Some time back, I believe Dennis Paulson asked about records of mites on
dragonfly species, although it may have been for families other than the
Libellulidae. I was photo'ing Boreal Whiteface and other odes in Rio Arriba
County, New Mexico the other day. I have seen mites on Cherry-faced Meadowhawk
at this site later in the summer, but have not noticed them on Whiteface until I
cropped this photo of a pair in wheel:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuartwildlife/5890663647/


Thanks,
Jim

James N. Stuart
Albuquerque, NM
jnstuart61 AT yahoo.com
http://flickr.com/photos/stuartwildlife


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2 July 2011



9 AM to 1:30 PM

(a) "Smith Tank", then nearby (b) Cluff Ranch Pond 3, Graham Co,
AZ



Sunny, windy, 105 F



Photos and information on locations: see http://azdragonfly.net
<http://azdragonfly.net/>



19 species seen:

Flame Skimmer, Libellula saturata: a: 1 male

Variegated Meadowhawk, Sympetrum corruptum: a: 1

Eastern Amberwing, Perithemis tenera: b: ~10

Black Saddlebags, Tramea lacerata: a and b: few

Marl Pennant, Macrodiplax balteata: b: 1

Checkered Setwing, Dythemis fugax: b: ~5 males

Widow Skimmer, Libellula luctuosa: b: widespread

Bleached Skimmer, Libellula composita: a: 1

Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis: a and b: widespread

Western Pondhawk, Erythemis collocata: a and b: few

Blue-eyed Darner, Rhionaeschna multicolor: a and b: widespread

Common Green Darner, Anax junius: b: few



Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civile: b: few

Double-striped Bluet, Enallagma basidens: a and b: common

Aztec Dancer, Argia nahuana: a: 1 male

Dusky Dancer, Argia translata: b: widespread

Blue-ringed Dancer, Argia sedula: b: few

Rambur's + Desert Forktails, Ischnura ramburii + barberi: a:
widespread



Pierre Deviche, Phoenix, AZ.



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Dave and I are en route to the DSA meeting in Ft. Collins, CO.
We spent last nite in Elko, NV. We noticed the Humboldt River going thru
town and inquired about access. It turns out that there is a pathway
along the southern side of the river. Although the river was overflowing
its banks, it was not hugely doing so and we found several access
points. We had hoped to find Black Saddlebags, which are MIA for Elko
Co. We didn't,but we did find 9 species. Our report:
July 3, 2011
Elko County
Humboldt River, Elko 1/2 hr 9:45-10:15, 78F
Emerald Spreadwing - 1m
Emma's Dancer - m&f
Vivid Dancer - m
Western Forktail - many m, 1 f - in-hand ID
Darner sp - not Anax
Eight-spotted Skimmer - 1m
Band-winged Meadowhawk
Red-veined Meadowhawk - several ovipositing pairs

We also noted a high elevation lake near Wells, NV, also in Elko Co. We
had enuf time to go there for an hour.
We hoped to find Four-spotted Skimmers, another MIA, but although Angel
Lake was gorgeous, and at 8,000 ft, all we found were 3 bluets.

Kathy, that's really interesting. Here is the only visit I have ever made to the
Humboldt River (original field notes with common names added):

05-121
NEVADA, Humboldt Co.
Humboldt River, 4 road mi ENE Golconda P.O. on hwy 789, 4300’ (40°57’36” N,
117°25’06” W)
1 July 2005; DRP, NS; 17:00-18:40; hot, sunny, breezy; good-sized river with
muddy water, steep or shallow banks, desert shrubs to bank; river forms marshes
all along here; most dragonflies in lee of shrubs because of wind
(Spotted Spreadwing) Lestes congener - com in shrubs, mostly young

(Emerald Spreadwing) L. dryas - 1f; com in shrubs, mostly mature (record to
Odonata Central)

(Emma's Dancer) Argia emma - com on river

(Tule Bluet) Enallagma carunculatum - 2m 1f; few on river and in shrubs

(Blue-eyed Darner) Rhionaeschna multicolor - few over river and in shrubs

(Brimstone Clubtail) Stylurus intricatus - 1f; three teneral or young females at
about waist height in shrubs; Netta photographed a fourth

(Olive Clubtail) S. olivaceus - few of each sex at knee to head height in
shrubs; clearly mature; would fly some distance when disturbed; one male hung
straight down, note female about horizontal

(Eight-spotted Skimmer) Libellula forensis - few

(Variegated Meadowhawk) Sympetrum corruptum - 1f; f com, both immatures and
mature females

(Red-veined Meadowhawk) S. madidum - red male in shrubs

(Western Meadowhawk) S. occidentale - 4f; immatures com in shrubs

(Striped Meadowhawk) S. pallipes - 2m 4f; immatures com in shrubs; noticed they
often flew into shade and into nooks and crannies within shrubs rather than out
on edges; seemed to do that more than the occidentale did


It's a somewhat different list from a different spot on the same river on about
the same date. From the species list, you might interpret this to indicate the
season is much later this year than in 2005, and that might not be surprising.
C. H. Kennedy, of course, called our attention to this river in his 1917
publication on CA and NV. It would be interesting to check his species list.

