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29 Aug Re: Minnesota trip, part 4 - 8/8-11 - Cook, Lake, Carleton, Fillmore Co.s [Steve Hummel ] 29 Aug Minnesota trip, part 4 - 8/8-11 - Cook, Lake, Carleton, Fillmore Co.s ["Troy" ] 28 Aug Lenawee County, MI odes [Darrin O'Brien ] 25 Aug ID Help ["Thomas" ] 21 Aug Re: Minnesota trip, part 3 - 8/6-7 - Cook Co ["Troy" ] 20 Aug Re: Minnesota trip, part 3 - 8/6-7 - Cook Co [Mark OBrien ] 20 Aug Minnesota trip, part 3 - 8/6-7 - Cook Co ["Troy" ] 17 Aug Minnesota trip, part 2 - 8/4-5 - Cook & Lake Co.s ["Troy" ] 17 Aug Minnesota trip, part 1 - 8/2-3 - Rock, Pipestone, Kandiyohi Co.s ["Troy" ] 03 Aug new pdf guide for Damsels ["argusmaniac" ] 20 Jul RE: Hello... A surprise!! r- [Mark OBrien ] 20 Jul RE: Hello... A surprise!! r- ["Bob Glotzhober" ] 20 Jul IBET Hello... A surprise!! r- [Tadas ] 20 Jul Hello... A surprise!! r- [Tadas ] 13 Jul Great Blue Skimmer ["BurtC" ] 11 Jul Re: Great Blue Skimmer in Minnesota? [Julie Craves ] 10 Jul Re: Great Blue Skimmer in Minnesota? 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[Darrin O'Brien ] 01 Dec Chinese contacts for Odonata? ["mndragonfly66" ] 18 Nov Re: Puerto Rican dragonflies: ID guide/source? [Dennis Paulson ] 17 Nov Re: Puerto Rican dragonflies: ID guide/source? [William Hull ] 16 Nov Puerto Rican dragonflies: ID guide/source? [Tadas ] 15 Nov Re: photo request [Glenn Corbiere ] 15 Nov Re: photo request [Glenn Corbiere ] 15 Nov photo request [Dennis Paulson ] 15 Nov Re: Observing Highlights for 2009 [Darrin O'Brien ] 14 Nov Re: Autumn Meadowhawks (Sympetrum vicinum) in Dearborn, MI [] Subject: Re: Minnesota trip, part 4 - 8/8-11 - Cook, Lake, Carleton, Fillmore Co.s From: Steve Hummel <shummel AT iowatelecom.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:16:55 -0500 Hi Troy, Did you do much collecting/ photographing in Iowa on your trip? I would certainly like to get a list of what you saw with dates and localities as I maintain the main database for Iowa odonates going back to the 1890's. I also vet the submissions to OdonataCentral for the upper midwest. I do need to take a look at the somatochlora's you've submitted from MN. Steve Steve Hummel shummel AT iowatelecom.net On Aug 29, 2010, at 10:16 AM, Troy wrote: 8/8 - mostly Cook Co Stayed close to our camp area at Baker Lake - spent most of the day searching various locales along the Temperance River drainage. Started off walking the road near Camp - found: Baker Lake CG to Marsh Lake, along roads and at outflow stream of Baker Lake Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots - photo Lake Darner (Aeshna eremita) 1 - photo Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) lots - photo Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) lots Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) 2 - photo cf Williamson's Emerald (Somatochlora williamsoni) 3-4 White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) lots Next, we hit the Temperance River crossing on FR 170 near jct with FR 339 Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) lots Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots - photo Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) lots cf Ocellated Darner (Boyeria grafiana) 2 Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus) 2-3 - photo Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) 2-3 Eastern Least Clubtail (Stylogomphus albistylus) 1 cf Brush-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora walshii) 1 cf Williamson's Emerald (Somatochlora williamsoni) 2-3 at Roadside pond on FR 170 just N jct w CR 2 Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) lots Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) 2-3 - photo Black Meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae) 1 - photo White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) lots Ate lunch at Touhey Lake, in the shallows found: Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis) 1 - photo Aeshna sp - lots Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum) lots Searched Four-mile Creek where it crosses FR 346, found: Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots Sweetflag Spreadwing (Lestes forcipatus) 1 female - photos Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) 5-6 Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) 5-6 Boreal Snaketail (Ophiogomphus colubrinus) 3 - photo cf Ski-tailed Emerald (Somatochlora elongata) 1 female Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) 1 Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) 1 female - photo Black Meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae) 2 - photo Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) lots Cross River at FR 170 (Lake Co) Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) 1 Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) 4-5 Somatochlora sp. 1 on FR 170, 0.5 mi W of Sawbill Trail (CR 2) Brush-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora walshii) 1 - photo - collected Temperance River at CR 2 Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) lots Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) lots Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) lots Riffle Snaketail (Ophiogomphus carolus) 10+ - photos - 1 collected Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) 4-5 - photos Williamson's Emerald (Somatochlora williamsoni) 2 - photos - collected Back at Baker Lake Campground (outflow stream) at dusk Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) lots Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) lots Ocellated Darner (Boyeria grafiania) 2-3 - photo - 1 collected Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) 1 8/9 - Cook Co Today we drove up Gunflint Trail to Trail's End, then drove back to camp via back roads searching for Emeralds. Had a good day. Magnetic Rocks Trail Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots - photo Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) lots - photo White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) lots - photo Chik-wauk Museum & Nature Center Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) 4-5 cf Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hageni) 2-3 Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis) 4-5 - photos Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) 2-3 - photos Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum) 4-5 - photos White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) 4-5 Little Iron Lake Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots cf Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hagenii) 10+ Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene) 2 Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots Lake Darner (Aeshna eremita) 1 - photos Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) lots Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) 1 Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum) 4-5 Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) 4-5 North Brule River at Gunflint Trail Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) 10+ Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) 10+ Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) 10+ Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) 1 - photo Ski-tailed Emerald (Somatochlora elongata) 1-2 - photo - 1 collected Brush-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora walshii) 3-4 - photo - 1 collected Somatochlora sp 1-2 - perhaps Ocellated Emerald? South Brule River at Gunflint Trail Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) 10+ Aeshna sp 10+ Williamson's Emerald (Somatochlora williamsoni) 1 - collected Mud Creek at FR 154 Belted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia proxima) 1 female - photo on FR 158, 1.5 mi S of The Grade Aeshna sp 4-5 Lake Emerald (Somatochlora cingulata) 1 - photos - collected Brush-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora walshii) 1 Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) 4-5 on The Grade, 1.1 mi W jct FR 158 Aeshna sp - lots (1 Canada netted) Brush-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora walshii) 2+ - photos - 1 collected Williamson's Emerald (Somatochlora williamsoni) 1 female - photos - collected on the Grade, 3.4 mi W jct FR 158 - a huge swarm of feeding Darners (numbers are numbers netted) Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots Variable Darners (Aeshna interrupta) 5 Black-tipped Darner (Aeshna tuberculifera) 4 - photos - collected Shadow Darners (Aeshna umbrosa) 2 females - photos - 1 collected Aeshna continued to be present in huge swarms over the roads, but we need to get back to camp before dark so we didn't stop again. 8/10 - Calton Co Packed up camp this morning and headed south. Mostly overcast today, and our one stop produced limited ode sightings: Moose Lake State Park Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener) 1 Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots Marsh Bluet (Enallagma ebrium) 1 - photos Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) 1 Aeshna sp 4-5 White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstusum) 4-5 Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinium) lots Camped at Forestville/Mystery Cave SP 8/11 - Fillmore Co Overcast in morning - would have liked to have searched more at Forestville SP, but had to get on the road by 10 am. Had no sun, and therefore limited ode sightings Forestville/Mystery Cave SP River Jewelwing (Calopteryx aequabilis) 1 - photos Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) 1 - photos Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis) 5-6 - photos Common Green Darners (Anax junius) lots the rest of the day was spent in Iowa, and thus outside the limits of this msg board . . . Many of the photos of the above insects from this trip (but not all as of yet) are posted at: http://thehibbitts.net/troy/photo/odonata.htm Troy Hibbitts Camp Wood, TX Subject: Minnesota trip, part 4 - 8/8-11 - Cook, Lake, Carleton, Fillmore Co.s From: "Troy" <alterna2627 AT swtexas.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:16:46 -0000 8/8 - mostly Cook Co Stayed close to our camp area at Baker Lake - spent most of the day searching various locales along the Temperance River drainage. Started off walking the road near Camp - found: Baker Lake CG to Marsh Lake, along roads and at outflow stream of Baker Lake Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots - photo Lake Darner (Aeshna eremita) 1 - photo Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) lots - photo Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) lots Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) 2 - photo cf Williamson's Emerald (Somatochlora williamsoni) 3-4 White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) lots Next, we hit the Temperance River crossing on FR 170 near jct with FR 339 Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) lots Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots - photo Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) lots cf Ocellated Darner (Boyeria grafiana) 2 Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus) 2-3 - photo Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) 2-3 Eastern Least Clubtail (Stylogomphus albistylus) 1 cf Brush-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora walshii) 1 cf Williamson's Emerald (Somatochlora williamsoni) 2-3 at Roadside pond on FR 170 just N jct w CR 2 Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) lots Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) 2-3 - photo Black Meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae) 1 - photo White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) lots Ate lunch at Touhey Lake, in the shallows found: Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis) 1 - photo Aeshna sp - lots Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum) lots Searched Four-mile Creek where it crosses FR 346, found: Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots Sweetflag Spreadwing (Lestes forcipatus) 1 female - photos Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) 5-6 Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) 5-6 Boreal Snaketail (Ophiogomphus colubrinus) 3 - photo cf Ski-tailed Emerald (Somatochlora elongata) 1 female Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) 1 Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) 1 female - photo Black Meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae) 2 - photo Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) lots Cross River at FR 170 (Lake Co) Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) 1 Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) 4-5 Somatochlora sp. 1 on FR 170, 0.5 mi W of Sawbill Trail (CR 2) Brush-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora walshii) 1 - photo - collected Temperance River at CR 2 Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) lots Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) lots Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) lots Riffle Snaketail (Ophiogomphus carolus) 10+ - photos - 1 collected Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) 4-5 - photos Williamson's Emerald (Somatochlora williamsoni) 2 - photos - collected Back at Baker Lake Campground (outflow stream) at dusk Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) lots Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) lots Ocellated Darner (Boyeria grafiania) 2-3 - photo - 1 collected Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) 1 8/9 - Cook Co Today we drove up Gunflint Trail to Trail's End, then drove back to camp via back roads searching for Emeralds. Had a good day. Magnetic Rocks Trail Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots - photo Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) lots - photo White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) lots - photo Chik-wauk Museum & Nature Center Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) 4-5 cf Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hageni) 2-3 Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis) 4-5 - photos Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) 2-3 - photos Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum) 4-5 - photos White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) 4-5 Little Iron Lake Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots cf Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hagenii) 10+ Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene) 2 Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots Lake Darner (Aeshna eremita) 1 - photos Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) lots Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) 1 Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum) 4-5 Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) 4-5 North Brule River at Gunflint Trail Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) 10+ Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) 10+ Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) 10+ Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) 1 - photo Ski-tailed Emerald (Somatochlora elongata) 1-2 - photo - 1 collected Brush-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora walshii) 3-4 - photo - 1 collected Somatochlora sp 1-2 - perhaps Ocellated Emerald? South Brule River at Gunflint Trail Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) 10+ Aeshna sp 10+ Williamson's Emerald (Somatochlora williamsoni) 1 - collected Mud Creek at FR 154 Belted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia proxima) 1 female - photo on FR 158, 1.5 mi S of The Grade Aeshna sp 4-5 Lake Emerald (Somatochlora cingulata) 1 - photos - collected Brush-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora walshii) 1 Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) 4-5 on The Grade, 1.1 mi W jct FR 158 Aeshna sp - lots (1 Canada netted) Brush-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora walshii) 2+ - photos - 1 collected Williamson's Emerald (Somatochlora williamsoni) 1 female - photos - collected on the Grade, 3.4 mi W jct FR 158 - a huge swarm of feeding Darners (numbers are numbers netted) Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots Variable Darners (Aeshna interrupta) 5 Black-tipped Darner (Aeshna tuberculifera) 4 - photos - collected Shadow Darners (Aeshna umbrosa) 2 females - photos - 1 collected Aeshna continued to be present in huge swarms over the roads, but we need to get back to camp before dark so we didn't stop again. 