It was hot and partly sunny as sixteen volunteers contributed to this week's survey. Silverleaf nightshade has pollen in tubes, requiring buzz pollination, or sonication, for removal. Not all bees have this skill (honey bees do not), but two examples of capable native species are shown below. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Bombus sonorus (Sonoran bumble bee) photo by David Cook Bombus pensylvanicus (American bumble bee) photo by Joe Fernandes Augochloropsis metallica (green sweat bee) photo by Katherine Daniels Megachile fortis (leaf-cutter bee) photo by Katherine Daniels Megachile exilis (slender resin bee) photo by Katherine Daniels Hermetia chrysopila (soldier fly) photo by Julie Shaw Efferia sp. (robber fly) photo by Joe Fernandes Passerina ciris (painted bunting) photo by Annelia Williams Buteo lineatus (red-shouldered hawk) photo by Bill Boyd Archilochus alexandri (black-chinned hummingbird) photo by Annelia Williams Paracyrtophyllus robustus & Pediodectes haldemanii (truncated true katydid & Haldeman's shieldback, males) photo by Val Bugh & Becky Roberts Scolopendra heros (giant red-headed centipede with young) photo by Rick Groce Centruroides vittatus & Leptus sp. (striped bark scorpion with mites) photo by Sofia Maass Lithobates berlandieri (Rio Grande leopard frog) photo by Julie Shaw Incilius nebulifer (gulf coast toad) photo by Katherine Daniels Nathalis iole (dainty sulphur) photo by David Cook Agraulis vanillae (gulf fritillary, female) photo by Harriett Wolf Chlosyne lacinia (bordered patch) photo by Katherine Daniels Papilio polyxenes (black swallowtail) photo by Katherine Daniels Manduca sexta (Carolina sphinx larva) photo by Julie Shaw Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Mammals: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Reptiles & Amphibians: Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri) Gulf Coast Toad (Incilius nebulifer) Misc.: Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Mite (Leptus sp.) Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) Giant Red-headed Centipede (Scolopendra heros) Globular Springtail (Sminthurides sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Chlosyne lacinia   Bordered Patch    pieridae   Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak (adult & larva)    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail       Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail       Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail    hesperiidae   Atalopedes campestris   Sachem       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Burnsius communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing    noctuidae   Tarache quadriplaga   Bird Dropping Moth       Spragueia obatra   Moth       Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Emarginea percara   Beloved Emarginea       Xerociris wilsonii   Wilson's Wood-nymph       Micrathetis triplex   Triplex Cutworm Moth    erebidae   Aon noctuiformis   Moth       Melipotis indomita   Moth       Phytometra orgiae   Moth    arctiidae   Cisthene tenuifascia   Thin-banded Lichen Moth       Lycomorpha pholus   Black-and-yellow Moth       Cisseps fulvicollis   Yellow-collared Scape Moth       Spilosoma virginica   Virginian Tiger Moth    notodontidae   Coelodasys errucata   Prominent       Lochmaeus bilineata   Double-lined Prominent       Heterocampa astartoides   Prominent    euteliidae   Paectes abrostolella   Moth    sphingidae   Manduca sexta   Carolina Sphinx (larva)    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Anavitrinella atristrigaria   Gulf Coast Gray       Cyclophora nanaria   Dwarf Tawny Wave       Lobocleta ossularia   Drab Brown Wave       Psamatodes abydata   Dot-lined Angle       Nemoria bifilata   White-barred Emerald       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper (larva)       Eupithecia miserulata   Common Eupithecia    crambidae   Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar Moth (adult & larva)       Pyrausta laticlavia   Southern Purple Mint Moth       Pyrausta pseuderosnealis   Pyrausta Moth       Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Microtheoris ophionalis   Yellow-veined Moth       Petrophila jaliscalis   Moth       Parapediasia teterrella   Bluegrass Webworm Moth       Euchromius ocelleus   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth       Ephestiodes sp.   