Dennis

On Jul 3, 2011, at 10:10 PM, Kathy & Dave Biggs wrote:

> Dave and I are en route to the DSA meeting in Ft. Collins, CO.
> We spent last nite in Elko, NV. We noticed the Humboldt River going thru
> town and inquired about access. It turns out that there is a pathway
> along the southern side of the river. Although the river was overflowing
> its banks, it was not hugely doing so and we found several access
> points. We had hoped to find Black Saddlebags, which are MIA for Elko
> Co. We didn't,but we did find 9 species. Our report:
> July 3, 2011
> Elko County
> Humboldt River, Elko 1/2 hr 9:45-10:15, 78F
> Emerald Spreadwing - 1m
> Emma's Dancer - m&f
> Vivid Dancer - m
> Western Forktail - many m, 1 f - in-hand ID
> Darner sp - not Anax
> Eight-spotted Skimmer - 1m
> Band-winged Meadowhawk
> Red-veined Meadowhawk - several ovipositing pairs
>
> We also noted a high elevation lake near Wells, NV, also in Elko Co. We
> had enuf time to go there for an hour.
> We hoped to find Four-spotted Skimmers, another MIA, but although Angel
> Lake was gorgeous, and at 8,000 ft, all we found were 3 bluets.
>

-----
Dennis Paulson
1724 NE 98 St.
Seattle, WA 98115
206-528-1382
dennispaulson@...





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The Brimstone Clubtail is kind of a mystery to me. I ran into that species (a
male and female) for the first and only time last summer, near Albuquerque in
johnsongrass bordering a muddy slow-flowing ditch near the Rio Grande. Nothing
really special about the habitat.  Although there are 30-40 Dot Map county
records oddly scattered from the Midwest to the Southwest and into western
Canada, there are only two user-submitted records on OdonataCentral from
anywhere in its range and no new county records. It would seem to be either rare
where it occurs or often overlooked ... or simply not documented on OC in
recent years. I'd be curious to hear anyone's experience with this gomphid.



Thanks,
Jim

James N. Stuart
Albuquerque, NM
jnstuart61 AT yahoo.com
http://flickr.com/photos/stuartwildlife


From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson@...>
To: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest@...>
Cc: SoWest Odes <SoWestOdes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 4, 2011 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: [SoWestOdes] Elko Co., Nevada

Kathy, that's really interesting. Here is the only visit I have ever made to the
Humboldt River (original field notes with common names added):

05-121
NEVADA, Humboldt Co.
Humboldt River, 4 road mi ENE Golconda P.O. on hwy 789, 4300’ (40°57’36”
N, 117°25’06” W)
1 July 2005; DRP, NS; 17:00-18:40; hot, sunny, breezy; good-sized river with
muddy water, steep or shallow banks, desert shrubs to bank; river forms marshes
all along here; most dragonflies in lee of shrubs because of wind
(Spotted Spreadwing) Lestes congener - com in shrubs, mostly young

(Emerald Spreadwing) L. dryas - 1f; com in shrubs, mostly mature (record to
Odonata Central)

(Emma's Dancer) Argia emma - com on river

(Tule Bluet) Enallagma carunculatum - 2m 1f; few on river and in shrubs

(Blue-eyed Darner) Rhionaeschna multicolor - few over river and in shrubs

(Brimstone Clubtail) Stylurus intricatus - 1f; three teneral or young females at
about waist height in shrubs; Netta photographed a fourth

(Olive Clubtail) S. olivaceus - few of each sex at knee to head height in
shrubs; clearly mature; would fly some distance when disturbed; one male hung
straight down, note female about horizontal

(Eight-spotted Skimmer) Libellula forensis - few

(Variegated Meadowhawk) Sympetrum corruptum - 1f; f com, both immatures and
mature females

(Red-veined Meadowhawk) S. madidum - red male in shrubs

(Western Meadowhawk) S. occidentale - 4f; immatures com in shrubs

(Striped Meadowhawk) S. pallipes - 2m 4f; immatures com in shrubs; noticed they
often flew into shade and into nooks and crannies within shrubs rather than out
on edges; seemed to do that more than the occidentale did


It's a somewhat different list from a different spot on the same river on about
the same date. From the species list, you might interpret this to indicate the
season is much later this year than in 2005, and that might not be surprising.
C. H. Kennedy, of course, called our attention to this river in his 1917
publication on CA and NV. It would be interesting to check his species list.

Dennis

On Jul 3, 2011, at 10:10 PM, Kathy & Dave Biggs wrote:

> Dave and I are en route to the DSA meeting in Ft. Collins, CO.
> We spent last nite in Elko, NV. We noticed the Humboldt River going thru
> town and inquired about access. It turns out that there is a pathway
> along the southern side of the river. Although the river was overflowing
> its banks, it was not hugely doing so and we found several access
> points. We had hoped to find Black Saddlebags, which are MIA for Elko
> Co. We didn't,but we did find 9 species. Our report:
> July 3, 2011
> Elko County
> Humboldt River, Elko 1/2 hr 9:45-10:15, 78F
> Emerald Spreadwing - 1m
> Emma's Dancer - m&f
> Vivid Dancer - m
> Western Forktail - many m, 1 f - in-hand ID
> Darner sp - not Anax
> Eight-spotted Skimmer - 1m
> Band-winged Meadowhawk
> Red-veined Meadowhawk - several ovipositing pairs
>
> We also noted a high elevation lake near Wells, NV, also in Elko Co. We
> had enuf time to go there for an hour.
> We hoped to find Four-spotted Skimmers, another MIA, but although Angel
> Lake was gorgeous, and at 8,000 ft, all we found were 3 bluets.
>

-----
Dennis Paulson
1724 NE 98 St.
Seattle, WA 98115
206-528-1382
dennispaulson@...





