Conditions were comfortably warm and partly cloudy while a team of fourteen contributed to this week's survey. As the Honey Bee shown below illustrates, insects are sometimes attracted to pollen on wind pollinated plants. The bee obtains a protein-rich food while, at best, contributing only minimal benefits to the grass. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Danaus eresimus (soldier) photo by Katherine Daniels Atalopedes huron (Huron sachem) photo by Julie Shaw Hylephila phyleus (fiery skipper) photo by Julie Shaw Corvus brachyrhynchos (American crow) photo by Beth Kirkhart Dryobates scalaris (ladder-backed woodpecker) photo by Bill Boyd Spinus psaltria (lesser goldfinches) photo by Barbara Ribble Chalcodermus collaris (partridge-pea weevil) photo by Linda Crabtree Nomada texana (cuckoo bee sleeping) photo by Vince VanderHeijden Apis mellifera (honey bee) photo by Vince VanderHeijden Eristalis stipator (flower fly) photo by Julie Shaw Palpada vinetorum (flower fly) photo by Mika Geiger Hypocritanus fascipennis (flower fly) photo by Michael Knox Toxomerus marginatus (flower fly) photo by Mika Geiger Allograpta obliqua (flower fly) photo by Katherine Daniels Chinavia hilaris (green stink bug hatchling & eggs) photo by Mika Geiger Peucetia viridans (green lynx & hatchlings) photo by Egidio Leitão Misumenoides formosipes (white-banded crab spider) photo by Katherine Daniels Phidippus cardinalis (cardinal jumper) photo by Katherine Daniels Pseudomyrmex pallidus, Brachymyrmex patagonicus & Solenopsis invicta (golden twig ant, rover ant & imported fire ant) photo by Val Bugh Hyalymenus tarsatus (Texas bow-legged bug nymph) photo by Joe Fernandes Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 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) Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) Mammals: Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), tracks & fresh scat Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Common Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) Coyote (Canis latrans), tracks & fresh scat Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor), tracks & fresh scat Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), tracks Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish: Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Texas Coral Snake (Micrurus tener) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Rio Grande Cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) Misc.: Greenhouse Millipede (Oxidus gracilis) Scud (Hyalella sp.) Pillbug (Armadillidium vulgare) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Danaus gilippus   Queen       Danaus eresimus   Soldier       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Phyciodes tharos   Pearl Crescent    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail    lycaenidae   Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue       Strymon istapa   Mallow Scrub-hairstreak       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Calycopis isobeon   Dusky-blue Groundstreak       Unknown sp.   Blue or Hairstreak (larva)    hesperiidae   Burnsius philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper       Burnsius communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Amblyscirtes celia   Celia's Roadside-skipper       Euphyes vestris   Dun Skipper       Atalopedes huron   Huron Sachem       Copaeodes aurantiaca   Orange Skipperling    noctuidae   Tripudia quadrifera   Moth       Elaphria festivoides   Festive Midget       Micrathetis triplex   Triplex Cutworm Moth       Cobubatha lixiva   Moth (adult & larva)       Lacinipolia erecta   Moth       Cucullia lethe   Moth (larva)    erebidae   Aon noctuiformis   Moth       Eublemma minima   Everlasting Bud Moth       Bleptina inferior   Moth    arctiidae   Cisthene tenuifascia   Thin-banded Lichen Moth       Cisthene unifascia   Lichen Moth       Hypoprepia fucosa   Painted Lichen Moth       Pareuchaetes insulata   Yellow-winged Pareuchaetes (adult & larva)       Estigmene acrea   Salt Marsh Moth (larva)    geometridae   Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Rindgea cyda   Mesquite Looper Moth       Scopula umbilicata   Swag-lined Wave       Eubaphe unicolor   Moth       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper (larva)       Eupithecia miserulata   Common Eupithecia (larva)       Eupithecia longidens   Moth    crambidae   Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Microtheoris ophionalis   Yellow-veined Moth       Microtheoris vibicalis   Whip-marked Snout Moth       Parapoynx diminutalis   Hydrilla Leafcutter Moth       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar (larva)       Microcrambus