Moth       Peoria tetradella   Grass-veneer Moth       Salebriaria annulosella   Moth       Salebriaria simpliciella   Moth    tortricidae   Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth       Cydia latiferreana   Filbertworm Moth       Ancylis comptana   Strawberry Leafroller Moth       Pelochrista salaciana   Leafroller Moth       Gypsonoma salicicolana   Leafroller Moth       Platynota flavedana   Black-shaded Platynota Moth       Aethes seriatana   Seriated Aethes Moth       Rudenia leguminana   Black-tipped Rudenia       Platphalonidia magdalenae   Moth    gelechiidae   Isophrictis similiella   Moth       Sinoe sp.   Moth       Polyhymno luteostrigella   Moth       Theisoa constrictella   Moth       Aristotelia rubidella   Moth       Anacampsis fullonella   Moth    lacturidae   Enaemia subfervens   Moth    autostichidae   Glyphidocera lactiflosella   Five-spotted Glyphidocera    cossidae   Fania nanus   Carpenterworm Moth    depressariidae   Antaeotricha humilis   Dotted Antaeotricha Moth    bucculatricidae   Bucculatrix sp.   Ribbed Cocoon-maker Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    pterophoridae   Dejongia californicus   Gumweed Plume Moth       Pselnophorus belfragei   Plume Moth    blastobasidae   Unknown sp.   Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth    schreckensteiniidae   Schreckensteinia erythriella   Bristle-legged Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus piger   Tubeworm Moth       Acrolophus cressoni   Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Chaetocnema quadricollis   Flea Beetle       Algarobius bottimeri   Bean Weevil    coccinellidae   Olla v-nigrum   Ashy Gray Lady Beetle       Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera ornatoides   Metallic Woodborer    cerambycidae   Strangalia virilis   Flower Longhorn    meloidae   Nemognatha sp.   Blister Beetle    carabidae   Pasimachus californicus   Ground Beetle       Selenophorus sp.   Ground Beetle       Cicindelidia ocellata   Ocellated Tiger Beetle    hydrophilidae   Tropisternus collaris   Water Scavenger Beetle    hybosoridae   Hybosorus illigeri   Scavenger Scarab    dytiscidae   Copelatus chevrolati   Predaceous Diving Beetle       Liodessus sp.   Predaceous Diving Beetle    elateridae   Melanotus sp.   Click Beetle       Diplostethus texanus   Click Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle       Eleodes fusiformis   Desert Stink Beetle    staphylinidae   Philonthus rufulus   Rove Beetle       Lobrathium sp.   Rove Beetle       Paederus sp.   Rove Beetle       Carpelimus sp.   Rove Beetle    anthicidae   Vacusus vicinus   Antlike Flower Beetle    scarabaeidae   Martineziana dutertrei   Aphodiine Dung Beetle       Phyllophaga torta   June Beetle hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug    lygaeidae   Nysius sp.   False Chinch Bug       Lygaeus kalmii   Small Milkweed Bug    rhyparochromidae   Myodocha serripes   Long-necked Seed Bug    rhopalidae   Arhyssus sp.   Scentless Plant Bug       Harmostes reflexulus   Scentless Plant Bug    berytidae   Jalysus sp.   Stilt Bug    miridae   Taylorilygus apicalis   Plant Bug       Tupiocoris sp.   Plant Bug (adult & nymph)       Pseudatomoscelis seriatus   Cotton Flea Hopper       Phytocoris sp.   Plant Bug    gerridae   Aquarius remigis   Water Strider    thyreocoridae   Galgupha sp.   Ebony Bug (nymph)    cydnidae   Sehirus cinctus   Burrowing Bug       Pangaeus bilineatus   Burrowing Bug    pentatomidae   Thyanta custator   Stink Bug       Banasa euchlora   Stink Bug       Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Proxys punctulatus   Black Stink Bug       Podisus maculiventris   Predatory Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter       Agalliopsis cervina   Leafhopper       Eutettix sp.   Leafhopper       Paraphlepsius sp.   Leafhopper       Menosoma cincta   Leafhopper       Zyginama tripunctata   Leafhopper       Graphocephala versuta   Leafhopper       Graphocephala hieroglyphica   Leafhopper (adult & nymph)       Norvellina helenae   Leafhopper       Sobara palliolata   Leafhopper       Chlorotettix sp.   Leafhopper       Texananus sp.   Leafhopper       Draeculacephala sp.   Leafhopper       Scaphytopius sp.   Leafhopper    cixiidae   Oecleus sp.   Planthopper    delphacidae   Pissonotus sp.   Planthopper       Megamelus sp.   