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July 4,2011



26 species seen

See http://azdragonfly.net <http://azdragonfly.net/>  for photos
&locations



9 AM – 11AM: Tonto Creek at Gisela, Gila, AZ

Sunny,calm, 85 F

-         FlameSkimmer, Libellula saturata

-         WidowSkimmer, Libellula luctuosa

-         ComancheSkimmer, Libellula comanche: 2 males

-         BlueDasher, Pachydiplax longipennis

-         Western Pondhawk, Erythemis collocata

-         Pale-facedClubskimmer, Brechmorhoga mendax: 2+

-         CommonGreen Darner, Anax junius: 1+

-         GraySanddragon, Progomphus borealis

-         ArroyoBluet, Enallagma praevarum

-         AztecDancer, Argia nahuana

-         DuskyDancer, Argia translata

-         SootyDancer, Argia lugens

-         PowderedDancer, Argia moesta

-         Blue-ringedDancer, Argia sedula

-         PaintedDamsel, Hesperagrion heterodoxum: 2

-         DesertFiretail, Telebasis salva: 2

-         MexicanForktail, Ischnura demorsa

-         AmericanRubyspot, Hetaerina americana



12:30 PM –1:45 PM: Sycamore Creek, Maricopa, AZ

Sunny,calm, 95 F

-         FlameSkimmer, Libellula saturata

-         Western Pondhawk, Erythemis collocata

-         FiligreeSkimmer, Pseudoleon superbus: 1 male

-         GraySanddragon, Progomphus borealis: 4

-         FamiliarBluet, Enallagma civile

-         ArroyoBluet, Enallagma praevarum

-         CaliforniaDancer, Argia agrioides

-         SpringwaterDancer, Argia plana

-         LavenderDancer, Argia hinei: abundant: abundant

-         AmethystDancer, Argia pallens: 1 male

-         SootyDancer, Argia lugens

-         Fiery-eyedDancer, Argia oenea: ~5 males

-         DesertFiretail, Telebasis salva: 1 male

-         GreatSpreadwing, Archilestes grandis: 1 male

-         AmericanRubyspot, Hetaerina americana




PierreDeviche, Phoenix, AZ.



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Hi Jim,
There are folks who know a lot more than I about this species. But I can
tell you that it occurs on muddy rivers, and that not as many folks are
using Odonata Central as could be. Probably because there are so few
vettors, folks are only being encouraged to submit new county records or
new early/late flight data. But with species that are unusual, perhaps
we should all make more of an effort to report them.
That's also one of the purposes of this SoWestOdes discussion group. In
this group everyone is encouraged to report all but the most mundane
sightings.
Cheers!!
Kathy Biggs

On 7/4/2011 9:34 AM, Jim Stuart wrote:
> The Brimstone Clubtail is kind of a mystery to me. I ran into that species (a
male and female) for the first and only time last summer, near Albuquerque in
johnsongrass bordering a muddy slow-flowing ditch near the Rio Grande. Nothing
really special about the habitat.  Although there are 30-40 Dot Map county
records oddly scattered from the Midwest to the Southwest and into western
Canada, there are only two user-submitted records on OdonataCentral from
anywhere in its range and no new county records. It would seem to be either rare
where it occurs or often overlooked ... or simply not documented on OC in recent
years. I'd be curious to hear anyone's experience with this gomphid.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
> James N. Stuart
> Albuquerque, NM
> jnstuart61 AT yahoo.com
> http://flickr.com/photos/stuartwildlife
>
>
> From: Dennis Paulson<dennispaulson@...>
> To: Kathy&  Dave Biggs<bigsnest@...>
> Cc: SoWest Odes<SoWestOdes@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 4, 2011 8:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [SoWestOdes] Elko Co., Nevada
>
> Kathy, that's really interesting. Here is the only visit I have ever made to
the Humboldt River (original field notes with common names added):
>
> 05-121
> NEVADA, Humboldt Co.
> Humboldt River, 4 road mi ENE Golconda P.O. on hwy 789, 4300’
(40°57’36” N, 117°25’06” W)
> 1 July 2005; DRP, NS; 17:00-18:40; hot, sunny, breezy; good-sized river with
muddy water, steep or shallow banks, desert shrubs to bank; river forms marshes
all along here; most dragonflies in lee of shrubs because of wind
> (Spotted Spreadwing) Lestes congener - com in shrubs, mostly young
>
> (Emerald Spreadwing) L. dryas - 1f; com in shrubs, mostly mature (record to
Odonata Central)
>
> (Emma's Dancer) Argia emma - com on river
>
> (Tule Bluet) Enallagma carunculatum - 2m 1f; few on river and in shrubs
>
> (Blue-eyed Darner) Rhionaeschna multicolor - few over river and in shrubs
>
> (Brimstone Clubtail) Stylurus intricatus - 1f; three teneral or young females
at about waist height in shrubs; Netta photographed a fourth
>
> (Olive Clubtail) S. olivaceus - few of each sex at knee to head height in
shrubs; clearly mature; would fly some distance when disturbed; one male hung
straight down, note female about horizontal
>
> (Eight-spotted Skimmer) Libellula forensis - few
>
> (Variegated Meadowhawk) Sympetrum corruptum - 1f; f com, both immatures and
mature females
>
> (Red-veined Meadowhawk) S. madidum - red male in shrubs
>
> (Western Meadowhawk) S. occidentale - 4f; immatures com in shrubs
>
> (Striped Meadowhawk) S. pallipes - 2m 4f; immatures com in shrubs; noticed
they often flew into shade and into nooks and crannies within shrubs rather than
out on edges; seemed to do that more than the occidentale did
>
>
> It's a somewhat different list from a different spot on the same river on
about the same date. From the species list, you might interpret this to indicate
the season is much later this year than in 2005, and that might not be
surprising. C. H. Kennedy, of course, called our attention to this river in his
1917 publication on CA and NV. It would be interesting to check his species
list.
>
> Dennis
>
> On Jul 3, 2011, at 10:10 PM, Kathy&  Dave Biggs wrote:
>
>> Dave and I are en route to the DSA meeting in Ft. Collins, CO.
>> We spent last nite in Elko, NV. We noticed the Humboldt River going thru
>> town and inquired about access. It turns out that there is a pathway
>> along the southern side of the river. Although the river was overflowing
>> its banks, it was not hugely doing so and we found several access
>> points. We had hoped to find Black Saddlebags, which are MIA for Elko
>> Co. We didn't,but we did find 9 species. Our report:
>> July 3, 2011
>> Elko County
>> Humboldt River, Elko 1/2 hr 9:45-10:15, 78F
>> Emerald Spreadwing - 1m
>> Emma's Dancer - m&f
>> Vivid Dancer - m
>> Western Forktail - many m, 1 f - in-hand ID
>> Darner sp - not Anax
>> Eight-spotted Skimmer - 1m
>> Band-winged Meadowhawk
>> Red-veined Meadowhawk - several ovipositing pairs
>>
>> We also noted a high elevation lake near Wells, NV, also in Elko Co. We
>> had enuf time to go there for an hour.
>> We hoped to find Four-spotted Skimmers, another MIA, but although Angel
>> Lake was gorgeous, and at 8,000 ft, all we found were 3 bluets.
>>
> -----
> Dennis Paulson
> 1724 NE 98 St.
> Seattle, WA 98115
> 206-528-1382
> dennispaulson@...
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>
>
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>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

