Bentsen State Park Sightings for the month of Sep 2008  **area specialties

Mexican Duck

Mottled Duck

BlueWinged Teal—Mary Beth Stowe 9/19

 **Plain Chachalaca

Northern Bobwhite

Least Grebe

Pied-Billed Grebe

Anhinga—

 Great Blue Heron—

10 Great Egret

Cattle Egret—Josh 9/26

Green Heron

Turkey Vulture

Black Vulture

White-Tailed Kite

MISSISSIPPI KITE—Josh 9/1

Cooper’s Hawk

Gray Hawk

Harris’s Hawk

20 Broad-Winged Hawk

Swainson’s Hawk

**Crested Caracara—

American Kestrel—9/14

Sora—Mary Beth Stowe 9/19

Common Moorhen

American Coot—

Killdeer

Solitary Sandpiper—Mary Beth Stowe 9/19

White-Winged Dove

30 Mourning Dove

Inca Dove—

Common Ground-Dove

**White-Tipped Dove

Yellow-Billed Cuckoo

Greater Roadrunner

**Groove-Billed Ani

BARN OWL—Josh Night Hike 9/12

Eastern Screech-Owl

ELF OWL—Jose Night Hike 9/3

40 Lesser Nighthawk—9/11 Night Hike

Common Nighthawk—9/11 Night Hike

**Common Pauraque—9/11 Night Hike

CHUCK-WILL’s-WIDOW—9/11 Night Hike

**Buff-Bellied Hummingbird

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

ALLEN’S HUMMINGBIRD—Jesus Franco 9/9

Black-Chinned Hummingbird

**Ringed Kingfisher

Green Kingfisher—Mary Beth Stowe 9/19

50 **Golden-Fronted Woodpecker

Ladder-Backed Woodpecker

**Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet

Black Phoebe—Josh

GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER—Mary Beth Stowe 9/19

Brown-Crested Flycatcher

**Great Kiskadee

**Couch’s Kingbird

Eastern Kingbird—Mary Beth Stowe 9/19

Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

60 Loggerhead Shrike—Mary Beth Stowe 9/19

White-Eyed Vireo

**Green Jay

Bank Swallow—Mary Beth Stowe 9/19

Cave Swallow

Barn Swallow

Black-Crested Titmouse—Mary Beth Stowe 9/19

BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER—Josh 9/15

Northern Mockingbird—John 8/4

**Long-Billed Thrasher—Mary Beth Stowe 9/19

70 YELLOW WARBLER

**Olive Sparrow

Lark Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Blue Grosbeak –9/22 John/Josh/Cate Hawktower

PAINTED BUNTING—9/22 John/Josh/Cate Hawktower

Indigo Bunting

Red-Winged Blackbird

Great-Tailed Grackle

Bronzed Cowbird

80 Hooded Oriole

 **Altamira Oriole

Baltimore Oriole—Hawk Watch 9/14/08

House Sparrow

Reptiles/Amphibians

BLACK-STRIPED SNAKE

Blue Spiny Lizard

Bullsnake—9/13

CHECKERED GARTER SNAKE—Josh 9/22

Cane Toad

Couch’s Spadefoot

Great Plains Rat Snake

Gulf Coast Toad   

Mediterranean Gecko

Rio Grande Leopard Frog

Texas Spiny Lizard

Texas Spotted Whiptail

Texas Tortoise

Butterflies  

Pipevine Swallowtail—Josh 9/6

BLACK SWALLOWTAIL—Mike Rickard 9/10

Giant Swallowtail—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Great Southern White—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Giant White—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

ORANGE SULPHUR—Mike Rickard 9/3

Cloudless Sulphur—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Large Orange Sulphur——Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

ORANGE-BARRED SULPHUR—Mike Rickard 9/3

10 Lyside Sulphur——Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Dainty Sulphur—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Southern Dogface—Mary Beth Stowe 9/19

TAILED ORANGE—Mike Rickard 9/3

Little Yellow—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Sleepy Orange—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Gray Hairstreak—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Dusky Blue Groundstreak

MARIUS HAIRSTREAK—Martin Reid 9/5

Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

20 Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak—Mike Rickard 9/3

CLENCH’S GREENSTREAK--Mike Rickard 9/3

Clytie Ministreak—Mike Rickard 9/3

Western Pygmy-Blue—Mike Rickard 9/3

Ceraunus Blue—Mike Rickard 9/3

Fatal Metalmark—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Rounded Metalmark—Mike Rickard 9/3

Red-Bordered Metalmark—Mike Rickard 9/3

RED-BORDERED PIXIE—Josh 9/6

American Snout—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Gulf Fritillary——Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

30 Mexican Fritillary—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

ZEBRA HELICONIAN—Josh 9/19

Bordered Patch—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

CRIMSON PATCH—Josh 9/6

ROSITA PATCH—Josh 9/6

Theona Checkerspot—Tom Pendleton 9/12

Elada Checkerspot—Mary Beth Stowe 9/18

Vesta Crescemt—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Phaon Crescent—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Pale-Banded Crescent——Mike Rickard 9/3

40 Pearl Crescent—Mike Rickard 9/3

Red Admiral—Josh 9/12

TROPICAL BUCKEYE—Mike Rickard 9/3

White Peacock—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

BANDED PEACOCK

MALACHITE—John 9/14

Common Mestra—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

RED RIM—Butterfly Walk 9/24

MEXICAN BLUEWING—Anne Toal 9/1

Tropical Leafwing—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

50 Hackberry Emperor—Josh 9/6

Empress Leilia—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Tawny Emperor—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Silver Emperor—Josh 9/14

Queen—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Soldier—Mike Rickard 9/3

