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...
June 1, 2008 San Bernardino County Peter Siminski Big Morongo Canyon Preserve; 7:30-10:20, cloudless, 65-85F, light air. Vivid Dancer, Argia vivida >20 ...
*Saturday, June 14, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Fairfield Osborn Preserve, East of Cotati* /Dragonfly Field Trip/workshop/ Kathy and Dave Biggs will help us find and...
Hi all, Had an interesting sighting today in our backyard pond - a pruinose female 8-spot came in and was solo ovipositing. I know Tim mentions that some...
Monterey County: Big Sur River mouth (Andrew Molera SP) 1045-1345, very windy but warm wind Don waded river and worked the south side, Rita walked the north...
June 8, 2008 Riverside County Peter Siminski Fulmor Lake, San Jacinto Mountains, USFS; 5200' Elev., 10:20-12:00, 70-75F, cloudless, light air. Northern Bluet,...
*June 15, 2007 _Sonoma County_* *Dave and Kathy Biggs, MO - Madrone Audubon Field trip* We lead a dragonfly walk up Pine Flat Rd., and thru the Mayacamas ...
Visited a couple sites in napa co today. 1) Junction 128/Chiles Pope Valley Rd. 1030-1130. Clear, high 80s. River channel south of this junction was full of...
Howdy, Besides the "Dos Palmas" location, has anyone seen any Bleached Skimmers this year in a location where I can go and photograph them? The walk to Dos...
All: On June 6, I saw a Pale-faced Clubskimmer along the Alisal Rd crossing over the Santa Ynez River. I think this is only the 3rd county record (more a...
June 6, 2008 Riverside County Gary Suttle, David Rawlins Dos Palmas Preserve, Dos Palmas Oasis; 10:00am-2:00pm, sunny, 90-102 degrees, calm/light breezes ...
*June 9, 2007* *_Mono County_* *Ron Oriti* Fish Slough #3 (3^rd pond on Fish Slough road) - temperature was around 90. *Darner sp, *lots* * *Pondhawks, *some*_...
June 10, 2008 Lake Dixon and Jack Creek, Escondido, 11:00-3:00. Sunny, light breezes, 75-85 degrees. Vivid Dancer Tule Bluet Pacific Forktail Desert Firetail ...
Hi all, When I got the full sized images of the Comanche Skimmer found in Mono County yesterday, something didn't look right! It looked ever-so-much like a...
June 12,2008 Sunny, breezy, 75-85 degrees, 11:00-3:00 Laguna Mountains, Oasis Spring Vivid Dancer Western Forktail (found females only) Pine Valley Creek...
This is my first time posting to this site. I have only been studying odes for about a year now, so still have much to learn. I don't feel real confident on...
Please pardon duplicate posts. If you mail from USA, there is currently a stamp with a dragonfly on it. It's the $0.62 stamp. It's not real pretty, but shows...
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Dos Picos County Park pond, Ramona 10:00-12:00 Sunny, mostly calm 80-90 degrees. Tule Bluet many Pacific Forktail Western Forktail 1 male Desert Firetail ...
Thursday and Friday (June 12 and 13), I photographed odes along the Shasta River (at Hudson Road) and the Klamath River (Tree of Heaven Campground and upstream...
June 16, 2008 San Diego County Santa Margarita River by the Sandia Creek Drive bridge crossing, North of Fallbrook, 10:00-2:30, sunny with a few high clouds,...
Hi folks: Sorry for this late post of observations from a dragonfly watching walk I led last Saturday, 14 June, at the Fairfield Osborn Preserve in Sonoma...
Hi! Although I've been interested in Odonates for a while, today was my first outing where Odes were the main focus of my trip. I went to Arastradero Lake...
I am basically a birder, but lately have taken an interest in odes. I am trying to put names with various odes that I have photographed here in San Luis Obispo...
Alan, Your nice picture is of a Cardinal Meadowhawk, perhaps a fairly young male as I think I see a bit of paler color on the lower side of the abdomen. The...
Hi all, Wonderful to get posts from 2 newbies today! Spent today in the field - started out with a Madrone Audubon bird trip where I was 'promised' some odes,...
June 24, 2008 Pine Valley Creek Trailhead, 1:30-3:00pm, sunny, light breeze, 84 degrees. American Rubyspot Lavender Dancer 2 males Vivid Dancer Western...