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and Dave Biggs bigsnest@... 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd.
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Today Dave and I are in the area of Vernal, Utah. We drove up towards
Flaming Gorge. One especially sweet stop was at a 'Byway Turnout' on HWY
191 at ~8000 ft. We noticed a beaver pond down below the restrooms and
decided to check it out. I'm so glad we did as the day turned cool and
windy shortly thereafter.  AND, one species was a lifer for us and
another a species we rarely see! Plus, the wildflowers were GORGEOUS!
July 4, 2011
Uintah County
Kathy & Dave Biggs
Vernal, Beaver pond below Byway Turnout between MM375 & 377; thin
overcast, ~69F
Western Red Damsel - 1M
Taiga Bluet - many, male specimen collected (we RARELY see these in our
areas we cover in Calif.)
No/Bo Bluet - many
*Boreal Whiteface Leucorrhinia borealis - a LIFER for us. 1-2 m;1
photographed & collected; possibly new flight data for UT - I have old
early date of 7/11/07 from Odonata Central
Dot-tailed Whiteface - 3+
Four-spotted Skimmer - abundant

We made one other stop before the weather turned to downpours! We only
saw a few species as they were all flying off into cover.
Dagget County
Kathy & Dave Biggs
Pond near Flaming Gorge overlook off Hwy 44
Pacific Forktail - in hand ID
No/Bo Bluet - abundant - 2 m found dead on water and saved for ID later
Four- spotted Skimmer - several seen heading into shelter

We 'oded' our way from Craig to Walden. Our report for 7/7/2011:

Moffat County
Loudy Simpson Park, Hwy 394 @ Yampa Rv, Craig - had to wait for
sunshine,got up to ~80 when we left
10:30-12:16
Bluets - species to be determined, No/Bo type
Dot-tailed Whiteface - many
possibly other Whitefaces, all teneral, ID tbd
Eight-spotted Skimmer - 2 m
Four-spotted Skimmer - photo, possibly a county record
Meadowhawk sp, photo, ID tbd
possible Saffron-winged Meadowhawk, teneral, no photo

Routt County
Yampa River State Wildlife Area 1:00 -1: 15; 86F
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk - photos & specimen
Meadowhawk sp - ID tbd  - possibly Saffron-winged
Emerald Spreadwing - 1 m
Pond damsel sp

Routt County
Yampa River State Park 1:34 -1: 50; 86F
Striped Meadowhawk - photos
Four-spotted Skimmer
Common Green Darner - 1m;possibly a county sight only record
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk - possibly  county photo record
Eight-spotted Skimmer - 1 m - possibly  county photo record
Dot-tailed Whiteface - many - possibly  county photo record
White-faced Meadowhawk - photo
Bluet sp - ID tbd

Jackson County
Walden, wetland
Bluet sp - that's all we found!

July 9, 2011



9 AM to noon: Spur Cross Conservation Area (Jewel of the Creek
Preserve), Maricopa, AZ

Sunny, calm/light breeze, 95 F



Photos and directions at http://azdragonfly.net/
<http://azdragonfly.net/>



24 species seen:

-         Flame Skimmer, Libellula saturata: common

-         Mexican Amberwing, Perithemis intensa: common

-         Black Setwing, Dythemis nigrescens: 4

-         Comanche Skimmer, Libellula comanche: 1 male

-         Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis: common

-         Western Pondhawk, Erythemis collocata: few

-         Plateau Dragonlet, Erythrodiplax basifusca: 3

-         Gray Sanddragon, Progomphus borealis: 2

-         Serpent Ringtail, Erpetogomphus lampropeltis: 3

-

-         Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civile: few

-         Arroyo Bluet, Enallagma praevarum: abundant

-         California + Aztec Dancers, Argia agrioides + nahuana: common

-         Springwater Dancer, Argia plana: common

-         Lavender Dancer, Argia hinei: widespread

-         Amethyst Dancer, Argia pallens: 1 male

-         Dusky Dancer, Argia translata: ~5

-         Sooty Dancer, Argia lugens: common

-         Blue-ringed Dancer, Argia sedula: common

-         Desert Firetail, Telebasis salva: ~10

-         Mexican Forktail, Ischnura demorsa: ~10

-         Citrine Forktail, Ischnura hastata: 1 male

-         Great Spreadwing, Archilestes grandis: 2

-         Canyon Rubyspot, Hetaerina vulnerata: ~5



Pierre Deviche, Phoenix, AZ.



