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Observer

natev

Date

March 25, 2024 06:55 PM CDT

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What

Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii)

Observer

janetwright

Date

February 13, 2012

Description

pollen from slash pine, settled on porch

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What

Loblolly Bay (Gordonia lasianthus)

Observer

janetwright

Date

November 2023

Description

edge of woods

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What

Golden Jumping Spider (Paraphidippus aurantius)

Observer

t7iguy

Date

July 2023

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What

Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)

Observer

rpigot

Date

October 22, 2023

Description

Mississippi is outside its supposed range. I had never seen any over past 10 years of observation, so I may be hopeful and wrong.

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What

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Observer

kent_ozment

Date

October 2023

Description

Assorted feathers found in a wood duck nest box. I’m not certain if these are the result of predation (my present assumption) or if they were brought in for nesting material by a smaller bird.

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What

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

Observer

sheliahargis

Date

October 21, 2017 10:55 AM CDT

Description

Not sure what is going on but this is the fourth birder that I know of who has had a phoebe perch on their binoculars or on their person at Commons Ford.

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misspt

Date

August 2023

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Observer

sharon181

Date

August 24, 2023 09:03 AM CDT

Description

Of the choices given, I thought this one looked more like my bee

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What

Pale Lobelia (Lobelia appendiculata)

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misspt

Date

May 7, 2019 03:46 PM CDT

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Observer

mcferny

Date

March 12, 2023 11:44 AM CDT

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What

Bog-moss Flapwort (Odontoschisma sphagni)

Observer

janetwright

Date

November 20, 2022 11:21 AM CST

Description

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Pine-devil Moth (Citheronia sepulcralis)

Observer

adarrah

Date

July 23, 2022 10:24 PM CDT

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Observer

nickbedard

Date

August 5, 2020 04:50 PM EDT

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What

Coastal Rose Gentian (Sabatia calycina)

Observer

ecarstens15

Date

June 16, 2022 12:12 PM CDT

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What

Nomad Bees (Genus Nomada)

Date

June 1, 2022

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What

Zebra Resin-Leafcutter (Trachusa zebrata)

Observer

mcferny

Date

November 2, 2021 10:33 AM CDT

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janetwright

Date

February 20, 2022 02:04 PM CST

Description

Sphagnum magellanicum complex. Large patches in open powerline, wet savanna habitat. Branch leaf 2.0 x 1.1mm, stem leaf 2.6 x 0.9mm.

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Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)

Observer

natev

Date

September 27, 2021 08:45 AM CDT

Description

With a jumping spider on Wisteria fructescens.

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What

Giant Blue Sage (Salvia azurea)

Observer

janetwright

Date

May 4, 2021 09:53 AM CDT

Description

Coastal pine woods; waiting to flower so I can ID. AI suggested milkweed but I didn't check for milky sap

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What

Abbott's Sphinx (Sphecodina abbottii)

Observer

bpressley

Date

March 24, 2021 10:34 PM UTC

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What

Tenpetal Anemone (Anemone berlandieri)

Observer

ry_folk

Date

March 17, 2021 03:12 PM EDT

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What

Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia)

Observer

mcferny

Date

March 2020

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What

Northern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)

Observer

groverbrown

Date

October 2017

Description

Observed eating a cardinal. I think this was a predation event as opposed to scavenging. I think this unfortunate cardinal was foraging in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis)

Observer

mcferny

Date

November 2019

Description

Found in yard all balled up. Realized it was alive, ended up flying away.

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What

North American Ratsnakes (Genus Pantherophis)

Observer

auaggie

Date

October 30, 2019 04:17 PM EDT

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What

American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)

Observer

rebeccalpowell

Date

August 8, 2019 09:30 AM MDT

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What

Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)

Observer

reginagsnow

Date

August 23, 2019 10:15 AM CDT

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What

Mississippi Green Watersnake (Nerodia cyclopion)

Observer

janetwright

Date

August 5, 2019 06:20 AM CDT

Description

Desd on road but not squashed. Former pine savanna habitat on tidal bay.

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What

Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin ssp. pileata)

Observer

janetwright

Date

August 2019

Description

Terrapin came out of saltwater bay, wandered around our yard, laid eggs in fresh mulch in front yard, returned to bay.

