Sixteen volunteers completed this week's survey on a cool, sunny morning. The queens of social bees and wasps must raise their first brood of workers by themselves. Shown below, the Bumble Bee gathers pollen for her offspring while the Yellowjacket hunts for arthropod prey. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Bombus pensylvanicus (American bumble bee queen) photo by Katherine Daniels Vespula squamosa (southern yellowjacket queen) photo by Dwayne Mann Dryophytes cinereus (green tree frog) photo by Harriett Wolf Rana berlandieri (Rio Grande leopard frogs mating) photo by Bill Boyd Unknown sp. (lady beetle eggs) photo by Dwayne Mann Cycloneda munda, Harmonia axyridis & Hippodamia convergens (lady beetles) photo by Val Bugh, Joe Fernandes & Val Bugh Hippodamia convergens & Harmonia axyridis (convergent lady beetle trying to mate with a multi-colored Asian lady beetle) photo by Dwayne Mann Statira erina (long-jointed beetle) photo by Val Bugh Metriorrhynchomiris dislocatus (plant bug nymph) photo by Katherine Daniels Lepyronia quadrangularis (spittlebug nymph) photo by Val Bugh Oncometopia orbona (leafhopper) photo by Val Bugh Sciurus niger (eastern fox squirrel) photo by Sam Fruehling Tramea onusta (red saddlebags after unsuccessful molt) photo by Larry Swift Vireo griseus (white-eyed vireo) photo by Dan Hardy Lactura subfervens (moth larva) photo by Katherine Daniels Callophrys henrici (Henry's elfin larva) photo by Dan Hardy Danaus plexippus (monarch egg & hatchling) photo by Val Bugh & Dwayne Mann Papilio cresphontes (damaged giant swallowtail) photo by Dan Hardy Dargida diffusa (wheat-head armyworm moth) photo by Val Bugh Zimmermannia bosquella (pygmy moth) photo by Val Bugh Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) 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) Amphibians: Green Tree Frog (Dryophytes cinereus) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri), adult & tadpoles Misc.: Globular Springtail (Bourletiella arvalis) Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) Gall Mite (Unknown sp.) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Danaus plexippus   Monarch (adult, larva & egg)       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye (larva)       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady    lycaenidae   Callophrys henrici   Henry's Elfin (larva)       Atlides halesus   Great Purple Hairstreak    papilionidae   Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail    pieridae   Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Zerene cesonia   Southern Dogface (larva)       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange    hesperiidae   Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Atalopedes campestris   Sachem    noctuidae   Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Dargida diffusa   Wheat-head Armyworm Moth       Peridroma saucia   Pearly Underwing       Lacinipolia erecta   Moth       Lacinipolia laudabilis   Laudable Arches Moth       Orthimella fidelis   Faithful Quaker       Elaphria festivoides   Festive Midget       Tripudia balteata   Moth    erebidae   Cissusa new sp.   Moth       Phoberia atomaris   Common Oak Moth    notodontidae   Gluphisia septentrionis   Prominent    sphingidae   Hyles lineata   White-lined Sphinx    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth (eggs)    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Trigrammia quadrinotaria   Moth       Phigalia strigataria   Small Phigalia       Phigalia titea   The Halfwing (larva)       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Holochroa dissociarius   Moth       Isturgia dislocaria   Pale-veined Isturgia       Eubaphe unicolor   Moth       Eupithecia miserulata   Common Eupithecia    crambidae   Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Euchromius ocelleus   Grass-veneer Moth       Parapediasia teterrella   Bluegrass Webworm Moth       Fissicrambus sp.   