8/10 - Calton Co Packed up camp this morning and headed south. Mostly overcast today, and our one stop produced limited ode sightings: Moose Lake State Park Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener) 1 Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots Marsh Bluet (Enallagma ebrium) 1 - photos Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) 1 Aeshna sp 4-5 White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstusum) 4-5 Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinium) lots Camped at Forestville/Mystery Cave SP 8/11 - Fillmore Co Overcast in morning - would have liked to have searched more at Forestville SP, but had to get on the road by 10 am. Had no sun, and therefore limited ode sightings Forestville/Mystery Cave SP River Jewelwing (Calopteryx aequabilis) 1 - photos Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) 1 - photos Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis) 5-6 - photos Common Green Darners (Anax junius) lots the rest of the day was spent in Iowa, and thus outside the limits of this msg board . . . Many of the photos of the above insects from this trip (but not all as of yet) are posted at: http://thehibbitts.net/troy/photo/odonata.htm Troy Hibbitts Camp Wood, TX Subject: Lenawee County, MI odes From: Darrin O'Brien <treecreeper AT wowway.com> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:57:21 -0400 I made a trip down to Lenawee County, Michigan today and found some nice dragonflies. In Tecumseh, in/near the River Raisin: 2+ Illinois (or Swift) River Cruisers (Macromia illinoiensis) 3+ Arrow Clubtails (Stylurus spiniceps) 4 Black-shouldered Spinylegs (Dromogomphus spinosus) 1 Fawn Darner (Boyeria vinosa) 3+ Wandering Gliders (Pantala flavescens) Bicentennial Woods County Park: 2+ Mocha Emeralds (Somatochlora linearis) 1 Fawn Darner (B. vinosa) 5+ Lance-tipped Darners (Aeshna constricta) On the way home, I stopped in Monroe County along the Raisin River at Dundee, upstream from US-23: 2 Russet-tipped Clubtails (Stylurus plagiatus) 1 Royal River Cruiser (Macromia taeniolata) -- Darrin O'Brien Subject: ID Help From: "Thomas" <tbentley13 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:39:31 -0000 I need some help on some Ids from a few trips this summer. Any help would be appreciated. Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario - early July http://www.thomasbentley.com/ids/d6.jpg http://www.thomasbentley.com/ids/d7.jpg Muir Park State Natural Area, WI - kettle lake http://www.thomasbentley.com/ids/d8.jpg Thanks Tom Subject: Re: Minnesota trip, part 3 - 8/6-7 - Cook Co From: "Troy" <alterna2627 AT swtexas.net> Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:03:56 -0000 Well I can't say with 100% confidence that ALL of the Boyeria I saw were grafiana, because I didn't catch them all nor did I get photos of all of them. But the one that I did catch was grafiana . . . and the habitat (rocky stream with large rocks throughout, head-sized or larger) fits more with descriptions of grafiana habitat than vinosa habitat. Also, I'm VERY familiar with vinosa from the SE part of TX and neither of the ones I photographed matched with vinosa: http://www.thehibbitts.net/troy/photo/odonata/ocellated_darner.htm since I collected the one specimen, I guess Abbott may tell me for sure when I deposit it in the collection at UT Troy Hibbitts Camp Wood, TX --- In gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com, Mark OBrien wrote: > > Troy:How sure are you on the Boyeria grafiana?  Boyeria vinosa is the one most likely seen in the Great Lakes region.  > > ----------------------------------------------- > > Mark O'Brien > > Ann Arbor, MI > > Subject: Re: Minnesota trip, part 3 - 8/6-7 - Cook Co From: Mark OBrien <argusmaniac AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:30:26 -0700 (PDT) Troy:How sure are you on the Boyeria grafiana?  Boyeria vinosa is the one most likely seen in the Great Lakes region.  ----------------------------------------------- Mark O'Brien Ann Arbor, MI ----------------------------------------------- --- On Thu, 8/19/10, Troy wrote: From: Troy Subject: [gl_odonata] Minnesota trip, part 3 - 8/6-7 - Cook Co To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 10:55 PM   8/6 Went into Grand Marais today to wash clothes and buy sleeping mats, since the air mattress we borrowed sprung a leak. Afterwards, we went up to Judge C.R. Magney State Park to see the Devil's Kettle Waterfall (which was REALLY amazing!). Hiking around there from 11:30 - 2:45, we saw: Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) 1 Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) 1 Lake Darner (Aeshna eremita) 1 - photos Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots - photos Variable Darner (Aeshna interupta) 100s - photos Riffle Snaketail (Ophiogomphus carolus) 2 females - photos White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) lots - photos Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum) 2 - photos After Devil's Kettle, drove up into the forest to check out some spots my Dad had recommended from his trip back in July. While driving, saw a bear on the road! I dropped my wife & daughter off at Trout Lake to fish. Breifly searched there before heading off. found: Lake Darner (Aeshna eremita) 2 - photos White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) 2-3 I went looking for Dad's spot, and could never find it from his directions. Searched a few Forest Roads, found: FR 306B Lake Darner (Aeshna eremita) 4-5 - photos White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) 4-5 Mink Lake & Boys Lake Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hageni) 1 - photos Lake Darner (Aeshna eremita) 1 - photos Picked up my wife & daughter, photographed Loon and Bald Eagle to Trout Lake, then photographed 3 Merlin at Mink Lake. Headed back towards camp, stopped to net roadside swarm of darners - found: Canada Darners (Aeshna canadensis) lots Somatochlors sp 1 (flying high) 8/7 Decided to mostly hang around camp today. Started off by searching for Odes along stream between Baker Lake and Marsh Lake. Had a Black Bear cross the stream in front of me at 25 yards! Searched there from 9:00-2:00. Found: Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) lots - photo Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener) 1 - photo Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hageni) 10+ - photos Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) lots - photos Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) 10+ - photos Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) 10+ - photos Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) 10+ Ocellated Darner (Boyeria grafiana) 2 Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus) 2 - photo Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) 10+ - photo cf Williamson's Emerald (Somatochlora williamsoni) 2 Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) 1 - photo Black Meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae) 3 - photos White-faced Meadowhawks (Sympetrum obstrusum) 10+ Band-winged Meadowhawks (Sympetrum semicinctum) lots - photos Autumn Meadowhawks (Sympetrum vicinium) lots Clouded up about the time we decided to go check out nearby likes & marshes. Sun ocassionally poked out, but was mostly overcast the rest of the day. Searching around, found: Crescent Lake Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) 10+ Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots Sympetrum sp - lots jct FR 170 & FR 466 Somatochlora sp - hung up (if anyone can help ID - check pix here http://www.thehibbitts.net/troy/photo/odonata/unid_somatochlora.htm) roadside marsh on FR 340 Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene) 4-5 Common Green Darner (Anax junius) 1 Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots - photos Somatochlora sp - 2 Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata) 1 - photo White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) 10+ on FR 340 Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) 1 - photos Clara Lake Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) 10+ - photos Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) 1 - photos to be continued in Part 4 Troy Hibbitts Camp Wood, TX Subject: Minnesota trip, part 3 - 8/6-7 - Cook Co From: "Troy" <alterna2627 AT swtexas.net> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:55:52 -0000 8/6 Went into Grand Marais today to wash clothes and buy sleeping mats, since the air mattress we borrowed sprung a leak. Afterwards, we went up to Judge C.R. Magney State Park to see the Devil's Kettle Waterfall (which was REALLY amazing!). Hiking around there from 11:30 - 2:45, we saw: Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) 1 Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) 1 Lake Darner (Aeshna eremita) 1 - photos Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots - photos Variable Darner (Aeshna interupta) 100s - photos Riffle Snaketail (Ophiogomphus carolus) 2 females - photos White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) lots - photos Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum) 2 - photos After Devil's Kettle, drove up into the forest to check out some spots my Dad had recommended from his trip back in July. While driving, saw a bear on the road! I dropped my wife & daughter off at Trout Lake to fish. Breifly searched there before heading off. found: Lake Darner (Aeshna eremita) 2 - photos White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) 2-3 I went looking for Dad's spot, and could never find it from his directions. Searched a few Forest Roads, found: FR 306B Lake Darner (Aeshna eremita) 4-5 - photos White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) 4-5 Mink Lake & Boys Lake Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hageni) 1 - photos Lake Darner (Aeshna eremita) 1 - photos Picked up my wife & daughter, photographed Loon and Bald Eagle to Trout Lake, then photographed 3 Merlin at Mink Lake. Headed back towards camp, stopped to net roadside swarm of darners - found: Canada Darners (Aeshna canadensis) lots Somatochlors sp 1 (flying high) 8/7 Decided to mostly hang around camp today. Started off by searching for Odes along stream between Baker Lake and Marsh Lake. Had a Black Bear cross the stream in front of me at 25 yards! Searched there from 9:00-2:00. Found: Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) lots - photo Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener) 1 - photo Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hageni) 10+ - photos Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) lots - photos Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) 10+ - photos Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) 10+ - photos Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) 10+ Ocellated Darner (Boyeria grafiana) 2 Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus) 2 - photo Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) 10+ - photo cf Williamson's Emerald (Somatochlora williamsoni) 2 Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) 1 - photo Black Meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae) 3 - photos White-faced Meadowhawks (Sympetrum obstrusum) 10+ Band-winged Meadowhawks (Sympetrum semicinctum) lots - photos Autumn Meadowhawks (Sympetrum vicinium) lots Clouded up about the time we decided to go check out nearby likes & marshes. Sun ocassionally poked out, but was mostly overcast the rest of the day. Searching around, found: Crescent Lake Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) 10+ Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots Sympetrum sp - lots jct FR 170 & FR 466 Somatochlora sp - hung up (if anyone can help ID - check pix here http://www.thehibbitts.net/troy/photo/odonata/unid_somatochlora.htm) roadside marsh on FR 340 Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene) 4-5 Common Green Darner (Anax junius) 1 Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots - photos Somatochlora sp - 2 Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata) 1 - photo White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) 10+ on FR 340 Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) 1 - photos Clara Lake Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) 10+ - photos Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) 1 - photos to be continued in Part 4 Troy Hibbitts Camp Wood, TX Subject: Minnesota trip, part 2 - 8/4-5 - Cook & Lake Co.s From: "Troy" <alterna2627 AT swtexas.net> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:50:06 -0000 8/4 - Awoke with the sun . . . searched outflow stream below Baker Lake (Cook Co) from about 9:00 - 1:30, had lots of new Odes to photograph: Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) lots - photos Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots - photos Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) lots - photos Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots - photos Ocellated Darner (Boyeria grafiana) 1 - photos Lancet Clubtail (Gomphus exilis) 1 very worn female found floating on water's surface - photos - collected Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus) 4-5 - photos Boreal Snaketail (Ophiogomphus colubrinus) 1 - photos Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) 10+ - photos Swift River Cruiser (Macromia illinoiensis) 2-3 Ski-tailed Emerald (Somatochlora elongata) 1 - photos - collected cf Williamson's Emerald (Somatochlora williamsoni) 5-6 Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum) 3 - photos White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) 4-5 - photos Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) lots - photos After Lunch, I drove to nearby Marsh Lake where I searched both the in-flow stream area and extensive nearby sedge beds. I found: Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots - photos Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis) 1 Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) 10+ cf Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hageni) 10+ Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene) lots - photos Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots - photos Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) 1 - photos - collected Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) 1 - photos Williamson's Emerald (Somatochlora williamsoni) 1 - photos - collected White-faced Meadowhawks (Sympetrum obstrusum) 10+ Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinium) tenerals - lots - photos I next drove down to search one of the Temperance River crossings on the The Grade near the jct with FR 339. Found: Powdered Dancers (Argia moesta) lots Aeshna sp - 