Hi all, The ode season has finally arrived in Shingletown, Shasta County. The last couple of days, I've been seeing increasing numbers of Vivid Dancers at and...
05-02-04 Just a quick note to let everyone know I found an EXCLAMATION DAMSELFLY at my Watsonville, Santa Cruz Co., CA backyard. First one I've seen around...
Hi all, Dave and I were able to stop at Bear Creek today on our way home from Mt. Shasta area (no odes seen there). It was about 5 pm, 93 degrees and we spent...
Went to my usual Ode hunting grounds on the delta in Oakley. Here's what I saw: A. junius (5 males, 1 caught female) L. saturata (2 females) A. multicolor (2)...
Hi all, I visited a marshy area near Nora Lake here in Shingletown. This is the same marsh I found Swift Forktail last year, albeit a bit later than this. ...
On May 2, Al Brewster and I went to the two lakes on a brillantly clear day, no wind and temps in the high 70's. Details on finding the lakes, admittance fees...
All: Today in Goleta, Santa Barbara County, I had a Red Saddlebags flying close by while walking to work. Wandering Gliders have also shown up the last few...
I visited Turtle Bay West at noon today. Sunny, S breeze, 70s. Anax junius (Common Green Darner) - 6-8 Tetragoneuria canis (Beaverpond Baskettail) - 1 ...
I saw what appeared to be a S. corruptum looking for a place to perch in my back yard, only it was much larger. It finally did perch vertically in the shadows...
Hi folks: Chris's report prompts me to pass on another recent Contra Costa record of this species: Rich Stallcup sent me a nice photograph (slide image) of a...
We saw a Red Rock Skimmer in Mitchell Canyon (Mt Diablo State Park) on April 9. I wonder if this might be the same one seen on the 19th. I am unsure of their...
Hi all, I checked out Mary Lake in Redding yesterday. This is what I found: Pacific Forktail - common Western Forktail - 1 male, 1 or 2 females Desert...
Hello, I wanted to share a beautiful, short, but well written article titled "The Pageantry of Dragonflies" in the May issue of the Texas Parks & Wildlife...
In a message dated 04-05-06 11:45:28 EDT, you write: << Striped Meadowhawk - one female yesterday. I believe this is the first report of this species of the...
Today, Al Brewster and I went to the lakes from about 9 - noon. Cooler than last week, probably in the mid 60's with a 6-10 knot breeze. Lots of spreadwings at...
I went up to the Santa Margarita River near Fallbrook and had the following: American Rubyspots Vivid Dancer Giant Darner Mosiac-type Darners Flame Skimmers ...
Today I took my ornithology class to Mitchell Canyon at Mount Diablo. I digiscoped what I believe are a Red Rock Skimmer and a Blue-eyed Darner. See: ...
Hi gang, I stopped by Hudson Road along the Shasta River in Siskiyou County. It was 1630 hrs on Saturday May 8, 2004. It was sunny, breezy, with temps in the...
Hi all, Our youngest son got married this weekend at Ragged Point which is on the coast of San Luis Obispo County, just 4 miles south of the Monterey Co. line....
Yesterday, I was out with my sons taking pics of Odes and Leps. I again went to Kitchen Creek (east of Pine Valley) in search of Grappletail. Didn't find any,...
Hello all, Some excitement here in CA. Doug Aguillard, the same guy that saw the big movement of Red Rock Skimmers in San Diego County, sent me photos of an...
Tim, I have so many ode reports stockpiled from last year, that I feel overwhelmed.... However, I will list the "interesting??" reports from this spring now......
I thought this message from Robert Larsen should be read by all of us: Subject: Filigree Skimmer associations Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 09:08:54 -0700 (PDT) ...
Kathy: What makes you think this critter is associated with populations from Arizona? As I recall, Dennis's range map doesn't show distribution in Mexico, but...
All: Probably should be 'no odes', but I haven't had much luck in the very little checking I've done so far. I had Pacific Forktails (a lifer) at Lake Los...
