Hey everyone, With the close of 2011 and the beginning of 2012, I thought I would do a little recap on how the year went for me wildlife wise. 2011 was definitely the year of moths, with hemipterans (leafhoppers, planthoppers, treehoppers,etc.) thrown in. This was the first year that I truly started paying very close attention to moths, photographing and identifying them, and putting up moth sheets. And what a crazy and fun-filled year it was! And in addition to keeping track of the number of moths I saw, I also kept track of the number of other creatures that I saw. Below is the summary of these lists, in no particular order: Birds: 306 species Mammals: 19 species Reptiles: 32 species Amphibians: 23 species Butterflies: 66 species Dragonflies: 59 species Damselflies: 23 species Moths: 528 species Spittlebugs: 3 species Leafhoppers: 72 species, plus a couple awaiting ids Planthoppers: 11 species Treehoppers: 10 species Cicadas: 3 species Grasshoppers: 6 species Crickets: 6 species Grasshoppesr: 7 species Land Planarians: 1 species Though I can't say I will be going as crazy as I did this past year and keep a list of everything, especially since I will be going to college in September, I look forward to enjoying everyone's posts and to finding more new moth species. Currently the Falls Lake moth list is at 802, 550 of which I have seen in my backyard. I can't wait until National Moth Week arrives! Take care, happy mothing, and happy new year! Kyle Kittelberger Raleigh, NC