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2 Feb back issues of Odonatologica 50-60% off sale [IORI ] 2 Feb back issues of Odonatologica 50-60% off sale ["IORI" ] 2 Feb back issues of Odonatologica 50-60% off sale ["IORI" ] 2 Feb back issues of Odonatologica 50-60% off sale ["IORI" ] 2 Feb back issues of Odonatologica 50-60% off sale ["IORI" ] 2 Feb back issues of Odonatologica 50-60% off sale ["IORI" ] 2 Feb Re: Variegated Meadowhawk 02/02/2012 Van Duzen River 13:00 Sunny da... [] 02 Feb Variegated Meadowhawk 02/02/2012 Van Duzen River 13:00 Sunny day warm weather. ["Buldog44" ] 30 Jan Dos Palmas [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 5 Jan Oding in the Ozarks [George Sims ] 13 Jan Nagasawa Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County - 1/13/12 ["shwand" ] 10 Jan Re: Variegated Meadowhawks, Hoopa, Humbodlt Co. [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 9 Jan RE: Re: [CalOdes] Variegated Meadowhawks, Hoopa, Humbodlt Co. ["Jim Johnson" ] 9 Jan Re: Variegated Meadowhawks, Hoopa, Humbodlt Co. [Dennis Paulson ] 10 Jan Variegated Meadowhawks, Hoopa, Humbodlt Co. ["sandrawildlife" ] 9 Jan Need help photographing specimens - Calbug [Joan Ball ] 09 Jan Eureka Dragonfly Program [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 05 Jan Oding in the Ozarks ["GeorgeSims" ] 05 Jan Contra Costa Co ["mathesont" ] 01 Jan whoops, one more [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 01 Jan late reports let me know if you've seen one later [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 01 Jan Re: San Diego County [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 01 Jan San Diego County ["Gary Suttle" ] 24 Dec Re: Re1: [] 24 Dec Re: Re1: [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 24 Dec Re1: [Matt Heindel ] 22 Dec Nagasawa Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County - 12/22/11 ["shwand" ] 17 Dec Variegated Medowhawk sightings 12/17/2011 Van duzen River, Ca. ["Buldog44" ] 13 Dec Re: An unidentified Dragonfly from Antelope Island (Great Salt Lake Utah) [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 13 Dec An unidentified Dragonfly from Antelope Island (Great Salt Lake Utah) ["Buldog44" ] 12 Dec Re: California Spreadwings [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 12 Dec California Spreadwings ["Buldog44" ] 9 Dec Nagasawa Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County - 12/9/11 ["shwand" ] 09 Dec Contra Costa Co ["mathesont" ] 06 Dec Re: You've got a private message & need cash quick [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 05 Dec ID assistance? ["Leslie Flint" ] 03 Dec late dates [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 3 Dec Nagasawa Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County - 12/2/11 ["shwand" ] 02 Dec Sonoma County [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 01 Dec Sonoma Co. [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 28 Nov How Black Saddlebags Lay Their Eggs | Citizen Scientists League [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 24 Nov Re: Pine Flat Rd [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 23 Nov Thanks for all! [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 22 Nov Napa County [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 21 Nov Fwd: [Odonata-l] Pictures of Ischnura denticollis and Protoneura cara [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 20 Nov Big Lagoon Log Pond (private) Humboldt County ["sandrawildlife" ] 17 Nov Odes at Ellis Creek, Petaluma [Len Blumin ] 17 Nov Davis: Variegated Meadowhawk [Ed Whisler ] 13 Nov Humboldt- Korbel Ponds ["sandrawildlife" ] 7 Nov Yolo County 11.06.11, 11.07.11 [stephan telm ] 2 Nov Nagasawa Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County - 11/1/11 ["shwand" ] 1 Nov Davis: Common Green Darner (Nov 1) [Ed Whisler ] 01 Nov late dates [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 31 Oct Re: NV state record [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 31 Oct NV state record [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 31 Oct Yosemite Odes ["Ken" ] 30 Oct Paddle-tailed vs. Shadow Darner, Part 2 ["Jim Johnson" ] 28 Oct Paddle-tailed vs. Shadow Darner, Part 1 ["Jim Johnson" ] 28 Oct Insecta-Paloza [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 25 Oct Sonoma County [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 24 Oct Santa Barbara fall ["mactire69" ] 24 Oct Re: Great Spreadwings [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 24 Oct Great Spreadwings [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 23 Oct Ellis Creek, Petaluma - 10/23/11 ["shwand" ] 22 Oct Shadow Darners are still out and about in Humboldt County ["sandrawildlife" ] 18 Oct It's Complicated: Dragonfly Love Comes Calling [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 18 Oct It's Complicated: Dragonfly Love Comes Calling [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 17 Oct Re: Algodones Dunes Imperial County [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 18 Oct Black Saddlebags ["Doug" ] 16 Oct Siskiyou County [Kathy & Dave Biggs ] 16 Oct Hoopa, Aldergrove marsh, Wiregrass Ridge ["sandrawildlife" ] 16 Oct Imperial Valley [Bob Miller ] 15 Oct San Diego County question [Dennis Paulson ] 14 Oct Nagasawa Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County - 10/14/11 ["shwand" ] 11 Oct FW: Algodones Dunes Imperial County [Ken Wilson ] 11 Oct Re: Algodones Dunes Imperial County [Dennis Paulson ] Subject: back issues of Odonatologica 50-60% off sale From: IORI <iodonata AT bellsouth.net> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 22:07:38 -0500 The annual clearance sale of back issues of Odonatologica is on: 60% off for full year sets prior to 2007 50% off for individuals or partial year sets See www.iodonata.net and follow link to "books and supplies" Remember all proceeds go to the IORI to assist in curating the FSCA Odonata collection. Bill Mauffray International Odonata Research Institute PO Box 147100 Gainesville FL 32614-7100 352-219-3141 cell iodonata AT gmail.com http://www.iodonata.net _______________________________________________ Odonata-l mailing list Odonata-l AT listhost.ups.edu https://mailweb.pugetsound.edu/mailman/listinfo/odonata-l Subject: back issues of Odonatologica 50-60% off sale From: "IORI" <iodonata AT bellsouth.net> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 22:07:38 -0500 The annual clearance sale of back issues of Odonatologica is on: 60% off for full year sets prior to 2007 50% off for individuals or partial year sets See www.iodonata.net and follow link to "books and supplies" Remember all proceeds go to the IORI to assist in curating the FSCA Odonata collection. Bill Mauffray International Odonata Research Institute PO Box 147100 Gainesville FL 32614-7100 352-219-3141 cell iodonata AT gmail.com http://www.iodonata.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: back issues of Odonatologica 50-60% off sale From: "IORI" <iodonata AT bellsouth.net> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 22:07:38 -0500 The annual clearance sale of back issues of Odonatologica is on: 60% off for full year sets prior to 2007 50% off for individuals or partial year sets See www.iodonata.net and follow link to "books and supplies" Remember all proceeds go to the IORI to assist in curating the FSCA Odonata collection. Bill Mauffray International Odonata Research Institute PO Box 147100 Gainesville FL 32614-7100 352-219-3141 cell iodonata AT gmail.com http://www.iodonata.net Subject: back issues of Odonatologica 50-60% off sale From: "IORI" <iodonata AT bellsouth.net> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 22:07:38 -0500 The annual clearance sale of back issues of Odonatologica is on: 60% off for full year sets prior to 2007 50% off for individuals or partial year sets See www.iodonata.net and follow link to "books and supplies" Remember all proceeds go to the IORI to assist in curating the FSCA Odonata collection. Bill Mauffray International Odonata Research Institute PO Box 147100 Gainesville FL 32614-7100 352-219-3141 cell iodonata AT gmail.com http://www.iodonata.net Subject: back issues of Odonatologica 50-60% off sale From: "IORI" <iodonata AT bellsouth.net> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 22:07:38 -0500 The annual clearance sale of back issues of Odonatologica is on: 60% off for full year sets prior to 2007 50% off for individuals or partial year sets See www.iodonata.net and follow link to "books and supplies" Remember all proceeds go to the IORI to assist in curating the FSCA Odonata collection. Bill Mauffray International Odonata Research Institute PO Box 147100 Gainesville FL 32614-7100 352-219-3141 cell iodonata AT gmail.com http://www.iodonata.net Subject: back issues of Odonatologica 50-60% off sale From: "IORI" <iodonata AT bellsouth.net> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 22:07:38 -0500 The annual clearance sale of back issues of Odonatologica is on: 60% off for full year sets prior to 2007 50% off for individuals or partial year sets See www.iodonata.net and follow link to "books and supplies" Remember all proceeds go to the IORI to assist in curating the FSCA Odonata collection. Bill Mauffray International Odonata Research Institute PO Box 147100 Gainesville FL 32614-7100 352-219-3141 cell iodonata AT gmail.com http://www.iodonata.net Subject: Re: Variegated