All, I had a chance to get back to Cantua Creek and Arroyo Leona in extreme western Fresno County (private property). I was working, so I couldn't devote much...
Hi all, Yesterday, I photographed what appeared to be an adult female Western Forktail, but it wasn't pruinose at all. Is this unusual? See bottom picture on...
Ray, Good work! If what you photographed was for sure a Western Forktail (I assume you easily distinguished it from Swift Forktail by size alone), it was the...
Hi Dennis, That's really interesting. Far too small to be a Swift Forktail. I just got back from the spot, which is about two minutes driving from the house....
Monte Bello OSR, Santa Clara Co., 2 June 2007 2:30-3:50 pm, hot, sunny & calm (a welcome change from the fog-bound coast) pond area (as previously described by...
My wife and I returned yesterday from a trip south in search of dragonflies. (Thanks to Doug Aguillard, Paul Johnson, and Tim Manolis for helpful advice.)...
I was able to find and photographed a female Western River Cruiser south of Putah Creek east of Winters yesterday. This may be a first Solano County record....
Hi all, Forgot to mention in recent posts, that I had an adult male Hoary Skimmer on Saturday (6/2) in a small meadow about a mile from the house here in...
Looking to see how many people are planning on attending this years Blitz in the Owen's Valley? August 11th-12th. Some people will be there as soon as the...
I had quite a surprise on my backyard pond. Luckily I was doing my weekly survey for Jason Bried's study or I would have missed it. Click here to read about...
Reminder from: CalOdes Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CalOdes/cal Dragonfly Fieldtrip Saturday June 16, 2007 All Day (The next reminder for this...
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Jun 9, 2007 7:00 am
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Hi all, I checked out three locations yesterday, June 8. Bald Mountain Reservoir (BMR) is about 13 air miles north of Old Station here in Shasta County;...
Hi all, Dave and I led a field trip/workshop at the Fairfield Osborn Preserve in the hills out of Cotati. This site is open ONLY to GUIDED walks. We had ...
Hi Ray and all, Which day did you first see the Emerald Spreadwing, so I can record it? That and the Taiga Bluet are new. Dave, Doug and I saw Dot-tailed...
Got out too late to want to walk into Dos Palmas and then walk back out, so I headed for "State Record Territory" (a.k.a. West Pond) along the Colorado River,...
Although our June gloom is keeping things cool here in San Diego county, it looks like Lavender Dancers have started emerging. David Blue San Diego June 9,...
May 10, 2007 Riverside County Peter Siminski San Jacinto Mountains: Lake Fulmor(FL), Fuller Mill Creek (FMC), and Lake Hemet (HL); sunny, 10:00a.m. - 3:00p.m.,...
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Jun 11, 2007 3:04 am
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Over the weekend I had the opportunity to do a loop through NE California. Alas, I had to go alone as my wife Rita had other commitments. I mostly followed...
A photo-heavy page of our visit with Peter Siminski on 27 May is now available at http://montereybay.com/creagrus/CA-RIV27May07.html This is truly a...
Reminder from: CalOdes Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CalOdes/cal Dragonflies of Monterey County Field Trip Saturday June 16, 2007 9:30 am - 12:30...
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Jun 12, 2007 4:27 pm
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Hi all, There haven't been any photos of the brown form female Exclamation Damsels. But I was recently sent some and have posted them on my website(s): ...
Two unrelated notes on spreadwings in the genus Lestes: 1) On my lunch hour today I discovered a half-dozen Black Spreadwing at Frog Pond Natural Area, Del Rey...
Reminder from: CalOdes Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CalOdes/cal Dragonfly Fieldtrip Saturday June 16, 2007 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Location: Pine Flat...
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Jun 15, 2007 4:27 pm
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Reminder from: CalOdes Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CalOdes/cal Dragonflies of Monterey County Field Trip Saturday June 16, 2007 9:30 am - 12:30...
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Jun 15, 2007 4:28 pm
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Reminder from: CalOdes Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CalOdes/cal Discover the Dazzling Dragonflies of Healdsburg & the Russian Ri Saturday June...
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Jun 16, 2007 4:01 pm
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Hi all, The Kelly Lake Fish Derby was this morning. I went up to lead a dragonfly walk for those interested. Kelly Lake is a high elevation lake on the...
