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A solo visit because I had not visited this site in 6 months! The weather at the start was clear, 77 degrees ("feels like" 77), and breezy. I walked all the usual trails in the usual order. I did not see a SINGLE Neotropical migrant! They all must have left last night. Almost all of the Coastal Plain Honeycombhead plants were knocked over by Hurricane Helene and/or Hurricane Milton, but I checked most (maybe 400) flowers for Schinia flower moths, finding none. Six trees (4 Sand Pines, 1 Turkey Oak, and 1 Red Maple) were toppled by Milton, but I got around or through all of them. The windy conditions ruled out macro photography with my cellphone. From 1030-1230, I conducted a stationary watch from the southern mound, the first time in several years that I have done this (there were no Mother Truckers in the Preserve today!). I left at 1234, when the weather was sunny, 79 ("feels like" 83), and breezy. It was an absolutely delightful day to be out!

A solo visit because I had not visited this site in 6 months! The weather at the start was clear, 77 degrees ("feels like" 77), and breezy. I walked all the usual trails in the usual order. I did not see a SINGLE Neotropical migrant! They all must have left last night. Almost all of the Coastal Plain Honeycombhead plants were knocked over by Hurricane Helene and/or Hurricane Milton, but I checked most (maybe 400) flowers for Schinia flower moths, finding none. Six trees (4 Sand Pines, 1 Turkey Oak, and 1 Red Maple) were toppled by Milton, but I got around or through all of them. The windy conditions ruled out macro photography with my cellphone. From 1030-1230, I conducted a stationary watch from the southern mound, the first time in several years that I have done this (there were no Mother Truckers in the Preserve today!). I left at 1234, when the weather was sunny, 79 ("feels like" 83), and breezy. It was an absolutely delightful day to be out!