Meadowhawk 02/02/2012 Van Duzen River 13:00 Sunny da... From: ylightfoot AT aol.com Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 17:44:30 -0500 (EST) Hi Tony: Short of an observation of a marked individual being resighted, your observation offers tantalizing evidence that Variegated Meadowhawks may over-winter in northern California. Such behavior has been suspected to occur, because of observations of the species in the region in all months of the year. Whether fall-emergers are capable of not only surviving the winter, but also breeding in spring, is another interesting question. Cheers, Tim In a message dated 2/2/2012 2:36:18 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, buldog44 AT yahoo.com writes: Today on my walk I spotted at least two Odes, one in the same place as my last sighting in December. This one exhibited the same colors, same flight habit, and same perching behavior as the last specimen I saw in the same location. (Within ten feet) Which begs the question, "Is this the same individual as before?" I would guess so, but his gives it a pretty long life. Much of which may have been spent in a depressed metabolic rate due to cold weather. It was certainly active and apparently healthy. Too active to get close enough for a good photo before my neighbor's dog came over to investigate! Tony Westkamper ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links Subject: Variegated Meadowhawk 02/02/2012 Van Duzen River 13:00 Sunny day warm weather. From: "Buldog44" <buldog44 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:36:13 -0000 Today on my walk I spotted at least two Odes, one in the same place as my last sighting in December. This one exhibited the same colors, same flight habit, and same perching behavior as the last specimen I saw in the same location. (Within ten feet) Which begs the question, "Is this the same individual as before?" I would guess so, but his gives it a pretty long life. Much of which may have been spent in a depressed metabolic rate due to cold weather. It was certainly active and apparently healthy. Too active to get close enough for a good photo before my neighbor's dog came over to investigate! Tony Westkamper ------------------------------------ Subject: Dos Palmas From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:14:35 -0800 Does anyone have GPS data for any of the sites at Dos Palmas? If so, Joe Grossman, the Biotechthere, is interested.... Let me (us all?) know. Thanks, Kathy -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ Subject: Oding in the Ozarks From: George Sims <georgesims AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 09:14:18 -0600 I do enjoy receiving the CalOdes messages, and thought the attached odonate-related story from my blog, "The Bugs of Booger County", MIGHT be of some small interest to my California colleagues. http://bugsofboogercounty.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/walk-along-with-me/ George Sims Mansfield, Missouri Subject: Nagasawa Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County - 1/13/12 From: "shwand" <shwand AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:55:09 -0800 At Nagasawa Park in Santa Rosa at lunchtime today (1/13/12) there were two Variegated Meadowhawks. Alan Wight Petaluma, CA ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Variegated Meadowhawks, Hoopa, Humbodlt Co. From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:55:49 -0800 Dennis and all, I hope to get out today and look for them here in Sonoma County.....would you want a specimen if I can find and then net one, for DNA work? Cheers!! Kathy On 1/9/2012 6:54 PM, Dennis Paulson wrote: > > > Well, it seems as if this species is wintering successfully (so far) > all the way up into southern Oregon. Quite unprecedented and very > interesting, just another complication in the already complicated life > history of this species. I feel guilty for not getting out on the > warmest days we've had up here. Jim Johnson, are you looking for these > around Vancouver? > > Dennis > > > On Jan 9, 2012, at 5:19 PM, sandrawildlife wrote: > >> Hi everyone- >> >> To my surprise, I've already seen my first odes of 2012! The weather >> has been beautiful and the Variegated Meadowhawks have come out of >> hiding. No nighttime frost that week, but it returned over the weekend. >> >> Tuesday, January 3, 2012 >> Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation- Norton Creek Watershed >> >> Single male variegated meadowhawk (possibly 2) >> Dashing in and out of sunny roadside berry brambles when disturbed >> from driving through. Happened going both directions 1/2 hour apart. >> Thought I saw two, but only sure about one. >> >> Thursday, January 5, 2012 >> Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation- Rock Creek Watershed >> >> Single male variegated meadowhawk >> Flying along sunny section of road just above year round rock creek >> tributary during my lunch-hour hike >> >> Hope you all had a good holiday! >> >> Sandra. >> > > ----- > Dennis Paulson > 1724 NE 98 St. > Seattle,! WA 98115 > 206-528-1382 > dennispaulson AT comcast.net > > > > > > -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ Subject: RE: Re: [CalOdes] Variegated Meadowhawks, Hoopa, Humbodlt Co. From: "Jim Johnson" <jt_johnson AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 20:04:33 -0800 I haven't been able to get out during daylight hours around here lately, or if I can, a chilly fog has usually settled in. You should have retired down here in Washington's banana belt. Jim From: nw_odonata AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:nw_odonata AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Paulson Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 6:55 PM To: CalOdes AT yahoogroups.com Odes Cc: nw_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [nw_odonata] Re: [CalOdes] Variegated Meadowhawks, Hoopa, Humbodlt Co. Well, it seems as if this species is wintering successfully (so far) all the way up into southern Oregon. Quite unprecedented and very interesting, just another complication in the already complicated life history of this species. I feel guilty for not getting out on the warmest days we've had up here. Jim Johnson, are you looking for these around Vancouver? Dennis On Jan 9, 2012, at 5:19 PM, sandrawildlife wrote: Hi everyone- To my surprise, I've already seen my first odes of 2012! The weather has been beautiful and the Variegated Meadowhawks have come out of hiding. No nighttime frost that week, but it returned over the weekend. Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation- Norton Creek Watershed Single male variegated meadowhawk (possibly 2) Dashing in and out of sunny roadside berry brambles when disturbed from driving through. Happened going both directions 1/2 hour apart. Thought I saw two, but only sure about one. Thursday, January 5, 2012 Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation- Rock Creek Watershed Single male variegated meadowhawk Flying along sunny section of road just above year round rock creek tributary during my lunch-hour hike Hope you all had a good holiday! Sandra. ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: Re: Variegated Meadowhawks, Hoopa, Humbodlt Co. From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 18:54:48 -0800 Well, it seems as if this species is wintering successfully (so far) all the way up into southern Oregon. Quite unprecedented and very interesting, just another complication in the already complicated life history of this species. I feel guilty for not getting out on the warmest days we've had up here. Jim Johnson, are you looking for these around Vancouver? Dennis On Jan 9, 2012, at 5:19 PM, sandrawildlife wrote: > Hi everyone- > > To my surprise, I've already seen my first odes of 2012! The weather has been beautiful and the Variegated Meadowhawks have come out of hiding. No nighttime frost that week, but it returned over the weekend. > > Tuesday, January 3, 2012 > Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation- Norton Creek Watershed > > Single male variegated meadowhawk (possibly 2) > Dashing in and out of sunny roadside berry brambles when disturbed from driving through. Happened going both directions 1/2 hour apart. Thought I saw two, but only sure about one. > > Thursday, January 5, 2012 > Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation- Rock Creek Watershed > > Single male variegated meadowhawk > Flying along sunny section of road just above year round rock creek tributary during my lunch-hour hike > > Hope you all had a good holiday! > > Sandra. > > ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: Variegated Meadowhawks, Hoopa, Humbodlt Co. From: "sandrawildlife" <pnwb AT suddenlink.net> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:19:53 -0000 Hi everyone- To my surprise, I've already seen my first odes of 2012! The weather has been beautiful and the Variegated Meadowhawks have come out of hiding. No nighttime frost that week, but it returned over the weekend. Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation- Norton Creek Watershed Single male variegated meadowhawk (possibly 2) Dashing in and out of sunny roadside berry brambles when disturbed from driving through. Happened going both directions 1/2 hour apart. Thought I saw two, but only sure about one. Thursday, January 5, 2012 Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation- Rock Creek Watershed Single male variegated meadowhawk Flying along sunny section of road just above year round rock creek tributary during my lunch-hour hike Hope you all had a good holiday! Sandra ------------------------------------ Subject: Need help photographing specimens - Calbug From: Joan Ball <jeball82 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 11:09:24 -0800 (PST) Dear CalOdes, The eight major Entomology museums in California are working to create an online database of specimen data, through a project called Calbug (http://calbug.berkeley.edu/Overview.html). The data will be available online and used by researchers to look at the effects of climate and land use change on insect distribution and phenology. One of the priority groups are the odonates, so by the end of this year we hope to have all of the odonate specimens from California complete.  To do this, we are first photographing specimens in the collections, and will use them in a citizen science project where volunteers will enter information online.  We are really excited that Zooniverse, an international citizen science organization, is working now to make an interactive database for this project, which should be complete by the end of March.  See https://www.zooniverse.org/ for their current projects. I’m writing to see if any of you are interested in helping us take photographs of Odonata specimens.  We still have quite a few odonates that still need to be photographed at the California Academy of Sciences, and UC Davis’ Bohart Museum of Entomology. We also have specimens at the Entomology Research Museum in Riverside, San Diego Natural History Museum, LA County Museum, and Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, and can arrange to get equipment there. You can use your own camera as well.  Our goal is to database 1.2 million specimens, and we really need your help to get there! If you are interested in other insect groups we are also targeting several families of Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, and Coleoptera.  Please contact me if you can help with this project, or would like any further information. Thank you, Joanie -- Joan E. Ball | PhD Candidate Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management University of California, Berkeley 415.235.1739 | jball AT berkeley.edu Subject: Eureka Dragonfly Program From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:08:07 -0800 If you live in the Eureka area or know someone who does and who is interested in Dragonflies, I'm pleased to let you know that I'll be presenting a program there this Friday the 13th. Information here: http://www.rras.org/docs/sandpiper/DEC-JAN2012Sandpiper.pdf BTW: If you or someone you know will be giving a program or workshop on dragonflies, please let me know so I can post in on my programs link (which I will update later today): http://southwestdragonflies.net/caphotos/programs2012.html Cheers!! Kathy Biggs -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ Subject: Oding in the Ozarks From: "GeorgeSims" <georgesims AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:21:01 -0000 I do enjoy being included in the CalOdes group, and learning what my "California colleagues" are up to. I've attached a link to an odonate-related story from my blog, "The Bugs of Booger County" (www.bugsofboogercounty.wordpress.com) that you MIGHT enjoy. http://bugsofboogercounty.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/walk-along-with-me/ George Sims Mansfield, Missouri ------------------------------------ Subject: Contra Costa Co From: "mathesont" <mathesont AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:37:23 -0000 Had two Variegated Meadowhawks flying around my yard today. Rob Thomas Martinez ------------------------------------ Subject: whoops, one more From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:39:48 -0800 *September 27, 2011* *_Mono_**_County_**__* *Ron & Barbara Oriti; Kathy & Dave Biggs* DeChambeau Ponds, north of Mono Lake; 11-1:30, mild weather **Familiar Bluet Any see one later than this? * -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ Subject: late reports let me know if you've seen one later From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:27:33 -0800 American Rubyspot 10/23 California Spreadwing 10/17 Great Spreadwing 10/23 Spotted Spreadwing 10/17 Paiute Dancer 9/22 Blue-ringed Dancer 10/15 Vivid Dancer 10/25 Tule Bluet 12/10 Black-fronted Forktail 9/27 San Francisco Forktail not reported at all this year?? Rambur's Forktail 9/24 Desert Firetail 9/23 Walker's Darner 8/31 Common Green Darner 12/9 Pale-faced Clubskimmer 9/4 Roseate Skimmer 10/15 BUT if seen in Jan would be late date Red Rock Skimmer 9/14 Wandering Glider 9/26 Spot-winged Glider 9/26 Cardinal Meadowhawk 10/25 Please let me know if you saw any of these species at a later date, and esp. a big(gs) thank you to Gary Suttle for going out on the 31st to check for our all year fliers....and then getting a new late date to boot!! Kathy -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ Subject: Re: San Diego County From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:17:39 -0800 Happy New Year!! It seems that in both CA and AZ we have new late flight dates for Arroyo Bluet, which, in both states hasn't been seen in Jan and in CA it hasn't been seen in Feb, so I think if anyone sees them now it will be a late date rather than an early date. There are a few other species where January is the LATE not the EARLY date. So far the species have been reported in early January, but not Feb. or in some cases in March are (early and late date): *Blue-eyed Darner *CA 3/12/2005 1/15/2010 AZ 2/23/AZ 12/31/2011 *Roseate Skimmer* CA 4/7/2006 1/27/2002 AZ all year I'll be sending out a new list of last reports for CA some time soon. Wishing EVERYONE a wonderful, peaceful (except for dragonflies buzzing around!) New Year!! Kathy On 12/31/2011 6:07 PM, Gary Suttle wrote: > > Ramona, Dos Picos County Park pond, 11:30-12:45, sunny, 76 degrees. > > > Arroyo Bluet 1M in hand > > Pacific Forktail 2M 1F > > Blue-eyed Darner 2 > > Variegated Meadowhawk 1 > > > Happy New year all...wherever you delve, have an ode-filled 2012! > > Gary Suttle > Poway, CA > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ Subject: San Diego County From: "Gary Suttle" <odonatophilia AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:07:48 -0000 Ramona, Dos Picos County Park pond, 11:30-12:45, sunny, 76 degrees. Arroyo Bluet 1M in hand Pacific Forktail 2M 1F Blue-eyed Darner 2 Variegated Meadowhawk 1 Happy New year all...wherever you delve, have an ode-filled 2012! Gary Suttle Poway, CA ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Re1: From: scotpeden AT cruzio.com Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:27:41 -0800 Some seasons greeting this is for Matt, or anyone else that goes to this web site. Gene Laratonda who uses this address: laratonda.net Is known as the holy hacker. I didn't add the www so it wouldn't hot link. Scott > Hello, do you recognize me? aratonda.net/55folderwww/yttq1ytq1.php?wjcyprofile=67 > ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Re1: From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:44:53 -0800 I don't recommend opening this file.... Matt, please respond and let us know if this is truly from you.... Merry Xmas Eve all!! On 12/24/2011 11:23 AM, Matt Heindel wrote: > Hello, do you recognize me? > http://www.laratonda.net/55folderwww/yttq1ytq1.php?wjcyprofile=67 > > > > Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:23:36 > __________________ > "By this instinctive act he saved his own life, for if he had thrown > the little chap first and then himself, he would have been crushed > under the wheels.As it was, the front wheel struck the heel of the > newsboys boot and he and Jimmy fell, face downward on the sharp, > fresh-gravel ballast so hard that they were both bleeding and the > baggage man thought sure the wheel had gone over them." (c) BLAINE > vwy38a4 > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re1: From: Matt Heindel <MTHEINDEL AT aol.com> Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:23:36 -0500 (EST) Hello, do you recognize me? http://www.laratonda.net/55folderwww/yttq1ytq1.php?wjcyprofile=67 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:23:36 __________________ "By this instinctive act he saved his own life, for if he had thrown the little chap first and then himself, he would have been crushed under the wheels.As it was, the front wheel struck the heel of the newsboys boot and he and Jimmy fell, face downward on the sharp, fresh-gravel ballast so hard that they were both bleeding and the baggage man thought sure the wheel had gone over them." (c) BLAINE vwy38a4 ------------------------------------ Subject: Nagasawa Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County - 12/22/11 From: "shwand" <shwand AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:31:34 -0800 I went to Nagasawa Park in Santa Rosa at lunch today (12/22/11) and saw a single Variegated Meadowhawk. Alan Wight Petaluma, CA ------------------------------------ Subject: Variegated Medowhawk sightings 12/17/2011 Van duzen River, Ca. From: "Buldog44" <buldog44 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:16:50 -0000 I was surprised to see three dragonflies on my morning walk today. Two seemed to be putting on