croesus   Grass-veneer Moth       Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth       Agriphila vulgivagella   Vagabond Crambus       Spoladea recurvalis   Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth       Dicymolomia julianalis   Moth       Euchromius ocelleus   Grass-veneer Moth       Nomophila nearctica   Lucerne Moth    pyralidae   Anderida peorinella   Grass-veneer Moth       Homoeosoma deceptorium   Moth       Eremberga insignis   Cactus Borer Moth       Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Peoria bipartitella   Grass-veneer Moth    tortricidae   Cydia latiferreana   Filbertworm Moth       Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth    gelechiidae   Isophrictis similiella   Moth       Aristotelia corallina   Moth       Aristotelia new sp.   Moth       Sophronia roseicrinella   Moth       Recurvaria sp.   Moth       Mesophleps adustipennis   Soybean Webworm Moth       Helcystogramma melantherella   Moth       Sinoe sp.   Moth    blastobasidae   Hypatopa punctiferella   Moth       Pigritia sp.   Moth    scythrididae   Scythris trivinctella   Moth       Scythris fuscicomella   Moth    carposinidae   Carposina ottawana   Peach Fruitworm Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth    nepticulidae   Stigmella apicialbella   Pygmy Moth       Stigmella sp.   Pygmy Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus heppneri   Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle       Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Diachus auratus   Bronze Leaf Beetle       Acanthoscelides sp.   Bean Weevil    coccinellidae   Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle       Olla v-nigrum   Ashy Gray Lady Beetle       Psyllobora renifer   Lady Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera flavomarginata   Metallic Woodborer    meloidae   Epicauta immaculata   Blister Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle       Bothrotes canaliculatus   Darkling Beetle    carabidae   Notiobia sp.   Ground Beetle       Calosoma marginale   Ground Beetle    elateridae   Monocrepidius lividus   Click Beetle    staphylinidae   Carpelimus sp.   Rove Beetle    scirtidae   Contacyphon sp.   Marsh Beetle    curculionidae   Chalcodermus collaris   Partridge-pea Weevil       Smicronyx sp.   Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus clypealis   Leaf-footed Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug (adult & nymph)       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug (adult & nymph)    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug       Lygaeus kalmii   Small Milkweed Bug    rhopalidae   Harmostes reflexulus   Scentless Plant Bug    tingidae   Corythucha sp.   Lace Bug (nymph)       Gargaphia sp.   Lace Bug    miridae   Taylorilygus apicalis   Plant Bug       Keltonia tuckeri   Plant Bug       Halticotoma nicholi   Nolina Plant Bug       Phytocoris sp.   Plant Bug       Dichrooscytus sp.   Plant Bug       Hesperolabops gelastops   Cactus Plant Bug    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug       Arilus cristatus   Wheel Bug    scutelleridae   Homaemus proteus   Shield Bug       Camirus porosus   Shield Bug    pentatomidae   Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug (adult, nymph & eggs)       Thyanta custator   Stink Bug (adult & nymph)       Banasa euchlora   Stink Bug       Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Euschistus sp.   Stink Bug (nymph)       Unknown sp.   Stink Bug (eggs) homoptera   cicadellidae   Illinigina illinoiensis   Leafhopper       Osbornellus sp.   Leafhopper       Graphocephala hieroglyphica   Leafhopper (adult & nymph)       Menosoma cincta   Leafhopper       Hebata sp.   Leafhopper       Paraphlepsius sp.   Leafhopper       Prairiana sp.   Leafhopper       Eutettix sp.   Leafhopper       Exitianus exitiosus   Gray Lawn Leafhopper       Graminella sonora   Leafhopper       Scaphoideus sp.   Leafhopper       Balclutha neglecta   Leafhopper       Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter       Balclutha rubrostriata   Leafhopper       Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper    delphacidae   Chionomus sp.   Planthopper    membracidae   Vanduzea segmentata   Treehopper (adult & nymph)    clastopteridae   Clastoptera xanthocephala   Sunflower Spittlebug    aphididae   Myzocallis sp.   Aphid    pseudococcidae   Unknown sp.   Mealybug hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus sonorus   Sonoran Bumble Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Melissodes sp.   Digger Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee       Ceratina sp.   Small Carpenter Bee       Nomada texana   Cuckoo Bee    andrenidae   Protandrena sp.   