The following new records were made in or reported in August (it was a busy month!): Black Saddlebags, Tramea lacerata Mono County Dechambeau Ponds, just north...
It's, unfortunately, getting towards the end of the Summer Flight season. I noticed that Lynn Monore's Eastern Amberwing on Aug. 30th was new late flight data...
On 20 Aug 2005 we looked along a short section of the Big Thompson River, Moraine Park, Rocky Mountain National Park at about 8200' for odes. Though the water...
Back to Golden Ponds, Longmont, CO on 30 Aug 2005 to check on odes. Here is what was flying. Orange Bluet -- first ode of the day at 8:40 am, a male and a...
Howdy all, Had a good dragonfly walk today. First time in almost three years I've had a walk interrupted by rain. We took shelter under an overhang, but then...
FYI: Kathy Ps. I've added several new links to Greg's great images to the SW site. -- California Dragonflies http://www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest...
Sorry gang, I forgot that I couldn't forward messages to the group. The photo mentioned is the one used on p.130 in SW book. I've deleted that photo from the...
Hi all, On the CA Dragonfly Blitz, Ray Bruun was using his Belomo 10X Triplet Loupe that he's mentioned to the CA group before. I tried it out and was...
Last chance to help Albert Burchsted in NY who needs specimens for DNA studies for examining phylogenetic relationships on the bicoastal species such as Widow...
I noticed the Yahoo web site pick of the day is the "Electronic Biologia Centrali-Americana" the digital 63 volume work that contains Phillip P. Calvert's ...
Many of you are probably familiar with the term at least -- blogging. Blogs are web journals that take many forms and cover many subjects -- from politics to...
Thanks to Chris for forwarding my website information. I've been in contact with Bob Behrstock, who has provided identifications for my photos. I haven't...
The following new records were made in or reported in September: California: August 26, 2005 Tuolumne County Kathy and Dave Biggs, Leanne Bryan New Melones...
Thought most of you would be interested in this. Some of you met Mike May at the CA DSA meeting in 2003: http://www.princeton.edu/~wikelski/news.htm Kathy -- ...
From this quarter's "Argia" (the newsletter of the DSA): Northern Bluet separated from its Eurasian relative and assigned a new species name. Dennis Paulson,...
I thought this message from Dennis Paulson might be of interest to all: Hello, all. I was just examining some specimens, and this thought hit me - not for the...
Here are some late flight season dates for New Mexico: Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii) October 3, 2005 Unit 5, Bitter Lake NWR, Chaves Co, New Mexico. ...
Here are some damselflies examined from the west sloughs of Unit 6, Bitter Lake NWR, Chaves County, New Mexico on October 14, 2005 Aztec Dancers (Argia...
Thanks Robert, I've added your new data to the SW Excel Flight Season Chart I'm keeping. I'll post an updated chart in the SOWestODes files section this...
Record #6370 Celithemis elisa (Hagen) (Calico Pennant) United States Colorado: Larimer Co. Berthoud, CO July 13, 2005 lat/long: N 40.272078° W 105.15901°...
Hi Steve and other Southwest Oders, Just in from our Mt. Shasta home.... Yes, this is new late flight date for A. sedula for NV by 3 days, but the late flight...
Hi Kathy, On a November 4th visit to the saline sinks on the Bitter Lake NWR we found 2 male Violet Dancers (Argia fumipennis violacea) along with 3 females at...
Nov. 19 (tomorrow!) is the latest date we have recorded for Blue-eyed Darner for CA and the whole SW. My girlfriend just sent me a great pix of a female...
I was checking the fluid levels in Cate Erbaugh's new KIA Spectra and noted two piles of intact air-dired insects collected on two metal benches located...
Happy New Year everyone! Anyone having late sightings this year, please let me know. I'm forwarding this message on as I know many of us like to visit TX and ...
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Hello all, I've updated the SW Dragonfly flight season Excel Chart. You can view it from the files section (left hand of SoWestOdes Yahoo! Site). Please let me...