Hi there, hiked behind the Superstitions on February 2, 2008. The Variegated Measdowhawks were spotted on the Second Water Trail just West of the Black Mesa...
Hi Everyone, It is time for another issue of ARGIA and I would like to solicit any articles, notes, or other information that you think the readers might...
Yesterday was a Filigree Skimmer day - no, no one in CA found a new one, but I was sent a letter about a 2nd female photographed in 2004 in CA. I'll paste the...
Hello everyone! Plans are slowly brewing for the CalOdes Blitz IV - all Californians, & other folks who are interested (and especially you southwest folks) are...
Hi everyone, We're already heard from ~13-14 folks who are interested in attending the blitz - some from NY, AZ, OR, and of course CA! Here's the text I just...
Since Peter Siminski's CA Dancer sighting was just about 2 months earlier than previous early date (April) and the Paiute Dancer was just about a whole month...
Hello all, I'm working on the yearly 'clean-up' on the distribution maps and charts. There's some confusion as to whether there is any record for Giant Darner,...
Hi All: I spent a couple of hours this morning (03/29; sunny and clear, light breeze, ~80 F) along the Wild Horse Pass stream just S. of Phoenix, AZ. Ode...
I think it's interesting that both Common Green Darners and Variegated Meadowhawks are breeding at the southern end of their range in the US right now. This...
Hi Dennis: No idea what's up with the Meadowhawks. At Wild Horse Pass, which I visit pretty regularly, a number of individuals were present throughout fall and...
http://southwestdragonflies.net/damsels/DuskyDancers_AZ_PD.html Hi all, Pierre Deviche sent me several Dusky Dancer images, which I've posted on the SW website...
Hi all, I spent the last 2 hours at our friend's, the Conley's, pond, where so many Cardinal Meadowhawks are emerging. What a fantastic experience. We got...
Hi all, Just checked Peter Siminski's images of Bleached Skimmers from Dos Palmas on 4-6-08 against the SoWest chart. That is even way earlier than the 5/3/07...
Hi all, Sorry about all the posts - but I'll be gone for a week so it won't keep up! Anyway, Dennis Paulson is no longer updating the western distribution maps...
Hi all, Peter Siminski's double-striped bluets are another much earlier than ever before seen date. His pictures are from far away and very poor (I know we...
Hi Kathy, I think you already posted some flight season dates for the Bleached Skimmer for Nevada. One was from Jim Johnson for Humboldt County, Nevada on...
Hi all, Went out leping today and figured I may as well look for odes as well as leps. Things are still pretty slow but did see the following: Queen Creek ...
John McHugh and Tom Williams (SoWestOdes Group) were down from Glenwood, Colorado (May 9th through May 16th) on a visit to Roswell, New Mexico to photograph...
Hi all, I have posted a photo in my album of the purple form of the Blue-ringed Dancer that Robert Larsen referred to in his post on May 28. The photo was...
Greetings, Wanted to remind folks of the dragonfly walk tomorrow (Saturday) at Boyce Thompson Arboretum. 9:30AM A walk around BTA on Weds....
Hi All: Some weekend observations from here in Arizona: 06/07/08 San Pedro River – Dudleyville, AZ 11 AM – 3 PM; sunny, light breeze, 100 F Flame Skimmer:...
06/09/08, 4-6:15 PM: Wild Horse Pass stream, Maricopa Co., AZ Sunny, calm, 100 F. Roseate Skimmer: 1 M Red Saddlebags: 2+ Black Saddlebags: 1+ M Widow Skimmer:...
Greetings all, Had our dragonfly walk last Saturday. I was actually rather pleased. I was quite concerned after my Weds. recon mission...
Afternoon thunderstorms on Monday formed numerous ephemeral pools on the alkali flats located on the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge and in the Salt Creek...
With such an ephemeral nature to these ponds, the eggs that are being oviposited, will they survive to the next water? Will larva be able to go through...
Very interesting! Do you think the eggs will just lie there, waiting for 'winter rains' to hatch, or what? Kathy Ps. Email is rejected when I try to reply to...
Chris, The survival of the larvae depends entirely on the length of life of the pools. Some species, including both Pantala species, can go through their...
Hi Chris, Mr. McHugh, Tom Williams, and I visited those ephemeral ponds on the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge today and most all of them were dry. The...
Hi Robert and all, Thanks for the update. I know this sounds crazy, but I really think the reason the Odonata are so successful is because they try putting...
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