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We're at the DSA meeting in Colorado. I did announce today at the
meeting that we're changing the date to late Sept/early August. Exact
date to be determined when we return home where our calendar is! That
won't be until August 1. Please let me know which dates won't work for
you if you are hoping to come.
Cheers!!
Kathy
Ps. Got a lifer in Utah - the Boreal Whiteface. :-)

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Late September/early OCTOBER
Sorry about that - at DSA meeting and more than a week on the road. All
is good, but a little fatigued here!
Kathy
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We were able to join the 'lowdown' group, not to be confused those folks
who were higher up ;-) , for a few hours in the morning.
Our report (not the group's - they surely saw MORE):

Sunday, DSA Trip -

Environmental Learning Center, Ft.Collins, Laramie Co, Colorado ~10-11:00
Spotted Spreadwing
Arroyo Bluet
Double-striped Bluet
River Bluet (Dave only)
Common Green Darner
Blue-eyed Darner (in-hand ID)
Widow Skimmer - MANY, most teneral or young
12-spotted Skimmer
White-faced Meadowhawk - in-hand ID, most young
Black Saddlebags - our 1st of the trip

C-13 pond and creek, ~11-noon
American Rubyspot - our 1st of the trip
Spotted Spreadwing
Emma's Dancer - several females
Double-striped Bluet
Rainbow Bluet - thanks esp. to Boris for getting us to this spot, and to
Dennis for showing us this Ode's hiding place!! A Lifer for us!!
Tule Bluet
Plains Forktail (Dave only)
Darner female oviposting (Aeshna sp.)
Widow Skimmer
Common Whitetail - 1 n - our only one in Colorado!

I hope to post more later!!
Kathy




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There was a change of plans due to inclement weather, so we were late
joining the group at Red Feather Lakes.
Our report, but NOT the report for the whole group who surely saw more:

Larimer County, morning
Red Feather Lakes
Emerald Spreadwing - many tenerals, few mature
Taiga Bluet - many
No/Bo Bluet - plentiful/abundant - both species IDed in hand by Ed Lam
Plain's Forktail
Eastern Forktail
Variable Darner
Common Green Darner
American Emerald
Four-spotted Skimmer - many
Eight-spotted Skimmer
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Belted Whiteface - a lifer for us!
Boreal Whiteface - only our 2nd sighting ever
Dot-tailed Whiteface
Variegated Meadowhawk - many
Band-winged Meadowhawk (Jerry Hatfield and Dave only)


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FYI
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject:  preliminary DSA meeting species list
Date:  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:16:47 -0400 (EDT)
From:  Bill Prather <rossgull@...>
To:


Hi!!  Thanks to all of you for participating in the DSA meeting in Fort Collins.
Here is a preliminary list of species collected and seen by participants. Please
send me any additions. Also those who went to the Brett Gray ranch on the
pre-convention trip please let me know what you collected and saw there.
Thanks!! Bill
# indicates was seen at Brett Gray Ranch

Hetaerina americana #
Lestes congener #
L. dryas #
L. unguiculatus #
Amphiagrion abbreviatum #
Argia alberta #
A. apicalis
A. fumipennis
A. lugens
A. moesta
A. nahuana
A. plana #
A. vivida
Coenagrion resolutum
Enallagma anna
E. annexum #
E. antennatum
E. basidens
E. boreale
E. carunculatum #
E. civile #
E. praevarum #
E. signatum
Ischnura damula #
I. demorsa
I. denticollis #
I. perparva #
I. verticalis
Aeshna eremita
A. interrupta
A. palmata
Anax junius #
Rhionaeshna multicolor #
Gomphus militaris #
Cordulia shurtleffi
Epitheca petechialis
Somatochlora hudsonica
Celithemis elisa
C. eponina
Erythemis collocata
E.simplicicollis
Leucorrhinia borealis
L. hudsonica
L. intacta
L. proxima
Libellula forensis
L. luctuosa #
L. nodisticta
L. pulchella #
L. quadrimaculata
L. saturata
Pachydiplax longipennis #
Pantala flavacens
P. hymenaea
Perithemis tenera
Plathemis lydia #
P. subornata #
Sympetrum corruptum #
S. costiferum
S. danae
S. internum
S. madidum
S. obtrusum
S. pallipes
S. semicinctum #
Tramea lacerata #
T. onusta #








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Drove into Moab yesterday on HWY 128, alongside the Colorado River, on
the 'back side' of Arches NP.
We found Canyon Rubyspots at two locations.
Dewey Bridge - 2-3 males, photographed 2
Then we collected 2 specimens from a flooded sandbar near MM25; we
believe these will be the county vouchers for Grand Co.

Then today(7/12) we drove into Arches National Park where we found 9
species along the trail to Delicate Arch, all but 1 at the bridge over
the Delicate Arch Wash:
Paiute Dancer - 1 m, very poor photo
Plains Forktail - several, photos
No/Bo Bluet - hope to ID from photos
Darner sp, not Anax - 1 over the arch entrance
Eight-spotted Skimmer - 1 m, sight record only for Grand Co.
Widow Skimmer - many, inc. 1 mature male and a female ovipositing -
photo record for Grand Co.
Flame Skimmer -  at least 1 male - photo record for Grand Co.
Black Saddlebags - 1 - sight record only for Grand Co.
Eastern/Western Pondhawk - photos of each. Species tbd from
photos....male was a Western for sure!

