Seven volunteers participated in this first survey of the new year. With the temperature pushing above 60°F and humid, cloudy conditions, it felt like spring was already here, whether the groundhog (a species not found in TX) saw his shadow or not. Recent rains and a mild winter so far have been a boon to plants and wildlife. While we found many moths at the lights, they were being eaten by titmice faster than we could photograph them. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Zonotrichia querula (Harris's sparrow) photo by Harriett Wolf Arphia simplex (plains yellow-winged grasshopper, nymph) photo by Val Bugh Chortophaga viridifasciata (northern green-striped grasshopper, nymph) photo by Val Bugh Notiophilus sp. (ground beetle) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (root maggot fly) photo by Val Bugh Stomoxys calcitrans (stable fly) photo by Val Bugh Bactra verutana (moth) photo by Val Bugh Caripeta triangulata (moth) photo by Val Bugh Digrammia californiaria (moth) photo by Val Bugh Orthonama obstipata (the gem) photo by Val Bugh Glena quinquelinearia (five-lined glena) photo by Val Bugh Megalographa biloba (bilobed looper moth) photo by Val Bugh Euptoieta claudia (variegated fritillary, larva) photo by Val Bugh Reticulitermes sp. (subterranean termite, worker) photo by Val Bugh Pseudosermyle strigata (walkingstick) photo by Val Bugh Unknown spp. (globular and slender springtails) photo by Val Bugh Porcellionides pruinosus (sowbug) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (wolf spider) photo by Val Bugh Trachemys scripta elegans (red-eared sliders) photo by Val Bugh Birds: American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Bewick's Wren (Thryothorus bewickii) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata) Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) Mammals: Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), tracks Reptiles: Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) Misc.: Globular Springtail (Unknown sp.), order Symphypleona Slender Springtail (Unknown sp.), order Entomobryomorpha Sowbug (Porcellionides pruinosus) Pillbug (Armadillidium vulgare) Stone Centipede (Unknown sp.), family Lithobiidae Cylindrical Millipede (Unknown sp.), order Julida Earthworm (Unknown sp.), family Lubricidae Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary (larva)    noctuidae   Aon noctuiformis   Moth       Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Caenurgina erechtea   Forage Looper Moth       Hypena scabra   Green Cloverworm Moth       Apamea cariosa   Moth       Mythimna unipuncta   Armyworm Moth       Spodoptera exigua   Moth       Anagrapha falcifera   Celery Looper Moth       Megalographa biloba   Bilobed Looper Moth    geometridae   Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Digrammia californiaria   Moth       Caripeta triangulata   Moth       Phigalia strigataria   Small Phigalia       Orthonama obstipata   The Gem    crambidae   Nomophila nearctica   Lucerne Moth       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar Moth       Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth    pyralidae   Honora mellinella   Moth    tortricidae   Bactra verutana   Leafroller Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    copromorphidae   Ellabella melanoclista   Tropical Fruitworm Moth    lacturidae   Lactura sp.   Moth    elachistidae   Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth coleoptera   carabidae   Notiophilus sp.   Ground Beetle       Harpalus sp.   Ground Beetle hemiptera   rhyparochromidae   Drymus crassus   Seed Bug    veliidae   Microvelia sp.   Small Water Strider homoptera   kermesidae   Unknown sp.   Gall-like Scale    aphididae   Unknown sp.   Aphid hymenoptera   cynipidae   Unknown sp.   Gall Wasp (larva)    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant (male)       Solenopsis sp.   Fire Ant diptera   syrphidae   Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    muscidae   Stomoxys calcitrans   Stable Fly orthoptera   acrididae   Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing (nymph)       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper (nymph)       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (nymph)       Encoptolophus subgracilis   Southwestern Dusky Grasshopper       Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket (nymph)       Unknown sp.   Ground Cricket (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Arethaea ambulator   Walking Thread-legged Katydid (nymph) isoptera   rhinotermitidae   Reticulitermes sp.   Subterranean Termite phasmatodea   diapheromeridae   Pseudosermyle strigata   Walkingstick mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis (egg case) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing araneae   thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    gnaphosidae   Unknown sp.   Ground Spider    lycosidae   Unknown sp.   Wolf Spider    tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha laboriosa   Silver Long-jawed Orbweaver