3-4 Ashy Clubtail (Gomphus lividus) 1 very worn female - photos Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus) 2-3 - photos Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) 1 + 2 more probable - photos Eastern Least Clubtail (Stylogomphus albistylus) 2 - photos Swift River Cruiser (Macromia illinoiensis) 2 cf Williamson's Emerald (Somatochlora williamsoni) 2-3 Rain cut my afternoon short, although after the rain I did get good numbers of Canada and Shadow Darners over the roads near camp. 8/5 Today was a designated "sight-seeing day" and "Geology Day" (my wife is really interested in Geology. High winds also limited Ode activity today. We started out by driving down to Gooseberry Falls State Park (Lake Co), where crowds made Ode-watching a challenge. Searched from 11:00 - 2:00, from the falls down to Agate Beach and back to the visitor's center through the Campground area. Found: Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots Aeshna sp 10+ Common Green Darner (Anax junius) 100s - photos Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus) 2 - photos Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) lots - photos Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens) 1 White-faced Meadowhawks (Sympetrum obstrusum) lots - photos Ate lunch at Split Rock Lighthouse SP, then headed back towards camp. Had good numbers of Darners flying near the Britton Peak Trailhead, so stopped and netted a few: Variable Darners (Aeshna interrupta) lots - photos - 2 collected Next, we stopped briefly to check out the Temperance River where FR 166 crosses it. Found: River Jewelwing (Calopteryx aequabilis) 2 - photos Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) lots Ashy Clubtail (Gomphus lividus) 1 very worn female - photos - collected Ophiogomphus sp, 1 cf Stylurus sp, 1 (possibly Riverine?) White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) 1 Since my wife wanted to fish, I drove on up to the Temperance River Campground, so they could take the dogs out of the truck and fish while I searched for Odes. Found: River Jewelwing (Calopteryx aequabilis) 10+ - photos Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) lots Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) 1 Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) 10+ - photos Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) 10+ Riffle Snaketail (Ophiogomphus carolus) 3 - photos Decided to try to check out a different habitat, stopped at sedgy floating meadow/bog at Sawbill Camp. Very little activity due to high winds and cool temperatures. Found: Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) 2-3 Aeshna sp 2-3 Black Meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae) 1 female White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) 2-3 Our last stop of the day was were the Temperance River flows out of Marsh Lake to where it passes under FR 170. Found: Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) 10+ - photos Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) 2 - photos Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) 10+ - photos Aeshna sp - 10+ Somatochlora sp - 1-2 Belted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia proxima) 1 very worn female - photos Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinium) 1 teneral Part 3 later Troy Hibbitts Camp Wood, TX Subject: Minnesota trip, part 1 - 8/2-3 - Rock, Pipestone, Kandiyohi Co.s From: "Troy" <alterna2627 AT swtexas.net> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:14:15 -0000 My family & I recently took a vacation to Minnesota, mostly to Cook County on Lake Superior's north shore. We were in Minnesota from 8/2 through 8/10, and I'll chunk these reports up into manageable bites. My photos will eventually end up on my website (www.thehibbitts.net/troy/photo/odonata.htm) and I've already started posting noteable specimens to OdonataCentral. However, my backlog of photos is somewhere around 5000 from this trip alone, and it may be awhile before I get to everything. I'll list species, then numbers, then indicate whether or not photos were taken. Any specimens collected (I did collect a few) will be deposited with John Abbott at the UT Collection here in Austin, TX. Anyway, we started in the SW corner of the State, camping at Blue Mounds State Park the night of 8/1. It rained quite heavily the morning of 8/2, suppressing Ode activity. We actually didn't go out and hike until 10:00, and stayed there until about 1:30 pm. Our species list at Blue Mounds State Park included: Lyre-tipped Spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus) 2 - photos Blue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis) 1 Rainbow Bluet (Enallagma antennatum) 1 - photos Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile) lots - photos Marsh Bluet (Enallagma ebrium) lots - photos Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis) - lots - photos Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) 2-3 Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta) 1 - photos Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) 1 - photos Aeshna sp - lots hung up in tall grass Common Green Darner (Anax junius) lots Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) 2-3 - photos Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) 2-3 Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) 5-6 - photos Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum) 10+ - photos White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) lots - photos Ruby Meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum) 10+ - photos Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) lots - photos Next, we drove up to Pipestone National Monument, and searched there from 2:30-4:30 before heading onward. Found: River Jewelwing (Calopteryx aequabilis) 1 - photos American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana) 2-3 Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) 2 - photos Lyre-tipped Spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus) 10+ - photos Variable Dancer (Argia fumipennis) 1 Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis) 10+ - photos Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta) 3 - photos Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) 1 Common Green Darner (Anax junius) 10+ Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) 1 - photos White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) 10+ Also stopped late that afternoon at the Jeffers Petroglyph Site, where a few Odes were flying: Common Green Darners (Anax junius) lots Wandering Gliders (Pantala flavescens) 10+ Variegated Meadowhawks (Sympetrum corruptum) 2-3 Spent night at Sibley State Park in Kandiyohi Co. 8/3 Kandiyohi Co, Sibley State Park - Got up and searched for Odes for about an hour and a half while letting the tents dry. Searched grassy area near Lake at Nature Trail area between Park HQ and the Tent Camping area. Found: Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener) - lots - photos Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) lots - photos Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis) - 10+ - photos Lyre-tipped Spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus) 1 - photos Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hageni) - 4-5 - photos Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis) Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene) 1 - photos Common Green Darner (Anax junius) 4-5 - photos Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) 10+ - photos White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) 10+ Spent most of this day either driving or grocery shopping. Arrived at Baker Lake Campground, in the Superior National Forest of Cook county at around 7:00 pm. After setting up the camp, ventured down to the outflow stream to see what might be flying, and my daughter & I netted a few darners. Found: Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) 1 Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) lots - photos - collected 3 Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) 4-5 Ocellated Darner (Boyeria grafiana) 3-4 (assumption, based on what I caught and photo'd later) Part 2 later Troy Hibbitts Camp Wood, TX Subject: new pdf guide for Damsels From: "argusmaniac" <argusmaniac AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:15:54 -0000 This was written for the Chicago-area fauna, but I think you will agree that it can be used for other areas in the Great Lakes, too. Very nice guide! http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/plantguides/damselflies Subject: RE: Hello... 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Glotzhober                  614/ 298-2054 Senior Curator, Natural History    bglotzhober AT ohiohistory. org Ohio Historical Society               Fax: 614/ 298-2098 From: gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com [mailto: gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com ] On Behalf Of Tadas Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 8:12 AM To: express301 AT msn. com; gailgoldberger AT earthlink. net; geoffrey.williamson AT comcast. net; gintaras AT defibtech. com; gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com ; grace_luz AT swissre. com; ILbirds AT yahoogroups .com; ill717 AT yahoo. com; iodonata AT bellsouth. net; jalm AT sidley. com; jessica.soto AT chicagoparkdistr ict.com; jlarkinjr AT yahoo. com; joseph_derochowski AT npd.com; jurgisb AT earthlink. net; korducki AT earthlink. net; kumarvadia AT triongro up.com; Larry.lalonde AT bairdwarner. com; leisure_pro_ swqzwt AT elecmail. com; lifebirdnt AT yahoo. com; ln AT catalystchicago. com Subject: [gl_odonata] Hello... 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It really smacks of junk mail. ==================== Robert C. Glotzhober 614/ 298-2054 Senior Curator, Natural History bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org Ohio Historical Society Fax: 614/ 298-2098 ________________________________ From: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tadas Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 8:12 AM To: express301 AT msn.com; gailgoldberger AT earthlink.net; geoffrey.williamson AT comcast.net; gintaras AT defibtech.com; gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com; grace_luz AT swissre.com; ILbirds AT yahoogroups.com; ill717 AT yahoo.com; iodonata AT bellsouth.net; jalm AT sidley.com; jessica.soto AT chicagoparkdistrict.com; jlarkinjr AT yahoo.com; joseph_derochowski AT npd.com; jurgisb AT earthlink.net; korducki AT earthlink.net; kumarvadia AT triongroup.com; Larry.lalonde AT bairdwarner.com; leisure_pro_swqzwt AT elecmail.com; lifebirdnt AT yahoo.com; ln AT catalystchicago.com Subject: [gl_odonata] Hello... A surprise!! r- Hi A good news! One of my friend works for a electronics company(www.zol-kr.com),and he told me that their company has plenty of electronic products with very low prices,such as mobile phones,computers,video games and so on. Their company has long-lasting cooperation with Sony,Dell,and Apple etc,they have a very good credit,lots of favorable feedbacks and very fast delivery. Currently the company is enlarging their business,to thank the support of new and old customers,all the products are on sale with very big discounts,lots of my friends have bought their products and are very satisfied,I have purchased 2 Apple laptop computers, Hope you don't not miss this opportunity! Regards j- Subject: IBET Hello... A surprise!! r- From: Tadas <lifebirdnt AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:12:28 -0700 (PDT) Hi  A good news!   One of my friend works for a electronics company(www.zol-kr.com),and he told me that their company has plenty of electronic products with very low prices,such as mobile phones,computers,video games and so on. Their company has long-lasting cooperation with Sony,Dell,and Apple etc,they have a very good credit,lots of favorable feedbacks and very fast delivery. Currently the company is enlarging their business,to thank the support of new and old customers,all the products are on sale with very big discounts,lots of my friends have bought their products and are very satisfied,I have purchased 2 Apple laptop computers,   Hope you don't not miss this opportunity! Regardsj- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Hello... A surprise!! r- From: Tadas <lifebirdnt AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:12:28 -0700 (PDT) Hi  A good news!   One of my friend works for a electronics company(www.zol-kr.com),and he told me that their company has plenty of electronic products with very low prices,such as mobile phones,computers,video games and so on. Their company has long-lasting cooperation with Sony,Dell,and Apple etc,they have a very good credit,lots of favorable feedbacks and very fast delivery. Currently the company is enlarging their business,to thank the support of new and old customers,all the products are on sale with very big discounts,lots of my friends have bought their products and are very satisfied,I have purchased 2 Apple laptop computers,   Hope you don't not miss this opportunity! Regardsj- Subject: Great Blue Skimmer From: "BurtC" <epiaeschna AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:01:36 -0000 I was happy to see the Great Blue Skimmer find in Minnesota. Dennis is one of the foremost OD people in North America and his call I believe was a good one. I was equally happy to see others with considerable OD experience add their weight to the call. I am old school, sometimes having difficulty communicating with the common name generation so it is no wonder that I need a great deal of confirmation before I embrace photo records. I realize their importance and the advances in digital photography coupled with the excellent field guides has unleashed a whole new generation of Odonata watchers. I have just returned from the GLOM meeting. The final talk of the evening was presented by Bob Glotzhober, who is also a noted expert in the study of ODs. This presentation was titled "OOS Photographic Records". The Ohio Odontological Society maintains a 6 person board that evaluates each photo record. If one member disagrees, the record is not accepted. In addition, all photo records are permanently archived and when listed on species lists are marked with a P. Bob showed us many examples of accepted and rejected specimens. As you might guess most were very easy to determine. In some cases, the photographer added close-up shots of taxonomic features to aid in identification. Others were difficult, requiring a detailed knowledge of the species. As I have studied ODs for almost 40 years now, I will probably never be completely at ease with photo records. My brain tells me that they are important and they have opened the world of ODs to hundreds of people who would probably otherwise be watching birds(I watch birds myself),but my brain also tell me that a voucher specimen will always trump a photo. For an interesting article on this subject. SEE Urban Dragon Hunters blog Julie Craves It is also a link from the MOS site B.C Cebulski Subject: Re: Great Blue Skimmer in Minnesota? From: Julie Craves <jcraves AT umd.umich.edu> Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:16:10 -0500 This species has a kind of interesting history in Michigan. In 1995, it was located in suburban Detroit (!) by a visiting Japanese researcher, who photographed it and published the photo, with others, in a Japanese-language journal without specific details on the locality. Finding the location, not to mention the species, was high on the to-do list as my husband Darrin and I worked documenting the odes of Wayne Co., MI. To