Cheers!!
Kathy & Dave Biggs

I took a trip to Graham County with Sandy Upson on July 14th. Went to Smith Tank
in hopes of finding an unattached female Bleached Skimmer(LIbellula composita)
with no luck. Only one male in the drought plagued basin(it was about half the
area it normally is) even though there were plenty of Marl Pennant(Macrodiplax
balteata. I still have never seen a single female composita while seeing plenty
of tandem pairs.

A trip to Bonita Creek to see if Desert Shadow-damsel had emerged was ill timed
as we were in second of a three day dry spell with no clouds whatsoever. We did
find three Swift Setwing (Dythemis velox)which if it gets established would give
Arizona a second locality for this species.

Doug Danforth
Bisbee, AZ

Dave and I went to the Matheson Marsh the morning of the 14th before
heading out on the La Sal Loop.
Unfortunately, we got mixed up on the Loop and didn't find Warner Lake,
but we did find Don's Lake. Our report:
Matheson Marsh, at Lion's Park, Moab, UT
Variegated Meadowhawk - quite a few
Twelve-spotted Skimmer - 1 female
Blue Dasher - 1 female; photos taken, possibly a new county record
Wandering Glider - unable to catch or photograph, but seen well directly
overhead - possibly a new 'sight only' county record
Spot-winged Glider - 1 specimen collected, but not a county record
Black Saddlebags - this species possibly seen, but not well enuf even
for a 'sight' only record.
Common Green Darner - several, inc. wheels

Don's Lake - we can't find on a map at all!!
Bluet sp tbd - one male collected
Aeshna sp.... very large size with bold blue mosaic pattern, reminded us
of a Walker's Darner. It looked for a mate in the sedges at the edge of
the lake where the stream flowed out.

On 4 4/10 Rd, county and state unknown!! We saw 2 Pacific Spiketail
cruising down the road. IF ANYONE CAN HELP US DETERMINE *WHERE* DON'S
LAKE (NEAR HIDDEN LAKE)OR ROAD 4 4/10 WERE, WE'D APPRECIATE IT. WE DO
THINK DON'S LAKE WAS IN UT BECAUSE THE SIGN SAID "UTAH PUBLIC LANDS TRUST"

We actually ended up taking about a 120 mile 'long-cut' by mistake.
In Mesa Co., Colorado on John Brown Rd. we tried to catch a Black
Saddlebags.


Then today (the 16th) we are in Hanksville, UT. Between 6:45 and7:15pm,
in 90F weather or more, we tried to find Odes on the Fremont and the
Dirty Little Devil Rvs, but couldn't find even a forktail, although the
habitat looked good. Weird!!

CHEERS!!
Kathy & Dave Biggs

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Visited Whitewater yesterday from 10Am to 12Pm. This locality is known for its
huge numbers of wintering Sandhill Cranes and sometimes is drawn down quite a
bit ,even dry, in summer. This summer in spite of the horrible drought down here
there was a good amount of water. The onset of the monsoon had sent some
floodwater into the basins but I think Game and Fish had been pumping to keep
the main cattail and bulrush basin filled.Nothing too exciting was seen but it
has great potential. I got a little distracted by the large numbers of
Bombyliids(Bee Flies) nectaring on Lippia and Hydrophylium.

Plateau Spreadwing(Lestes alacer)-4
Familiar Bluet(Enallagma civile)-common
Arroyo Bluet(Enallagma praevarum)-common
Mexican Forktail(Ischnura demorsa)-abundant
Cirine Forktail(Ischnura hastata)-2
Desert Firtail(Telebasis salva)-4

Common Green Darner(Anax junius)-1
Blue-eyed Darner(Rhionaeschna multicolor)-common
Western Pondhawk(Erythemis collocata-8
Flame Skimmer(Libellula saturata)-1
Blue Dasher(Pacydiplax longipennis)-common
Wandering Glider(Pantala flavescens)-common
Spot-winged Glider(Pantala hymanaea)-4
Eastern Amberwing(Perithemis tenera)-2
Black Saddlebags(Tramea lacerata)-common
Red Saddlebags(Tramea onusta)-common

Doug Danforth
Bisbee,AZ

We didn't have much time but we made one last stab at Utah Odes by
driving SE of Baker, NV.
The wind was fearsome, whitecaps on Pruess Lake @ Hwy 21, Millard
County, Utah . The wind was so strong, we couldn't keep our hats on -
even with chin straps held tight and the sand blasted our bare legs and
was painful. Despite this, we found a few Odes. Time ~noon; temp ~80F.

Emerald Spreadwing, Lestes dryas - 1 and perhaps a Millard Co. photo record
Western Forktail  - m&f collected
Pacific or Plains Forktail - several, photos taken. ID tbd (don't have a
good photo editing program on this travel laptop yet)
Bluet sp - No/Bo type - a few
Darner sp. 1-2, Blue-eyed Darner male seen well
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 1-2, 1 f collected to scan for website
Flame Skimmer - 1 m
Variegated Meadowhawk - 1

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Dave and I had a permit to survey the dragonflies in the park. Like
everywhere else, the season is off to a late start.
At the high mt lakes (elevation ~ 10,000+ ft) we managed to find 4
species, almost all were teneral. The lakes were Stella and Teresa and
there was still snow at their shorelines. The odes were found below the
lakes, in wet meadows.