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What

White-jawed Jumping Spider (Hentzia mitrata)

Observer

williammcfarland

Date

July 2019

Description

Found in branches of fallen water oak

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What

Spotted Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus conanti)

Observer

davidmcleod

Date

July 7, 2019 05:00 PM CDT

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What

Northeastern Bladderwort (Utricularia resupinata)

Observer

mcferny

Date

May 2019

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What

California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)

Observer

frostioe

Date

May 2019

Place

Utah, US (Google, OSM)

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What

Eastern Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera ssp. spinifera)

Observer

cricketfrog13

Date

May 22, 2019 03:12 PM CDT

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What

Dusky Gopher Frog (Lithobates sevosus)

Observer

mcferny

Date

May 2019

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What

Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus)

Observer

nannotices

Date

May 17, 2019 09:03 AM MDT

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What

Zebra Conchylodes Moth (Conchylodes ovulalis)

Observer

nne999

Date

August 2, 2016 03:54 PM CDT

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Observer

tomfire

Date

June 6, 2018 08:58 AM CDT

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What

Subsection Pentanthera (Subsection Pentanthera)

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williammcfarland

Date

May 9, 2019 09:48 AM UTC

Description

Single individual in wet woods adjacent to pond

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What

Eastern Black Trumpet (Craterellus fallax)

Observer

freestateforager

Date

May 2019

Place

Private

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What

Great Basin Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. lutosus)

Observer

micahlauer

Date

May 7, 2019 05:35 PM MDT

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Observer

mzplatypus

Date

April 27, 2019 09:00 PM CDT

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What

Savannah Yellow-eyed Grass (Xyris flabelliformis)

Observer

misspt

Date

April 27, 2019 10:41 AM CDT

Description

Tiny. Approximately 3-4" tall

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What

Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)

Observer

groverbrown

Date

April 2019

Place

Private

Description

Location private. Uploading as an addition to my life list.

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What

Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)

Observer

lucyj1

Date

April 11, 2019 04:22 PM CDT

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What

Eight-spotted Forester Moth (Alypia octomaculata)

Observer

terit

Date

April 8, 2019 07:07 AM CDT

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What

Common Meadow Katydids (Tribe Conocephalini)

Observer

eric_shows

Date

March 2019

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Palm Violet (Viola palmata)

Observer

williammcfarland

Date

March 27, 2019 01:22 PM UTC

Description

Locally common in dry-mesic oak-hickory-pine forest

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What

Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium reptans)

Date

March 23, 2019 05:06 PM CDT

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What

Woolly Huckleberry (Gaylussacia mosieri)

Observer

janetwright

Date

March 15, 2019

Description

pine savanna

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Southern Coastal Violet (Viola septemloba)

Observer

williammcfarland

Date

March 2019

Description

Acaulescent violet, leaves deeply divided throughout, about as broad as long, central lobe of leaf measures about 2X as wide as lateral lobes (central lobe varies from about 5.5-6.5 mm while lateral lobes vary from about 2.5-3.5 mm; adaxial side of leaves are pubescent, abaxial side of leaves and petioles are glabrous; three individuals located (only one blooming) in mesic mixed pine woodland (apparently with calcareous affinities)

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Observer

nne999

Date

March 8, 2019 12:43 PM CST

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Observer

terit

Date

March 7, 2019 11:56 AM EST

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What

Little Brown Jugs (Asarum arifolium)

Observer

williammcfarland

Date

February 28, 2019 04:40 PM CST

Description

Common in mesic beech-magnolia forest

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What

Southern Coastal Violet (Viola septemloba)

Observer

janetwright

Date

February 25, 2019 08:59 AM CST

Description

wet pine savanna

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Palmetto Tortoise Beetle (Hemisphaerota cyanea)

Observer

janetwright

Date

February 15, 2019 08:40 AM CST

Description

on Serenoa repens. This pair when first seen appeared to be copulating.

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What

Southern Black Racer (Coluber constrictor ssp. priapus)

Observer

williammcfarland

Date

January 18, 2019 02:25 PM CST

Description

Single individual in pipeline right-of-way

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What

Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin ssp. pileata)

Observer

janetwright

Date

May 2008

Description

Female terrapin emerged from tidal bay (salinity varies, generally 10-15 ppt) to lay eggs

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What

Razor-backed Musk Turtle (Sternotherus carinatus)

Observer

groverbrown

Date

January 2019

Description

Seen basking on a balmy 75 degree day in January

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What

Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)

Observer

mcferny

Date

December 12, 2018 07:38 PM CST

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Earleaf Greenbrier (Smilax auriculata)

Observer

janetwright

Date

February 12, 2017 09:10 AM CST

Description

Smilax characters, "thumbnail test" showing marginal vein in S auriculata and laurifolia when edge of leaf is pulled away by a thumbnail. See also https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18649237

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What

Earleaf Greenbrier (Smilax auriculata)

Observer

janetwright

Date

February 12, 2017 07:59 AM CST

Description

Smilax characters, "thumbnail test" showing marginal vein in S auriculata when edge of leaf is pulled away by a thumbnail. See also https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18649238
(Although other Smilax, such as S. bona-nox, may have a vein embedded in the margin, it's much more delicate and usually breaks easily with this test rather than remaining as a string. Try two or three leaves if you're not sure.)

