January 4, 2008 Riverside County Peter Siminski Dos Palmas Preserve, Dos Palmas Oasis; 9:30-12:00, sunny to start but overcast by 11:15, calm, 50-60 degrees. ...
Peter Siminski
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Jan 4, 2008 10:19 pm
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Hello, odonatophiles. A colleague of mine, nature writer and photographer Whit Bronaugh, just sent me a copy of his recently published book and asked that I ...
Peter's is the last report of the year, so far anyway! And I've received only 2 reports for 2008 - both Variegated Meadowhawks....image these storms have...
Greetings, This is a brief note to let everyone know that the 2008 Dragonfly Society of the Americas Annual Meeting has been scheduled for 1-3 August in Bend, ...
Hi all, Mary Beth Stowe photographed a Variegated Meadowhawk at Carrizo Marsh in Anza Borrego Desert State Park this morning. Do not recall other sightings...
Thanks for the note, Bob. I would beg all observers of Variegated Meadowhawks through the winter to see if they note any evidence of breeding. Even a mature ...
Hi Bob, Dennis and all, Yes, it would be good to take notes on all Variegateds we see this winter as to sex, maturity, behavior, etc. This is the 3rd report...
Probably the only way to convincingly solve this mystery is to do mark-recaptures of Variegated Meadowhawks in different parts of California from November to...
In answer to a post/query by Dennis Paulson I checked my Sightings websites for winter records that might include behavior, etc. *February 3, 2007* *_Riverside...
I just got off the phone with folks at Madrona Marsh in Torrance. Since Saturday, they've had ~30 fresh Variegated Meadowhawks flying - and no nymph in the...
Hello all, I've started adding events to the Programs and Field Trips link from my CA Dragonfly Website. If you are leading a trip, giving a program, or know...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the CalOdes group. File :...
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Jan 22, 2008 5:30 am
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Dear Odonatist: To make room at the FSCA/IORI collection, I am having a clearance sale on all back issues of Odonotologica (back issues from the beginning...
Off-topic, I know, but perhaps some of you wouldn't mind viewing some photos of tropical odes from our recent trip to Costa Rica. I can justify this post by...
February 9, 2008 Riverside County Peter Siminski Dos Palmas Preserve, Dos Palmas Oasis and San Andres Oasis; 8:50-12:45, sunny, 65-78 degrees, calm to light...
Hello all, Peter's Rambur's Forktail is the 5t species reported as flying this year, and the date ties last year's early record date. Dave and I went for a...
A dragonfly! As I walked out the door, looking straight into the sun, 4 glittering wings.... Probably a Variegated Meadowhawk, but possibly a CA Darner. My...
Hi Everyone, It is time for another issue of ARGIA and I would like to solicit any articles, notes, or other information that you think the readers might...
Yesterday was a Filigree Skimmer day - no, no one in CA found a new one, but I was sent a letter about a 2nd female photographed in 2004 in CA. I'll paste the...
Hello everyone! Plans are slowly brewing for the CalOdes Blitz IV - all Californians, & other folks who are interested (and especially you southwest folks) are...
Kathy, I think Trinity County is a great choice. I've heard it has some of the best butterfly diversity in California. Maybe there is good dragonfly ...
As always, Patricia & I are in. We'll be leaving early and staying late. Doug Aguillard San Dieg,CA doug@... ... Californians, & ... folks) are ... ...
Hi all, We're up to about 9 folks who've shown an interest in the Blitz in Trinity Co....some old Blitzers, some new, some from as far away as New York and...
***California Dancer, */*Argia agrioides*/ 1 (in hand) [new early date, old date 4/03/2003!!- kb] ***Paiute Dancer, */*Argia alberta*/ 3 (two in hand) [new...
Hi everyone, We're already heard from ~13-14 folks who are interested in attending the blitz - some from NY, AZ, OR, and of course CA! Here's the text I just...
29 February 2008 Riverside County Peter Siminski Coachella Valley Preserve, Thousand Palms Oasis, 9:00-10:50, clear, light wind, 65-75 degrees. California...
Hi folks: Had my first S. corruptum (a rather old one, by the looks of him/her) of the year (for California at least -- saw one in Florida a week or so ago)...
Since Peter Siminski's CA Dancer sighting was just about 2 months earlier than previous early date (April) and the Paiute Dancer was just about a whole month...
