Sixteen participants conducted this week's survey under cold, sunny conditions. The forktail shown below has a dusty look caused by the pruinescence covering its body. While this feature can serve on various insects as waterproofing, a shield from predators or a sign of maturity, in this case it also assists with thermoregulation under heat and ultraviolet radiation. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Caracara plancus (crested caracara) photo by Dave Christie Polioptila caerulea (blue-gray gnatcatcher) photo by Beth Kirkhart Poecile carolinensis (Carolina chickadee) photo by Yvonne Karnath Pyrocephalus rubinus (vermilion flycatcher) photo by Beth Kirkhart Enaemia subfervens (moth larva) photo by Val Bugh Geron sp., Halictus ligatus & Lasioglossum sp. (bee fly, furrow bees & sweat bee) photo by Katherine Daniels Obolopteryx catinata (spoon-tailed short-winged katydid nymph) photo by Joe Fernandes Peucetia viridans (green lynx) photo by Julie Shaw Acmaeodera neglecta (metallic woodborer) photo by Joe Fernandes Cyclotrachelus substriatus (ground beetle) photo by Val Bugh Lytta aenea (blister beetle) photo by Vince VanderHeijden Oulema collaris (leaf beetle) photo by Katherine Daniels Altica foliaceae (apple flea beetle) photo by Vince VanderHeijden Statira erina (long-jointed beetle) photo by Val Bugh Hyalophora cecropia (Cecropia moth) photo by Val Bugh Ischnura posita (fragile forktail ovipositing) photo by Julie Shaw Unknown sp. (eurytomid wasp) photo by Vince VanderHeijden Boreothrinax maculipennis (pyrgotid fly) photo by Val Bugh Efferia sp. & Lasioglossum sp. (robber fly eating sweat bee) photo by Julie Shaw Notiphila sp. (shore fly) photo by Katherine Daniels Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Amerian Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 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 Raven (Corvus corax) Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), on nest with 2 eggs Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) Purple Martin (Progne subis) 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) Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) Mammals: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Common Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), fresh scat Coyote (Canis latrans), fresh scat Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor), fresh scat Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis), scent Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), fresh digging Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish: Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri), tadpoles Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Misc.: Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Land Snail (Unknown sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Vanessa virginiensis   American Lady       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Phyciodes phaon   Phaon Crescent    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail    lycaenidae   Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Callophrys gryneus   Juniper Hairstreak       Callophrys henrici   Henry's Elfin    hesperiidae   Burnsius communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Burnsius philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Copaeodes aurantiaca   Orange Skipperling       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Atalopedes huron   Huron Sachem    noctuidae   Elaphria festivoides   Festive Midget       Acronicta atristrigatus   Dagger       Acronicta tota   Dagger       Morrisonia mucens   Gray Woodgrain       Catabenoides terminellus   Moth       Maliattha synochitis   Black-dotted Lithacodia       Maliattha concinnimacula   Red-spotted Lithocodia       Psaphida resumens   Figure-eight Sallow       Agrotis malefida   Rascal Dart       Hemieuxoa rudens   Moth       Lacinipolia erecta   Moth       Alypia octomaculata   Eight-spotted Forester    erebidae   Phoberia atomaris   Common Oak Moth       Aon noctuiformis   Moth       Cissusa new sp.   Moth       Melipotis jucunda   Merry Melipotis    notodontidae   Litodonta hydromeli   Prominent       Coelodasys errucata   Prominent    sphingidae   Hyles lineata   White-lined Sphinx    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth (adult & eggs)    thyrididae   Pseudothyris sepulchralis   Mournful Thyris Moth    geometridae   Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Holochroa dissociarius   Moth       Euchlaena marginaria   Ochre Euchlaena       Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth       Phigalia titea   The Halfwing       Phigalia strigataria   Small Phigalia       Phaeoura quernaria   Oak Beauty       Eupithecia miserulata   Common Eupithecia       Eupithecia bolterii   Moth    crambidae   Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar Moth (larva)       Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth    pyralidae   Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth       Myelopsis alatella   Moth    tortricidae   Pseudexentera knudsoni   Leafroller Moth       Epiblema strenuana   Ragweed Borer Moth       Crocidosema plebejana   Cotton Tipworm Moth       Platynota flavedana   Black-shaded Platynota Moth       Eugnosta deceptana   Leafroller Moth    gelechiidae   Chionodes trichostola   Moth       Anacampsis levipedella   Moth    blastobasidae   Pigritia sp.   