Hi Steve and all, Although you wouldn't expect to find a spreadwing in such a dry habitat, it is true that all dragonflies and damselflies disperse after...
CalOdes, David and I went back to Del Puerto Canyon in Stanislaus County September 2. Del Puerto Canyon Road is accessed from the Patterson exit from...
Hi all, At the east end of Sinclair Road near the East Highline Canal, I had one male Gray Sanddragon. :-) There were also numerous White-belted Ringtail, ...
Hi Oders - While working in my (Marina, Monterey County) yard this morning, I was surprised to see a large ode hunting in the area near my pond, but high ...
Hi Folks: Saturday evening (8:30pm) I walked into a Convenience store in Davis to grab a bag of Frietos and a coke. As I walked in, a Pacific Forktail flew...
On September 5, I took a break from a weekend trip to Napa to do a little ode-searching in the ~100F heat of the late afternoon. I drove over to Putah Creek...
This apparently was filtered out of the CalOdes loop, so I'm pasting it in as a new message: Kathy Subject: Westerly Dragonfly Migration at Reno, Nevada on...
Hi Ed (and all), Being a Pacific Forktail, I'm surprised he didn't prefer sourdough bread! ;-) I image that what occurred is that the artificial lighting...
... Actually, Rob Fowler had a sighting also in Monterey Co. earlier this summer. But keep up the eyes open, the net handy, and the camera batteries charged! ...
Hi all, These are the new and updated records for California, August 2004: August 27, 2004 San Mateo County John Hall (#81) Alpine Pond Widow Skimmer Libellula...
After posting my message below, I looked at some county maps. As it turns out, some of my sightings -- at Putah Creek Fishing Access No. 1 -- were actually in...
Get those pencils out - things have just changed. See below: Kathy ... Subject: [Odonata-l] new common names for some North American odonates Date: Thu,...
Hi all, The following species have never been reported as flying in CA in Sept. If you see one of these, please report it! L. unguiculatus Coenagrion resolutum...
Greetings, David and I went looking for dragonflies in Sunol Regional Wilderness on the 9th of September. We started at the bridge that spans Alameda Creek....
While visiting with my Mom at the Courtyard Health Care Center on Saturday Sept 11th (about 10:00 am) in Davis (near E. 8th St and Pole Line Rd), about 40...
Hello everyone, Many of you have emailed and asked about Pine Flat Rd/Mayacamas Aud. Preserve in the aftermath of the huge fire there. The following article...
Hi all, Spent the past week on a 5-day pelagic birding boat trip out of San Diego, CA. Our first nights were near the Santa Cruz Islands west of Ventura and ...
Dave and I drove up yesterday. I've posted about it at http://www.sonic.net/dragonfly/Pine_Flat_Fire_files/Pine_Flat_Fire2.html This website has pix and the...
A delightful woman I met a few summers ago when I led a dragonfly workshop is now leading dragonfly walks herself. She wrote a poem that she uses as part of...
Date: September 10, 2004 Horseshoe Lake, Skyline Ridge OSP, San Mateo Co., CA California/Aztec Dancer (4) Tule Bluet (5) Arroyo Bluet (1) Tule/Arroyo Bluet...
I visited two sites on the East Bay watershed on Tuesday and found odes still numerous at one of them -- and the other, smaller pond almost dry! Here's the...
I dont know if doing this is allowed or not. I bought the booklet common dragoflies of california and then i got my pictures out and id'd them the best i...
David and I investigated the Cosumnes River Preserve last Thursday for the first time. September 16, 2004 Dragonflies of Cosumnes River Preserve, Sacramento...
Last date Red Saddlebags ever seen in CA = 09/08/99 Please report any you find one later than this date. Thanks! Kathy ps. NO ODES at my backyard pond today!...
All: I saw a Red Saddlebages yesterday (Sept 19) at Gaviota State Beach in Santa Barbara County. It was a female. Nick _____ From: Kathy &/or Dave Biggs...
Bob and I saw one down at the TJ Estuary yesterday, Dee Parks Public Program Manager San Diego Natural History Museum "Your Nature Connection" Phone:...
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Hi Matt, FOUR of you (Herbert Clarke, Nick Lethally, Dee&Bob Parks & yourself) have reported Red Saddlebags yesterday from at least 3 separate counties !...
My apologies gang! I'd overlooked new late flight season data last year: the date 09/27/03 So, keep on looking and for certain let me know if you see a Red ...
