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!

Visited again today mainly to find a good location to search for signs of bears or possibly even see one in the evening. Had to cut things short due to approaching thunderstorms around 4pm. Saw this plant on my drive out.