The weather was very cold, windy and sunny as seven volunteers participated in this week's survey. The fluffy bodies shown below provide ample evidence of birds' ability to control the insulating quality of feathers. Though the temperature was below freezing at this point, these birds also rely on the same covering to withstand the soaring summer heat. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Poecile carolinensis (Carolina chickadee) photo by Bill Boyd Sayornis phoebe (eastern phoebe) photo by Beth Kirkhart Sialia sialis (eastern bluebird) photo by Beth Kirkhart Mimus polyglottos (northern mockingbird) photo by Bill Boyd Falco sparverius (American kestrel) photo by Beth Kirkhart Pipilo maculatus (spotted towhee) photo by George Ward Cardinalis cardinalis (northern cardinal) photo by Bill Boyd Colias eurytheme (orange sulphur) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (click beetle larva or "wireworm") photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. & Peridroma saucia (millipede & variegated cutworm) photo by George Ward Gnathamitermes sp. (long-jawed desert termite) photo by Val Bugh ice on pond photo Val Bugh Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 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) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Common Raven (Corvus corax) Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) Mammals: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcintus), fresh digging Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Coyote (Canis latrans), fresh scat Common Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), fresh scat Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor), fresh scat Misc.: Stone Centipede (Unknown sp.) Julid Millipede (Unknown sp.) Pillbug (Armadillidium vulgare) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   pieridae   Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur    noctuidae   Peridroma saucia   Variegated Cutworm (larva) coleoptera   carabidae   Selenophorus sp.   Ground Beetle    elateridae   Unknown sp.   Click Beetle (larva) hymenoptera   formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant diptera   anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly orthoptera   acrididae   Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket isoptera   termitidae   Gnathamitermes sp.   Long-jawed Desert Termite neuroptera   chrysopidae   Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing araneae   oxyopidae   Oxyopes sp.   Lynx Spider    corinnidae   Falconina gracilis   Ant-mimic Spider    lycosidae   Schizocosa sp.   Wolf Spider