Fantastic new resource, with images of many Odonata nymph: http://haysophill.com/Odonate_Nymphs.html Thanks to Steve and Mary Jane Krotzer for all the work to...
I'm forwarding this for your information - it's great! Dave and I visited the Albuquerque BioPark years ago. Even then they had great dragonfly metal...
I've had a male and female Archilestes grandis hanging out in a row of shrubs in my backyard in Albuquerque since early August. Have not seen any mating...
August 28, 2011 Salt River E. of Phoenix (Granite Reef & Phon Sutton Rec. Areas) 10 AM to 12:30 PM Directions and photos: see http://azdragonfly.net/ Sunny,...
Dad & I are going to run out and give Palemnema another try in two weeks. We will likely start at Bonita Creek on 9/10 . . . and may keep at it until we find...
Check out this interesting individual from Chico CA (not my photo) submitted to Bugguide for ID: http://bugguide.net/node/view/567408 It seems to have the body...
15 Aug 2011 - New Mexico: Sandoval County, Corrales, Arroyo de los Mantoyas near Rio Grande. 5:00 to 7:00 pm I was primarily looking for Brimstone Clubtails...
19 August2011: Quitobaquito Pond and Springs, Pima Co., AZ. On 19 Aug.I drove to Quitobaquito Springs primarily to look for Baja Bluet, Enallagma eiseni, a...
Hello Everyone - I am a Conservation Associate with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation currently collating information on dragonfly migration. In...
Just to let you know Michelle, all the posts from CalOdes, plus ones sent to me privately, are posted by year as a link on my Calif. Dragonflies website (...
After some discussion with Dennis Paulson please change the IDs below to: Pacific/Plains Forktail (Ischnura sp.) Western/Eastern Forktail (Ishnura sp.) Common...
Hi everyone, Here is a link to Jen Jackson's nice set of photos from the BCNA Damselfly and Dragonfly beginner course this past Sunday, including an amazing...
August 14, 2011 8:45 AM to noon: Spur Cross stream (Jewel of theCreek Preserve), Maricopa, AZ Sunny, calm/light breeze, 95 F Photos and directions at...
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...
http://odonatacentral.org/docs/NA_Odonata_Checklist_2011.pdf The above link goes to A Checklist of North American Odonata Including English Name, Etymology,...
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 -...
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...
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...
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 ~...
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 ...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
We were able to join the 'lowdown39; group, not to be confused those folks who were higher up ;-) , for a few hours in the morning. Our report (not the group's -...
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...
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...