Spotted Spreadwing Lestes congener - probably this species. Specimen and
in-hand photos....may be a new record for White Pine, Co, NV. ID to be
determined when we get to Calif. tomorrow....
Darner sp, a male Aeshna, not Rhionaeschna nor Anax - just a quick
sighting over wet meadows with rushing streams. Very boldly marked.
Striped Meadowhawk - ~12 over the wet meadows
Western/Band-winged Meadowhawk - 2 photographed.

In the evening, we gave a one hour program to a class of teachers! That
was wonderful!

Cheers!!
Kathy

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Hi all,

We're back in California (but won't be home to Sebastopol until the eve
of Aug. 1).  We've reread everyone's emails and have settled on late
September for the 2011 Blitz. Several folks couldn't make it in Oct.  I
think that the new date should exclude no one!
The exact dates will be Sept. 23-26, with the main dates the 24th and 25th.
Please let me know if you can come; HOPE SO!!

We added 3 lifers during our travels. Besides the Boreal Whiteface, also
the Belted Whiteface and the Rainbow Bluet (thanks Dennis!!).
Eleven folks attended our Dragonflies of the State of Jefferson this
past weekend.
I'll update the 2011 Sightings site as soon as we return to
Sebastopol.....there have been so many good reports!
We're at our McCloud off-the-grid home, so can send and receive email
only when we drive the 20 mins. into town for wifi.

Cheers!!
Kathy




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Doug Danforth, Richard Bailowitz, and I spent 22-27 July visiting 22
Arizona locations in Mohave, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties -
mostly north of the Mogollon Rim. We found 61 species, including three
new county records, as follows:



Anisoptera: 31 species

-          Erythemis collocata, Western  Pondhawk

-          Erythrodiplax basifusca, Plateau Dragonlet

-          Libellula comanche, Comanche Skimmer

-          Libellula forensis, Eight-spotted Skimmer: Among others, 1
male at Page golf course pond, Coconino, 07/24. Normally found at higher
altitudes.

-          Libellula luctuosa, Widow Skimmer

-          Libellula lydia, Common Whitetail

-          Libellula pulchella, Twelve-spotted Skimmer

-          Libellula quadrimaculata, Four-spotted Skimmer: among others,
1 at Round Rock Reservoir, in sagebrush flats of Apache, 07/25. Normally
found at higher altitude forests ponds and streams in AZ.

-          Libellula saturata, Flame Skimmer

-          Libellula subornata, Desert Whitetail

-          Macrodiplax balteata, Marl Pennant: one female at a golf
course pond in Mesquite, Mohave, 07/22. This is the northern most
population of the species in AZ. A visit to the same location on 8 July
8 2005 produced 8-10 individuals, so this colony may be in trouble.

-          Pachydiplax longipennis, Blue Dasher

-          Paltothemis lineatipes, Red Rock Skimmer

-          Pantala flavescens, Wandering Glider

-          Pantala hymenaea, Spot-winged Glider

-          Perithemis intensa, Mexican Amberwing

-          Sympetrum corruptum, Variegated Meadowhawk

-          Sympetrum danae, Black Meadowhawk: 1 female at Page golf
course pond (northern Coconino sagebrush desert), 07/23 = new county
record. Normally found at higher elevations in alpine bog habitats, but
Dennis Paulson (personal communication) indicates that species in WA
sometimes occurs in desert (sagebrush steppe) ponds.

-          Sympetrum semicinctum, Band-winged Meadowhawk

-          Sympetrum pallipes, Striped Meadowhawk

-          Tramea lacerata, Black Saddlebags

-          Tramea onusta, Red Saddlebags

-          Aeshna interrupta, Variable Darner

-          Aeshna palmata, Paddle-tailed Darner

-          Anax junius, Common Green Darner

-          Rhionaeschna multicolor, Blue-eyed Darner

-          Erpetogomphus compositus, White-belted Ringtail

-          Ophiogomphus arizonicus, Arizona Snaketail

-          Ophiogomphus severus, Pale Snaketail: 8 along Tsaile Creek,
Chuska Mtns, Apache, 07/25. The streams draining the Chuska Mtns are the
only locations known where the species occurs in the state.

-          Progomphus borealis, Gray Sanddragon

-          Stylurus intricatus, Brimstone Clubtail: 1 male along Virgin
River in Scenic, Mohave, 07/23. Only AZ location where species has been
observed in recent years.



Zygoptera: 30 species

-          Hetaerina americana, American Rubyspot

-          Archilestes grandis, Great Spreadwing

-          Lestes congener, Spotted Spreadwing

-          Lestes disjunctus, Northern  Spreadwing

-          Lestes dryas, Emerald Spreadwing: uncommon/local in AZ. 12
found at Roof Butte, Chuska Mtns, Apache. One female at inlet of Willow
Springs Lake along Rd 260, Coconino, 07/27 = new county record.

-          Amphiagrion abbreviatum, Western Red Damsel

-          Argia agrioides, California Dancer

-          Argia alberta, Paiute Dancer

-          Argia lugens, Sooty Dancer

-          Argia moesta, Powdered Dancer: 1 male along shore of Becker
Lake, Apache, 07/26 = new county record.

-          Argia nahuana, Aztec Dancer

-          Argia plana, Springwater Dancer

-          Argia sedula, Blue-ringed Dancer

-          Argia tonto, Tonto Dancer

-          Argia vivida, Vivid Dancer

-          Coenagrion resolutum, Taiga Bluet: Abundant at Deer Lake,
Kaibab National Forest, Coconino, 07/24. Known only from Kaibab Plateau
in Arizona.

