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...
Please pardon duplicate posts. If you mail from USA, there is currently a stamp with a dragonfly on it. It's the $0.62 stamp. It's not real pretty, but shows...
Yes, even my vertical glass windows have been tapped a time or two! In my dfly talks, I often show the empty area behind the head and say "They were here...
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06/14/08, 1:30–4 PM: Cave Creek, Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area Cave Creek, Maricopa Co., AZ Sunny, clear, light breeze, 105 F Flame Skimmer: ~5 M ...
I want to thank Pierre and a small group of others, for consistently reporting his findings to SoWestOdes. While there are over 60 members to this group, I...
I spent the day out on the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge tagging along with Jeff Lubchansky while he was photographing dragonflies. The highlight of...
Good morning, Wanted to let folks know we will be having dragonfly walks both Saturday and Sunday this weekend, start time 9:30AM. I will be leading...
My bad, it was Spot-winged Glider, not Wandering. chris "Who knew simply being content was the dream come true!" - John Reuben Chris Kline Education...
Looking to hook up with someone for days outting. Am currently set up for the 26 to go to Ripairian in Gilbert. Would anyone care to join me and also hook up...
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