquitoes can be tricky because of their small size and the fact that our first (totally reasonable) reaction is to whack them when they bite us. If a specimen is not too damaged, features such as color and markings on legs, proboscis, palps and body, all of which can be seen on the image shown below, are useful for species determination. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Caracara cheriway (crested caracaras) photo by Beth Kirkhart Vermivora ruficapilla (Nashville warbler) photo by Beth Kirkhart Oncopeltus sexmaculatus (six-spotted milkweed bugs mating) photo by Julie Shaw Chinavia hilaris (green stink bug) photo by Dwayne Mann Argia translata (dusky dancer ovipositing) photo by Beth Kirkhart Eumenes fraternus (potter wasp) photo by Harriett Wolf Vespula maculifrons (eastern yellowjacket, male) photo by Dwayne Mann Eristalis stipator (flower fly) photo by Dwayne Mann Psorophora columbiae (dark ricefield mosquito) photo by Val Bugh Tenuirostritermes sp. (nasutiform termites, workers & soldiers) photo by Val Bugh Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) photo by Bill Boyd Agraulis vanillae (gulf fritillary) photo by Beth Kirkhart Chlosyne lacinia (bordered patch) photo by Joe Fernandes Lerodea eufala (eufala skipper) photo by Dan Hardy Lerema accius (clouded skipper) photo by Sam Fruehling Chioides albofasciatus (white-striped longtail) photo by Dan Hardy Hemiargus ceraunus (ceraunus blue) photo by Barbara Ribble Helicoverpa zea (corn earworm moth) photo by Julie Shaw Phoebis sennae (cloudless sulphur pupae) photo by Val Bugh Oecanthus celerinictus (fast-calling tree cricket) photo by Julie Shaw Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) Common Raven (Corvus corax) Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish: Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Misc.: Sowbug (Porcellionides sp.) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Stone Centipede (Unknown sp.) Forcepstail (Unknown sp.) Earthworm (Unknown sp.) Insects & Spiders: > order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult & larva)       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Asterocampa clyton   Tawny Emperor       Chlosyne lacinia   Bordered Patch       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye    pieridae   Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur (adult, pupa & larva)    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Strymon istapa   Mallow Scrub-hairstreak    hesperiidae   Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Systasea pulverulenta   Texas Powdered-skipper       Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper    noctuidae   Tripudia balteata   Moth       Mythimna unipuncta   Armyworm Moth       Helicoverpa zea   Corn Earworm Moth    erebidae   Caenurgina erechtea   Forage Looper Moth    arctiidae   Pareuchaetes insulata   Yellow-winged Pareuchaetes (larva)    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth    carposinidae   Carposina ottawana   Peach Fruitworm Moth    crambidae   Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar Moth       Lineodes interrupta   Moth       Petrophila jaliscalis   Moth       Euchromius ocelleus   Grass-veneer Moth       Fissicrambus sp.   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Homoeosoma deceptorium   Moth       Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth       Ephestiodes sp.   Moth       Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Elasmopalpus lignosellus   Lesser Cornstalk Borer Moth    tortricidae   Pelochrista consobrinana   Leafroller Moth       Decodes basiplagana   Leafroller Moth       Sparganothoides lentiginosana   Lentiginos Moth    gelechiidae   Dichomeris ligulella   Palmerworm Moth       Deltophora glandiferella   Moth    blastobasidae   Pigritia sp.   Moth    scythrididae   Neoscythris fissirostris   Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth    yponomeutidae   Atteva aurea   Ailanthus Webworm Moth    heliodinidae   Aetole tripunctella   Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Phyllotreta sp.   Flea Beetle       Anomoea rufifrons   Leaf Beetle       Diachus auratus   Bronze Leaf Beetle    coccinellidae   Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle       Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle    hydrophilidae   Berosus sp.   Water Scavenger Beetle    staphylinidae   Tachyporus jocosus   Rove Beetle    carabidae   Pasimachus californicus   Ground Beetle hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug       Mozena sp.   Mesquite Bug       Narnia femorata   Cactus Bug (nymph)       Chelinidea vittiger   Opuntia Bug (nymph)    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug (nymph)    rhopalidae   Liorhyssus hyalinus   Hyaline Grass Bug    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus sexmaculatus   Six-spotted Milkweed Bug       Nysius sp.   