I went out for the 3rd straight day in a row, and I'm glad I did. On yesterday's trip into the local mountains, I had a large Ode, that few by, but I wasn't...
Dragonflies are starting to emerge along the Klamath River. I timed a Sinuous Snaketail emergence. It took 55 minutes from leaving the water to flying away....
When sending a message to the group, please include your full name, city or county, and your E-mail address. This is the proper way of doing things and are...
Hello all, Since many of you are planning on attending the DSA meeting later this month and have been writing to ask what to bring, I'll post some ideas now to...
Hi all, Dave and I participated in the Wagner Ranch Natural Area's open house yesterday. They have created a wonderful wildlife pond at the school there. On it...
Hi all, I was cruising the farm roads along the border between these two counties Saturday and noticed 3-4 Blue-eyed Darners (Placer only), many Common Green...
Hi all, Saturday, the 31st, I spent about six hours finding odes in south-central Shasta County near Shingletown. At about 10:15 a.m., Rick Somers and I...
Hi all, I was hoping Tim Manolis would post the results of our trip to Shingletown last Friday (May 30), but I believe he's been in the field. Here are...
I had to testify in Pre-lim trial this morning, so afterwards I headed out to the Descanso area of San Diego County, and back to the private pond I discovered...
Hi all, This afternoon, I spent about an hour on Cow Creek where it crosses under Hwy 44. The creek was high enough not to be crossed with hip waders, and it...
Hello all, Yesterday Bob Behrstock and I went up Pine Flat Rd. above Healdsburg in search of, of course, dragonflies. I'm hoping Bob will report soon on what...
I will be in the Livermoore area next week. Is there any very good spots to look for Odes? Thanks in advance, Doug Aguillard San Diego, CA doug@... ...
Dear Odesters, On 3 June, Kathy Biggs and I looked for odonates in Sonoma County. From approximately 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., we worked various elevations on...
Dear Odesters, On Thursday, I visited the creek that runs alongside the parking lot at Lake Lagunitas. The entrance road (marked Lake Lagunitas and Bon Tempe...
I again visited Pine Pond on Mt. Diablo yesterday, 5 June, and explored Pine Creek downstream maybe a half mile. The species list is short, the biggest change...
Hi All: Made a couple of trips to Lassen County in the past week that put a lot of miles on my truck and left me just now coming up for air and with some time...
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Hello to all, I am brand new to this group and hope that over time I can be a useful contributior. My primary passion is photography, but I have had a long ...
Michael, That is actually a female Pachydiplax longipennis (Blue Dasher). Female Erythemis collocata (Western Pondhawk) are nearly entirely green, and they ...
I took this picture on my back deck in Pacifica: http://home.pacbell.net/robbie22/vida6080459.jpg Is this a female Vivid Dancer? Sorry for the dumb question,...
Today, I decided to take my boys and get away from the June gloom of the coast and head to the mountains where it was sunny and very warm. We went to Doane...
My wife and I fled the coastal fog late this morning, heading for Donner Canyon on the back side of Mt. Diablo. Temperatures were moderate: 71 degrees in...
Hi Doug(s), Bob & Dee, and all, Yes, this coastal fog is a real curse for dragonfly affectionados! Plagued by it here too and here we were scheduled to lead...
Hi all, This afternoon, I took two fourth graders, my son Steven and his friend Austin, to check out some spots I've been wondering about. (You'd think since...
Hi Doug (and all), I don't feel your question is inappropriate for the CalOdes group and therefore I am replying to you through the group to share this ...
Thanks for the reply, Kathy. ... This is much more sensible than having the acetone (and no cooler) in the back of the car, which is usually the case with me....
You can find large glass jars (half gallon?) with a wide mouth and snap-down lids that are acetone-tight, but you have to make sure it is secure while ...
Hello All, I have created a new image folder (could not add to existing folder) to put some of my Dragonfly and Damselfly images. The folder is simply my name,...
I did a short float on the Klamath River west of Happy Camp. We floated from Wingate Bar Access to Independence Bridge Access, a total of about seven miles....
My neighborhood runs parallel to an area of open space that includes a big chunk of slough/delta access. It's a great habitat for odes (with no evil...
