A team of sixteen participated in this week's survey on a warm, overcast morning. Yellowjacket nests produce queens and drones (see examples below) late in the year. After a virgin queen mates, sometimes with multiple drones, she goes into diapause for the winter, emerging in the spring to start a new colony. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Falco sparverius (American kestrel) photo by Beth Kirkhart Mimus polyglottos (northern mockingbird) photo by Bill Boyd Spizella pusilla (field sparrow) photo by Annelia Williams Corvus corax & Corvus brachyrhynchos (common raven & American crows) photo by Bill Boyd & Beth Kirkhart Anolis carolinensis (green anole) photo by Joe Fernandes Lithobates berlandieri (Rio Grande leopard frog) photo by Betty McCreary Strymon istapa (mallow scrub-hairstreak) photo by Sam Fruehling top:Wallengrenia otho & Lerodea eufala (southern broken-dash & eufala skipper) bottom: Atalopedes campestris & Hylephila phyleus (sachem & fiery skipper) photo by Katherine Daniels, Dan Zinn, David Cook & Dan Zinn Pasimachus californicus (ground beetle) photo by David Cook Panorpa nuptialis (scorpionfly, female) photo by Michael Knox Manduca sexta (Carolina sphinx moth larva) photo by Joe Fernandes Mozena lunata (mesquite bug nymph) photo by David Cook Hypselonotus punctiventris (coreid bug) photo by Val Bugh Chinavia hilaris (green stink bug nymph) photo by Joe Fernandes Vespula maculifrons (eastern yellowjacket queen) photo by Val Bugh Vespula maculifrons (eastern yellowjacket drone) photo by Val Bugh Brachygastra mellifica & Pachodynerus nasidens (Mexican honey wasp & keyhole wasp) photo by Val Bugh & Katherine Daniels Aedes vexans (inland floodwater mosquito) photo by Katherine Daniels Empis sp. & Zodion sp. (dance fly & thick-headed fly) photo by Joe Fernandes & Katherine Daniels Musca domestica (house fly) photo by David Cook Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 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) Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) 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) Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), fresh digging Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), fresh scat Common Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), fresh scat Coyote (Canis latrans), calls & fresh scat Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish: Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Misc.: Harvestman (Eumesosoma roeweri) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Mite (Leptus sp.) Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Land Snail (Polygyra cereolus) Milk Snail (Otala lactea) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye    pieridae   Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange    lycaenidae   Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Strymon istapa   Mallow Scrub-hairstreak    hesperiidae   Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Atalopedes campestris   Sachem       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Wallengrenia otho   Southern Broken-dash       Systasea pulverulenta   Texas Powdered-skipper (larva)    noctuidae   Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Cobubatha orthozona   Moth       Bagisara rectifascia   Straight-lined Mallow Moth (larva)       Elaphria festivoides   Festive Midget       Sympistis sp.   Moth       Rachiplusia ou   Gray Looper Moth       Schinia chrysellus   Broomweed Flower Moth    erebidae   Anticarsia gemmatalis   Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth       Melipotis indomita   Moth       Caenurgina erechtea   Forage Looper Moth       Bulia deducta   Moth       Eublemma minima   Everlasting Bud Moth       Metria amella   Live Oak Metria       Eubolina impartialis   Moth       Phytometra orgiae   Moth       Plusiodonta compressipalpis   Moonseed Moth (adult & larva)    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Salt Marsh Moth (larva)       Cisthene tenuifascia   Thin-banded Lichen Moth    sphingidae   Hemaris diffinis   Snowberry Clearwing (larva)       Manduca sexta   Carolina Sphinx (larva)    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Pleuroprucha insulsaria   Common Tan Wave       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth       Anavitrinella atristrigaria   Gulf Coast Gray       Eupithecia miserulata   Common Eupithecia (larva)    crambidae   Agriphila vulgivagella   Vagabond Crambus       Microcrambus croesus   Grass-veneer Moth       Nomophila nearctica   Lucerne Moth       Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar Moth (adult & larva)       Pyrausta sp.   Pyrausta Moth (larva)       Glaphyria sesquistrialis   White-roped Glaphyria       Aethiophysa invisalis   Moth    pyralidae   Anderida peorinella   Grass-veneer Moth       Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth (adult & larva)    tortricidae   Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth       Cydia latiferreana   Filbertworm Moth       Decodes basiplagana   Leafroller Moth    gelechiidae   Battaristis concinnusella   Moth       Isophrictis similiella   Moth    lasiocampidae   Tolype velleda   Large Tolype    carposinidae   Carposina ottawana   Peach Fruitworm Moth    oecophoridae   Antaeotricha sp.   Bird Dropping Moth    depressariidae   Ethmia delliella   Ladder-backed Ethmia    autostichidae   Glyphidocera lactiflosella   Five-spotted Glyphidocera    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    glyphipterigidae   Glyphipterix circumscriptella   Sedge Moth    scythrididae   Scythris fuscicomella   Moth       Scythris trivinctella   Moth    heliozelidae   Heliozela aesella   Shield-bearing Moth    nepticulidae   Stigmella plumosetaeella   Pygmy Moth       Acalyptris sp.   