make a long story short (if you'd like the long story -- illustrated! -- it's at our blog: http://bit.ly/delOo2), we were able to find the place, with a population of Great Blue Skimmers, and get a voucher, 10 years to the day our Japanese counterpart took his photo. Since then, we've found this species in at least a half-dozen locations in southeast Michigan, nearly annually. At most, there were multiple individuals of both sexes, with pairs in tandem and/or females ovipositing. The persistence of the species at the same locations seems to indicate successful reproduction. Unlike other adventives, Great Blue Skimmers seem to be good at establishing populations. Wherever we've found them, it's been in wooded ponds with very shallow water, usually with a lot of downed trees and extensive mud margins -- not easy areas to access. Perhaps they are really more common than we think. -- Julie A. Craves Rouge River Bird Observatory University of Michigan-Dearborn http://www.rrbo.org http://net-results.blogspot.com http://www.coffeehabitat.com ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gl_odonata/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gl_odonata/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: gl_odonata-digest AT yahoogroups.com gl_odonata-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: gl_odonata-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Re: Great Blue Skimmer in Minnesota? From: Raphael Carter <raphael AT demesne.com> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:38:55 -0500 Thanks, Steve and Dennis! It's a thrill to find something unexpected like that. It makes me wonder how many odd strays visit the region every year and are never seen. Steve Hummel wrote: > > > Raphael, > I have to agreed with Dennis. I was just about to confirm the record > and accept the record, but Dennis beat me to it! Seems there are a > number of species showing up way out of range. Just had an email from a > collector in se Iowa with photos of a Libellula auripennis from today. > Steve > Steve Hummel > shummel AT iowatelecom.net > > > > On Jul 10, 2010, at 5:49 PM, Dennis Paulson wrote: > > Raphael, > > > I just confirmed your record as a Great Blue Skimmer. Great find! > > Dennis > > > On Jul 10, 2010, at 2:45 PM, Raphael Carter wrote: > >> >> >> On Thursday at St. Croix State Park in Minnesota, I saw what I thought >> was a really large Pondhawk: >> >> http://www.odonatacentral.org/index.php/SubmissionAction.getAll/oc/320644 >> > natacentral.org/index.php/SubmissionAction.getAll/oc/320644> >> >> After consulting Dragonflies through Binoculars, I think this is >> actually a Great Blue Skimmer. If so, it would be a significant >> extension of the range for the species -- the closest record on >> OdonataCentral is about 300 miles away in southeastern Wisconsin. >> > > ----- > Dennis Paulson > 1724 NE 98 St. > Seattle, WA 98115 > 206-528-1382 > dennispaulson AT comcast.net > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gl_odonata/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gl_odonata/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: gl_odonata-digest AT yahoogroups.com gl_odonata-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: gl_odonata-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Re: Great Blue Skimmer in Minnesota? From: Steve Hummel <shummel AT iowatelecom.net> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:01:53 -0500 Raphael, I have to agreed with Dennis. I was just about to confirm the record and accept the record, but Dennis beat me to it! Seems there are a number of species showing up way out of range. Just had an email from a collector in se Iowa with photos of a Libellula auripennis from today. Steve Steve Hummel shummel AT iowatelecom.net On Jul 10, 2010, at 5:49 PM, Dennis Paulson wrote: Raphael, I just confirmed your record as a Great Blue Skimmer. Great find! Dennis On Jul 10, 2010, at 2:45 PM, Raphael Carter wrote: > > On Thursday at St. Croix State Park in Minnesota, I saw what I thought > was a really large Pondhawk: > > http://www.odonatacentral.org/index.php/SubmissionAction.getAll/oc/320644 > > After consulting Dragonflies through Binoculars, I think this is > actually a Great Blue Skimmer. If so, it would be a significant > extension of the range for the species -- the closest record on > OdonataCentral is about 300 miles away in southeastern Wisconsin. > > ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: Re: Great Blue Skimmer in Minnesota? From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson AT comcast.net> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:49:37 -0700 Raphael, I just confirmed your record as a Great Blue Skimmer. Great find! Dennis On Jul 10, 2010, at 2:45 PM, Raphael Carter wrote: > On Thursday at St. Croix State Park in Minnesota, I saw what I thought > was a really large Pondhawk: > > http://www.odonatacentral.org/index.php/SubmissionAction.getAll/oc/320644 > > After consulting Dragonflies through Binoculars, I think this is > actually a Great Blue Skimmer. If so, it would be a significant > extension of the range for the species -- the closest record on > OdonataCentral is about 300 miles away in southeastern Wisconsin. > > ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: Great Blue Skimmer in Minnesota? From: Raphael Carter <raphael AT demesne.com> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:45:13 -0500 On Thursday at St. Croix State Park in Minnesota, I saw what I thought was a really large Pondhawk: http://www.odonatacentral.org/index.php/SubmissionAction.getAll/oc/320644 After consulting Dragonflies through Binoculars, I think this is actually a Great Blue Skimmer. If so, it would be a significant extension of the range for the species -- the closest record on OdonataCentral is about 300 miles away in southeastern Wisconsin. Subject: Marie Desonier Nature Preserve, Athens County, Ohio From: chris kline <kline_at_pine AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 07:32:35 -0700 (PDT) Took my two oldest kids out to Marie Desonier yesterday and had a nice visit.  A lot of odes at the beaver pond though not much variety.   Slaty Skimmer Eastern Pondhawk Common Whitetail Widow SKimmer Eastern Amberwing Ebony Jewelwing chris   Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio   Subject: MOSP Newsletter [1 Attachment] From: Kurt Mead <mndragonfly66 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 08:55:26 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Red Saddlebags in Port Perry, Ontario From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson AT comcast.net> Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 19:25:25 -0700 Hello, all. Jeremy just sent his photos, and they are of a fine Red Saddlebags. Dennis On Jul 6, 2010, at 6:33 PM, D&Y Bree wrote: > Hello Jeremy > > On the north-central shore of Lake Ontario where I am, Carolina Saddlebag is > variable. For two or three years it is reasonably common (mostly in June > and September) and then scarce to absent for a couple of years. Seems to be > more common lately - be that more heat or more coverage I don't know. I've > only ever glimpsed one red-coloured saddlebag any distance away from the > lakeshore. > > I have not yet recorded a Red Saddlebag in 13 years of looking fairly > regularly in this area. > > I look forward to Dennis Paulson's opinion on your photos > > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com]On > Behalf Of mcbirder > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 7:27 PM > To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com > Subject: [gl_odonata] Red Saddlebags in Port Perry, Ontario > > Hi all, > > I have been visiting my girlfriend's family in Ontario for the past couple > weeks and have been able to get out here and there to look for dragonflies. > Today was my last opportunity to get out, so I decided to check a small > man-made pond near where I'm staying in Port Perry. I had my first Azure > Bluets along with the usual assortment - Northern and Spotted Spreadwings, > Vernal/Northern Bluets, Sedge Sprite, Eastern and Fragile Forktails, Ebony > Jewelwing (by a small stream nearby), Common Green Darner, Twelve-spotted > and Widow Skimmers, Blue Dasher, Dot-tailed Whiteface, and Black Saddlebags. > Just as I was about to leave, I noticed a red dragonfly with orangey-brown > saddlebags. I didn't know whether I should be expecting Red or Carolina > Saddlebags and I had no idea how to differentiate between the two because > I'm from British Columbia. Luckily, the individual had picked a specific > broken-off cattail and was protecting it whenever a Dot-tailed Whiteface, > Common Green Darner, > or Black Saddlebags came near. I took several photos hoping to cover off > the diagnostics and was fortunate enough to snap one as it was just about to > land. That photo shows a little clear patch in the saddlebag on one wing, > which is a good mark for Red Saddlebags. From the Ontario Odonata Atlas, it > appears almost all of the records are close to Lake Erie, with one Lake > Ontario well east of the other records. I'd be interested in learning how > regular this species is in Ontario and whether many, if any, have been > recorded this far inland. > > Cheers, > Jeremy Gatten > Saanichton, B.C. > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: RE: Red Saddlebags in Port Perry, Ontario From: "D&Y Bree" <dbree AT kos.net> Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 21:33:22 -0400 Hello Jeremy On the north-central shore of Lake Ontario where I am, Carolina Saddlebag is variable. For two or three years it is reasonably common (mostly in June and September) and then scarce to absent for a couple of years. Seems to be more common lately - be that more heat or more coverage I don't know. I've only ever glimpsed one red-coloured saddlebag any distance away from the lakeshore. I have not yet recorded a Red Saddlebag in 13 years of looking fairly regularly in this area. I look forward to Dennis Paulson's opinion on your photos David -----Original Message----- From: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of mcbirder Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 7:27 PM To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [gl_odonata] Red Saddlebags in Port Perry, Ontario Hi all, I have been visiting my girlfriend's family in Ontario for the past couple weeks and have been able to get out here and there to look for dragonflies. Today was my last opportunity to get out, so I decided to check a small man-made pond near where I'm staying in Port Perry. I had my first Azure Bluets along with the usual assortment - Northern and Spotted Spreadwings, Vernal/Northern Bluets, Sedge Sprite, Eastern and Fragile Forktails, Ebony Jewelwing (by a small stream nearby), Common Green Darner, Twelve-spotted and Widow Skimmers, Blue Dasher, Dot-tailed Whiteface, and Black Saddlebags. Just as I was about to leave, I noticed a red dragonfly with orangey-brown saddlebags. I didn't know whether I should be expecting Red or Carolina Saddlebags and I had no idea how to differentiate between the two because I'm from British Columbia. Luckily, the individual had picked a specific broken-off cattail and was protecting it whenever a Dot-tailed Whiteface, Common Green Darner, or Black Saddlebags came near. I took several photos hoping to cover off the diagnostics and was fortunate enough to snap one as it was just about to land. That photo shows a little clear patch in the saddlebag on one wing, which is a good mark for Red Saddlebags. From the Ontario Odonata Atlas, it appears almost all of the records are close to Lake Erie, with one Lake Ontario well east of the other records. I'd be interested in learning how regular this species is in Ontario and whether many, if any, have been recorded this far inland. Cheers, Jeremy Gatten Saanichton, B.C. ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links Subject: Re: Red Saddlebags in Port Perry, Ontario From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson AT comcast.net> Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 16:44:52 -0700 Hi, Jeremy. The field mark you cited is a difficult one to see adequately, and it's somewhat variable. A much surer one is the amount of black on abdominal segment 8. Can you send me a photo? Dennis On Jul 6, 2010, at 4:26 PM, mcbirder wrote: > Hi all, > > I have been visiting my girlfriend's family in Ontario for the past couple weeks and have been able to get out here and there to look for dragonflies. Today was my last opportunity to get out, so I decided to check a small man-made pond near where I'm staying in Port Perry. I had my first Azure Bluets along with the usual assortment - Northern and Spotted Spreadwings, Vernal/Northern Bluets, Sedge Sprite, Eastern and Fragile Forktails, Ebony Jewelwing (by a small stream nearby), Common Green Darner, Twelve-spotted and Widow Skimmers, Blue Dasher, Dot-tailed Whiteface, and Black Saddlebags. Just as I was about to leave, I noticed a red dragonfly with orangey-brown saddlebags. I didn't know whether I should be expecting Red or Carolina Saddlebags and I had no idea how to differentiate between the two because I'm from British Columbia. Luckily, the individual had picked a specific broken-off cattail and was protecting it whenever a Dot-tailed Whiteface, Common Green Darner, or Black Saddlebags came near. I took several photos hoping to cover off the diagnostics and was fortunate enough to snap one as it was just about to land. That photo shows a little clear patch in the saddlebag on one wing, which is a good mark for Red Saddlebags. From the Ontario Odonata Atlas, it appears almost all of the records are close to Lake Erie, with one Lake Ontario well east of the other records. I'd be interested in learning how regular this species is in Ontario and whether many, if any, have been recorded this far inland. > > Cheers, > Jeremy Gatten > Saanichton, B.C. > > ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: Red Saddlebags in Port Perry, Ontario From: "mcbirder" <jarofme AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:26:44 -0000 Hi all, I have been visiting my girlfriend's family in Ontario for the past couple weeks and have been able to get out here and there to look for dragonflies. Today was my last opportunity to get out, so I decided to check a small man-made pond near where I'm staying in Port Perry. I had my first Azure Bluets along with the usual assortment - Northern and Spotted Spreadwings, Vernal/Northern Bluets, Sedge Sprite, Eastern and Fragile Forktails, Ebony Jewelwing (by a small stream nearby), Common Green Darner, Twelve-spotted and Widow Skimmers, Blue Dasher, Dot-tailed Whiteface, and Black Saddlebags. Just as I was about to leave, I noticed a red dragonfly with orangey-brown saddlebags. I didn't know whether I should be expecting Red or Carolina Saddlebags and I had no idea how to differentiate between the two because I'm from British Columbia. Luckily, the individual had picked a specific broken-off cattail and was protecting it whenever a Dot-tailed Whiteface, Common Green Darner, or Black Saddlebags came near. I took several photos hoping to cover off the diagnostics and was fortunate enough to snap one as it was just about to land. That photo shows a little clear patch in the saddlebag on one wing, which is a good mark for Red Saddlebags. From the Ontario Odonata Atlas, it appears almost all of the records are close to Lake Erie, with one Lake Ontario well east of the other records. I'd be interested in learning how regular this species is in Ontario and whether many, if any, have been recorded this far inland. Cheers, Jeremy Gatten Saanichton, B.C. Subject: The Ridges, Athens County, Ohio From: chris kline <kline_at_pine AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:44:08 -0700 (PDT) Howdy,   Went out last Saturday ode and lep hunting.  