A team of seventeen contributed to this week's survey under cool and sunny conditions. Tiger flies are tiny relatives of house flies (family Muscidae). Measuring only 3-4 mm long, these predators are common in our area and can often be found feasting on other minute flies, as shown below. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Cardinalis cardinalis (northern cardinal, female) photo by Barbara Ribble Cardinalis cardinalis (northern cardinal, male) photo by Michael Knox Spinus psaltria (lesser goldfinches: male & female) photo by Harriett Wolf Spizella pusilla (field sparrow) photo by Beth Kirkhart Thryothorus ludovicianus (Carolina wren) photo by Dan Hardy Setophaga coronata (yellow-rumped warbler) photo by Beth Kirkhart Buteo jamaicensis (red-tailed hawk) photo by George Ward Caripeta triangulata (moth) photo by Val Bugh Digrammia pallidata (moth) photo by Beth Kirkhart Orthosia annulimacula (moth) photo by Val Bugh Scythris trivinctella (moth) photo by Katherine Daniels Nathalis iole (dainty sulphur) photo by Joe Fernandes Vanessa atalanta (red admiral) photo by Michael Knox Agraulis vanillae (gulf fritillary) photo by Katherine Daniels Neotephritis finalis (sunflower seed maggot) photo by Katherine Daniels Euparyphus sp. (soldier fly) photo by Katherine Daniels Coenosia sp. (tiger fly) photo by Linda Crabtree Eremochrysa punctinervis (green lacewing) photo by Val Bugh Armadillidium vulgare (pillbug) photo by Katherine Daniels Sciurus niger (eastern fox squirrel) photo by Beth Kirkhart Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) 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) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) Common Raven (Corvus corax) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 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) 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) 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) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Coyote (Canis latrans), fresh scat Common Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), fresh scat Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor), fresh scat Reptiles & Fish: Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Misc.: Harvestman (Eumesosoma roeweri) Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Pillbug (Armadillidium vulgare) Sowbug (Porcellionides sp.) Milk Snail (Otala lactea) Land Snail (Linisa texasiana) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur    lycaenidae   Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue    hesperiidae   Burnsius communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper    noctuidae   Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Peridroma saucia   Pearly Underwing       Agrotis malefida   Rascal Dart       Orthosia annulimacula   Moth       Leucania incognita   Moth    erebidae   Hypena scabra   Green Cloverworm Moth       Caenurgina erechtea   Forage Looper Moth       Aon noctuiformis   Moth    geometridae   Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Scopula umbilicata   Swag-lined Wave       Psamatodes abydata   Dot-lined Angle       Caripeta triangulata   Moth       Synchlora frondaria   Southern Emerald       Phaeoura quernaria   Oak Beauty       Phigalia strigataria   Small Phigalia    crambidae   Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth       Nomophila nearctica   Lucerne Moth    pyralidae   Laetilia coccidivora   Scale-feeding Snout Moth    tortricidae   Epinotia celtisana   Leafroller Moth    gelechiidae   Anacampsis comparanda   Moth       Gnorimoschema saphirinella   Moth       Mesophleps adustipennis   Soybean Webworm Moth       Keiferia glochinella   Eggplant Leafminer Moth       Coleotechnites sp.   Moth    blastobasidae   Pigritia sp.   Moth    scythrididae   Scythris trivinctella   Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    lacturidae   Enaemia subfervens   Moth    depressariidae   Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth    pterophoridae   Adaina ambrosiae   Ambrosia Plume Moth    gracillariidae   Acrocercops quinquistrigella   Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle    coccinellidae   Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle hemiptera   largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug (nymph) homoptera   cicadellidae   Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper       Empoasca fabae   Potato Leafhopper       Unknown sp.   Leafhopper (nymph)    aphrophoridae   Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug    aphididae   Unknown sp.   Aphid hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant    cynipidae   Odontocynips nebulosa   Gall Wasp       Unknown sp.   Gall Wasp    ichneumonidae   Ophion sp.   Ichneumon       Netelia sp.   Ichneumon       Compsocryptus texensis   Ichneumon    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp diptera   stratiomyidae   Euparyphus sp.   Soldier Fly    muscidae   Coenosia sp.   Tiger Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    tephritidae   Neotephritis finalis   Sunflower Seed Maggot    cecidomyiidae   Lestodiplosis sp.   Gall Midge    ceratopogonidae   Forcipomyia sp.   Biting Midge orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper       Schistocerca sp.   Bird Grasshopper       Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper       Lactista azteca   Aztec Bandwing (nymph)       Trimerotropis pallidipennis   Pallid-winged Grasshopper       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper    rhaphidophoridae   Ceuthophilus sp.   Camel Cricket isoptera   rhinotermitidae   Reticulitermes sp.   Subterranean Termite neuroptera   chrysopidae   Eremochrysa punctinervis   Green Lacewing    myrmeleontidae   Myrmeleon sp.   Antlion (larva) zygentoma   nicoletiidae   Battigrassiella wheeleri   Silverfish araneae   amphinectidae   Metaltella simoni   Spider    theridiidae   Parasteatoda tepidariorum   Common House Spider    pisauridae   Dolomedes triton   Fishing Spider    dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver