This week's survey was completed by twenty-three volunteers under cold, sunny conditions. The two tiny bees shown below are both in the family Halictidae and feed on nectar. However, while the Sweat Bee collects pollen for its young, the Blood Bee does not. It is a kleptoparasite, laying its eggs in the provisioned nest of the Sweat Bee. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Lucilia sp. (blow fly) photo by Dwayne Mann Stictomyia longicornis (picture-winged fly) photo by Val Bugh Paralimna sp. (shore fly) photo by Tasneem Ahsanullah Gymnoclytia sp. (tachinid fly) photo by Julie Shaw Lasioglossum sp. & Sphecodes sp. (sweat bee & blood bee) photo by Julie Shaw Reticulitermes sp. (subterranean termite worker) photo by Tasneem Ahsanullah creatures found under rocks: top:Tenuirostritermes sp., Cyphoderus similis, Unknown sp. (nasute termite soldier, slender springtail, velvet mite) bottom: Unknown sp. (earthworm) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (click beetle larva) photo by Sofia Maass Euagrus chisoseus (funnelweb spider) photo by Tasneem Ahsanullah Thanatus formicinus (running crab spider) photo by Sofia Maass Habronattus cognatus (jumping spider) photo by Tasneem Ahsanullah Pyrocephalus rubinus (vermilion flycatcher, female) photo by Dan Hardy Polioptila caerulea (blue-gray gnatcatcher) photo by Beth Kirkhart Aphelocoma woodhouseii (Woodhouse's scrub-jay) photo by Beth Kirkhart Pooecetes gramineus (vesper sparrow) photo by Annelia Williams Spinus psaltria (lesser goldfinch) photo by Bill Boyd Callophrys henrici & Callophrys gryneus (Henry's elfin & juniper hairstreak) photo by Dwayne Mann & Joe Fernandes Danaus plexippus (monarch) photo by Beth Kirkhart Hyalophora cecropia (Cecropia moths mating) photo by Harriett Wolf Sympetrum corruptum (variegated meadowhawk) photo by Beth Kirkhart Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Common Raven (Corvus corax) Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Meadowlark (Sturnella sp.) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps) Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) Mammals: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish: Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis) Western Slimy Salamander (Plethodon albagula) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri), adult & tadpoles Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Misc.: Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Stone Centipede (Unknown sp.) Soil Centipede (Unknown sp.) Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) Velvet Mite (Unknown sp.) Slender Springtail (Cyphoderus similis) Slender Springtail (Entomobrya sp.) Earthworm (Unknown sp.) Milk Snail (Otala lactea) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Vanessa virginiensis   American Lady    lycaenidae   Callophrys henrici   Henry's Elfin       Callophrys gryneus   Juniper Hairstreak       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail       Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Zerene cesonia   Southern Dogface    hesperiidae   Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Atalopedes campestris   Sachem       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper    noctuidae   Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Orthimella fidelis   Faithful Quaker    arctiidae   Spilosoma dubia   Dubious Tiger Moth    erebidae   Aon noctuiformis   Moth       Cissusa new sp.   Moth    nolidae   Meganola minuscula   Confused Meganola    thyrididae   Thyris sepulchralis   Mournful Thyris Moth    sphingidae   Hyles lineata   White-lined Sphinx    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Phigalia strigataria   Small Phigalia       Phigalia titea   The Halfwing       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Cleora sublunaria   Double-lined Gray       Isturgia dislocaria   Pale-veined Isturgia       Eupithecia bolterii   Moth    crambidae   Diastictis fracturalis   Fractured Western Snout Moth    pyralidae   Ephestiodes sp.   Moth       Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth    gelechiidae   Battaristis concinnusella   Moth       Gnorimoschema saphirinella   Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha ochrella   Agarita Slug (larva)    heliozelidae   Heliozela aesella   Shield-bearing Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle    coccinellidae   Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle       Hippodamia convergens   Convergent Lady Beetle    elateridae   Unknown sp.   Click Beetle (larva) hemiptera   rhopalidae   Harmostes reflexulus   Scentless Plant Bug    reduviidae   Melanolestes picipes   Black Corsair    cydnidae   Sehirus cinctus   Burrowing Bug    pentatomidae   Thyanta custator   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Unknown sp.   Leafhopper hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    megachilidae   Osmia ribifloris   Mason Bee    halictidae   Halictus sp.   Sweat Bee       Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee       Sphecodes sp.   Blood Bee    vespidae   Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Euodynerus foraminatus   Mason Wasp       Eumenes fraternus   Potter Wasp    crabronidae   Liris sp.   Cricket Wasp    formicidae   Crematogaster laeviuscula   Acrobat Ant       Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Pheidole sp.   Big-headed Ant       Forelius sp.   Ant       Camponotus decipiens   Carpenter Ant    cynipidae   Unknown sp.   Gall Wasp       Callirhytis quercusbatatoides   Southern Live Oak Stem Gall diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly       Myolepta sp.   Flower Fly    tachinidae   Archytas marmoratus   Tachinid Fly       Gymnoclytia sp.   Tachinid Fly       Paradidyma sp.   Tachinid Fly    calliphoridae   Lucilia sp.   Blow Fly       Cynomya cadaverina   Bluebottle Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    ephydridae   Paralimna sp.   Shore Fly    asilidae   Efferia sp.   Robber Fly    tephritidae   Dioxyna picciola   Fruit Fly       Eutreta sp.   Fruit Fly    dolichopodidae   Medetera sp.   Long-legged Fly    platypezidae   Unknown sp.   Flat-footed Fly    lauxaniidae   Neodeceia sp.   Lauxaniid Fly    ulidiidae   Stictomyia longicornis   Picture-winged Fly    psychodidae   Unknown sp.   Moth Fly    chironomidae   Chironomus sp.   Midge    ceratopogonidae   Forcipomyia sp.   Biting Midge    tipulidae   Tipula sp.   Crane Fly odonata   libellulidae   Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk orthoptera   acrididae   Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing (adult & nymph)       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Eritettis abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus sp.   Spur-throated Grasshopper (nymph)       Paraidemona sp.   Spur-throated Grasshopper (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Pediodectes haldemani   Haldeman's Shieldback (nymph)       Pediodectes nigromarginatus   Black-margined Shieldback (nymph)       Arethaeae ambulator   Walking Thread-legged Katydid (nymph)    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket (nymph)    rhaphidophoridae   Ceuthophilus sp.   Camel Cricket (nymph) blattodea   ectobiidae   Parcoblatta sp.   Wood Roach isoptera   rhinotermitidae   Reticulitermes sp.   Subterranean Termite    termitidae   Tenuirostritermes sp.   Nasute Termite thysanoptera   thripidae   Unknown sp.   Thrips archaeognatha   unknown family   Unknown sp.   Jumping Bristletail araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Habronattus coecatus   Jumping Spider       Habronattus cognatus   Jumping Spider    araneidae   Mangora placida   Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Oxyopes salticus   Striped Lynx    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    philodromidae   Thanatus formicinus   Running Crab Spider    lycosidae   Schizocosa sp.   Wolf Spider       Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider    hahniidae   Cicurina sp.   Spider    amphinectidae   Metaltella simoni   Spider    miturgidae   Cheiracanthium inclusum   Sac Spider    dipluridae   Euagrus chisoseus   Funnelweb Spider