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...
Hello, all. Sid Dunkle and I have revised the checklist of North American Odonata that we first published in 1999. Jim Johnson has generously made it into a...
I've uploaded some recent ode pictures to my Flickr account - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bruunphoto/ These can be viewed in various sizes including the...
Those are great photos, Ray. That's an immature and mature heteromorphic and an immature andromorphic female forktail. The little fly on the forktail does look...
"Build a Pond for Wildlife" TONITE (Thurs) 7:00 at the Art's Center in Gualala - Powerpoint presentation by Kathy Biggs. Learn how to build a pond for wildlife...
Hi all, Yesterday I thought I saw a tandem pair of Exclamation Damsels, but they flew away before I could get a sure ID. So, knowing that they are usually out...
Dave and I will be giving a program on building ponds for wildlife for the Shasta/Siskiyou CNPS club at the Redding library, tomorrow (Thurs) nite at 6:00. Ray...
All, I am embarassed to admit that I have not yet been out dragonflying this year (moths are keeping me busy), but I did happen to see an American rubyspot...
17 April 2009 Monte Bello Open Space Preserve, Santa Clara County 11:15-13:00, approx. 70 degrees F, sunny, light breeze Sag pond along Canyon Trail: 15 Swift...
I thought some of you may be interested to know that I've produced a series of regional PDF field checklists for western North America. None of these include...
Hello, all. My Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West is about to be published by Princeton University Press, and I hope everyone who gets a copy will use it,...
At midday today (20 April) I checked lower Stevens Creek at La Avenida St. in Mountain View, Santa Clara County, for San Francisco Forktails. This is the only...
April 20, 2009 Lake Poway, 12:30-3:30, sunny, light breeze, 93-98 degrees. All species listed in April 13 report plus: Giant Darner 3 patrolling, hawking,...
Bear Creek @ Hiway 20. 96F Vivid Dancer - Dave saw 2 NO/Bo Bluet - dozens Nothing else yet. Did see some good stuff with Ray last week in Shasta County,...
April 22, 2009 Escondido, Oak Hill Memorial Park Pond, 2:00-2:30, mostly sunny, 77 degrees Vivid Dancer several Familiar Bluet many Tule Bluet many ...
Oka Ponds along Los Gatos Creek, Campbell, Santa Clara County 23 April 2009, 12:30-1:30 p.m., clear, light breeze, 70 degrees F Bluet spp. (including Arroyo,...
Hi All, I don't get to do many LOCAL dragonfly talks, so I wanted to tell you about this one: *May 1, 2009, 2:30-3:15. The Graton Gardening Club* Graton...
After seeing a male Pacific Clubtail at the Ogier Ponds (located along Coyote Creek north of Morgan Hill in Santa Clara County) late yesterday afternoon, I...
April 18, 2009 Santa Barbara County David & Linda Blue Santa Ynez Recreation Area A very brief stop at the first water crossing on the Santa Ynez River. No ...
Hi folks: A few recent afternoon visits to spots along the American River Parkway (ARP) produced the following: 21 April 2009 Sacramento Bar/Bannister Park ...
Hi folks: Forgot to list, on my last posting, a species I saw along the American River Parkway behind Rio Americano High School today (4/27): Spot-winged ...
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