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What

Ghost Pipe (Monotropa uniflora)

Observer

janetwright

Date

November 12, 2018 08:27 AM CST

Description

wooded area along tidal bayou / bayhead swamp, near live oaks

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What

Razor-backed Musk Turtle (Sternotherus carinatus)

Observer

mattwelc

Date

November 2018

Description

Captured from a canoe with @groverbrown

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What

Queen (Danaus gilippus)

Observer

terit

Date

November 3, 2018 04:58 PM CDT

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What

Common Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)

Observer

dunawayb96

Date

October 13, 2018 03:45 PM CDT

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What

Snow Squarestem (Melanthera nivea)

Observer

nne999

Date

October 6, 2018 01:44 PM CDT

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What

Silky Camellia (Stewartia malacodendron)

Observer

williammcfarland

Date

May 2, 2018 09:42 AM CDT

Description

Locally common in mesic forest

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What

Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)

Observer

groverbrown

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What

Slender Blazing-Star (Liatris gracilis)

Observer

mcferny

Date

September 26, 2018 03:37 PM CDT

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What

Appalachian Blazing Star (Liatris squarrulosa)

Observer

williammcfarland

Date

September 23, 2018 04:33 PM CDT

Description

Single individual in longleaf pine woodland

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What

Elegant Gayfeather (Liatris elegans)

Observer

janetwright

Date

September 19, 2018 09:52 AM CDT

Description

Woods edge, sandy soil, in shade. Stem not woody at all.

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White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)

Observer

eric_shows

Description

Striking blue color on top of wings (couldn't get picture before it flew away)

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What

Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)

Observer

kent_ozment

Date

September 12, 2018 10:06 AM CDT

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What

Wavy-lined Prominent (Cecrita biundata)

Observer

nne999

Date

September 18, 2017 08:49 AM CDT

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What

Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans)

Observer

nne999

Date

October 15, 2017 11:33 AM CDT

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What

Glossy Swampsnake (Liodytes rigida)

Observer

mcferny

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What

Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)

Observer

nne999

Date

September 1, 2018 01:00 PM CDT

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What

Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii)

Observer

kent_ozment

Date

August 27, 2018 09:26 AM CDT

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What

Alabama Red-bellied Cooter (Pseudemys alabamensis)

Observer

sghereford

Date

August 2018

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What

Bristleleaf Chaffhead (Carphephorus pseudoliatris)

Observer

mcferny

Date

August 2018

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What

Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea)

Observer

terit

Date

August 26, 2018 07:10 AM CDT

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What

Blueflower Eryngo (Eryngium integrifolium)

Observer

williammcfarland

Date

August 22, 2018 01:13 PM CDT

Description

Locally common in wet pine savanna

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What

Green Poinsettia (Euphorbia dentata)

Observer

terit

Date

August 21, 2018 09:54 AM CDT

Description

Disturbed ground not far from the banks of the Mississippi River.

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What

Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus)

Observer

lucyj1

Date

August 20, 2018 07:24 PM CDT

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What

Peachtree Borer Moth (Synanthedon exitiosa)

Observer

doug_clarke

Date

August 20, 2018 08:06 PM CDT

Description

I am not familiar with this critter. Moth, wasp, ?????

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What

Rustic Sphinx (Manduca rustica)

Observer

nyrisis

Date

August 20, 2018 03:55 PM CDT

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What

Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)

Observer

liquidanbar

Date

May 21, 2017 01:10 PM CDT

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What

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

Observer

lori_leigh

Date

August 13, 2018 02:37 PM CDT

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What

Catchfly Prairie Gentian (Eustoma exaltatum)

Observer

lucyj1

Date

July 29, 2018 02:24 PM CDT

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What

Midland Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon ssp. pleuralis)

Observer

freestateforager

Date

July 29, 2018 04:26 PM CDT

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What

Western Mudsnake (Farancia abacura ssp. reinwardtii)

Observer

dotperro

Date

June 21, 2018

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What

Grey Ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides)

Observer

liquidanbar

Date

May 30, 2018 12:14 PM CDT

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What

Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. sirtalis)

Observer

liquidanbar

Date

May 16, 2018 01:04 PM CDT

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What

Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum)

Observer

jbroadhead

Date

July 16, 2018 10:06 AM CDT

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What

Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)

Observer

terit

Date

July 12, 2018 06:16 AM CDT

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What

Pink Milkwort (Polygala incarnata)

Observer

mcferny

Date

July 12, 2018 02:26 PM CDT

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What

Grey Petaltail (Tachopteryx thoreyi)

Observer

darrelbrown

Date

July 9, 2018 12:07 PM CDT