aerobatic displays just for me among the forest of dried fennel stalks on the river bar occasionally resting on the ground. the other one was patrolling a forest clearing half a mile away and a hundred feet higher in elevation. I have posted photos of two of them in my folder "Tony Westkamper." The time was 12:15 and 12:40 respectively. Tony ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: An unidentified Dragonfly from Antelope Island (Great Salt Lake Utah) From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:18:42 -0800 Hi Tony and all, That's a female Band-winged (archaic name - Western) Meadowhawk. The species also occurs in CA. If you spend a lot of time in the SW, I also moderate a SW dragonfly group: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestOdes/ Thanks to Doug Aguillard for setting both these sites up for us! I also have a SW website, although I don't have a photo key on that site. I AM in the process of updating the SW Guide. It will not be a paper book, but an E-book, hopefully available around the 1st of the year. Cheers!! Kathy On 12/13/2011 3:03 PM, Buldog44 wrote: > I am posting a picture taken a few years ago on Antelope Island (In the middle of the Great Salt Lake, Utah). While I know it is not a strictly "California Species" I hope someone may be familiar with this one. > > Tony > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Subject: An unidentified Dragonfly from Antelope Island (Great Salt Lake Utah) From: "Buldog44" <buldog44 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:03:07 -0000 I am posting a picture taken a few years ago on Antelope Island (In the middle of the Great Salt Lake, Utah). While I know it is not a strictly "California Species" I hope someone may be familiar with this one. Tony ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: California Spreadwings From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:08:27 -0800 Welcome - you are member #200! Very glad to have you joining our group. Do you know Sandra Hunt-von Arb? She is also in Humboldt County (assume that is your county) and very active with dragonflies. Also, I'll be giving a program on dragonflies for the Redwood Region Audubon group in January and would love to meet you. You can post photos by going onto the CalOdes site and then clicking on the link in the left sidebar for photos. Make a new folder with your name on it and post your photos there. You can then send link(s) to the group and everyone can help you ID your photos, besides enjoying seeing them. Please post the date and place with each photo. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CalOdes/photos/album/0/list So glad you enjoy insects and particually dragonflies too!! Kathy Biggs Moderator On 12/11/2011 11:46 PM, Buldog44 wrote: > I just discovered this group. I have been photographing insects since I was in my 20s (am much beyond that now) I have briefly seen spreadwings in my yard over the last few years, but never well enough to get a good shot of them. Recently I was walking along the nearby Van Duzen River near an old submerged stump with willow growing out of it. There were several paired Spreadwings as well as American rubyspots. I would be delighted to post pictures if I knew how. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Subject: California Spreadwings From: "Buldog44" <buldog44 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:46:00 -0000 I just discovered this group. I have been photographing insects since I was in my 20s (am much beyond that now) I have briefly seen spreadwings in my yard over the last few years, but never well enough to get a good shot of them. Recently I was walking along the nearby Van Duzen River near an old submerged stump with willow growing out of it. There were several paired Spreadwings as well as American rubyspots. I would be delighted to post pictures if I knew how. ------------------------------------ Subject: Nagasawa Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County - 12/9/11 From: "shwand" <shwand AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 21:56:15 -0800 I went to Nagasawa Park in Santa Rosa at lunch on Friday (12/9/11) and saw three species of odonates: Pacific Forktail - 1 immature female Blue-eyed Darner - 1 male (perched) Variegated Meadowhawk - 1 Pretty crazy for December! Alan Wight Petaluma, CA ------------------------------------ Subject: Contra Costa Co From: "mathesont" <mathesont AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:28:22 -0000 Had a Common Green Darner patrolling the yard today while I was out hanging Christmas lights. First time I have seen something other then a Variegated Meadowhawk around here in December. Rob Thomas Martinez ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: You've got a private message & need cash quick From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:53:23 -0800 Apparently someone is hijacking nature lover's email address books and then posting the scam that the person is stuck in London and needs $$ wired immediately. This is just a cautionary email as I don't know how to block such a message and it could happen here. Happy holidays to you all! Kathy Biggs -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ ------------------------------------ Subject: ID assistance? From: "Leslie Flint" <lflint AT earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:02:42 -0000 HI all, I posted 2 photos under Leslie Flint Odes that I believe are Northern Bluet (but I know that may be problematic) and CA Dancer; both have dates later than the latest dates recently posted by Kathy. Feedback appreciated. leslie flint ------------------------------------ Subject: late dates From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:03:56 -0800 Please let us know if you saw a species later than the 2011 date shown below (good news is that we're up to 12 species having been reported at least once in December so we still have a chance to see Odes) Emerald Spreadwing 9/11/2011 California Dancer 9/4 Powdered Dancer 10/15/2011 Aztec Dancer 7/6/2011 Northern Bluet 8/30/2011 Boreal Bluet 9/11/2011 Desert Forktail 10/15/2011 Western Forktail 10/15/2011 Paddle-tailed Darner 9/27/2011 Shadow Darner 12/2/2011 [new late date] Red-tailed Pennant 9/24/2011 Neon Skimmer 8/14/2011 Blue Dasher 9/24/2011 Mexican Amberwing 10/15/2011 Band-winged Meadowhawk 9/28/2011 Striped Meadowhawk 12/1/2011 [new late date] Black Saddlebags 10/15/2011 THANKS!! Kathy -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ ------------------------------------ Subject: Nagasawa Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County - 12/2/11 From: "shwand" <shwand AT comcast.net> Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 00:15:06 -0800 I stopped by Nagasawa Park at lunch on Friday (12/2/11) and saw a single odonate - a Variegated Meadowhawk. Alan Wight Petaluma, CA Subject: Sonoma County From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:58:28 -0800 76F today and only light breezes... Dave and I had 3 darner species at Ellis Creek today (Petaluma): Shadow, Blue-eyed and Green, plus great looks at Sora and Virginia Rails. And a friend saw ovipositing Variegated Meadowhawks and a female Bluet at Ragle Park (Sebastopol) today. The Bluet was probably a Tule or Familiar, but Tule's are more common here... For those of you who are also birders, a tragic loss: http://yubanet.com/california/Tragic-Loss-of-VWS-Staff-Biologist-in-Big-Sur.php#.TtmqyvLugty -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ ------------------------------------ Subject: Sonoma Co. From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:33:32 -0800 Had our first dragonflies at the pond since Nov. 1: Shadow Darner - 1 m, assumed this species, it certainly wasn't a Blue-eyed Striped Meadowhawk - 1 m Yay!! Kathy -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ ------------------------------------ Subject: How Black Saddlebags Lay Their Eggs | Citizen Scientists League From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:53:49 -0800 http://citizenscientistsleague.com/2011/02/how-black-saddlebags-lay-their-eggs/ Thought you might enjoy this link.... Cheers!! Kathy -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Pine Flat Rd From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:20:59 -0800 Thanks Diane for letting me know all this. And wishing you a wonderful holiday too. I'm CCing this to the CalOdes group in hopes that members will take on a 'project' to get up there. We haven't been up to the site at all this summer/fall, just once in the Spring. It's been very busy for us with giving programs around the west. I'm hoping that all this earth movement may prove helpful in the end, but it doesn't sound good for any nymph that might have been there...but that area was so degraded already. IF the little pond at the bottom, and the little pond at the top survived, there is hope. I've learned that it takes the nymph 5 yrs to mature and become a flying dragonfly. I don't think anyone has seen one for 3 yrs now, but in reality, I'm not certain anyone has been checking for them. Even our Macayamas field trip was rained out. Sure wish it wasn't such a long drive for us to get up there (over an hour). CalOders - should we try to form a monitoring group? And, if so, I could try to come up with a doodle or some such thing so we could not overlap in our efforts. For those of you who are new to the group -this site is east of Healdsburg, in the Macayamas Mts. The Black Petaltail has been found there at an old Mercury Mining site and is one of only 2 sites in Sonoma County, and one of the most southern sites for this rare species. The site became very degraded by off-roaders and target practice folks who brought in LOTS of large targets such as TVs, oil cans, etc. This is BLM land and they have been cleaning up the site using Obama's stimulus $$. I was able to work with them to protect the area where the Petaltaisl had been seen ovipositing, and also to gate the entry road and put up barricades to prevent off-roaders from entering the area. Pine Flat is often visited by birders and folks who love wildflowers. It also has a species list of 20 or more, and to get there you go across the Russian River, which host many moving water species of dragonflies....in other words, it's a great place to visit. Please let me know if you'd be willing to help monitor the site by going up there one or more times between late May and early July. Cheers!! Kathy On 11/23/2011 11:15 PM, Diane Hichwa wrote: > Hi Kathy, > Hope this is a nice holiday for you. > > I was up Pine Flat Rd on Monday….(we visited Shirley Modini for a > short time. She is very frail.) We went on up the road and I wondered > if you have been up since the mercury abatement efforts? > The earth moving in the project is huge. They have covered and seeded. > It looks like the one area of native habitat and wetness is there but > everything around it has been recontoured…of course the off roading > recontoured a lot too. > > Sunday I met the BLM Law Enforcement Ranger, Joe Crane, out of the > Ukiah Field Office. (C: 707-367-3625). He was meeting up here about > our coastal islands but we also got onto the topic of the Mayacamas. > He comes through CalPine and into the top reaches of Pine Flat. He was > familiar with the area and the dragonfly. Their office still needs to > establish an agreement with Sonoma County Sheriff. I will press them > on that and will ask if they need letters from organizations > requesting that be accomplished. > > Joe was very helpful . He also indicated they have hired another > Ranger, but it will be a few months before he is in the field. > > Regards, > Diane Hichwa > > Email: dhichwa AT earthlink.net > > Telephone: 707-785-1922 (Sea Ranch) > 707-483-3130 (cell) > More Tail Wagging!!! Less Barking!! > Millie 2007 -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ ------------------------------------ Subject: Thanks for all! From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:30:26 -0800 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CalOdes/photos/album/1594303125/pic/407199435/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc Click above link for our annual Thanksgiving card to you!! Kathy and Dave Biggs -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ ------------------------------------ Subject: Napa County From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:07:10 -0800 On our way north last week (the 15th), we stopped in at Old Faithful Geyser in Calistoga. Saw what might be my last odes of the year: 2 male Striped Meadowhawks. They were right in the pool under the geyser (which went off while we were there). I put my finger in the water....warm to the touch, but not hot! I had stopped there years ago (2003?) and had found Western Pondhawks and Band-winged Meadowhawks (then called Western Meadowhawks) - the Mhawks without much color in the wings. Wishing all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving and I'm thankful for all of your reports. =!= Kathy -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ ------------------------------------ Subject: Fwd: [Odonata-l] Pictures of Ischnura denticollis and Protoneura cara From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:27:15 -0800 FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Odonata-l] Pictures of Ischnura denticollis and Protoneura cara Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:12:12 -0600 From: Alex Córdoba To: Dear colleagues and friends, We need some pictures preferably of mating pairs of I. denticollis and P. cara. Can anyone be so kind to share some pics of these specimens? We need these pictures documents to be used potentially for the cover of a forthcoming Ethology journal issue. Thus, we will explicitly acknowledge the source. Thanks in advance. Alex -- Now available: The Evolution of Primary Sexual Characters in Animals. 2010. Edited by Janet Leonard and Alex Cordoba-Aguilar. Oxford University Press. http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/LifeSciences/EvolutionaryBiology/? view=usa&sf=toc&ci=9780195325553 _______________________________________________ Odonata-l mailing list Odonata-l AT listhost.ups.edu https://mailweb.ups.edu/mailman/listinfo/odonata-l Subject: Big Lagoon Log Pond (private) Humboldt County From: "sandrawildlife" <pnwb AT suddenlink.net> Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:51:50 -0000 We had a beautiful day today after some nasty rain/snow in the last few days. Little to no wind, almost 60F. Headed to the lagoon as we haven't had frost yet at sea level, so I thought it might be the best bet in finding some odes. Several types of darners were on the south end of the dyke (near the outlet) where the alders created a wind break and it was noticeably warmer feeling. Some would go perch up high in the alders and others were perching low in the berry brambles, but they either landed where I couldn't see inside the tree canopy, or would not let me get close enough in the berry brambles to photograph, let alone net. **Blue-eyed Darners-several males, one female (2 very short term wheels with the one female) **Suspected Shadow Darner- few (greenish/yellow thoracic stripes and behavior) **Common Green Darner- 2-3 females (no males) **Red bodied,clear winged meadowhawk- 2 **One very probable Spiketail!!!! Saw it just long enough to say "Is that a spiketail I just saw?" Definite blue eyes and yellow/black abdomen. Don't know anything else it could be--especially with the blue eyes. Haven't seen any in over a month now.... No Ode withdrawal yet....but preparing for it :) Sandra ------------------------------------ Subject: Odes at Ellis Creek, Petaluma From: Len Blumin <Len.blumin AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:45:02 -0800 Went to check the ducks at Ellis Creek on Nov. 15th (no Blue-winged Teals yet) and was pleased to see at least 6 Blue-eyed Darners, both along the shorelines of the ponds and over the nearby grasslands. No other Odonates spotted. -- Cheers, Len Blumin, Mill Valley, California len.blumin AT gmail.com Swaro 80 HD, 30X, DCA, CoolPix 6000 http://www.flickr.com/photos/lenblumin/ Subject: Davis: Variegated Meadowhawk From: Ed Whisler <edwhisler AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:14:31 -0800 (PST) Dragon Folk: 11:00am (17 Nov 2011) this morning (62 degrees F, slight breeze, increasing clouds) I observed a Variegated Meadowhawk foraging about 2 feet off the ground over a residential street in old east Davis (Yolo County).  I think this is the latest I've seen one in my neighborhood. I also heard a Western Tanager, which is a bit late in our area. Cheers Ed Whisler Davis, Ca Subject: Humboldt- Korbel Ponds From: "sandrawildlife" <pnwb AT suddenlink.net> Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:47:23 -0000 Hi everyone- Although ode activity has dropped dramatically, they're not all gone yet. I'm grinning from ear to ear as I got my ode fix in mid November---even here in cold & wet Humboldt (more rain due tomorrow). I went to the Korbel Ponds; It was approx. 60degrees, with a very light intermittent breeze. My visit was cut short due to the mostly sunny sky becoming overcast. I still got to spend approx 1.5hours there (~13:00-14:30). The large year-round pond has a lot more open water as the Lilly Pads are almost all gone and the resident coots seem to be enjoying the "extra space". -unknown very small Spreadwings-2 (I could not catch them, as I did not see either of them until I disturbed them)- but definitively not the larger, more robust, black Spreadwings I usually see here in large numbers. -Variagated Meadowhawks- 2 males -few mosaic darners- Lots of yellow to green on thorax which along with behavior make me suspect they were shadow darners- a new species for me at these ponds, but I've never been here this late. They were rather smart individuals with lots of edges to cruise and managed to stay just outside reach of my net. -Zero blue-eyed darners that are usually common here. The surrounding ephemeral ponds have begun to fill with rain and possibly the rising of the water table (as it seems there is more water than the amount of rain we've received would explain); they currently create an interesting mosaic of upland dry areas, to puddles, to ankle deep open water. There I flushed two Common Snipe- a species which I've never seen there before. -Striped Meadowhawks- several males and one female (a couple in hand) -variagated Meadowhawk- one male (perching on a dark flat rock on the ground...not on the brush) -Common Green Darner- two males On another note- I've been visiting the drafting ponds in Hoopa as often as possible, and haven't seen any of the Shadow Darners there since the week before last....They're at a higher elevation (2000-2500'); we've had some frost down to that level-and snow AT 3000'. Happy Ode-ing! ------------------------------------ Subject: Yolo County 11.06.11, 11.07.11 From: stephan telm <sdttds AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 11:57:25 -0800 (PST) 11.06.11: West Davis Greenbelt 58F, Partly cloudy, slight breeze 1 Variegated Meadowhawk (male) 11.07.11: South Davis Parking Lot (Interland Properties) 54F, Mostly sunny, slight breeze 2 Variegated Meadowhawks (male) Not sure if that is getting to be a late date or not, so I thought I'd report it. Stephan Davis, CA. sdttds AT yahoo.com Subject: Nagasawa Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County - 11/1/11 From: "shwand" <shwand AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 00:36:01 -0700 I stopped by Nagasawa Park at lunch today (11/1/11) and saw the following: Common Green Darner - 1-2 Blue-eyed Darner (?) - 1, mosaic darner with bright blue eyes Variegated Meadowhawk - 1 Meadowhawk sp. - 1, possibly a female Striped but lacking pale stripes on front of thorax Pacific Forktail - 2-3, including a male with a presumed female of this species fighting/ovipositing Tule Bluet (?) - 2, likely this species based on past experience at this location Northern/Boreal/Familiar Bluet - 1, third segment more than 50% blue, top appendages appeared longest (not 100% sure on this) so probably Familiar Alan Wight Petaluma, CA ------------------------------------ Subject: Davis: Common Green Darner (Nov 1) From: Ed Whisler <edwhisler AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 19:39:15 -0700 (PDT) Good Evening Dragon Folk:  I had a Common Green Darner in my suburban backyard around 4pm today.  I think this is the latest I've had a CG Darner in my yard.  Strong north winds, warm, clear skies.   Ed Whisler Davis, CA Subject: late dates From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:11:06 -0700 The season is definatly winding down. If you've seen an Ode this year, later than the date listed, please send in a report. Thanks!! Kathy River Jewelwing 7/22 Northern Spreadwing 8/27 Black Spreadwing 9/5 - new late date Emma's Dancer 10/9 Lavender Dancer 8/18 Sooty Dancer 9/26 Taiga Bluet 8/6 River Bluet 7/14 Double-striped Bluet 9/24 Boreal Bluet 7/29 Alkali Bluet 7/3 Swift Forktail 5/10 ONLY REPORT!! Sedge Sprite 7/29 - ONLY REPORT Exclamation Damsel 7/27 Canada Darner 9/5 ONLY REPORT Variable Darner 10/15 New late date California Darner 7/10 Giant Darner 8/26 White-belted Ringtail 9/23 Serpent Ringtail 9/14 Pacific Clubtail 7/22 Grappletail 8/21 Bison Snaketail 6/27 Great Basin Snaketail 7/9 Sinuous Snaketail 8/30 Pale Snaketail 7/3 Gray Sanddragon 9/14 Brimstone Clubtail 8/19 Olive Clubtail 8/26 Only report Russet-tipped Clubtail 8/12 ONLY REPORT Pacific Spiketail 9/4 Desert Spiketail (race) 8/20 Western River Cruiser 8/30 American Emerald 8/30 Beaverpond Baskettail 7/9 Spiny Baskettail 7/2 Only report Ringed Emerald 8/29 Mountain Emerald 8/30 New late date Western Pondhawk 9/27 Chalk-fronted Corporal 7/15 Crimson-ringed Whiteface 8/27 Hudsonian Whiteface 8/27 Dot-tailed Whiteface 8/5 Comanche Skimmer 9/27 Bleached Skimmer 5/21 Eight-spotted Skimmer 9/5 Widow Skimmer 9/4 Hoary Skimmer 9/26 Twelve-spotted Skimmer 10/15 New late date Four-spotted Skimmer 9/4 Marl Pennant 9/24 Common Whitetail 7/27 Desert Whitetail 7/3 Saffron-winged Meadowhawk 9/27 Cherry-faced Meadowhawk 9/5 Red-veined Meadowhawk 8/13 White-faced Meadowhawk 9/19 Autumn Meadowhawk 9/19 Red Saddlebags 9/24 THANKS!! Kathy Subject: Re: NV state record From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:18:20 -0700 Not a state record after all, but a county record and perhaps only 2nd site in NV. Kathy On 10/31/2011 10:35 AM, Kathy & Dave Biggs wrote: > *OC#:* > 334264 > > Please update your maps, charts and books to show Great Spreadwing, > Archilestes grandis in Clark County NV (found west of Los Vegas). > Cheers!! > Kathy > -- > > California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly > Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ > Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 > 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 > dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 > http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ Subject: NV state record From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:35:13 -0700 *OC#:* 334264 Please update your maps, charts and books to show Great Spreadwing, Archilestes grandis in Clark County NV (found west of Los Vegas). Cheers!! Kathy -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ Subject: Yosemite Odes From: "Ken" <kaeagles AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:01:38 -0000 Spent the weekend (Oct 29-30) at Yosemite (high 67 degrees Sat/71 degrees Sun, the wind was calm both days). Saw less than 10 Odes in total. A few flew before I could see well enough to ID. However did see the following in one of the meadows near Yosemite Village: Varigated Meadowhawk Cardinal Meadowhawk Striped Meadowhawk Only saw one damselfly but I caused it to fly before I saw it perched. Ken Wilson Pleasanton ------------------------------------ Subject: Paddle-tailed vs. Shadow Darner, Part 2 From: "Jim Johnson" <jt_johnson AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:39:07 -0700 More on separating Paddle-tailed and Shadow Darners (Aeshna palmata and umbrosa) out-of-hand: http://nwdragonflier.blogspot.com/2011/10/sorting-paddle-tailed-and-shadow_3 0.html or the little URL http://tinyurl.com/3nkxqf8 As I discuss in this post there is a difference in the males' epiproct color, although the distinction falls apart in the Alvord Basin (a sub-basin of the Great Basin) in southeast Oregon where Paddle-tailed has a very pale epiproct (like Shadow Darner). I'd like to know if the pale epiproct is the usual case in other very arid parts of Great Basin (or anywhere else, for that matter) where Paddle-tailed occurs. Of course, if a dark epiproct is the usual condition for Shadow Darners anywhere, that would be useful information too. Jim Johnson Vancouver, Washington jt_johnson AT comcast.net http://nwdragonflier.blogspot.com/ http://odonata.bogfoot.net/ Subject: Paddle-tailed vs. Shadow Darner, Part 1 From: "Jim Johnson" <jt_johnson AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:49:05 -0700 Here's something on separating Paddle-tailed and Shadow Darners (Aeshna palmata and umbrosa) out-of-hand, but only the first part for now: http://nwdragonflier.blogspot.com/2011/10/sorting-paddle-tailed-and-shadow.h tml or the little URL http://tinyurl.com/3ba9zqz Just in time for the end of the season around here, but maybe this will be helpful with photos. I'm always appreciative of feedback, especially if your experience does not agree with my conclusions. Cheers, Jim Johnson Vancouver, Washington jt_johnson AT comcast.net http://nwdragonflier.blogspot.com/ http://odonata.bogfoot.net/ Subject: Insecta-Paloza From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:22:26 -0700 I know many of you love ALL insects, so I wanted to share this link about/Insecta-Palooza. http://www.sonoma.edu/preserves/insecta-palooza/ Tomorrow (Sat) in Cotati at SSU. Hope to see some of you there!! Kathy / -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ Subject: Sonoma County From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:29:05 -0700 Went to look for Great Spreadwings today east of Cotati, but the weather wasn't very cooperative (despite what the weather man had predicted) and/or they may just not be out yet here. We'll go look again sometime in the next month. David Hofmann joined us, and we DID see some odes. Our report: Fairfield Osborn Preserve (not open to the public), 3-4:45, 55-57F Vivid Dancer - one brown female and one blue male Darner sp. - 1, assumed to be a Shadow Darner, on the wing Meadowhawks - that was the name of the game today. We saw about 18, including 3 species: Variegated Meadowhawk - about 1/4 as many as Striped. Cardinal Meadowhawk - 1 male at Turtle Pond, the only dragonfly there and the only one on territory today. Striped Meadowhawk - about a dozen, scattered about on the pathways in the sun mostly David had a calling match with a Pygmy Owl that refused to show itself. We stopped on the way out where Lichau Rd. crosses Copeland Creek, but all we saw there were 2 Variegated Meadowhawks....it was already mostly in the shade though. Cheers!! Kathy -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ ------------------------------------ Subject: Santa Barbara fall From: "mactire69" <spcourtney AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:30:34 -0000 Saturday 22 Lake Los carneros: Green Darner (several), unidentified Blue darner (several), Pacific Forktail (1) Santa Ynez Blue-eyed Darner (2) Green Darner (2) Unidentified large darner (2) Flame skimmer (1) Arroyo/Tule Bluets (20) Vivid Dancer (5) Giant Spreadwing (10) American Rubyspot (10) Sunday 23 Sispe Canyon (Ventura Canyon) Variegated Meadowhawk (6) Arroyo/Tule Bluets 40 Giant Spreadwing (20) American Rubyspot (20) ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Great Spreadwings From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:05:32 -0700 FYI: Fairfield Osborn Preserve is in the foothills, East of Cotati. Anyone wanting to join us could meet us in Cotati. Cheers!! Kathy On 10/24/2011 9:58 AM, Kathy & Dave Biggs wrote: > Hi all, > > Dave and I have obtained permission to go into the Fairfield Osborn > Preserve tomorrow afternoon to look for Great Spreadwings. If anyone > would like to join us, let us know. We'll do this in mid afternoon, > stopping first at the site where Lichau Rd. crosses Copeland Creek and > then going on into the preserve. Email or call if you'd like to join us. > Phone # in 'signature' below. > > Cheers!! > Kathy -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ ------------------------------------ Subject: Great Spreadwings From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:58:02 -0700 Hi all, Dave and I have obtained permission to go into the Fairfield Osborn Preserve tomorrow afternoon to look for Great Spreadwings. If anyone would like to join us, let us know. We'll do this in mid afternoon, stopping first at the site where Lichau Rd. crosses Copeland Creek and then going on into the preserve. Email or call if you'd like to join us. Phone # in 'signature' below. Cheers!! Kathy -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ ------------------------------------ Subject: Ellis Creek, Petaluma - 10/23/11 From: "shwand" <shwand AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:09:51 -0700 My daughter and I explored Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility in Petaluma, Sonoma County this afternoon (10/23/11). Species seen were: Pacific Forktail - 1 adult male Tule/Arroyo Bluet - 3+ Common Green Darner - 1 Blue-eyed Darner (?) - 1, appeared to be this species Alan Wight Petaluma, CA Subject: Shadow Darners are still out and about in Humboldt County From: "sandrawildlife" <pnwb AT suddenlink.net> Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:23:29 -0000 Spent some time this afternoon (10/21)at two water drafting ponds on Hoopa Valley Reservation. The first one was where I originally found my first Shadow Darners, but none were there. To my surprise, I did see at least 3 Shadow Darners at another drafting pond about 5miles away in a different drainage (Hostler Ck tributary)! It seems this pond is only big enough for 1 male, as anytime a second male showed up, a battle ensued which typically had them both flying way up high in the sky and then a couple minutes later, a single one would return and restart his very distinct patrolling of the edges as well as the groupings of floating yellow leaves. The third one was in the water- so I netted it out; I initially thought it was dead but still in good condition, so I put it on a sunny boulder hoping it might still turn out to be a good specimen... 20minutes later, the legs began moving and another 10minutes later it began whirring its wings- absolutely amazing! That pond water is very cold, as it is fed by a cold forested creek. Of note, I've not seen any other odes at either of these fishless ponds, and no salamanders either (which is odd for this area). Happy Odeing everyone! ------------------------------------ Subject: It's Complicated: Dragonfly Love Comes Calling From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:33:35 -0700 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/science/18dragonfly.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&emc=eta1 Quite an interesting article, and it's always good to 'see' Mike!! Kathy -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ _______________________________________________ Odonata-l mailing list Odonata-l AT listhost.ups.edu https://mailweb.ups.edu/mailman/listinfo/odonata-l Subject: It's Complicated: Dragonfly Love Comes Calling From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:33:35 -0700 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/science/18dragonfly.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&emc=eta1 Quite an interesting article, and it's always good to 'see' Mike!! Kathy -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Algodones Dunes Imperial County From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:35:15 -0700 Maybe we should all contact our Xmas Bird count leaders, and ask folks to record any they see....in my neck of the woods, Variegateds are the ONLY thing on the wing at that time of the year. This might be easier to push once the Xerces Society gets its protocol out and about. Cheers!! Kathy On 10/11/2011 1:28 PM, Dennis Paulson wrote: > Wouldn't it be great if all Christmas Bird Counters were instructed to > watch for and record Sympetrum corruptum! -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ ------------------------------------ Subject: Black Saddlebags From: "Doug" <dwaguillard AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:42:16 -0000 Had a late Black Saddlebags in the Tijuana River Valley on October 13th, along with hundreds of Common Green Darners and Blue-eyed Draners. Doug Aguillard San Diego, CA doug AT basiclink.com ------------------------------------ Subject: Siskiyou County From: Kathy & Dave Biggs <bigsnest AT sonic.net> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:18:18 -0700 There are still Odes flying in the lowlands: In Big Springs (east of Yreka), at Celise Sharpe and Dennis Ball's ponds on 10-15 we saw California Spreadwing - M& F, many tandems. Very interesting behavior was to see the females flying solo out over the water, dipping their tails into the water once, and then flew back to shore....what were they doing? Any ideas? Spotted Spreadwing - in hand ID - some M&F Bluet sp. - many, oviposting pairs plentiful Pacific Forktail - 1male Western Forktail - M&F, ovipositing Common Green Darner - several males Aeshna sp. - dark female looked for a place to oviposit, males seen also *Twelve-spotted Skimmer /Libellula pulchella/ - 1 male, new late flight date by one day. Old date 10/14/1978. Latest date since 1998, however, was 9/30/2008, so this is unusually late. Variegated Meadowhawk - many, ovipositing possibly one other meadowhawk seen. At our McCloud pond the only dragonfly seen was a Variable Darner male, but this was a new species for our pond. Cheers!! Kathy & Dave Biggs -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ Subject: Hoopa, Aldergrove marsh, Wiregrass Ridge From: "sandrawildlife" <pnwb AT suddenlink.net> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:08:19 -0000 On Thursday, I got to go to one of the spiketail/walker's darner/vivid dancer hot spots AT the Pine Ck Bridge on Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation. All I saw was one male vivid dancer at the Creekside seep. Rather disappointing, but we did have quite some rain last week, and one frost advisory....To think of it, I have only seen one spiketail (a very pale, old looking, ovipositing female in a roadside ditch below a seep creating a pseudo small creek(in full sun)) since I got back from the blitz and before then, I would see at least a few every field day. Also, the variagated meadowhawks at the whitehorn lined prairies (prairie term used loosely), has dropped to about 20% of the activity in August and September. On Friday, I went and found Aldergrove Marsh (I saw it mentioned several times in the historical posts). It looks like good ode habitat, but saw zero. Will be on my short list next season, as it's just ~10miles from my house. On Saturday, while deer hunting on wiregrass ridge, I did see a few darners and hundreds of Variagated Meadowhawks foraging over an old cut unit which is now brushy and dry (they were only in this one unit, not ay of the others I went through). Interestingly, when walking through, it would disturb large groups of the meadowhawks, and they always shifted to the south- could be happenstance, but thought it at least noteworthy. Lots of creeks nearby, but all are shaded, and no open water/ponds for miles. Ode activity in Humboldt has definitively dropped significantly since the weather has turned (early). -Sandra ------------------------------------ Subject: Imperial Valley From: Bob Miller <bob.miller AT mindspring.com> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:44:49 -0700 (GMT-07:00) Hi all, Did a 112 mile day of birding through the Imperial Valley yesterday, 10-15-11. Temps from 65 to 103, clear sky, light breezes. The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Managed Marsh on the west side of Hwy 111 at Hazard Road a mile south of Niland was loaded with odes. I was amazed at the number of easily viewed Blue-eyed Darner there which I saw nowhere else and many of them would have made for fantastic photos had I the time or the camera for it. Common Green Darner - Few on open flats near Salton Sea, common at IID Managed Marsh Blue-eyed Darner - only seen at one location but was common at the IID Managed Marsh Black Saddlebags - one at Ramer Lake Variegated Meadowhawk - Everywhere - most as scattered individuals but hundreds in tandem and very actively ovipositing in ponds at Unit One and at IID Managed Marsh, many brightly colored males near these active ares but not as scattered individuals. Roseate Skimmer - few female in ditch at Unit One view tower, manny at IID Managed Marsh including male Blue-ringed Dancer - few on banks of large canals Desert Forktail - very few in ditch at Unit One view tower w/ one in hand Mexican Amberwing - very few in pond on McKindry Road going east off of Obsidian Butte to Gentry Road Powdered Dancer - very few in drain ditch on Hoober Road east of Hwy 111 and in ditch at Unit One view tower (!__!) (0V0) HAPPY BIRDING {}~~{} BOB MILLER ='''='''== Southwest Birders Brawley, CA. 92227 Imperial County 760-455-1413 http://www.southwestbirders.com bob.miller "at" mindspring.com HELP I'm birding and I can't stop! Will bird for food! ------------------------------------ Subject: San Diego County question From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson AT comcast.net> Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:40:35 -0700 Hello, all. On a recent birding trip to San Diego, I was very impressed with Kitchen Creek north of I-8 as potential odonate habitat. We saw nothing there, perhaps just too late in the season, but I wondered if anyone had ever worked that area. Dennis ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net ------------------------------------ Subject: Nagasawa Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County - 10/14/11 From: "shwand" <shwand AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:43:04 -0700 I stopped by Nagasawa Park at lunch today (10/14/11) and saw the following: Common Green Darner - >= 3 Flame Skimmer - 1 male Cardinal Meadowhawk - 2 males Tule Bluet (?) - 10+ Alan Wight Petaluma, CA ------------------------------------ Subject: FW: Algodones Dunes Imperial County From: Ken Wilson <kaeagles AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:34:37 +0000 I was in San Diego the weekend before last. I saw a few Varigated Meadowhawk's (female) out at Mission Trails Regonal Park. They were located on a high trail away from water but still within a easy flying distance to the creek. Ken Wilson To: CalOdes AT yahoogroups.com From: dennispaulson AT comcast.net Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:28:35 -0700 Subject: Re: [CalOdes] Algodones Dunes Imperial County I just got back from an Oct 6-10 trip to the San Diego area, and we saw just a few Variegated Meadowhawks in the desert areas we visited in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, although I did expect to see more of them. We also saw none in a half day at Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR. Nevertheless, some of the ones we saw were well out in the desert, nowhere near water (one was actually perched next to a pool, but it was an immature female). We saw none at all in the immediate San Diego area, where we spent more time. Again, I had expected to see them everywhere and was surprised not to. I continue to wonder if the ones that seem to blanket the Southwest landscape in the winter could be immatures waiting for the spring. Conventional wisdom has been that southbound migrant dragonflies breed when they reach their destination (perhaps also along the way), then die, and their offspring emerge after a period of larval development and head north (or possibly breed locally?). What if that isn't the case, and S. corruptum has an immature stage much like those of many tropical odonates, in which adults that emerge at the end of the wet season remain sexually immature until the next rainy season, when they mature and breed. In this case, the meadowhawks (either migrants from the north or local emergers) just hang out away from water, sometimes far from it, until the next appropriate period for breeding, which might not be before the following spring when air and water temperatures have increased. In December 2004, we saw many of the meadowhawks at Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Monument, a place ideal for such overwintering (many tropical odonates spend the dry season in moist river bottoms). But some of them appeared to be mature, so perhaps they were even breeding at that time somewhere in the area. Common Green Darners, Anax junius, the best-known North American migrant odonate, don't seem to be doing the same thing. At least I don't hear about large numbers of immatures scattered across the upland landscape through the winter. Something to think about. We spent very little time around fresh water on this birding trip. The only other odonates seen were a few Wandering Gliders (Torrey Pines State Reserve and Anza-Borrego), a Black Saddlebags (Torrey Pines), a few Blue-eyed Darners (several localities), and numbers of Roseate Skimmers (freshwater ditch at the Salton Sea). Wouldn't it be great if all Christmas Bird Counters were instructed to watch for and record Sympetrum corruptum! Dennis On Oct 11, 2011, at 8:05 AM, Bob Miller wrote: Hi all, walked about 5.5 miles through the Algodones Dunes this past Sunday 10-9. Extreme drought going on in parts of the dunes so very dry. Most interesting was that there were Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum every where we went! I estimate we saw at least 50 individuals throughout the three hour walk. All appeared to be young and none were the brightish red of adults. It was early when we walked so most of them were hawking from extended twigs and we saw no evidence of migrating in any direction but they probably begin moving later in the day because they darn sure do not stay there for very long as the nearest breeding habitat is in the mid double digit miles! Walking the Algodones Dunes does not mean walking the entire time through massive dunes. Most of the time is spent in the pockets of vegetation between smaller lateral dunes. (!__!) (0V0) HAPPY BIRDING {}~~{} BOB MILLER ='''='''== Southwest Birders Brawley, CA. 92227 Imperial County 760-455-1413 http://www.southwestbirders.com bob.miller "at" mindspring.com HELP I'm birding and I can't stop! Will bird for food! ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: Re: Algodones Dunes Imperial County From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson AT comcast.net> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:28:35 -0700 I just got back from an Oct 6-10 trip to the San Diego area, and we saw just a few Variegated Meadowhawks in the desert areas we visited in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, although I did expect to see more of them. We also saw none in a half day at Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR. Nevertheless, some of the ones we saw were well out in the desert, nowhere near water (one was actually perched next to a pool, but it was an immature female). We saw none at all in the immediate San Diego area, where we spent more time. Again, I had expected to see them everywhere and was surprised not to. I continue to wonder if the ones that seem to blanket the Southwest landscape in the winter could be immatures waiting for the spring. Conventional wisdom has been that southbound migrant dragonflies breed when they reach their destination (perhaps also along the way), then die, and their offspring emerge after a period of larval development and head north (or possibly breed locally?). What if that isn't the case, and S. corruptum has an immature stage much like those of many tropical odonates, in which adults that emerge at the end of the wet season remain sexually immature until the next rainy season, when they mature and breed. In this case, the meadowhawks (either migrants from the north or local emergers) just hang out away from water, sometimes far from it, until the next appropriate period for breeding, which might not be before the following spring when air and water temperatures have increased. In December 2004, we saw many of the meadowhawks at Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Monument, a place ideal for such overwintering (many tropical odonates spend the dry season in moist river bottoms). But some of them appeared to be mature, so perhaps they were even breeding at that time somewhere in the area. Common Green Darners, Anax junius, the best-known North American migrant odonate, don't seem to be doing the same thing. At least I don't hear about large numbers of immatures scattered across the upland landscape through the winter. Something to think about. We spent very little time around fresh water on this birding trip. The only other odonates seen were a few Wandering Gliders (Torrey Pines State Reserve and Anza-Borrego), a Black Saddlebags (Torrey Pines), a few Blue-eyed Darners (several localities), and numbers of Roseate Skimmers (freshwater ditch at the Salton Sea). Wouldn't it be great if all Christmas Bird Counters were instructed to watch for and record Sympetrum corruptum! Dennis On Oct 11, 2011, at 8:05 AM, Bob Miller wrote: > Hi all, > > walked about 5.5 miles through the Algodones Dunes this past Sunday 10-9. Extreme drought going on in parts of the dunes so very dry. Most interesting was that there were Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum every where we went! I estimate we saw at least 50 individuals throughout the three hour walk. All appeared to be young and none were the brightish red of adults. It was early when we walked so most of them were hawking from extended twigs and we saw no evidence of migrating in any direction but they probably begin moving later in the day because they darn sure do not stay there for very long as the nearest breeding habitat is in the mid double digit miles! > > Walking the Algodones Dunes does not mean walking the entire time through massive dunes. Most of the time is spent in the pockets of vegetation between smaller lateral dunes. > > (!__!) > (0V0) HAPPY BIRDING > {}~~{} BOB MILLER > ='''='''== > > Southwest Birders > Brawley, CA. 92227 > Imperial County > 760-455-1413 > http://www.southwestbirders.com > bob.miller "at" mindspring.com > HELP I'm birding and I can't stop! > Will bird for food! > ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net