March 1, 2009 Riverside County Peter Siminski Dos Palmas Oasis and Fish Ponds, Dos Palmas Preserve, Elev. -100'; 8:00-12:30, 65-85F, cirrus, light breeze SW. ...
Hello all, Please pardon any cross-posting. I want to announce two forthcoming western USA dragonfly guides: 1. A major revision of my very first book, "Common...
March 2, 2009 Ramona, Dos Picos County Park, 12:30-1:45, partly sunny with increasing clouds, calm, 80-78 degrees Bluet sp. 6 teneral and unidentified ...
The "vivid dancing damselfly" has been nominated as Nevada's official state insect!! Just thought I'd let you know in case you want to lobby for it. I think...
Hello, I'm pasting in a message/question from a friend in the Owen's Valley. She and her husband have questions about Variegated meadowhawks, Sympetrum...
Five of us "locals" had a butterfly field trip, today, along Battle Creek in Shasta County. We saw a few butterflies (8 species) but also had a female Vivid...
Took a drive, mainly to bird watch. Valley Ford (near coast) Gericke Rd (lots of water and ducks), 1 pm 54F *anisopteran* - 1 fly across the road Guerneville ...
March 15, 2009 Riverside County Peter Siminski Dos Palmas Oasis and Fish Ponds, Dos Palmas Preserve, Elev. -100'; 7:00-13:10, 60-75F, cloudless, calm to gentle...
March 16, 2009 Lake Poway, 11:50-1:30, sunny, variable breezes, 65-72 degrees Familiar Bluet and Tule Bluet >400 (combined count, approximately 1 to 4 ratio...
The 8th Annual Wildlife Festival is being held in Orinda at Wagner Ranch School on San Pablo Dam Rd. on 4/19 from 1-4; they'd like to have someone sit by their...
This just in from my old college roommate: Our state senate passed the bill for the vivid dancer damselfly to be the state insect. It was in today's paper....
Spring arrived a day early at the Biggs residence! I went out by the pond to eat lunch. It was 70F and I thought to myself, "It's so lovely. Dave and I should...
Dyslexia strikes again. The Northern Bluet IS a new early date. Month 4 is April, this is month 3, not 4, ...I have such a hard time with that! Hope you too...
We decided to celebrate the first day of Spring with a drive up Green Valley Rd, out of Graton. At the pond above the old Green Valley Lumber Mill we saw one...
Beautiful first day of spring and I had to get outdoors. Briones RP 11am-1pm, 70ish, sunny, light westerly breeze Variegated Meadowhawk – 30-50, frequent...
I had an appointment. in Santa Rosa, so decided to check out nearby Lake Ralphine to see what might be emerging - not much yet! March 23, 2009 Sonoma County ...
March 25, 2009 Ramona, Dos Picos County Park pond, 11-12:15, sunny, light breeze, 70-74 degrees. Familiar Bluet 2 Tule Bluet 6 Western Forktail 3 Pacific...
Our friends who live only a mile or two away, here in Sebastopol, called this afternoon to announce that their pond, which is the best Cardinal Meadowhawk...
On Friday (3/27/09), there were two patrolling Beaverpond Baskettail along the Sacramento River between Jelly's Ferry bridge and Inks Creek in Tehama County. ...
Hi Everyone, Today I took a leasurely wildflower/birding/butterfly/dragonfly walk at Shiloh Ranch Regional Park outside of Windsor here in Sonoma County. I...
March 31, 2009 Escondido Creek, Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve, 1:00-1:45, clear, light breeze, 73 degrees American Rubyspot 1 M 1 F Vivid Dancer >50 ...
Hello everyone, If you plan to buy a copy of Dennis Paulson's *Dragonflies of the West* thru us, please let us know by Monday noon as we need to place the...
Rob Santry and I went out looking for odes yesterday (4/4/09) in south Shasta County. Department of Fish and Game ponds along Coleman Road (by Battle Creek) -...
I've attended this - it is GREAT! Kathy ... Howdy folks, ... http://www.valleynaturecenter.org/dragonflydays/2009/dragonfly2009.html Or, if the direct link...
April 5, 2009 Riverside County Peter Siminski Dos Palmas Oasis and Fish Ponds, Dos Palmas Preserve, Elev. -100'; 8:20-14:10, 60-80F, cloudless, light to gentle...
Hi all, While walking the Algodones Dunes doing bird surveys this morning I had a female Blue-eyed Darner. It is the first ode I have seen in the dunes since...
Hello everyone! Wonderful day here in Sebastopol, 75F, only a light breeze and some humidity. Eating lunch next to the pond was delightful - 4 species and lots...
My first MTY odes of the year were on 4 April, as follows: ~5 Pacific Forktail @ Salinas wastewater ponds and 2 male California Darner @ Moonglow Dairy, Moss...
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