False Chinch Bug    miridae   Phytocoris sp.   Plant Bug       Dichrooscytus sp.   Plant Bug       Oncerometopus nigriclavus   Plant Bug       Polymerus basalis   Plant Bug       Pseudatomoscelis seriatus   Cotton Flea Hopper    corixidae   Hesperocorixa sp.   Water Boatman    notonectidae   Notonecta sp.   Backswimmer    pentatomidae   Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug       Euschistus sp.   Stink Bug (nymph)       Mecidea major   Grass Stink Bug       Stiretrus anchorago   Anchor Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Balclutha neglecta   Leafhopper       Chlorotettix sp.   Leafhopper       Exitianus exitiosus   Gray Lawn Leafhopper    dictyopharidae   Scolops pungens   Planthopper    dactylopiidae   Dactylopius sp.   Cochineal Insect hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    andrenidae   Protandrena sp.   Bee    vespidae   Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Polistes dorsalis   Paper Wasp       Polistes metricus   Paper Wasp       Vespula maculifrons   Eastern Yellowjacket       Eumenes fraternus   Potter Wasp       Euodynerus crypticus   Mason Wasp    pompilidae   Pepsis sp.   Tarantula-hawk Wasp       Unknown sp.   Spider Wasp    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Camponotus festinatus   Carpenter Ant       Leptogenys elongata   Ant    ichneumonidae   Metopius sp.   Ichneumon       Unknown sp.   Ichneumon    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp    argidae   Sphacophilus sp.   Sawfly (adult & larva) diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Copestylum mexicanum   Black Flower Fly       Copestylum tamaulipanum   Flower Fly       Eristalis stipator   Flower Fly       Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly       Toxomerus politus   Flower Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Tachinid Fly    muscidae   Coenosia sp.   Tiger Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostyus sp.   Long-legged Fly    tephritidae   Neotephritis finalis   Fruit Fly    ulidiidae   Notogramma purpuratum   Picture-winged Fly    empididae   Empis sp.   Dance Fly    culicidae   Ochlerotatus trivittatus   Mosquito       Psorophora columbiae   Dark Ricefield Mosquito    ceratopogonidae   Forcipomyia sp.   Biting Midge    chironomidae   Unknown sp.   Midge    cecidomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Gall Midge odonata   coenagrionidae   Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet       Telebasis salva   Desert Firetail       Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer       Argia translata   Dusky Dancer    libellulidae   Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags       Sympetrum vicinum   Autumn Meadowhawk       Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk       Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer    aeshnidae   Anax junius   Common Green Darner orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper       Melanoplus flabellatus   Dallas Short-winged Grasshopper       Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper       Hesperotettix speciosus   Showy Grasshopper       Syrbula admirabilis   Handsome Grasshopper       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca obscura   Obscure Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing (adult & nymph)       Trimerotropis pallidipennis   Pallid-winged Grasshopper       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper (nymph)    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Conocephalus strictus   Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid       Orchelimum silvaticum   Long-spurred Meadow Katydid    gryllidae   Oecanthus celerinictus   Fast-calling Tree Cricket       Oecanthus californicus   Western Tree Cricket       Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket    rhaphidophoridae   Ceuthophilus sp.   Camel Cricket isoptera   termitidae   Tenuirostritermes sp.   Nasutiform Termite (worker & soldier)       Gnathamitermes perplexus   Long-jawed Desert Termite (casts) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (eggs) mecoptera   panorpidae   Panorpa nuptialis   Scorpionfly araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper    araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver       Araneus pegnia   Orbweaver       Mangora gibberosa   Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    pisauridae   Dolomedes triton   Fishing Spider    corinnidae   Falconina gracilis   Ant-mimic Spider    lycosidae   Schizocosa sp.   Wolf Spider       Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider    theraphosidae   Aphonopelma sp.   Tarantula