Seemed like it had been awhile.  Spent a week in Colorado earlier in the month and got to see some new odes there.  Well anyways, here is what I saw at The Ridges (former state mental hospital grounds).  Was a little surprised by the lack of damsels, or maybe I just wasn't looking hard enough, was really hot and humid.  Ugh!   Common Whitetail Widow Skimmer Black Saddlebags Eastern Pondhawk Blue Dasher Spangled Skimmer Slaty Skimmer Ruby Meadowhawk Eastern Amberwing Banded Pennant *Halloween Pennant Violet Dancer   * new to my checklist for The Ridges. chris   Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio   Subject: Re: idenitfication sites From: William Nichols <wjnjunior AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:06:46 -0700 (PDT) For N.Y. I prefer the blue Mass. guide. It work well for most of the state. Also it is very cheap. I had to order it from Mass DNR though.    William Nichols --- On Thu, 6/17/10, Larry de March wrote: From: Larry de March Subject: Re: [gl_odonata] idenitfication sites To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 12:03 PM   Try here: http://www.odonatacentral.org/?taxaid=338index.php/PageAction.get/name/HomePage For i.d I find the best first step is to use an old-fashioned field guide in printed form. Larry Larry de March Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada thepiedpiper wrote: > > > im looking for a site that will help in identifying dragon flies. > specially in the western new york area. cant seem to find any. would > anyone here know of any. > > Subject: Re: idenitfication sites From: Larry de March <demarchl AT mts.net> Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:03:34 -0500 Try here: http://www.odonatacentral.org/?taxaid=338index.php/PageAction.get/name/HomePage For i.d I find the best first step is to use an old-fashioned field guide in printed form. Larry Larry de March Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada thepiedpiper wrote: > > > im looking for a site that will help in identifying dragon flies. > specially in the western new york area. cant seem to find any. would > anyone here know of any. > > Subject: idenitfication sites From: "thepiedpiper" <excalibur321112 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:16:52 -0000 im looking for a site that will help in identifying dragon flies. specially in the western new york area. cant seem to find any. would anyone here know of any. Subject: RE: Swamp Darner & Great Blue Skimmer Egg Laying From: "Bob Glotzhober" <bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org> Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:48:30 -0400 Cynthia Here is a similar story for you. Perhaps 20 years ago my friend Mac Albin of the Columbus Metro Parks was noodling for mussels in Big Darby Creek when a Boyeria vinosa (Shadow Darner) landed on his arm while it was in the water and attempted to oviposit. Watching at first, Mac swept it off when it started to insert its ovipositor into his arm. Five minutes later the experience was repeated. My understanding (don't recall where in the literature off hand) is that Shadow Darners oviposit in roots hanging over the stream - Mac's arm was a good look-alike substitute. I often tell this story as a reality behind the old stories of stinging dragonflies which resulted in slang names like "horse stinger" and "mule killer." Bob Glotzhober ==================== Robert C. Glotzhober 614/ 298-2054 Senior Curator, Natural History bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org Ohio Historical Society Fax: 614/ 298-2098 ________________________________ From: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Cynthia McKee Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 6:36 PM To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [gl_odonata] Swamp Darner & Great Blue Skimmer Egg Laying The Dragonflies of Indiana by James R. Curry notes an observation of a Great Blue Skimmer female "scooped up water and threw droplets (presumably containing eggs) about a foot onto the soft mud". Today I watched three Great Blue Skimmer females here in LaSalle County, IL, do the same. I wondered if anyone knows whether the females are indeed throwing her eggs up onto the mud. It certainly appeared to be so as each time she hit the water she threw a good amount of water up onto the bank. I did not see any of the thrown water land back in the wetland. There was a male guarding each female during this process. Also, there were several female Swamp Darners in this same area while I was collecting a Great Blue Skimmer for a LaSalle County record. Twice while wading in the wooded pool a female Swamp Darner came up to me and flew around my head checking me out. As I re-entered the pool area at the edge of the woods with my net and as my husband watched a female Swamp Darner landed on my forearm. As I held still to watch her she started trying to oviposit on my arm. It was a strange moment as I could feel her trying to lay on my arm. (Where is the camera when you need one?) I wondered if anyone else has had this experience. It was an interesting encounter. Cindy McKee LaSalle County, IL (northern Illinois) Subject: Swamp Darner & Great Blue Skimmer Egg Laying From: Cynthia McKee <ckmckee89 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:35:54 -0700 (PDT) The Dragonflies of Indiana by James R. Curry notes an observation of a Great Blue Skimmer female "scooped up water and threw droplets (presumably containing eggs) about a foot onto the soft mud".  Today I watched three Great Blue Skimmer females here in LaSalle County, IL, do the same.  I wondered if anyone knows whether the females are indeed throwing her eggs up onto the mud.  It certainly appeared to be so as each time she hit the water she threw a good amount of water up onto the bank.  I did not see any of the thrown water land back in the wetland.  There was a male guarding each female during this process. Also, there were several female Swamp Darners in this same area while I was collecting a Great Blue Skimmer for a LaSalle County record.  Twice while wading in the wooded pool a female Swamp Darner came up to me and flew around my head checking me out.  As I re-entered the pool area at the edge of the woods with my net and as my husband watched a female Swamp Darner landed on my forearm.  As I held still to watch her she started trying to oviposit on my arm.  It was a strange moment as I could feel her trying to lay on my arm.  (Where is the camera when you need one?)  I wondered if anyone else has had this experience.  It was an interesting encounter. Cindy McKee LaSalle County, IL (northern Illinois) Subject: Re: question From: Tim Cashatt <cashatt AT museum.state.il.us> Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:11:54 -0500 Dennis, This one works for me: pburton AT dcwis.com Tim Dennis Paulson wrote: > > Does anyone have an email address for Paul Burton, of Ephraim, Wisconsin? > > Thanks! > > Dennis > ----- > Dennis Paulson > 1724 NE 98 St. > Seattle, WA 98115 > 206-528-1382 > dennispaulson AT comcast.net > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2929 - Release Date: 06/10/10 06:35:00 > > -- Everett D. (Tim) Cashatt, Ph.D. Chair and Curator of Zoology Illinois State Museum Research and Collection Center 1011 E. Ash Street Springfield, IL 62703 Tel. (217) 782-6689 FAX (217) 785-2857 http://www.museum.state.il.us/research/entomology/index.html ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gl_odonata/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gl_odonata/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: gl_odonata-digest AT yahoogroups.com gl_odonata-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: gl_odonata-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: NW Wisconsin Clubtails From: Ryan Brady <ryanbrady10 AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:12:39 -0600 For those interested, here are some species lists and photos from Polk and Burnett Counties in NW Wisconsin on Monday June 7. Cobra, Skillet, and Splendid Clubtails, Stygian Shadowdragon, and others: http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/oneLocation.cfm?LocationID=651 St. Croix Snaketails (O. susbehcha): http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/oneLocation.cfm?LocationID=652 Ashy and Mustached Clubtails: http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/oneLocation.cfm?LocationID=650 Ryan Brady Washburn, Bayfield County, WI http://www.pbase.com/rbrady Subject: question From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:35:44 -0700 Does anyone have an email address for Paul Burton, of Ephraim, Wisconsin? Thanks! Dennis ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: Re: Mystery black spots on pond vegetation From: "BurtC" <epiaeschna AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:16:06 -0000 Bob, I am familiar with some eggs of Tabanidae (Horse Flies and Deer Flies) as they are host of some of the small chalcids. In Borror, Triplehorn and Johnson's book An Intro. to the Study of Insects, they state that "The eggs of tabanids are usually laid in masses on leaves or other objects near or over water". I have never seen them laid in the water. I recently found large numbers of egg masses that turned out to be snail eggs that were very similar in appearence to these masses. A better pic would have been very helpful. That's my piece of the puzzle. Maybe someone else can fill in a little more. Burt C. --- In gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com, "Bob Glotzhober" wrote: > > I am passing along an image made by a local dragonfly enthusiast of some > black spots in vegetation on a "trash pond" - her words. > > Could they be some sort of fly eggs? I think I recall an identity of a > larger (and solitary) black spot on cattail leaves as the egg masses of > horse flies. Could this be egg masses from some other, very numerous > fly? I looked through Voshell's 2002 pub (Guide to Common Freshwater > Invertebrates) but he only shows adults. The only things that come close > in his book are water pennies and pupae of net-winged midges - but I see > no details in Michele's image that I would expect to see which would > really suggest these. > > > > Any leads or complete answers will be appreciated. Please respond both > to me and to Michele. > > > > Bob Glotzhober > > > > ==================== > > Robert C. Glotzhober 614/ 298-2054 > > Senior Curator, Natural History > bglotzhober AT ... > > Ohio Historical Society Fax: 614/ 297-2546 > > 1982 Velma Avenue > > Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 > > Visit the website of the Ohio Historical Society at: > www.ohiohistory.org and check out our > online collections catalog. > > Visit the Ohio Odonata website at: > http://www.marietta.edu/~odonata/index.html > > > > Celebrating 125 Years of serving Ohioans. > Subject: Mystery black spots on pond vegetation From: "Bob Glotzhober" <bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org> Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 14:32:06 -0400 I am passing along an image made by a local dragonfly enthusiast of some black spots in vegetation on a "trash pond" - her words. Could they be some sort of fly eggs? I think I recall an identity of a larger (and solitary) black spot on cattail leaves as the egg masses of horse flies. Could this be egg masses from some other, very numerous fly? I looked through Voshell's 2002 pub (Guide to Common Freshwater Invertebrates) but he only shows adults. The only things that come close in his book are water pennies and pupae of net-winged midges - but I see no details in Michele's image that I would expect to see which would really suggest these. Any leads or complete answers will be appreciated. Please respond both to me and to Michele. Bob Glotzhober ==================== Robert C. Glotzhober 614/ 298-2054 Senior Curator, Natural History bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org Ohio Historical Society Fax: 614/ 297-2546 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 Visit the website of the Ohio Historical Society at: www.ohiohistory.org and check out our online collections catalog. Visit the Ohio Odonata website at: http://www.marietta.edu/~odonata/index.html Celebrating 125 Years of serving Ohioans. _______________________________________________ Odonata-l mailing list Odonata-l AT listhost.ups.edu https://mailweb.ups.edu/mailman/listinfo/odonata-l Subject: Mystery black spots on pond vegetation [1 Attachment] From: "Bob Glotzhober" <bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org> Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 14:32:06 -0400 I am passing along an image made by a local dragonfly enthusiast of some black spots in vegetation on a "trash pond" - her words. Could they be some sort of fly eggs? I think I recall an identity of a larger (and solitary) black spot on cattail leaves as the egg masses of horse flies. Could this be egg masses from some other, very numerous fly? I looked through Voshell's 2002 pub (Guide to Common Freshwater Invertebrates) but he only shows adults. The only things that come close in his book are water pennies and pupae of net-winged midges - but I see no details in Michele's image that I would expect to see which would really suggest these. Any leads or complete answers will be appreciated. Please respond both to me and to Michele. Bob Glotzhober ==================== Robert C. Glotzhober 614/ 298-2054 Senior Curator, Natural History bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org Ohio Historical Society Fax: 614/ 297-2546 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 Visit the website of the Ohio Historical Society at: www.ohiohistory.org and check out our online collections catalog. Visit the Ohio Odonata website at: http://www.marietta.edu/~odonata/index.html Celebrating 125 Years of serving Ohioans. Subject: recent odes in SE MI From: Darrin O'Brien <treecreeper AT wowway.com> Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 07:21:26 -0400 some species in SE MI at the end of May and first day of June May 28 in Farmington Hills Comet Darner (Anax longipes) = 1 male Prince Baskettail (Epitheca princeps) = 1 male Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina) = 2 males May 29 at Lower Huron Metropark (Wayne Co) Arrowhead Spiketail (Cordulegaster obliqua) = 4+ Swamp Darner (Epiaeschna heros) = 1 female, also observed in several other locations in good numbers May 29 at UM-Dearborn Marsh Bluet (Enallagma ebrium) = 20+ Unicorn Clubtail (Arigomphus villosipes) = 2 males May 30 at Crosswinds Marsh (Wayne County) Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata) = 1 Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene) = 100s May 30 at Lower Huron Metropark (Wayne Co) Midland Clubtail (Gomphus fraternus) = 6+ May 30 at Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, Humbug Marsh Spot-winged Glider (Pantala hymenaea) = 2 May 31 at Crosswinds Marsh (Wayne County) Lyre-tipped Spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus) = 5+ Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa) = 1 Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata) = 2 June 1 at our house in Dearborn Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata) = 1 June 1 at Robert Long Park, Commerce Township (Oakland County) Azure Bluet (Enallagma aspersum) = 6+ -- Darrin O'Brien Subject: Pine Creek, Hocking County, Ohio + ID help From: chris kline <kline_at_pine AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 08:26:29 -0700 (PDT) Howdy,   Spent sometime at Pine Creek yesterday near the rapelling area for those who know the site.  