I was very pleased with the way things turned out at the reception for the moth study site at Winged Deer Park on Wednesday evening, March 26th. There was a good turnout of impressive and enthusiastic participants. I want to thank Naturalist Connie Deegan for all of her hard work preparing for the event and Parks and Rec Director Roger Blakely for supporting the project. John Pickering and Tori Staples of Discover Life were very happy with the event. John gave an entertaining and informative presentation on the importance of conducting the moth project. He said it was the first time he gave this talk to a general audience and he felt really good about it. Moth photographer extraordinaire Carol Wolf and her husband drove for five hours from middle Tennessee to attend the presentation. After the reception and presentation we checked the lights that were set up on the porch but it was too cold to attract any moths. The only insects that turned up were a couple of midges. It was still an opportunity for eleven year old Cade Campbell to show his expertise and knowledge of insects. He is an exceedingly talented young naturalist. On Thursday, John, Tori and I went back to Winged Deer to assess the site. The feeling was very positive that it should be very productive. Some changes were suggested that I intend to implement. First, instead of conducting the study on Wednesday and Thursday evenings we will move to early Sunday mornings, before sunrise. Second, we will move the light setup away from the building to a more open area. Third, we will upgrade the light setup with the help of Discover Life and the City of Johnson City Parks and Rec Department. This is shaping up to be a really good site. The project will be going into an experimental stage in which I will be seeking to find the best location to put the lights. I will probably be going out quite a few evenings, as my schedule permits, to work on this. Please contact me if you are interested in joining me for any of these outings. Once the location is determined and the upgraded lights are in place we will switch to the Sunday morning schedule. Times wills be announced. Thursday night I went back to set up and photograph. It wasn’t as cold but it was quite windy. I managed to get two moth species and several other insects. Things are finally starting to warm up and the mothing should be much better this week. Larry McDanielJohnson City, TN