Rod Miller just called to report finding a Wandering Glider flying near Casa Grande. The area is farmland with ditches. The early and late dates I have for...
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Kathy &/or Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Jan 28, 2011 3:17 am
I thought this info on Green Darners, contained in emails to the Odonata_L list serve might be of interest to some of you: Cheers!! Kathy ... Anax junius is...
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Kathy &/or Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Jan 28, 2011 3:21 am
Hello All; The prevailing winds during the flight season (May to Sept. in Acadia) would certainly assist A. junius in reaching Europe from the northeast ...
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Kathy &/or Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Feb 2, 2011 3:29 am
*August 26-29, 2011 2011 CalOdes/DSA California Dragonfly Blitz * Needles - Colorado River area: southeastern California/southwestern Nevada San Bernardino...
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Dennis Paulson
dennisrpaulson
Feb 18, 2011 7:35 pm
Hello, everyone out there. We all know about water mites on dragonflies (including damselflies). Those are the little red or brown spheres that are attached...
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pierredeviche
Feb 18, 2011 11:45 pm
Hi Dennis: I checked some of my pictures and found mites only on two anisoptera species: Red Saddlebags and Marl Pennant. Pictures posted in Anisoptera-mites...
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Kathy &/or Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Feb 19, 2011 12:03 am
Hi all, I decided to look at all my on-line scans of California Anisoptera: Surely didn't find many with mites. Of 140 Skimmer scans, only these 3 showed...
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Jim Johnson
jim.odonater
Feb 22, 2011 12:42 am
I looked through my photos of non-libellulids and the only one that seems to include a water mite is a Cordulia shurtleffii (American Emerald). I'm not ...
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Kathy &/or Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Mar 10, 2011 7:07 pm
http://www.adventurepublications.net/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=jmnmpndqi This should be a great addition for those of you in the Rocky Mountain region - or...
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Kathy &/or Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Mar 10, 2011 8:13 pm
Pardon this cross posting! I received ~10 of my Common Dragonflies of California, revised guides (2009), back from a distributor. They are shop-worn, but...
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pierredeviche
Mar 16, 2011 12:17 am
March 15, 2011, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Wild Horse Pass stream, Gila River Indian Res., Maricopa, AZ Sunny, calm, 85 F 7 species seen: - Variegated Meadowhawk,...
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SoWestOdes@yahoogroup...
Mar 16, 2011 5:08 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the SoWestOdes group. File : /SW flight...
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SoWestOdes@yahoogroup...
Mar 16, 2011 5:13 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the SoWestOdes group. File :...
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Robert Larsen
Roblrsn
Mar 24, 2011 7:08 pm
The Photographic Arts Society of Roswell made a trip down to Rattlesnake Springs in Eddy County last Saturday the 19th, and found some new early flight...
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Kathy &/or Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Mar 24, 2011 7:18 pm
I'm so envious! Serious storm here - Odes greatly delayed! That Kiowa Dancer ties the earliest date I have recorded in the greater Southwest: 3/19/2004 in...
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marcelinevandewater
marcelinevan...
Mar 24, 2011 7:20 pm
Spring starts early in the Upper Sonoran Desert. By March many wildflowers are in bloom and on warm days the spring butterflies – Orangetips, Marbles, Spring...
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Robert Larsen
Roblrsn
Mar 28, 2011 1:39 pm
On a visit to Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge last Tuesday, March 22nd only four species were out: Common Green Darner (Anax junius) Blue-eyed Darner...
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Kathy &/or Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Mar 29, 2011 5:07 pm
Wow! A new species, right under our noses! Kathy ... Subject: Re: [Odonata-l] New species Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:24:34 -0500 From: John Abbott...
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IORI
wmauffray
Apr 1, 2011 12:15 pm
Group: I am doing spring cleaning here at FSCA/IORI. I have the following year sets of Odonatologica's [new copies] at drastically reduce price: (60-70% off) ...
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Robert Larsen
Roblrsn
Apr 2, 2011 2:10 pm
I had a chance to look over the 2010 collection and notes from the Valles Caldera National Preserve brought down by Dr. Price. There are several new...
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Kathy &/or Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Apr 3, 2011 4:34 am
If you like bats too, you might enjoy watching a TV program I just viewed....it has a few scenes of bats eating dragonflies. It's called "The Bat Women of...
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pierredeviche
Apr 3, 2011 9:40 pm
April 3, 2011 Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ: a. 9 – 10 AM: Papago Park b. 10:30 AM – noon: Rio Salado Restoration Area Sunny, ~75 F, light breeze 11 species...
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Kathy &/or Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Apr 4, 2011 12:38 am
Hi Pierre and all, It looks like you've found Dusky Dancer earlier than ever before! Dusky Dancer - new early date for AZ (& all SW) of 4/3/20011 old early...
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Kathy &/or Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Apr 4, 2011 12:43 am
Thanks Robert, I've recorded these on my SW Flight Season Excell Chart. Are these also being posted on Odonata Central? While out and about today, I had 2...
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pierredeviche
Apr 8, 2011 1:26 am
April 7, 2011, 2:30 PM – 4 PM: Wild Horse Pass stream, Gila River Indian Res., Maricopa Co., AZ Sunny, windy, ~80 F 11 species seen: - Blue Dasher,...
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Kathy &/or Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Apr 28, 2011 6:41 pm
Hello all, I just got an amazing phone call from Rod Miller who was out on his job, where he has to walk the power lines and look for dangerous situations. He...
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Kathy &/or Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Apr 28, 2011 7:22 pm
Thanks for info that it was Maricopa county Pierre! Yes, Rod was astonished too - that's why he called me while on his lunch break. He said it had been below...
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Kathy &/or Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Apr 29, 2011 1:26 am
Arizona note - Rod Miller was able to document the very early Widow Skimmer and Marl Pennant using his cell phone. Photos are in the photo section of...
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Kathy &/or Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Apr 29, 2011 6:13 pm
Please update your excel chart of SW Flight data (as in the files section of SoWestOdes) to reflect this new data as sent to me by Rod Miller. Photo vouchers...
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Kathy &/or Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Apr 29, 2011 6:33 pm
It is helpful if we all try to be somewhat consistent in our report forms. I find reports in this format easiest to add to my flight data sites: date...