While there were not many odes present, the few that were there were interesting.   Twelve-spotted Skimmer - Libellula pulchella - Many! Swamp Darner - Epiaeschna heros - Geez these things are HUGE!!!!! Ashy Clubtail? - Gomphus lividus - I have posted this pick to the gl odes website (link below).  Would love to have someone confirm for me. Ebony Jewelwing - Calopteryx maculata - Many!   chris  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gl_odonata/photos/album/1367299831/pic/565237438/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio   Subject: Re: ode season in full swing in SE MI From: Mark OBrien <argusmaniac AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 19:31:01 -0700 (PDT) Ode season is going well in the UP, too.  I got a new county record for Williamsonia fletcheri yesterday - Baraga Co.  Lots of Cordulia shurtleffi everywhere.  Today, at Laughing Whitefish Falls (Alger Co.) I collected a Gomphaeschna furcillata - which is a pretty early record.  Lots of Cordulegaster maculata, Libellula quadrimaculata, Gomphus spicatus, Basiaschna janata, Ladona julia (of course),  and Plathemis lydia.  The woods were full of teneral Calopteryx maculata. ----------------------------------------------- Mark O'Brien Ann Arbor, MI http://randomphoto.blogspot.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/mfobrien/ ----------------------------------------------- --- On Thu, 5/27/10, Darrin O'Brien wrote: From: Darrin O'Brien Subject: [gl_odonata] ode season in full swing in SE MI To: "Great Lakes Odes" Date: Thursday, May 27, 2010, 7:35 PM   some species in SE MI over the last couple of weeks May 14 Springtime Darner (Basiaeschna janata) found on the North Campus of UM-Ann Arbor May 15 at Lower Huron Metropark (Wayne Co) Ashy Clubtail (Gomphus lividus) = 1 male Common Baskettails (Epitheca cynosura) = 4 males Common Whitetail (Libellula lydia) = 1 female May 23 at Willow Metropark (Wayne Co) Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) = 6 Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum) = 2 Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile) =2 males May 27 in Farmington Hills Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina) = 2 males Emerald Spreadwing (Lestes dryas) = 2 May 27 in Dearborn Swamp Darner (Epiaeschna heros) = 1 found at UM-Dearborn by Julie Craves Marsh Bluet (Enallagma ebrium) = 1 male found by Julie Craves -- Darrin O'Brien Subject: Re: ode season in full swing in SE MI From: Mark OBrien <argusmaniac AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 19:31:01 -0700 (PDT) Ode season is going well in the UP, too.  I got a new county record for Williamsonia fletcheri yesterday - Baraga Co.  Lots of Cordulia shurtleffi everywhere.  Today, at Laughing Whitefish Falls (Alger Co.) I collected a Gomphaeschna furcillata - which is a pretty early record.  Lots of Cordulegaster maculata, Libellula quadrimaculata, Gomphus spicatus, Basiaschna janata, Ladona julia (of course),  and Plathemis lydia.  The woods were full of teneral Calopteryx maculata. ----------------------------------------------- Mark O'Brien Ann Arbor, MI http://randomphoto.blogspot.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/mfobrien/ ----------------------------------------------- --- On Thu, 5/27/10, Darrin O'Brien wrote: From: Darrin O'Brien Subject: [gl_odonata] ode season in full swing in SE MI To: "Great Lakes Odes" Date: Thursday, May 27, 2010, 7:35 PM   some species in SE MI over the last couple of weeks May 14 Springtime Darner (Basiaeschna janata) found on the North Campus of UM-Ann Arbor May 15 at Lower Huron Metropark (Wayne Co) Ashy Clubtail (Gomphus lividus) = 1 male Common Baskettails (Epitheca cynosura) = 4 males Common Whitetail (Libellula lydia) = 1 female May 23 at Willow Metropark (Wayne Co) Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) = 6 Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum) = 2 Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile) =2 males May 27 in Farmington Hills Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina) = 2 males Emerald Spreadwing (Lestes dryas) = 2 May 27 in Dearborn Swamp Darner (Epiaeschna heros) = 1 found at UM-Dearborn by Julie Craves Marsh Bluet (Enallagma ebrium) = 1 male found by Julie Craves -- Darrin O'Brien Subject: ode season in full swing in SE MI From: Darrin O'Brien <treecreeper AT wowway.com> Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 19:35:17 -0400 some species in SE MI over the last couple of weeks May 14 Springtime Darner (Basiaeschna janata) found on the North Campus of UM-Ann Arbor May 15 at Lower Huron Metropark (Wayne Co) Ashy Clubtail (Gomphus lividus) = 1 male Common Baskettails (Epitheca cynosura) = 4 males Common Whitetail (Libellula lydia) = 1 female May 23 at Willow Metropark (Wayne Co) Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) = 6 Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum) = 2 Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile) =2 males May 27 in Farmington Hills Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina) = 2 males Emerald Spreadwing (Lestes dryas) = 2 May 27 in Dearborn Swamp Darner (Epiaeschna heros) = 1 found at UM-Dearborn by Julie Craves Marsh Bluet (Enallagma ebrium) = 1 male found by Julie Craves -- Darrin O'Brien Subject: re: Common Green Darner influx on north shore of Superior From: Larry de March <demarchl AT mts.net> Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 11:13:27 -0500 We're at about the same latitude as Thunder Bay and I've seen quite a few this year both in Winnipeg, at a pond in Whiteshell Provincial Park on hte shield and SE of Winnipeg in a different habitat. I saw.a tandem pair on April 22. Last year I didn't see a single specimen! Larry -- Larry de March Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Subject: Common Green Darner influx on north shore of Superior From: "Michael" <thomas.ormond AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 16:06:49 -0000 Hello all, Yesterday's hot weather triggered a pulse of dragonfly activity around town. I saw Common Green Darners at three sites around town. Dozens were at a beaver pond near Peninsula Harbour where I saw nine (guarded) females ovipositing on floating cattail stems as well as several copulating pairs. I was able to get some photos and I wrote up a brief account here: http://northshorenature.blogspot.com/2010/05/invasion-of-common-green-darner.html Before this spring, Common Green Darner had only been documented four times in the Thunder Bay District. This would be the first evidence of breeding. Also mating and/or laying were American Emerald, Beavertail Baskettail and Four-spotted Skimmer. Has anyone noticed increased numbers of Common Green Darners in northern MN, WI or MI? Cheers, Michael Butler (Marathon, Ontario) Subject: Re: Athens County, Ohio From: chris kline <kline_at_pine AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 07:48:15 -0700 (PDT) Stream was small and slow.  Yes, Have pics of both the turquoise and the aurora.  Both were Athens County, although the aurora would be just in Athens County by less than a mile.  I'll double check on the map.   chris   Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio   --- On Mon, 5/17/10, Steve Hummel wrote: From: Steve Hummel Subject: Re: [gl_odonata] Athens County, Ohio To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, May 17, 2010, 8:59 AM   Hi Chris, Was the stream where you saw the Turquoise Bluet (Enallagma divigans) fairly small and slow?  I've seen them along small to medium sized streams in Iowa. Also, do you have a good photo of this specimen?  I don't find it for Athens Co. on OdonataCentral. Which Co. (Athens or Vinton) did you find the Aurora Damsel ( Chromagrion conditum)?  Again, according to the records on OdonataCentral, it is known from Vinton, but not from Athens. If would be worth while to submit the records to OdonataCentral as county records. Steve Steve Hummel shummel AT iowatelecom .net Great Plains Administrator, OdonataCentral On May 17, 2010, at 10:18 AM, Thomas Schultz wrote: Dear Chris, Were those Turquoise Bluets along a stream?  Could you provide more specific info for that species? Tom Tom D. Schultz, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Denison University Granville, OH 43023 740-587-6218 schultz AT denison. edu On May 15, 2010, at 12:37 PM, chris kline wrote:   Good afternoon,   Was able to spend quite a lot of time at The Ridges in Athens yesterday.  Was a great day for butterflies (21 species) and saw a few odes as well.  Actually saw a lot of Clubtails but only two species.   Common Whitetail Black Saddlebags Blue Dasher Lancet Clubtail Midland Clubtail Familiar Bluet Turquoise Bluet Eastern Forktail     Also stopped off where the Zaleski Backpacking Trail intersects SR56 near the Athens/Vinton ! county lines.  As the rain started falling and the thunde! r starte d rumbling I saw, in my mind, the best find of the day.  Aurora Damsel.  Gorgeous little bug!  It only cooperated for photos from overhead.  tried to get a side shot, very awkwardly I may add, and I think a raindrop thunked it, because it flew away in a hurry!  I know I was getting thunked by raindrops at the time!   chris   Chris Kline  Sugar Grove, Ohio   Subject: Re: Athens County, Ohio From: chris kline <kline_at_pine AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 07:38:01 -0700 (PDT) Hi Tom,   At The Ridges is a small pond called Nagy Pond.  There is a small stream that feeds the pond.  The Turqoise was perched on a shrub (I think multifora rose or blackberry, don't remember) in the shade right where the stream empties into the pond.   chris   Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio   --- On Mon, 5/17/10, Thomas Schultz wrote: From: Thomas Schultz Subject: Re: [gl_odonata] Athens County, Ohio To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, May 17, 2010, 8:18 AM   Dear Chris, Were those Turquoise Bluets along a stream?  Could you provide more specific info for that species? Tom Tom D. Schultz, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Denison University Granville, OH 43023 740-587-6218 schultz AT denison. edu On May 15, 2010, at 12:37 PM, chris kline wrote:   Good afternoon,   Was able to spend quite a lot of time at The Ridges in Athens yesterday.  Was a great day for butterflies (21 species) and saw a few odes as well.  Actually saw a lot of Clubtails but only two species.   Common Whitetail Black Saddlebags Blue Dasher Lancet Clubtail Midland Clubtail Familiar Bluet Turquoise Bluet Eastern Forktail     Also stopped off where the Zaleski Backpacking Trail intersects SR56 near the Athens/Vinton county lines.  As the rain started falling and the thunder started rumbling I saw, in my mind, the best find of the day.  Aurora Damsel.  Gorgeous little bug!  It only cooperated for photos from overhead.  tried to get a side shot, very awkwardly I may add, and I think a raindrop thunked it, because it flew away in a hurry!  I know I was getting thunked by raindrops at the time!   chris   Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio   Subject: RE: Athens County, Ohio From: "Bob Glotzhober" <bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org> Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 07:15:50 -0400 Steve & Chris: I'm probably a bit behind schedule in sending data to OdonataCentral. Here is Ohio we maintain a database for Ohio records - however we restrict what data can be entered. Perhaps we are somewhat anal about this, though some folks would suggest not anal enough. In the Ohio Odonata Society database we accept records from specimens kept in collections, as well as from peer reviewed published literature, and records documented by photos that have been reviewed and accepted by our six member "Photo Records Committee". The last two categories are clearly marked in the database so they can be filtered depending on the needs of the person using the database. We have never entered data based only on sight records, regardless of the viewer's level of expertise. Currently we have 28,052 records in the database and I have yet to enter the approved photo records from last season. We are always eager to obtain new data - so if any of you from outside the state have Ohio data, or join us for the Great Lakes Odonata Meeting this July - we'd welcome your data. Just forward it to me. Likewise - if you need Ohio data above and beyond the dot maps on OdonataCentral, and can utilize ACCESS databases - I'd be happy to share a copy. As an aside - don't forget the upcoming GLOM meeting, July 9 - 11, along Ohio's famous Big Darby and Little Darby Creeks. For more info, see: http://www.marietta.edu/~odonata/news.html Bob ==================== Robert C. Glotzhober 614/ 298-2054 Senior Curator, Natural History bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org Ohio Historical Society Fax: 614/ 298-2098 ________________________________ From: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Steve Hummel Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 11:59 AM To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [gl_odonata] Athens County, Ohio Hi Chris, Was the stream where you saw the Turquoise Bluet (Enallagma divigans) fairly small and slow? I've seen them along small to medium sized streams in Iowa. Also, do you have a good photo of this specimen? I don't find it for Athens Co. on OdonataCentral. Which Co. (Athens or Vinton) did you find the Aurora Damsel ( Chromagrion conditum)? Again, according to the records on OdonataCentral, it is known from Vinton, but not from Athens. If would be worth while to submit the records to OdonataCentral as county records. Steve Steve Hummel shummel AT iowatelecom.net Great Plains Administrator, OdonataCentral On May 17, 2010, at 10:18 AM, Thomas Schultz wrote: Dear Chris, Were those Turquoise Bluets along a stream? Could you provide more specific info for that species? Tom Tom D. Schultz, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Denison University Granville, OH 43023 740-587-6218 schultz AT denison.edu On May 15, 2010, at 12:37 PM, chris kline wrote: Good afternoon, Was able to spend quite a lot of time at The Ridges in Athens yesterday. Was a great day for butterflies (21 species) and saw a few odes as well. Actually saw a lot of Clubtails but only two species. Common Whitetail Black Saddlebags Blue Dasher Lancet Clubtail Midland Clubtail Familiar Bluet Turquoise Bluet Eastern Forktail Also stopped off where the Zaleski Backpacking Trail intersects SR56 near the Athens/Vinton ! county lines. As the rain started falling and the thunde! r starte d rumbling I saw, in my mind, the best find of the day. Aurora Damsel. Gorgeous little bug! It only cooperated for p hotos from overhead. tried to get a side shot, very awkwardly I may add, and I think a raindrop thunked it, because it flew away in a hurry! I know I was getting thunked by raindrops at the time! chris Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio Subject: Re: Athens County, Ohio From: Steve Hummel <shummel AT iowatelecom.net> Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 10:59:00 -0500 Hi Chris, Was the stream where you saw the Turquoise Bluet (Enallagma divigans) fairly small and slow? I've seen them along small to medium sized streams in Iowa. Also, do you have a good photo of this specimen? I don't find it for Athens Co. on OdonataCentral. Which Co. (Athens or Vinton) did you find the Aurora Damsel ( Chromagrion conditum)? Again, according to the records on OdonataCentral, it is known from