Mining Bee    halictidae   Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee       Augochlora pura   Green Sweat Bee       Augochlorella sp.   Green Sweat Bee       Halictus ligatus   Furrow Bee       Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee    megachilidae   Megachile policaris   Leafcutter Bee       Megachile sp.   Leafcutter Bee       Heriades sp.   Resin Bee    vespidae   Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Polistes dorsalis   Paper Wasp       Polistes bellicosus   Paper Wasp       Polistes metricus   Paper Wasp       Euodynerus crypticus   Mason Wasp       Parancistrocerus sp.   Mason Wasp       Eumenes smithii   Potter Wasp       Brachygastra mellifica   Mexican Honey Wasp    sphecidae   Sphex lucae   Digger Wasp       Prionyx sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp    pompilidae   Pepsis sp.   Tarantula-hawk Wasp       Entypus sp.   Spider Wasp    formicidae   Pseudomyrmex pallidus   Golden Twig Ant       Leptogenys elongata   Ant       Brachymyrmex patagonicus   Rover Ant       Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Unknown sp.   Ant    chalcididae   Conura sp.   Chalcid Wasp    diapriidae   Unknown sp.   Wasp    torymidae   Unknown sp.   Torymid Wasp    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp    ichneumonidae   Ophion sp.   Ichneumon diptera   syrphidae   Eristalis stipator   Flower Fly       Palpada vinetorum   Flower Fly       Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly       Hypocritanus fascipennis   Flower Fly       Ocyptamus fuscipennis   Flower Fly       Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly       Toxomerus politus   Flower Fly       Toxomerus geminatus   Flower Fly       Eupeodes americanus   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Systoechus sp.   Bee Fly       Neodiplocampta miranda   Bee Fly       Hemipenthes scylla   Bee Fly    tachinidae   Archytas marmoratus   Tachinid Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    tephritidae   Neotephritis finalis   Fruit Fly    drosophilidae   Zaprionus indianus   Vinegar Fly    limoniidae   Unknown sp.   Crane Fly    chaoboridae   Chaoborus punctipennis   Phantom Midge    chironomidae   Tanypus sp.   Midge       Unknown sp.   Midge odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer       Argia funebris   Springwater Dancer    lestidae   Lestes australis   Southern Spreadwing    aeshnidae   Anax junius   Common Green Darner    libellulidae   Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Orthemis ferruginea   Roseate Skimmer       Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags       Tramea lacerata   Black Saddlebags       Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper       Melanoplus bispinosus   Two-spined Spur-throated Grasshopper       Phaedrotettix dumicola   Spur-throated Grasshopper       Schistocerca obscura   Obscure Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Syrbula admirabilis   Handsome Grasshopper       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Lactista azteca   Aztec Bandwing       Hippiscus ocelote   Wrinkled Grasshopper       Trimerotropis pallidipennis   Pallid-winged Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid       Conocephalus strictus   Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket       Oecanthus argentinus   Prairie Tree Cricket mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis (adult, nymph & eggs) dermaptera   anisolabididae   Euborellia annulipes   Ring-legged Earwig neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysopa quadripunctata   Four-spotted Green Lacewing       Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (larva & eggs)    berothidae   Lomamyia squamosa   Beaded Lacewing strepsiptera   stylopidae   Unknown sp.   Twisted-wing Parasite trichoptera   leptoceridae   Oecetis inconspicua   Long-horned Caddisfly       Triaenodes sp.   long-horned Caddisfly    hydropsychidae   Cheumatopsyche sp.   Netspinning Caddisfly    hydroptilidae   Unknown sp.   Microcaddisfly ephemeroptera   baetidae   Callibaetis ferrugineus   Small Minnow Mayfly araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Phidippus cardinalis   Cardinal Jumper       Pelegrina galathea   Peppered Jumper       Platycryptus undatus   Jumping Spider       Habronattus cognatus   Jumping Spider    araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Eustala sp.   Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    dictynidaenbsp;  Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider       Misumenoides formosipes   White-banded Crab Spider       Xysticus sp.   Crab Spider    pisauridae   Dolomedes triton   Fishing Spider