Pygmy Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Algarobius bottimeri   Bean Weevil    coccinellidae   Scymnus sp.   Lady Beetle (larva)    buprestidae   Acmaeodera flavomarginata   Metallic Woodborer    carabidae   Pasimachus californicus   Ground Beetle       Harpalus sp.   Ground Beetle       Unknown sp.   Ground Beetle    staphylinidae   Carpelimus sp.   Rove Beetle       Unknown sp.   Rove Beetle    heteroceridae   Heterocerus sp.   Variegated Mud-loving Beetle    cleridae   Cymatodera balteata   Checkered Beetle    mordellidae   Mordellistena cervicalis   Tumbling Flower Beetle    meloidae   Epicauta pennsylvanica   Black Blister Beetle       Epicauta immaculata   Blister Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle       Eleodes tricostata   Desert Stink Beetle    elateridae   Melanotus sp.   Click Beetle    attelabidae   Haplorhynchites sp.   Flower Weevil    curculionidae   Curculio sp.   Nut Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Mozena lunata   Mesquite Bug (adult & nymph)       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug (adult & nymph)       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug (adult & nymph)    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug    miridae   Calocoris barberi   Plant Bug       Pseudatomoscelis seriatus   Cotton Flea Hopper       Neurocolpus sp.   Plant Bug       Dichrooscytus sp.   Plant Bug       Parthenicus sp.   Plant Bug       Polymerus basalis   Plant Bug    veliidae   Microvelia sp.   Small Water Strider (nymph)    mesoveliidae   Mesovelia mulsanti   Water Treader    reduviidae   Unknown sp.   Assassin Bug (eggs)    pentatomidae   Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug (adult & nymph)       Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Euschistus sp.   Stink Bug (nymph) homoptera   cicadellidae   Menosoma cincta   Leafhopper       Empoasca sp.   Leafhopper       Eutettix sp.   Leafhopper       Cantura jucunda   Leafhopper       Protalebrella conica   Leafhopper       Trypanalebra maculata   Leafhopper    cixiidae   Melanoliarus sp.   Planthopper    delphacidae   Megamelus sp.   planthopper (adult & nymph)       Liburniella ornata   Planthopper    dactylopiidae   Dactylopius sp.   Cochineal Insect    aphididae   Aphis nerii   Oleander Aphid       Monellia caryella   Blackmargined Pecan Aphid hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Bombus sonorus   Sonoran Bumble Bee       Anthophora capistrata   Digger Bee       Melissoptila pinguis   Long-horned Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee    vespidae   Pachodynerus nasidens   Keyhole Wasp       Brachygastra mellifica   Mexican Honey Wasp       Vespula maculifrons   Eastern Yellowjacket    pompilidae   Entypus sp.   Spider Wasp    mutillidae   Timulla oajaca   Velvet Ant    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Cyphomyrmex rimosus   Fungus Growing Ant    cynipidae   Andricus texanus   Oak Gall Wasp (gall)    braconidae   Meteorus sp.   Braconid Wasp       Phanerotoma sp.   Braconid Wasp    ichneumonidae   Ophion sp.   Ichneumon       Anomalon sp.   Ichneumon    pergidae   Acordulecera sp.   Sawfly diptera   syrphidae   Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly       Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly    muscidae   Musca domestica   House Fly    tachinidae   Ptilodexia sp.   Tachinid Fly       Unknown sp.   Tachinid Fly    tephritidae   Rhagoletis juniperina   Fruit Fly    empididae   Empis sp.   Dance Fly    conopidae   Zodion sp.   Thick-headed Fly    phoridae   Unknown sp.   Scuttle Fly    scatopsidae   Unknown sp.   Minute Black Scavenger Fly    culicidae   Aedes vexans   Inland Floodwater Mosquito    chironomidae   Unknown sp.   Midge odonata   libellulidae   Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk    lestidae   Lestes australis   Southern Spreadwing    coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer       Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Melanoplus flabellatus   Dallas Short-winged Grasshopper       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper       Schistocerca americana   American Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper       Syrbula admirabilis   Handsome Grasshopper    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket    mogoplistidae   Cycloptilum sp.   Scaly Cricket blattodea   blaberidae   Panchlora nivea   Green Roach isoptera   rhinotermitidae   Reticulitermes sp.   Subterranean Termite    termitidae   Tenuirostritermes sp.   Nasute Termite neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla rufilabris   Green Lacewing (larva)    berothidae   Lomamyia squamosa   Beaded Lacewing mecoptera   panorpidae   Panorpa nuptialis   Scorpionfly psocoptera   psocidae   Hyalopsocus striatus   Barklouse trichoptera   hydropsychidae   Cheumatopsyche sp.   Netspinning Caddisfly araneae   araneidae   Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver       Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider (adult & eggs)    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider       Xysticus sp.   Crab Spider    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx (adult & eggs)    dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver    pholcidae   Crossopriza lyoni   Cellar Spider (adult & eggs)    scytodidae   Scytodes atlacoya   Spitting Spider