Vinton, but not from Athens. If would be worth while to submit the records to OdonataCentral as county records. Steve Steve Hummel shummel AT iowatelecom.net Great Plains Administrator, OdonataCentral On May 17, 2010, at 10:18 AM, Thomas Schultz wrote: Dear Chris, Were those Turquoise Bluets along a stream? Could you provide more specific info for that species? Tom Tom D. Schultz, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Denison University Granville, OH 43023 740-587-6218 schultz AT denison.edu On May 15, 2010, at 12:37 PM, chris kline wrote: > > > Good afternoon, > > Was able to spend quite a lot of time at The Ridges in Athens > yesterday. Was a great day for butterflies (21 species) and saw a > few odes as well. Actually saw a lot of Clubtails but only two > species. > > Common Whitetail > Black Saddlebags > Blue Dasher > Lancet Clubtail > Midland Clubtail > Familiar Bluet > Turquoise Bluet > Eastern Forktail > > > Also stopped off where the Zaleski Backpacking Trail intersects SR56 > near the Athens/Vinton ! county lines. As the rain started falling > and the thunde! r starte d rumbling I saw, in my mind, the best find > of the day. Aurora Damsel. Gorgeous little bug! It only > cooperated for photos from overhead. tried to get a side shot, very > awkwardly I may add, and I think a raindrop thunked it, because it > flew away in a hurry! I know I was getting thunked by raindrops at > the time! > > chris > > > > Chris Kline > Sugar Grove, Ohio > > > > > Subject: Re: Athens County, Ohio From: Thomas Schultz <schultz AT denison.edu> Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 11:18:53 -0400 Dear Chris, Were those Turquoise Bluets along a stream? Could you provide more specific info for that species? Tom Tom D. Schultz, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Denison University Granville, OH 43023 740-587-6218 schultz AT denison.edu On May 15, 2010, at 12:37 PM, chris kline wrote: > Good afternoon, > > Was able to spend quite a lot of time at The Ridges in Athens > yesterday. Was a great day for butterflies (21 species) and saw a > few odes as well. Actually saw a lot of Clubtails but only two > species. > > Common Whitetail > Black Saddlebags > Blue Dasher > Lancet Clubtail > Midland Clubtail > Familiar Bluet > Turquoise Bluet > Eastern Forktail > > > Also stopped off where the Zaleski Backpacking Trail intersects > SR56 near the Athens/Vinton county lines. As the rain started > falling and the thunder started rumbling I saw, in my mind, the > best find of the day. Aurora Damsel. Gorgeous little bug! It > only cooperated for photos from overhead. tried to get a side > shot, very awkwardly I may add, and I think a raindrop thunked it, > because it flew away in a hurry! I know I was getting thunked by > raindrops at the time! > > chris > > > > Chris Kline > Sugar Grove, Ohio > > > > > Subject: Athens County, Ohio From: chris kline <kline_at_pine AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 09:37:56 -0700 (PDT) Good afternoon,   Was able to spend quite a lot of time at The Ridges in Athens yesterday.  Was a great day for butterflies (21 species) and saw a few odes as well.  Actually saw a lot of Clubtails but only two species.   Common Whitetail Black Saddlebags Blue Dasher Lancet Clubtail Midland Clubtail Familiar Bluet Turquoise Bluet Eastern Forktail     Also stopped off where the Zaleski Backpacking Trail intersects SR56 near the Athens/Vinton county lines.  As the rain started falling and the thunder started rumbling I saw, in my mind, the best find of the day.  Aurora Damsel.  Gorgeous little bug!  It only cooperated for photos from overhead.  tried to get a side shot, very awkwardly I may add, and I think a raindrop thunked it, because it flew away in a hurry!  I know I was getting thunked by raindrops at the time!   chris   Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio   Subject: damselflies on the wing in Oakland Co, MI From: Darrin O'Brien <treecreeper AT wowway.com> Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 18:46:19 -0400 Today, while walking around our ponds at work in Farmington Hills, MI, I found many teneral damselflies on May 3rd. Eastern Forktails (Ischnura verticalis) = 10+ Fragile Forktails (Ischnura posita) = 2 Bluet sp? (Enallagma sp?) = 1 ... I didn't get a good look and this one flew before I got a good look. Seems very early for this. === I also saw 1 teneral Ischnura sp (likely verticalis) at the same location on 4/29/10. -- Darrin O'Brien Subject: Hudsonian Whiteface From: "brentturcotte" <brentturcotte AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:20:23 -0000 Seeing my first dragonflies of the season rather early. First one I saw was on April 24. It not just flew away before I could ID but left the idea altogether. This was in North Bay. On April 25, I saw two teneral Hudsonian Whitefaces in Maskinonje Provincial Park, Ontario. I didn't bring my net but brought my Pentax Pavillo binoculars. I was able to get within two to three feet of it. Spectacular view. Today I saw a baskettail, either a beaverpond or spiny on Lake Nipissing. April 24 is about ten days earlier than my other earlier sightings and the baskettail were observed almost a month earlier than last year. This year is looking good for dragonflies so far. Subject: Re: Common Green Darner in Oakland County, MI From: denbroo AT aol.com Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:13:06 EDT We have had dragonflies up since last Friday but I haven't had a chance to any ID, I assuming Common Darners. Denny Brooks Midland, Michigan In a message dated 4/21/2010 9:16:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, treecreeper AT wowway.com writes: I heard that Anax junius have been around for more than a week, but I finally found one today at Robert Long Park, Commerce Township, Oakland County, MI. -- Darrin O'Brien Subject: Common Green Darner in Oakland County, MI From: Darrin O'Brien <treecreeper AT wowway.com> Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:15:06 -0400 I heard that Anax junius have been around for more than a week, but I finally found one today at Robert Long Park, Commerce Township, Oakland County, MI. -- Darrin O'Brien Subject: FW: stamp contest From: "Bob Glotzhober" <bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org> Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:45:36 -0400 Ohio Division of Wildlife Stamp Competition to Feature an Odonate Go to the following link http://ohiodnr.com/Home/tabid/21494/Default.aspx to get the details of a contest for the 2nd year of the Division of Wildlife's "Wildlife Legacy Stamp". The competition which receives entries this August must be of a dragonfly or damselfly native to Ohio. Full rules and entry forms are on the website. Dig through your old images and take new ones - submit your very best. Each entry requires a $12 entry fee, but the funds go toward wildlife diversity in Ohio, and the winner gets a cash prize, plus their photo on the 2011 Wildlife Legacy Stamp. Bob ==================== Robert C. Glotzhober 614/ 298-2054 Senior Curator, Natural History bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org Ohio Historical Society Fax: 614/ 298-2098 ________________________________ From: Jones, Laura [mailto:Laura.Jones AT dnr.state.oh.us] On Behalf Of WildOhioStamp Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 2:51 PM To: Bob Glotzhober Subject: RE: stamp contest Bob, Sorry for the inconvenience. Following is a link to the contest page and from there you can click on another link to view the "complete rules:" http://ohiodnr.com/Home/tabid/21494/Default.aspx I'll look forward to seeing your contest entry in August! Laura Laura Jones A/V Production Manager ODNR Division of Wildlife 2045 Morse Road, G-1 Columbus, OH 43229 614-265-6811 laura.jones AT dnr.state.oh.us Keep the Wild in Ohio, Buy an Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp -----Original Message----- From: Bob Glotzhober [mailto:bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 1:39 PM To: WildOhioStamp Subject: stamp contest The link to the guidelines for the stamp contest were broken in the most recent e-mail from the division "The Wild Stamp Connection" Can you please send me a good link. Bob ==================== Robert C. Glotzhober 614/ 298-2054 Senior Curator, Natural History bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org Ohio Historical Society Fax: 614/ 297-2546 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 Visit the website of the Ohio Historical Society at: www.ohiohistory.org and check out our online collections catalog. Visit the Ohio Odonata website at: http://www.marietta.edu/~odonata/index.html Celebrating 125 Years of serving Ohioans. _______________________________________________ Odonata-l mailing list Odonata-l AT listhost.ups.edu https://mailweb.ups.edu/mailman/listinfo/odonata-l Subject: FW: stamp contest From: "Bob Glotzhober" <bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org> Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:45:36 -0400 Ohio Division of Wildlife Stamp Competition to Feature an Odonate Go to the following link http://ohiodnr.com/Home/tabid/21494/Default.aspx to get the details of a contest for the 2nd year of the Division of Wildlife's "Wildlife Legacy Stamp". The competition which receives entries this August must be of a dragonfly or damselfly native to Ohio. Full rules and entry forms are on the website. Dig through your old images and take new ones - submit your very best. Each entry requires a $12 entry fee, but the funds go toward wildlife diversity in Ohio, and the winner gets a cash prize, plus their photo on the 2011 Wildlife Legacy Stamp. Bob ==================== Robert C. Glotzhober 614/ 298-2054 Senior Curator, Natural History bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org Ohio Historical Society Fax: 614/ 298-2098 ________________________________ From: Jones, Laura [mailto:Laura.Jones AT dnr.state.oh.us] On Behalf Of WildOhioStamp Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 2:51 PM To: Bob Glotzhober Subject: RE: stamp contest Bob, Sorry for the inconvenience. Following is a link to the contest page and from there you can click on another link to view the "complete rules:" http://ohiodnr.com/Home/tabid/21494/Default.aspx I'll look forward to seeing your contest entry in August! Laura Laura Jones A/V Production Manager ODNR Division of Wildlife 2045 Morse Road, G-1 Columbus, OH 43229 614-265-6811 laura.jones AT dnr.state.oh.us Keep the Wild in Ohio, Buy an Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp -----Original Message----- From: Bob Glotzhober [mailto:bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 1:39 PM To: WildOhioStamp Subject: stamp contest The link to the guidelines for the stamp contest were broken in the most recent e-mail from the division "The Wild Stamp Connection" Can you please send me a good link. Bob ==================== Robert C. Glotzhober 614/ 298-2054 Senior Curator, Natural History bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org Ohio Historical Society Fax: 614/ 297-2546 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 Visit the website of the Ohio Historical Society at: www.ohiohistory.org and check out our online collections catalog. Visit the Ohio Odonata website at: http://www.marietta.edu/~odonata/index.html Celebrating 125 Years of serving Ohioans. Subject: Springtime Darner From: chris kline <kline_at_pine AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:05:55 -0700 (PDT) Saw my first Springtime Darner yesterday at The Ridges, Athens County, Ohio.  The description in Odes of NE Ohio was right on the mark, hanging out on the ground in a powerline cut.   chris   Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio   Subject: RE: female whiteface identification From: "Bob Glotzhober" <bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org> Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:39:12 -0400 Thanks Dennis. I'll make note of this and keep watch. ==================== Robert C. Glotzhober 614/ 298-2054 Senior Curator, Natural History bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org Ohio Historical Society Fax: 614/ 298-2098 ________________________________ From: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Paulson Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 7:52 PM To: nw_odonata AT yahoogroups.com; CalOdes Odes; gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com; NEodes Odes; Odonata-l Subject: [gl_odonata] female whiteface identification Hello, all. I've been slaving over a hot computer while many of you are out there looking for the first odonates of spring, as I'm trying to get my eastern odonate guide finished before the summer comes. I will be submitting the book to Princeton some time this spring, but I thought I would share this information so people can check it out this summer, as the book won't be published until spring or summer 2011. One of the many problems in dragonfly identification in the field involves female whitefaces (Leucorrhinia). I've been trying to find characters other than structural ones (subgenital plate, wing venation) to distinguish them in the field, especially the virtually identical pair Belted and Crimson-ringed. I think I have found something. In all specimens I have examined, female Belted have a tiny pale spot at the base of each side of segment 4 (S4), yellow in yellow females an d red in red females. In virtually all Crimson-ringed, that spot is lacking. Only one of my Crimson-ringed specimens has the spot, but it is youngish, and very young individuals often show more pale markings. I looked at big series of specimens of both species, and the difference is quite evident. These marks show up in my photos and should be observable at close range. Each North American Leucorrhinia species appears to be constant in this character (that one Crimson-ringed so far my only exception): Canada (L. patricia) - no spot on S4 Crimson-ringed (L. glacialis) - no spot on S4 Belted (L. proxima) - spot on S4 Frosted (L. frigida) - spot on S4 Hudsonian(L. hudsonica) - spot on S4 and even smaller one on S5 Boreal (L. borealis) - spot on S4 vertically expanded, joined to dor s al pale spot, ditto even smaller one on S5 Dot-tailed (L. intacta) - pale stripe along side of S4-5 So there are three uniquely marked species and two pairs that are similar, but in each case there are other ways to distinguish them (and of course other ways to distinguish some of the other species). I would appreciate knowing about females that are nonconformists! Dennis ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: Re: {Spam?} last photo request From: Chris Hill <chill AT coastal.edu> Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:03:29 -0400 Hi Dennis, Just curious when your drop-dead date is for this. Or has it passed? I don't have any of those photos, and I'm not a briliant photographer either, but the Taper-tailed Darners should start flying around here in a week or three. I'm thinking of borrowing a better camera and trying for some shots of females... Chris On Mar 30, 2010, at 8:59 PM, Dennis Paulson wrote: > Hello, all. > > I'm wrapping up my eastern odonate field guide to send to the > publisher, and I could still use better photos of a few species/ > sexes, mostly northern. I have most of them (entirely lacking > females of Hudsonian and Muskeg Emeralds), but I would love to do > better. This is my last hope to accomplish this, after years of > searching. Any one of these would be a major contribution to the > book. As I've said before, contributing photographers get a copy of > the book. > > Azure Darner (Aeshna septentrionalis) - female > Taper-tailed Darner (Gomphaeschna antilope) - female > Laura's Clubtail (Stylurus laurae) - female > Quebec Emerald (Somatochlora brevicincta) - both sexes > Plains Emerald (S. ensigera) - both sexes > Hudsonian Emerald (S. hudsonica) - female > Muskeg Emerald (S. septentrionalis) - female > > Is there any brilliant photographer out there who has a good photo > of one of these? I would need a high-resolution copy with locality > and date. If you know any odonate photographers who aren't on one of > these lists, please forward the message. > > Thanks! > > Dennis > ----- > Dennis Paulson > 1724 NE 98 St. > Seattle, WA 98115 > 206-528-1382 > dennispaulson AT comcast.net > > > ************************************************************************ Christopher E. 