-          Enallagma basidens, Double-striped Bluet

-          Enallagma boreale, Boreal Bluet

-          Enallagma carunculatum, Tule Bluet

-          Enallagma civile, Familiar Bluet

-          Enallagma annexum, Northern  Bluet

-          Enallagma praevarum, Arroyo Bluet

-          Ischnura barberi, Desert Forktail

-          Ischnura cervula, Pacific Forktail

-          Ischnura damula, Plains Forktail

-          Ischnura demorsa, Mexican Forktail

-          Ischnura denticollis, Black-fronted Forktail

-          Ischnura hastata, Citrine Forktail

-          Ischnura perparva, Western Forktail: 25 at Big Springs,
Coconino, 07/24. One of the few locations where species found in AZ.

-          Telebasis salva, Desert Firetail



Pierre Deviche, Phoenix, AZ.



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Chris may not have sent this message....until I hear from him, I'd
suggest you NOT click on the link.
Thanks!!
Back at home now, for a whole 20 minutes!!
Kathy

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To: "chris kline" <kline_at_pine@...>
Cc: kallred@..., sowestodes@yahoogroups.com, dtbg@..., tyke2@...,
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Kathy

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In the report below, please substitute American Rubyspots for Canyon Rubyspots.
Thanks!!
Kathy

--- In SoWestOdes@yahoogroups.com, Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest@...> wrote:
>
> Drove into Moab yesterday on HWY 128, alongside the Colorado River, on
> the 'back side' of Arches NP.
> We found Canyon Rubyspots at two locations.
> Dewey Bridge - 2-3 males, photographed 2
> Then we collected 2 specimens from a flooded sandbar near MM25; we
> believe these will be the county vouchers for Grand Co.
>
> Then today(7/12) we drove into Arches National Park where we found 9
> species along the trail to Delicate Arch, all but 1 at the bridge over
> the Delicate Arch Wash:
> Paiute Dancer - 1 m, very poor photo
> Plains Forktail - several, photos
> No/Bo Bluet - hope to ID from photos
> Darner sp, not Anax - 1 over the arch entrance
> Eight-spotted Skimmer - 1 m, sight record only for Grand Co.
> Widow Skimmer - many, inc. 1 mature male and a female ovipositing -
> photo record for Grand Co.
> Flame Skimmer -  at least 1 male - photo record for Grand Co.
> Black Saddlebags - 1 - sight record only for Grand Co.
> Eastern/Western Pondhawk - photos of each. Species tbd from
> photos....male was a Western for sure!
>
> Cheers!!
> Kathy & Dave Biggs
>

http://odonatacentral.org/docs/NA_Odonata_Checklist_2011.pdf

The above link goes to
A Checklist of North American Odonata
Including English Name, Etymology, Type Locality, and Distribution
Dennis R. Paulson and Sidney W. Dunkle
2011

A little bit about jumping spiders using dragonfly exuviae:
http://nwdragonflier.blogspot.com/2011/08/now-this-is-recycling-jumping-spiders.\
html or the short URL http://bit.ly/pDQ1aR

Thanks to Tim Manolis...

Jim Johnson
Vancouver, Washington
jt_johnson@...
http://odonata.bogfoot.net/
http://nwdragonflier.blogspot.com/






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11 August 2011



Sycamore Canyon, Santa Cruz, AZ

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM; partly sunny then cloudy; 75 F



Pictures and information on location: see http://azdragonfly.net/welcome
<http://azdragonfly.net/welcome>



Yesterday (11 Aug.) Richard Bailowitz and I visited Sycamore Canyon
where we found 17 odonate species (see below). Surprising to us, most
species were represented only by one to relatively few individuals.



A few weeks ago the area – although not the canyon itself – was
ravaged by a huge wildfire. As we walked back upstream yesterday we were
met with a massive flash flood consisting of black burn sludge and
resulting from a thunderstorm somewhere upstream in the burned area.
Thick black mud deposits along the banks of the normally clear stream
indicated that similar flood(s) took place during the past few weeks.
These unusual events probably have profound effects on the stream
ecology (larval development and survival, etc) and may account for the
uncharacteristically poor odonate numbers and diversity.



-          Flame Skimmer, Libellula saturata: 10

-          Plateau Dragonlet, Erythrodiplax basifusca: 2

-          Giant Darner, Anax walsinghami: 1

-          Wandering Glider, Pantala flavescens: 2

-          Variegated Meadowhawk, Sympetrum corruptum: 4

-          Serpent Ringtail, Erpetogomphus lampropeltis natrix: 1



-          Lavender Dancer, Argia hinei: 3

-          Spine-tipped Dancer, Argia extranea: 3

-          Amethyst Dancer, Argia pallens: 2

-          Sabino Dancer, Argia sabino: 1

-          Springwater Dancer, Argia plana: 1

-          Sooty Dancer, Argia lugens: 2

-          Arroyo Bluet, Enallagma praevarum: 20

-          Black-and-white Damsel, Apanisagrion lais: 1

-          Painted Damsel, Hesperagrion heterodoxum: 1

-          Mexican Forktail, Ischnura demorsa: 15

-          Great Spreadwing, Archilestes grandis: 1



A brief afternoon visit to Arivaca Lake, Pima Co., yielded:

- Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civile: 1

- Black Saddlebag, Tramea lacerata: 2

- Mexican Amberwing, Perithemis intensa: 1

- Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis: 20

- Widow Skimmer, Libellula luctuosa: 3.



Pierre Deviche, Phoenix, AZ.



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