Planthopper    cicadidae   Hadoa texana   Cicada hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Melissodes sp.   Digger Bee       Centris atripes   Digger Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Bombus sonorus   Sonoran Bumble Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee       Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee    megachilidae   Megachile fortis   Leaf-cutter Bee       Megachile exilis   Slender Resin Bee    vespidae   Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Polistes dorsalis   Paper Wasp       Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes metricus   Paper Wasp       Euodynerus crypticus   Mason Wasp    sphecidae   Chlorion cyaneum   Cockroach Hunter       Sphex lucae   Digger Wasp       Prionyx sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp       Ammophila sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp    mutillidae   Dasymutilla ursus   Velvet Ant    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Crematogaster laeviuscula   Acrobat Ant       Cyphomyrmex rimosus   Fungus Growing Ant       Camponotus texanus   Carpenter Ant       Brachymyrmex patagonicus   Rover Ant    ichneumonidae   Anomalon sp.   Ichneumon    braconidae   Phanerotoma sp.   Braconid Wasp diptera   bombyliidae   Exoprosopa sp.   Bee Fly    stratiomyidae   Hermetia chrysopila   Soldier Fly    calliphoridae   Cochliomyia macellaria   Secondary Screwworm Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly       Unknown sp.   Long-legged Fly    asilidae   Promachus hinei   Robber Fly       Efferia sp.   Robber Fly    chironomidae   Unknown sp.   Midge    cecidomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Gall Midge odonata   coenagrionidae   Ischnura posita   Fragile Forktail       Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer       Argia plana   Springwater Dancer       Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet       Telebasis salva   Desert Firetail    libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Libellula luctuosa   Widow Skimmer       Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags       Celithemis eponina   Halloween Pennant orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus flabellatus   Dallas Short-winged Grasshopper       Paraidemona sp.   Spur-throated Grasshopper       Hesperotettix speciosus   Showy Grasshopper       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Schistocerca damnifica   Mischievous Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca americana   American Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Mermiria bivittata   Two-striped Mermiria (adult & nymph)       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (nymph)       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Obolopteryx catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid       Paracyrtophyllus robustus   Truncated True Katydid       Conocephalus sp.   Meadow Katydid (nymph)       Pediodectes nigromarginatus   Black-margined Shieldback       Pediodectes haldemanii   Haldeman's Shieldback    gryllidae   Oecanthus varicornis   Tree Cricket (nymph)       Miogryllus saussurei   Eastern Striped Cricket (nymph)    rhaphidophoridae   Ceuthophilus sp.   Camel Cricket blattodea   ectobiidae   Parcoblatta fulvescens   Fulvous Wood Cockroach neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla rufilabris   Green Lacewing (larva)    hemerobiidae   Sympherobius barberi   Brown Lacewing trichoptera   leptoceridae   Oecetis inconspicua   Long-horned Caddisfly    philopotamidae   Chimarra sp.   Black Caddisfly    hydropsychidae   Cheumatopsyche sp.   Netspinning Caddisfly       Potamyia flava   Netspinning Caddisfly    hydroptilidae   Unknown sp.   Microcaddisfly araneae   araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver       Neoscona oaxacensis   Orbweaver    salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Phidippus texanus   Texas Jumper       Phidippus sp.   Jumping Spider       Hentzia palmarum   Long-jawed Jumper       Pelegrina galathea   Peppered Jumper       Anasaitis canosa   Jumping Spider    tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha sp.   Longjawed Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver    oecobiidae   Oecobius sp.   Wall Spider    pisauridae   Dolomedes triton   Fishing Spider    lycosidae   Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider       Pirata sp.   Wolf Spider