Dear group: Here is the latest on the Revised damselfly book and companion color guide as of July 28 2006: 1. Since we are still lacking many images for the...
Hi folks: I took a walk at midday (11:00-12:30) along the American River Parkway in Sacramento from the Glennbrook Park Access, on the south side of the river ...
To all, While I would love to head north again, I think most of the people interested in Blitzes live in the northern section of the State. I will suggest the...
Doug and the rest, Great idea -- put my name in the hat (as long as it's not at the very end of the month -- the 27th is my son's 13th birthday). Today I got...
All, I had a fabulous month of July, spending as much time as I could manage chasing odes throughout the state. In all, I saw more than 80 species. It was not...
All, Here are my sightings from Plumas County, 2-3 July 2006. If you'd prefer to skip the narrative, the lists are at the bottom of the message. Tim Manolis...
All, Below are my sightings for Siskiyou County, 9-10 July 2006. The afternoon before leaving on this trip I went to the dentist due to a cracked tooth. I...
All, Here are my sightings for Santa Clara Co., 16 July 2006. I was hoping for exclamation damsel. Struck out on that, but saw some cool stuff nonetheless. ...
All, Below are my sightings for San Diego County on 21-22 July 2006. 21 July 2006 San Diego Co. Paul G. Johnson Sorrento Valley: El Camino Memorial Park 30...
All, Below are my sightings for Imperial County on 22-23 July, 2006. During the hottest part of the day nearly all animals were found in the shade. In the...
Flight shots of dragonflies have been difficult for me, but yesterday I found a cooperative tandem of Cardinal Meadowhawk, and took a series of shots during...
All, Here are my sightings from Merced, Tuolumne, and Stanislaus Counties on 25-27 July. 25 July 2006 Merced Co. Paul G. Johnson Merced River: George J....
All, Here are my sightings from Mono County on 26-27 July. I went to Dechambeau Ponds specifically to see bleached skimmers. I arrived at 0715, and by 1045 I ...
Hi all, Today, George Sappington and I photographed odes on upper Clear Creek (between Whiskeytown Lake and French Gulch) and on Stillwater Creek (other side...
All, For my last July ode trip, I decided to stick close to home. I found a spot on the San Benito River that appeared to be state property, so my 3 year old ...
This morning Jan Hintermeister, Debbi Brusco & I led a "Discovering Dragonflies" walk for beginners around Horseshoe Lake at Skyline Ridge OSP (Santa Clara...
Hi all, My son, Steven, and I visited Logan Lake this afternoon. We found: Lyre-tipped Spreadwing - There were many spreadwings, perhaps 1/2 to 2/3 were...
Howdy All, It has been a busy summer with many odes all over the place and many firsts for me. I have updated the Kern County Odes page with a few new...
Hi everyone, On the 25th of July I was botanizing, birding, lepping, and looking for dragonflies to photograph, when I saw a damselfly that looked new to me....
My wife and I just returned from a week in the Sierra with a small group of friends. There was much wildflower watching and hiking through ode-poor habitat,...
Doug and all, Yes your 2 records are upgrades of prior sighting only records: *_Crimson-ringed Whiteface (/Leucorrhinia glacialis/_)* *_Spot-winged Glider...
Yesterday Rita Carratello and I returned to the Arroyo Seco Lakes in Monterey County, where we had done so well in the 100 degree heat of 24 July, but this...
hi, new member here. I am located in north Fresno and am interested in meeting other Odites (odies?). My wife and I are outdoor types who want to expand our ...
It has been suggested that early October might be better, for more Ode activity. What do you folks think or want. There was even a suggestion of going into...
July 31, 2006 San Bernardino County John Hall, David Edwards First stop today was just north of the bridge leading to Parker Arizona. This is marked as Earp on...
August 1, 2006 San Bernardino County John Hall, David Edwards Needles California Jack Smith Park and vicinity Golf course pond Public beach near Golf course...
August 2, 2006 Inyo County, San Bernardino County John Hall, David Edwards Inyo County Amargosa River at Tecopa We did not go too far from the highway...
MY, MY! While I was in England you guys were really working the CA fields! I've *TRIED* to catch all the records that were mentioned as possibilities, I DO...
Hello, all. I am writing a field guide to the Odonata of western North America north of Mexico, illustrated by photos. I have been acquiring photos for the...