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Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Four species flying, Clermont County, Ohio From: William Hull <mangoverde AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:57:08 -0400 I saw four species at East Fork State Park wetlands, Clermont County, Ohio. Common Green Darner - 10+, ovipositing pair Baskettail sp. - 1 Blue Corporal - 2 Fragile Forktail - 2 Cheers, Bill Hull Cincinnati, OH, USA http://www.mangoverde.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mangoverde/ Subject: Common Green Darners, Clermont County, Ohio From: William Hull <mangoverde AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 16:37:23 -0400 I saw my first Common Green Darners of the year at the East Fork State Park wetlands, Clermont County, Ohio. There were 15+ flying over the water. I suspect the first arrivals were probably last week given the weather patterns but I was out of town and could not check. Cheers, Bill Hull Cincinnati, OH, USA http://www.mangoverde.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mangoverde/ Subject: Wild by Nature - The Toothed Ones From: "brentturcotte" <brentturcotte AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:06:00 -0000 You might find this interesting. This episode is from 1998 and is all about our local dragonflies. A good introduction to dragonflies by Michael Runtz. The streaming video is free but I found it sputtering a bit. Pausing can sometimes cause the video to start over as well. The episode can also be bought in two different ways. http://factualtv.com/documentary/Wild-by-Nature-The-Toothed-Ones Subject: invite for dragonfly survey effort project From: "Jason Bried" <jbried AT albanypinebush.org> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:23:59 -0600 Dear Colleagues, We're trying to provide some effort guidance for adult Odonata diversity surveys in ponds and wetlands. "Effort" in this study refers to frequency (weekly, every 1.5 weeks, biweekly, triweekly, monthly) and length (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 minutes) of surveys. We're looking for volunteers to conduct one-hour surveys about once per week (flexible) for about 15-20 weeks at a favorite pond or wetland. You have to be very good at adult dragonfly and damselfly identification in your local area, or at least in your chosen site. If interested or want to find out more, please contact me before the 2010 field season. Thanks, Jason Bried Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission 195 New Karner Road Albany, New York 12205-4605 USA jbried AT albanypinebush.org (518) 456-0655 x1221 (Office) (518) 456-8198 (Fax) _______________________________________________ Odonata-l mailing list Odonata-l AT listhost.ups.edu https://mailweb.ups.edu/mailman/listinfo/odonata-l Subject: IORI - clearance sale on old Odonatologica's From: <iodonata AT bellsouth.net> Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 09:28:06 -0500 IORI/FSCA clearance sale * 60% off Odonatologica full year sets (prior to 2005) * 25% of single issues * Additional 10% of for SIO members. * Dragonflies through Binoculars (by Sid Dunkle) $ 16.99 each * 10% discount on new member/subscriptions to SIO/Odonatlogica through Feb 28, 2010. email me for details www.iodonata.net > select "Books/Supplies" All proceeds go to assist in the curation of the FSCA/IORI Odonata collections Bill Mauffray International Odonata Research Institute PO Box 147100 Gainesville FL 32614-7100 352-219-3141 cell iodonata AT bellsouth.net http://www.iodonata.net Subject: Re: Unknown Whiteface From: "brentturcotte" <brentturcotte AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:40:10 -0000 I believe I have solved the mystery on my own. They are female Frosted Whitefaces. They are known to have a yellow tint on their wings according to the book "Dragonflies Through Binoculars". Brent --- In gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com, "brentturcotte" wrote: > > I was looking through my photos archive and I came across an interesting photo I took two years ago on a bug trip I lead. Look under Brent's photos for the photo. > > At the time I was using zip lock bags to show people the dragonflies. Most of the time now I hold dragonflies by the wings to study them. I have always released dragonflies. > > The dragonfly on the left appears to be a juvenile male (or female) whiteface. By the narrow yellow markings I have narrowed down the species to Frosted, Belted or Crimson-ringed Whiteface. The amber tinted wings is an interesting feature that I didn't know whitefaces could have. > > The dragonfly on the right is at a bad angle and all I can say is it is an whiteface. > > Can anyone shed any more light on this mystery? > > Thanks, Brent Turcotte > Subject: Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum) in MI today (December 1st!) From: Darrin O'Brien <treecreeper AT wowway.com> Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:26:11 -0500 I found one male Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum) at Robert H. Long Park in Commerce Township, Oakland County, Michigan today. -- Darrin O'Brien Subject: Chinese contacts for Odonata? From: "mndragonfly66" <mndragonfly66 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:59:41 -0000 Charles Habermann, a Minnesota-based Odonata photographer and active member of the Minnesota Odonata Survey Project, is looking for answers to his query, below. If you have some advice for him, please email him at: chabermann AT PaR.com Thanks, Kurt Mead I will be taking "several" trips to China this year. I most likely be in: Hong Kong, Zhuhai (southern China), Xiamen (eastern China), and Chengdu (central China). I am looking for help with books, phenology and ecologies and I am hoping to find a Chinese Odonatological Contact... Can you forward this email to your colleagues and see if there is someone might help me out? Many thanks, Charles. Subject: Re: Puerto Rican dragonflies: ID guide/source? From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:59:59 -0800 Tadas, If you have trouble with any of your species (or memories thereof), I'd be happy to try to help, as I have a pretty good idea of all the PR species. Most of them are widespread in the West Indies, and a large proportion are widespread throughout the tropics. No species is endemic to Puerto Rico. Dennis On Nov 17, 2009, at 8:13 PM, William Hull wrote: > Tadas, > My website has a number of ode photos from PR which may assist you. I also have some that I have yet to post but will not be doing so in the short term. > > You can find the ones that are there by putting the following into a Google search: > > puerto rico site:http://www.mangoverde.com/dragonflies/ > > Dennis Paulson has a list of PR odes on his website. > > http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/west-indian-odonata/ > > Cheers, > Bill Hull > Cincinnati, OH, USA > http://www.mangoverde.com/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/mangoverde/ > > > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Tadas wrote: > > > Hi Friends, > Just got back from PR and wanting to ID some dragonflies I saw there. Cannot find an online nor paper guide for the island. Any ideas where I can go to find photos/drawings to help me with ID before my memory fades? > Cheers, > Tadas > > > > > > ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: Re: Puerto Rican dragonflies: ID guide/source? From: William Hull <mangoverde AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:13:10 -0500 Tadas, My website has a number of ode photos from PR which may assist you. I also have some that I have yet to post but will not be doing so in the short term. You can find the ones that are there by putting the following into a Google search: puerto rico site:http://www.mangoverde.com/dragonflies/ Dennis Paulson has a list of PR odes on his website. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/west-indian-odonata/ Cheers, Bill Hull Cincinnati, OH, USA http://www.mangoverde.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mangoverde/ On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Tadas wrote: > > > Hi Friends, > Just got back from PR and wanting to ID some dragonflies I saw there. > Cannot find an online nor paper guide for the island. Any ideas where I can > go to find photos/drawings to help me with ID before my memory fades? > Cheers, > Tadas > > > > Subject: Puerto Rican dragonflies: ID guide/source? From: Tadas <lifebirdnt AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:00:34 -0800 (PST) Hi Friends, Just got back from PR and wanting to ID some dragonflies I saw there. Cannot find an online nor paper guide for the island. Any ideas where I can go to find photos/drawings to help me with ID before my memory fades? Cheers, Tadas Subject: Re: photo request From: Glenn Corbiere <gcorbiere AT dragonhunter.net> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:44:23 -0800 (PST) Dennis - the first male I sent you, and of course the female on my web site are not full res. The others are. Let me know if you need anything else. Now to see if I can find a late dragonfly or two around the yard. Glenn   Glenn Corbiere 100 Prospect St. Chester, MA. 01011-9657 www.dragonhunter.net ________________________________ From: Dennis Paulson To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, November 15, 2009 11:36:53 AM Subject: [gl_odonata] photo request   Hello, all. Does anyone have good (=publishable) photos of male or female red damsels (Amphiagrion) from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, the Dakotas, or Nebraska? I need these badly for the eastern odonate field guide that I'm working on. I'm not sure we have the answer to the question of whether there are one or two species in this genus, but in any case I'd like to illustrate individuals from that area, which look different from those farther east. Thanks for looking in your slide or digital collections! Dennis ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: Re: photo request From: Glenn Corbiere <gcorbiere AT dragonhunter.net> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:10:19 -0800 (PST) Dennis, I have photos of males and females from the upper peninsula of Michigan. A low res version of a female is on my web site: http://www.dragonhunter.net/amphiagrion_saucium_f.html And I'll send you a low res version of a male to have a look. Best Wishes, Glenn   Glenn Corbiere 100 Prospect St. Chester, MA. 01011-9657 www.dragonhunter.net ________________________________ From: Dennis Paulson To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, November 15, 2009 11:36:53 AM Subject: [gl_odonata] photo request   Hello, all. Does anyone have good (=publishable) photos of male or female red damsels (Amphiagrion) from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, the Dakotas, or Nebraska? I need these badly for the eastern odonate field guide that I'm working on. I'm not sure we have the answer to the question of whether there are one or two species in this genus, but in any case I'd like to illustrate individuals from that area, which look different from those farther east. Thanks for looking in your slide or digital collections! Dennis ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: photo request From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:36:53 -0800 Hello, all. Does anyone have good (=publishable) photos of male or female red damsels (Amphiagrion) from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, the Dakotas, or Nebraska? I need these badly for the eastern odonate field guide that I'm working on. I'm not sure we have the answer to the question of whether there are one or two species in this genus, but in any case I'd like to illustrate individuals from that area, which look different from those farther east. Thanks for looking in your slide or digital collections! Dennis ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: Re: Observing Highlights for 2009 From: Darrin O'Brien <treecreeper AT wowway.com> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:13:44 -0500 2009 was an atypical year for us. We didn't have any insect survey commitments, and this allowed me to search for odes in locations I haven't searched lately in southeast Michigan. - Highlight of the year for me was finding an Arrowhead Spiketail (Cordulegaster obliqua) population in Lower Huron Metropark, Wayne County. (May) - Banded Pennants (Celithemis fasciata) at Sherwood Park in western Wayne County and Onsted SGA in Lenawee County. (June & July) - Painted Skimmers (Libellula semifasciata) at Holliday Nature Preserve in Wayne County. (July) - Smoky Rubyspots (Hetaerina titia) along the Huron River bordering Wayne and Monroe Counties. (September) The ode season may not be done yet in this area. I hope to find late Autumn Meadowhawks (Sympetrum vicinum) over the next few days. -Darrin O'Brien http://urbanodes.blogspot.com/ brentturcotte wrote: > > > 2009 has been an odd year. The summer was cool and wet keeping dragonfly > numbers and species down. In addition, biting bugs were more abundant > making time spent in the field less pleasant. Ironically enough I had my > best luck in September of all months in finding the most new species > (four) of which three of those were from a single trip to a local > wetland. I saw a total of 14 new species (to me) bringing my life list > to 63 species. > > Most of my dragonflying has been done in the North Bay, Ontario. > > -Finding a Common Green Darner on May 3. Earliest I have seen a dragonfly. > -Getting a Harpoon Clubtail (Juen 6) which I photographed and wrote > about in the Woodland Observer, a local naturalist club newsletter. I > also wrote about a Henry's Elfin which my wife photographed, a butterfly > which was a bit out of range where it was found. > -My first successful wading trip (July 9). I went to Balsam Creek and > found a Twin Spotted Spiketail. This was a new family of dragonfly for > me. I also found an Ocellated Emerald. Brightest striped emerald I have > ever seen. > -On August 12 I was at Arrowhead Provincial Park and caught a > Black-tipped Darner. This darner was part of my second darner swarm I > have seen. Likely between 50 to 100 darners in it. > -On August 13 I caught my largest dragonfly -- a Dragonhunter. > -In September I found two more striped emeralds - a Ski-Tipped Emerald > and a Williamson's Emerald. > -My last dragonfly was a Saffron-winged Meadowhawk. I spotted it on Oct > 10 at the Tea Lake Dam and then a more local sighting a few weeks later. > > What are your highlights for 2009? > > Subject: Re: Autumn Meadowhawks (Sympetrum vicinum) in Dearborn, MI From: denbroo AT aol.com Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:26:39 EST At 64 degrees today, we only had one that I saw in Midland. DENNY BROOKS Mid-Michigan Monarch Field Study Midland, Michigan 43.36 - 84. 26 denbroo AT aol.com