Moth    lacturidae   Enaemia subfervens   Moth (adult & larva)    depressariidae   Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    ypsolohidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth    heliozelidae   Heliozela aesella   Shield-bearing Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle       Altica foliaceae   Apple Flea Beetle       Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Oulema collaris   Leaf Beetle       Acanthoscelides sp.   Bean Weevil    coccinellidae   Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle       Hippodamia convergens   Convergent Lady Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera neglecta   Metallic Woodborer    bostrichidae   Xylobiops sp.   Powder-post Beetle    carabidae   Pasimachus californicus   Ground Beetle       Cyclotrachelus substriatus   Ground Beetle    staphylinidae   Carpelimus sp.   Rove Beetle    scarabaeidae   Phyllophaga rubiginosa   June Beetle    cantharidae   Ditemnus perforatus   Soldier Beetle       Podabrus quadratus   Soldier Beetle       Rhagonycha lineola   Soldier Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle       Statira erina   Long-jointed Beetle    mordellidae   Unknown sp.   Tumbling Flower Beetle    meloidae   Lytta aenea   Blister Beetle    latridiidae   Melanophthalma sp.   Minute Brown Scavenger Beetle    cleridae   Pelonides quadrinotata   Checkered Beetle hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug (nymph)    rhopalidae   Harmostes reflexulus   Scentless Plant Bug    lygaeidae   Nysius sp.   False Chinch Bug    miridae   Lopidea major   Plant Bug (nymph)       Taylorilygus apicalis   Plant Bug       Halticotoma valida   Yucca Plant Bug (adult & nymph)    pentatomidae   Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug       Chlorochroa ligata   Conchuela homoptera   cicadellidae   Excultanus excultus   Leafhopper       Xestocephalus brunneus   Leafhopper       Texananus sp.   Leafhopper       Exitianus exitiosus   Gray Lawn Leafhopper    carsidaridae   Pachypsylla sp.   Hackberry Psyllid    aphididae   Unknown sp.   Aphid hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus sp.   Bumble Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee       Halictus ligatus   Furrow Bee       Agapostemon sp.   Green Sweat Bee    vespidae   Ancistrocerus spinolae   Mason Wasp    chrysididae   Unknown sp.   Cuckoo Wasp    cynipidae   Belonocnema kinseyi   Gall Wasp       Unknown sp.   Gall Wasp    torymidae   Unknown sp.   Torymid Wasp    eurytomidae   Unknown sp.   Eurytomid Wasp    ichneumonidae   Ophion sp.   Ichneumon       Netelia sp.   Ichneumon    braconidae   Phanerotoma sp.   Braconid Wasp       Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp diptera   syrphidae   Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly       Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Geron sp.   Bee Fly    asilidae   Efferia sp.   Robber Fly       Scleropogon texanus   Robber Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    calliphoridae   Lucilia sp.   Blow Fly    muscidae   Unknown sp.   Fly    tachinidae   Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly       Paradidyma singularis   Tachinid Fly       Trichopoda lanipes   Feather-legged Fly       Unknown sp.   Tachinid Fly    ephydridae   Notiphila sp.   Shore Fly    carnidae   Hemeromyia sp.   Bird Fly    milichiidae   Unknown sp.   Freeloader Fly    pyrgotidae   Boreothrinax maculipennis   Pyrgotid Fly    therevidae   Ozodiceromyia sp.   Stiletto Fly    tipulidae   Tipula sp.   Crane Fly    ceratopogonidae   Forcipomyia sp.   Biting Midge    sciaridae   Unknown sp.   Dark-winged Fungus Gnat    chironomidae   Chironomus sp.   Midge odonata   coenagrionidae   Enallagma basidens   Double-striped Bluet       Argia funebris   Springwater Dancer       Ischnura posita   Fragile Forktail    libellulidae   Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper (nymph)       Unknown sp.   Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper       Lactista azteca   Aztec Bandwing (adult & nymph)       Trachyrhachys kiowa   Kiowa Grasshopper       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper (adult & nymph)    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Obolopteryx catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Eremochrysa punctinervis   Green Lacewing thysanoptera   aeolothripidae   Aeolothrips sp.   Predatory Thrips araneae   oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    thomisidae   Mecaphesa dubia   Crab Spider       Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    pisauridae   Dolomedes triton   Fishing Spider    lycosidae   Schizocosa sp.   Wolf Spider