Hi folks: Yesterday (5/2) morning while doing yardwork in the backyard, I had close looks at a male Sinuous Snaketail (Ophiogomphus occidentis), only the...
Here is a report for our 2+ days in the area: **May 2, 2008***__* *_Inyo County_* **Kathy & Dave Biggs runoff creek from Fales Hot Springs, Hwy 395 @ Bircham ...
May 3, 2008 San Bernardino County Peter Siminski Mojave River below the BLM campground in Afton Canyon; 10:15-13:10, sunny, 80-90F, light wind 5mph NW. ...
May 9, 2008 Riverside County Peter Siminski Dos Palmas Preserve, Dos Palmas Oasis and San Andres Oasis; 8:40-14:20, cirrus, 75-90F, calm to light winds SW. ...
*May 8, 2008 Colusa County* *Kathy & Dave Biggs* Bear Creek @ Hwy 20 We stopped for ~1/2 hr from12-12:30. 74F, no wind. From the road we saw *American...
I made lunchtime visits to Nagasawa Park in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County on May 8, 9, and 16, 2008. The list of species that I observed is: Pacific Forktail -...
Hi all, Haven't been out much but saw a first for my yard, today, a female Sooty Dancer. On May 15 I had my first Flame Skimmer and Spot-winged Glider. My...
Today (Saturday, 5/17), I had several Swift Forktail (CA first-of-season?) at Baum Lake in eastern Shasta County (have seen them here before). Also seen were:...
Hi all, We spent a day in McCloud, on our way home from WA. And then stopped at Bear Creek in Colusa Co. on our drive back to Sebastopol. *May 17, 2008 ...
May 18, 2008 Riverside County Peter Siminski Lake Fulmor in the San Jacinto Mountains, USFS; 10:35- 12:30, sunny, 75-85F, ~5mph wind SW. Northern Bluet,...
Dan Singer and I visited the upper San Antonio River site near Wagon Caves yesterday; still good river flow but winter flows have changed some habitat a bit,...
NW of L. Berryessa along Butts Cyn. Rd. (NE of Aetna Springs) 1200-1330 Sooty dancer - several Argia spp. (Cal and/or Vivid. which is more likely?) - several,...
Greetings all, I had the opportunity to stop by Hudson Road in the lower Shasta River canyon. Weather was gorgeous, sunny and clear, low 90's, no wind. I...
Yesterday, I spent the afternoon at Mission Trails RP. Although it was cloudy and cool on the coast, I headed inland and enjoyed warm temps and sunny skies...
Pete, Your sighting of Rambur's more than likely is of Black-fronted. Rambur's have only recently been discovered in the Borrego Springs area, and being at...
Hi folks: I will be leading a Sacramento Audubon Society field trip to look for dragonflies around some backwater lagoons along the American River Parkway near...
I paid a brief visit to Lake Ralphine (Santa Rosa, Sonoma County) on May19, the mission being to find Beaverpond Baskettails, which I have never been able to...
Doug and all, Your Red-veined brings us to 60 species reported. Glad to hear the Beaverpond Basketails were there; I'll be going next week and was hoping to...
Doug, I am not a biogeographer, but it seems to me that a Rambur's Forktail would not necessarily be all that unexpected at Mission Trails RP. According to...
1300-1500 trail along creek between 1-80 and UCDavis airport Cal. dancer - dozens (many ovipositing) Emma's dancer - many (some in tandem) Northern bluet -...
May, 24 2008 Riverside County Peter Siminski Lincon Street ditch SW of Mecca, N of the Salton Sea; 12:00-12:25, 5% cumulus, ~72F, light breeze SE. Familiar...
Visited the Sutter Buttes today as a tag-along on my wife's butterfly survey of the area. While not a stellar spot for Odonata, it is an interesting geographic...
Is anyone else in this group planning to attend? I'm hoping to look for the 'lost' Jewelwings of Mendocino Co. whilst there! Kathy -- California Dragonflies...
Today, Patricia & I went into the 100 temp. Coyote Canyon to look for any rare or uncommon Odes for San Diego County. The canyon has a year round creek running...
We have a few new members to the list, so I'm hoping that Kathy can post the latest information for our 4th Annual CalOdes Blitz, this August in Trinity...
*CalOdes/DSA-West Dragonfly Blitz IV, August 8-11* All Californians, and any other folks who are interested in our western fauna, are invited to join us on the...
I spent several hours photographing odes along the north side of Battle Creek, yesterday. At this location, about eight miles southeast of Anderson, Battle...
Hi all, Between reports to CalOdes and those sent to me privately, we're up to 63 species reported. That's 63 of 87 species known to have been reported in May...
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