DORANTES LONGTAIL—Mike Rickard 9/10

Brown Longtail—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

WHITE-STRIPED LONGTAIL—Mike Rickard 9/10

Zilpa Longtail—Mike Rickard 9/3

60 Common Sootywing—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Texas Powdered-Skipper—Butterfly Walk 9/3

Sickle-Winged Skipper—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Brown-Banded Skipper——Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

White-Patched Skipper—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

POTRILLO SKIPPER—Tom Pendleton 9/12

HORACE’S DUSKYWING—Mike Rickard 9/9

Mournful Duskywing—Mike Rickard 9/3

White Checkered-Skipper—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Tropical Checkered-Skipper—Mike Rickard 9/3

70 ERICHSON’S WHITE-SKIPPER—Mike Rickard 9/8

Laviana White-Skipper—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Turk’s Cap White-Skipper—Mike Rickard 9/3

GOLD-HEADED SCALLOPWING—Mike Rickard 9/3

Julia’s Skipper—Mike Rickard 9/3

Fawn-Spotted Skipper—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Clouded Skipper—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

 Southern Skipperling—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Fiery Skipper—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Southern Broken-Dash—Josh 9/6

80  Whirlabout—Mike Rickard 9/3

COMMON MELLANA——Mike Rickard 9/3

NYSA ROADSIDE-SKIPPER—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Celia’s Roadside-Skipper—Mary Beth Stowe 9/1

Eufala Skipper—Josh 9/6

PURPLE-WASHED SKIPPER—Mike Rickard 9/10

BRAZILIAN SKIPPER—Mike Rickard 9/19

Mammals

Bat

Black-Tailed Jackrabbit

Bobcat

Collared Peccary

Coyote

Eastern Cottontail

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Nine-Banded Armadillo

Northern Raccoon

Dragonflies

Smoky Rubyspot—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Amelia’s Threadtail—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Coral FrontedThreadtail—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Powdered Dancer—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Blue-Fronted Dancer—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Blue-Ringed Dancer—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

BLUE-SPOTTED COMET DARNERJosh 9/22 3^rd US RECORD!

Caribbean Darner—Martin Reid 9/22

Dusky Dancer—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

10 DoubleStriped Bluet—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Neotropical Bluet—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Orange Bluet—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Rambur’s Forktail—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Caribbean Yellowface—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Common Green Darner—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Broad-Striped Forceptail—Dragonfly Walk 9/26

Ringed Forceptail—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

RedTailed Pennant—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Four-Spotted Pennant—Dragonfly Walk 9/26

20 Swift Setwing—Dragonfly Walk 9/26

Black Setwing—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Eastern Pondhawk—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

PinTailed Pondhawk—Josh

BandWinged Dragonlet—Dragonfly Walk 9/26

SpotTailed Dasher—Dragonfly Walk 9/26

Thornbush Dasher—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Carmine Skimmer—Dragonfly Walk 9/26

Roseate Skimmer—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Blue Dasher—Dragonfly Walk 9/26

30 Wandering Glider—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Eastern Amberwing—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Slough Amberwing—Josh 9/25

Scarlet-Tailed Skimmer, Planiplax sanguiniventris—Ed Lam 9/4

Black Saddlebags—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Red Saddlebags—Dragonfly Walk 9/12

Other Insects/Invertebrates

Ant Lion

Backswimmers—Josh 9/18

Beaded Lacewing (Lomamyia sp.)

Black Slug—Jennifer 9/25

Black Witch –Josh 9/19

Bloodshot-eyed Moth (Syssphinx heiligbrodti)—Josh 9/19

Chamaeclea basiocrea—Josh 9/11

Conchylodes salamisalis—John 9/14

Crab Spider

Cicada Gigas

Cyna Moth—Mary Beth Stowe 9/18

Desert Termites

Dichopetala (Short-Winged Katydid)

Dipthera festiva, Hieryoglyphic Moth –9/20 Jose

Bloodshot-Eyed Moth—Josh

Dobsonfly (Corydalus sp.)—Josh 9/19

Dot-Lined Angle—Mary Beth Stowe 9/18

Ello Sphinx (Caterpillar)

Fig Sphinx (Pachylia ficus)—Josh 9/19

FORBES SILKMOTH—Josh 9/27

GIANT DESERT CENTIPEDE—Carol 9/14

Hairy Panther (Pachycondyla villosa) Ants—Josh 9/26

Harlequin Flower Scarab—Josh 9/27

Harvester Ants

Heliocheilus toralis—Josh 9/11

Indomitible Melipotes—Mary Beth Stowe 9/18

Io Moth (Automeris io)—Josh 9/19

Ladder-like flower bups (Acmaeodera scalaris)—Josh 9/12

Lantana Control  Moth—Mary Beth Stowe 9/27

Mexican Unicorn Mantis (Phyllovates chlorophaea)—Josh 9/28

Mouse-colored Lichen Moth—Mary Beth Stowe 9/18

Obscure Sphinx (Erynnyis obscura—Mary Beth Stowe 9/18

Red-vented flower bug (Acmaeodera haemorrhoa)—Josh 9/12

RUSTIC SPHINX—Josh 9/18

Southern Pink Moth (Pyrausta inornatalis)—Josh 9/12 (pink Crambid moth

Small-winged  Katydids—Mary Beth 9/22

Snail

Staphylinid beetles—Josh 9/18

Tachinid
                           Fly of the genus Cylindromyia—Josh 9/12

Tarantula Hawk

Tortoise Beetles & Larvae

Vine Sphinx –Josh 9/19

Yellow-winged Pareuchaetes
                           insulate 

Fish

Gambusia

Pencilfish

Channel Catfish