Grass-veneer Moth       Pyrausta andrei   Pyrausta Moth    pyralidae   Ephestiodes gilvescentella   Dusky Raisin Moth       Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth       Caudellia nigrella   Moth       Anderida peorinella   Grass-veneer Moth       Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Bandera binotella   Moth       Peoria opacella   Grass-veneer Moth    tortricidae   Epiblema minutana   Minute Ragweed Borer       Ecdytolopha mana   Leafroller Moth    gelechiidae   Aristotelia rubidella   Moth       Sophronia roseicrinella   Moth       Mesophleps adustipennis   Soybean Webworm Moth       Neodactylota liguritrix   Moth       Aproaerema palpilineella   Moth    elachistidae   Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth    gracillariidae   Cameraria ulmella   Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth    scythrididae   Scythris fuscicomella   Moth    lacturidae   Lactura subfervens   Moth (adult & larva)    heliozelidae   Heliozela aesella   Shield-bearing Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus mortipennella   Tubeworm Moth    nepticulidae   Zimmermannia bosquella   Pygmy Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Phyllotreta sp.   Flea Beetle    coccinellidae   Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle       Cycloneda munda   Lady Beetle       Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle       Hippodamia convergens   Convergent Lady Beetle (adult & larva)       Unknown sp.   Lady Beetle (eggs)    buprestidae   Agrilus limpiae   Metallic Woodborer    mordellidae   Mordellistena cervicalis   Tumbling Flower Beetle    scirtidae   Sacodes pulchella   Marsh Beetle    scarabaeidae   Phyllophaga rubiginosa   June Beetle    carabidae   Pasimachus californicus   Ground Beetle       Calosoma wilcoxi   Ground Beetle    tenebrionidae   Alobates pensylvanica   False Mealworm Beetle       Statira erina   Long-jointed Beetle    curculionidae   Epicaerus sp.   Broad-nosed Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug    lygaeidae   Nysius sp.   False Chinch Bug       Xyonysius sp.   Seed Bug    rhopalidae   Arhyssus sp.   Scentless Plant Bug    notonectidae   Notonecta sp.   Backswimmer    miridae   Lopidea major   Plant Bug       Metriorrhynchomiris dislocatus   Plant Bug (nymph)    reduviidae   Zelus cervicalis   Assassin Bug       Empicoris sp.   Thread-legged Assassin Bug    pentatomidae   Chlorochroa ligata   Conchuela homoptera   cicadellidae   Oncometopia orbona   Leafhopper       Neocoelidia tumidifrons   Leafhopper       Osbornellus scalaris   Leafhopper    membracidae   Entylia carinata   Treehopper    aphididae   Aphis asclepiadis   Aphid    cercopidae   Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug (nymph)    aphalaridae   Pachypsylla sp.   Hackberry Psyllid hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee    halictidae   Halictus sp.   Sweat Bee       Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee       Unknown sp.   Green Sweat Bee    vespidae   Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Vespula squamosa   Southern Yellowjacket    crabronidae   Liris sp.   Cricket Wasp    formicidae   Brachymyrmex patagonicus   Rover Ant    cynipidae   Belonocnema kinseyi   Gall Wasp       Unknown sp.   Gall Wasp    ichneumonidae   Enicospilus sp.   Ichneumon    braconidae   Phanerotoma sp.   Braconid Wasp       Aleiodes politiceps   Mummy Wasp    argidae   Sphacophilus argutus   Sawfly (adult, pupa & larva) diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly    stratiomyidae   Cyphomyia erecta   Soldier Fly    therevidae   Ozodiceromyia notata   Stiletto Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    empididae   Rhamphomyia sp.   Dance Fly    lauxaniidae   Neodeceia sp.   Lauxaniid Fly       Trypetisoma sticticum   Lauxaniid Fly    pyrgotidae   Boreothrinax maculipennis   Pyrgotid Fly    chironomidae   Chironomus sp.   Midge       Unknown sp.   Midge    ceratopogonidae   Forcipomyia sp.   Biting Midge    tipulidae   Tipula sp.   Crane Fly    cecidomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Gall Midge odonata   libellulidae   Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags orthoptera   acrididae   Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Pediodectes haldemani   Haldeman's Shieldback (nymph)       Pediodectes nigromarginatus   Black-margined Shieldback (nymph)       Obolopteryx catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Eremochrysa punctinervis   Green Lacewing trichoptera   philopotamidae   Chimarra sp.   Black Caddisfly araneae   oxyopidae   Oxyopes salticus   Striped Lynx    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    miturgidae   Cheiracanthium inclusum   Sac Spider    dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver    lycosidae   Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider