California's Year 2014 Dragonflies
Sightings are listed in order from MOST recently to LEAST recently seen!
Please send your sightings, with date, county and location as displayed below to Kathy Biggs and/or the CalOdes Yahoo! Dragonfly discussion group
date (month/day/year)
County (name of county where seen)
your name
place, etc.
species common name &/or scientific name - #s & other data, comments, etc.
species common name &/or scientific name - #s & other data, comments, etc.
See examples below (after dates start)
THANK YOU
Key:
Species will be posted using either the Common Name or the Scientific Name, whichever the sender uses (inc. using both),
but all first and last sightings of the year, county records, and new flight data will be posted using both names.
To contact the person making the sighting, email Kathy Biggs.
COUNTY RECORDS are underlined and in red text (some new, but prior to 2014 records are listed at the bottom of the page)
OC= Odonata Central:
* = first/last sighting of species of year in CA
** = new flight data for species in CA
# = possibly a migratory event
MO = many observers (usually means a field trip full of observers)
As of the most recent date below,
102 species
(out of the 114 species known to occur in California)
have been reported to this site as flying in California in the 2014 season.
21 new California county records & upgrades to county
records (see bottom of page) have been reported/discovered this year. PLUS 30 new
county records were found accessing specimens in museum collections.
(this # includes upgrades of
previous sighting only records, newly accessed museum collections and new
reports of prior years data).
`Sighting only' records need further documentation,
but please report them so we can try to get substantiation.
County records should be substantiated with specimen
(preferable) or photo and notes. [note:
not all species are identifiable by photos]
Report new county records to Kathy Biggs bigsnest at sonic.net
& Odonata Central (http://odonatacentral.bfl.utexas.edu/records/US_new_records.asp)
for verification
Note: A Facebook Western Odonata group is a
wonderful place to get help with IDs, etc. Check it out - https://www.facebook.com/groups/WesternOdonata/
December
December 31, 2014
Colusa County
Greg Kareofellas
Rail Canyon
*Variegated Meadowhawk S. corruptum 2 last report, dies late date
December 26, 2014
Yolo County
Greg Kareofellas
woodland
Variegated Meadowhawk - Nice little reddish male photographed
December 23, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Lower Oso, Santa Ynez River
California Spreadwing 19
Variegated Meadowhawk 21
Vivid Dancer 1
*Common Green Darner Anax junius 2 last report 2014
On the way home I visited a Goleta ranch pond.
Comon Green Darner 1 (photo attached)
**Blue-eyed Darner Rhionaeschna
multicolor 1 last report 2014;
new late date, old date 12/12/2009
December 22, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Paradise Road area of the Santa Ynez River,
**California
Spreadwing (15+)
new late date, old date 12/10/2007
*Great Spreadwing (3)
**Vivid Dancer
(1) new late date, old date
12/15/2004
Variegated Meadowhawk (17+)
Common Green Darner (1)
.
Sonoma County
Jackie Scones
salt marsh in Bodega Harbor
Common Green Darner (Anax junius) photographed feeding
Alan Wight
Nagasawa Park in Santa Rosa; The weather was sunny and warm (for December).
Variegated Meadowhawk - It was in a small sloped rocky meadow which this species seems to prefer.
December 21, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
San Marcos High
School in Goleta
**Wandering Gliders 2 [new late date by one day]
Common Green Darner -1
December 14, 2014
Riverside County
Peter Siminski
Dos Palmas Oasis and Fish Ponds, Dos
Palmas Preserve; Elev. -100; 7:00-10:20, 42-60F, calm to light air, light
cirrus.
*Roseate Skimmer, Orthemis ferruginea 1 last report 2014
December 10, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
middle Santa Ynez River today before the
rain, hoping for late flyers .
*Spotted Spreadwing Lestes
congener, 3
last report 2014
California Spreadwing, 8
Great Spreadwing. 3
I got photos of all three
speciesthis ties the late CA date for the first two species.
Here are some other recent
sightings:
Variegated Meadowhawk, 12/9/14
Blue-eyed Darner, 12/9/14
Common Green Darner Goleta,
12/9/14
*Familiar Bluet
Enallagma civile Goleta,
12/8/14 - last report 2014
Wandering Glider Montecito,12/7/14
December 8, 2014
Orange County
Al Borodayko
I was photographing a Fiddler
Crab near the mouth of Big Canyon, Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, when
a
Blue-eyed Darner started buzzing me.
November
November 29, 2014
Santa
Barbara
County
Hugh Ranson
This
was perhaps the last day of the extended Indian Summer
in So. California, so I headed over the San Marcos Pass to the Santa Ynez River area along Paradise Road
Spotted Spreadwing
(5)
California Spreadwing
(12)
Great Spreadwing (3)
Vivid Dancer
(4)
*Arroyo Bluet Enallagma praevarum (1--netted)
last report 2014
Variegated Meadowhawk
(2)
Common Green Darner (1)
**Walker's Darner (2) a late date by a couple of weeks- old date 11/13/2008
Imperial County
BJ Stacey
I bounced around between the Salton
Sea and Yuma, AZ over the Thanksgiving Day holiday.
Most of the few odes I encountered were routine ones
Variegated Meadowhawk
glider sp.
**Citrine Forktail Ischnura hastata -- It was in a canal at Unit One of the
Salton Sea NWR: [new late date] http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1105981
November 29, 2014
Santa
Barbara
County
Hugh Ranson
Santa Ynez River
*Cardinal Meadowhawk Sympetrum
illotum last report 2014
November 19, 2014
Imperial County
Bob Miller
On a small concrete lined irrigation canal on the outskirts of the SE corner of El Centro
Familiar Bluet- 1
*Blue-ringed Dancer Argia sedula - about 10 last report 2014
This little canal has fairly swift water but with very sparse little clumps of tall grass growing from the thin mud at the water line.
About 50 feet away is a drain ditch that is about 20 feet deep and thirty feet wide so I assume they come up from there.
Did not have optics and did not spend time trying to find anything in that canal. Speed walking on my lunch break
November 17, 2014
Inyo County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum
November 19, 2014
Imperial County
Bob Miller
near a residence in the open ag area of eastern Imperial County.
Roseate Skimmer about a dozen. Wind was extreme so they were all on the lee side of the property. Three or four were female and the rest male.
Blur-ringed Dancer - One male and one female er there as well
November 10, 2014
Sonoma County
Kathy & Dave Biggs
Copeland Creek @ Lichau Rd. This is a known site for Great
Spreadwings and after no Odes for 2 wks, I needed a fix.
We arrived at 2:20 & it wasnt
until 2:35 that we finally found one.
In fact, it was almost an identical
experience to when Sandra Hunt-von Arb went there in September: we were leaving
when a female showed up, and then another. No males or other species were seen.
Great Spreadwing 2-3 females, 2 f photographed. [latest date
ever for Sonoma County]
.
Inyo County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
Their Bishop backyard
California Spreadwing Archilestes californicus
November 9, 2014
San Diego County
BJ Stacey & wife
We went to look for the Striped
Saddlebags found the prior day by Doug Aguillard.
I had one red colored saddlebags that twice flew through during the 75
minutes that my wife and I were at the pond.
I didn't get photos so can't say
whether it was the Striped Saddlebags or just a Red Saddlebags.
Common Green Darners (about 10) Lots
of tandem flying and ovipositing
Variegated Meadowhawks (40+) Lots of
tandem flying and ovipositing
Wandering Gliders (maybe 20)
*Black Saddlebags Tramea lacerata (1)
last report of 2014
*Red-tailed Pennant Brachymesia furcata (1)
last report of 2014
Familiar Bluets (less than 10)
Flickr set of Odes from weekend https://www.flickr.com/photos/finaticphotography/sets/72157649162724346/
iNaturalist weekend observations of all critters http://www.inaturalist.org/calendar/finatic/2014/11/9
.
Inyo County
Ron Oriti
west side of Owens Dry
Lake
*Flame Skimmers L.
saturata, about six, or so last report 2014
Variegated Meadowhawks, several
**Paiute Dancers, several inc. tandems [new late date for Northern CA]
November 8, 2014
San Diego County
Doug Aguillard
seasonal La Media Rd. Pond on Otay
Mesa, a half mile from the U.S./Mexican border. The temp was warm, and lots of
Odes were flying.
Green Darners
Wandering Gliders
Variegated Meadowhawks
Black Saddlebags - two
I was photographing Odes in flight,
when a Red ode flew by. I was able to get off one shot that was in focus, and
it immediately stuck, that I was not looking at a Red Saddlebags, but a
*Striped Saddlebags Tramea calverti CA Chart #53, OC# 427824
last report 2014
.
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
spent the late morning and early
afternoon along the middle Santa Ynez River area . Temps ranged from 83--87 degrees.
I visited the perennial creek at Upper Oso and the river pool at Live Oak. Here are my
totals:
Archilestes californicus California Spreadwing 15+
A. grandis Great Spreadwing 3
Lestes congener Spotted Spreadwing 22
unidentified spreadwings MANY
A. vivida Vivid Dancer 6
*Argia agrioides California Dancer 5 last report 2014
E. praevarum Arroyo Bluet 6
A. walkeri Walker's Darner 4
November 8, 2014
Imperial County
Jay Keller and BJ Stacey
Salton Sea - We were mostly birding but of
course were looking for any odes that were still flying around.
Wandering Gliders (everywhere)
Roseate Skimmer (3-5)
Variegated Meadowhawks (everywhere)
Red-tailed Pennant (1)
*American Rubyspot Hetaerina americana (3) last report 2014
Blue-ringed Dancer (1)
Familiar Bluets (a bunch) Some
tandem flying and ovipositing in canals
*Rambur's Forktail Ischnura ramburii (less than 10) last report 2014
iNaturalist weekend observations of all critters http://www.inaturalist.org/calendar/finatic/2014/11/8
.
Siskiyou County
David Payne
Ferry Point River Access, Klamath River Sunny day .
*Striped Meadowhawk Sympetrum pallipes - 5 [last report 2014]
Vivid
Dancer - 1 male.
November 7, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Goleta
E. civile Familiar Bluet
R. multicolor Blue-eyed Darner
Anax junius Common Green Darner
L. saturata Flame Skimmer
November 3-10, 2014
Sacramento County
Tim Manolis
Sacramento still seeing small #s of
Variegated Meadowhawks
Green Darners
Blue-eyed Darners
Familiar Bluets
Pacific Forktails
November 3, 2014
Inyo County
Ron Oriti
Rawson Pond #3
*Band-winged Meadowhawk S. semicinctum a male photographed last report 2014
.
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Goleta
Ischnura cervula Pacific Forktail
November 1, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Goleta
Pacific Forktail Ischnura cervula last report 2014
October
October 30, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Goleta
Pantala flavescens Wandering Glider
S. illotum Cardinal Meadowhawk
October 29, 2014
Calaveras County
Leslie Flint (Dave Barry too)
White Pines Lake and outflow
*Autumn Meadowhawk S. vicinum - 12 - (2 females)- last
report 2014
CA Spreadwing - 6 (interesting with
the coolish weather, sitting on the ground) OC# 427596
Great Spreadwing - 1
Variegated Meadowhawk - 1
*Shadow Darner Aeshna umbrosa Dave
Barry had 1
.
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Goleta
Sympetrum corruptum Variegated Meadowhawk
October 27, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
T. lacerata Black Saddlebags - Goleta, SBA
T. onusta Red Saddlebags - Refugio State Beach, SBA
October 26, 2014
Imperial County
Bob Miller
Alamo River Wetland Project just
east of Brawley.
Blue-eyed Darner - about five with
one pair in wheel.
Rambur's Forktail - fairly numerous.
.
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Goleta
*Ischnura denticollis Black-fronted Forktail last report 2014
*Pachydiplax longipennis Blue Dasher last report 2014
.
Inyo County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
Common Green Darner Anax junius
October 25, 2014
Imperial County
Bob Miller
Algodones Dunes in eastern Imperial County
Variegated Meadowhawk - swarms in the
pockets. Easily 10 visible at any given spot for about an hour before sunset.
.
Santa
Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Carpinteria
*E. carunculatum Tule Bluet - last
report 2014
I. ramburii Rambur's Forktail
October 24. 20145
Mono County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
River Spring
*Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna
palmata [last
report 2014]
*Saffron-winged Meadowhawk Sympetrum
costiferum [last report 2014]
*Black Meadowhawk Sympetrum danae [last report 2014]
October 23, 2014
Santa
Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Seeing the forecast called for 87
degrees today and down to 70 by Saturday, I decided to look for late flyers
along the middle Santa Ynez River (CA) this afternoon.
Great Spreadwing 5
CA Spreadwing 22 (including several
pairs in tandem)
Spotted Spreadwing 2 (first SoCal
date)
**Lavender Dancer Argia hinei 2 (new late
date for CA)
Vivid Dancer
20
California
Dancer 10
Walker's
Darner 2
Wandering
Glider 1
Variegated
Meadowhawk 1
Flame
Skimmer 1
Bluet sp.
10
Goleta
*Telebasis salva Desert Firetail last report 2014
.
Inyo County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
Black Saddlebags
October 19, 2014
Mono County
Leslie Flint
Lee Vining - it was 72 deg. so I
decided to go to River Spring off Hwy 120 to see if there were any odes.
It was very windy, and while there
were quite a few dragonflies, they were all sitting low in bushes or in the
grass out of the wind. I was there from 2:30-4:00.
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk Sympetrum
costiferum - 10 (all but 1 were males)
Black Meadowhawk Sympetrum danae - 1 male
Variegated Meadowhawk - 1
Flame Skimmer
- 4
Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna
palmata - 4
Spotted Spreadwing - 3
Also a Golden Eagle and Sierra
Garter Snake.
October 18, 2014
Riverside County
Peter Siminski
Dos Palmas Oasis and Fish Ponds, Dos
Palmas Preserve; Elev. -100; 7:15-11:25, 71-84F, mackerel sky then 10% cirrus,
variable calm to light breeze NW and SW.
Blue-ringed Dancer, Argia sedula 2
Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civile 4
*Desert Forktail, Ischnura barberi 8 last report 2014
*Citrine Forktail, I.
hastata 2 [last
report 2014]
Ramburs Forktail, I.
ramburii
18
Common Green Darner, Anax junius 17 including one tandem pair.
Blue-eyed Darner, Rhionaeschna
multicolor
8
Variegated Meadowhawk, Sympetrum
corruptum 17
almost all were tandem pairs.
*Red-tailed Pennant, Brachymesia
furcata 4 [last report 2014]
Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax
longipennis 12
Flame Skimmer, Libellula saturata 5
Roseate Skimmer, Orthemis
ferruginea 11
*Marl Pennant, Macrodiplax
balteata 2 [last report 2014]
Black Saddlebags, T.
lacerata 6
Wandering Glider, Pantala
flavescens 1
October 13, 2014
Siskiyou County
David Payne
Coon Creek
River Access (Klamath
River); sunny, mid 80's
*Widow Skimmer Libellula luctuosa - Two males patrolling [last report 2014]
Aeshna sp - unidentified, flying
October 13, 2014
Calaveras
County
Leslie Flint
White Pines
Lake near Arnold
Great Spreadwing Archilestes grandis a male photographed, CA Chart #118, OC# 427443
California Spreadwing Archilestes
californicus a male photographed, CA Chart #118, OC# 427442
Autumn Meadowhawk dozens. 6 pairs
ovipositing at the same time along the shore & a male photographed in the same frame as the Great
Spreadwing! That species was a record at this location just 3 days ago! The male
is viewable in the photo OC# 427443
.
Siskiyou
County
Celise Sharpe & Dennis Ball; Kathy & Dave Biggs
Greenhorn Park, Yreka
We wanted to check out the feasibility
of using this park for a workshop Ill be giving next Summer.
I think it will work well. And we
did see a few dragonflies:
Tule Bluet 1 male in hand, dozens of others possibly
this species.
Forktail sp.
a few seen at a distance
Shadow Darners
~ 12, seen well and probably this species
Flame Skimmers
4-6 males seen
Variegated Meadowhawks a few
Shasta River @ Hudson Rd.
American Rubyspot 1 male seen
Darner sp.
1, probably a Shadow Darner
October 11, 2014
Santa
Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Upper Santa Ynez River. Still quite
a few odes on the wing, especially along the spring-fed stream at Upper Oso.
The Lavender Dancer and Northern Bluet record are late dates for the county, and
I believe the dancer ties the late date for the state (Kathy?)(yes)
Common Green Darner 4
Walker's Darner 2 males
Flame Skimmer 4
Wandering Glider 2
Variegated Meadowhawk 1
Great Spreadwing 5
California Spreadwing 5 [first SoCal
date)
Spreadwing sp. 5
Vivid Dancer 10
Lavender Dancer 2 males
California Dancer 2
Tule Bluet 1 netted
Familiar Bluet 1 netted
*Northern Bluet Enallagma
annexum 1 netted [last report for 2014]
Bluet sp. 15
October 10, 2014
Calaveras
County
Steve Rovell
White Pines
Lake near Arnold
Autumn Meadowhawk Sympetrum vicinum 1 female photographed, CA Chart
#79, OC# 427404
All read males seen that might have
been this species.
spreadwings - a
couple of large ones (California or Great)
PACIFIC FORKTAIL Ischnura cervula
- 1 in a small trickle of a stream that feeds the lake.
VARIEGATED MEADOWHAWK - Several females were perched on various plants away from the
water. Aeshna sp - one
COMMON GREEN DARNERS - several
Back in Angels Camp, we saw
Common Green Darner
Blue-eyed Darner (probably)
BLACK SADDLEBAGS
.
Mono County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
Spotted Spreadwing Lestes congener
October 8, 2014
Siskiyou & Trinity Counties
Celise Sharpe & Dennis Ball; Kathy & Dave Biggs
We decided to have another Lake-a-thon and try to hit 2 lakes+ again.
We were hoping to add another site
for Autumn Meadowhawk in Siskiyou County and maybe locate them also at nearby Mumbo Lake.
Mumbo is just inside the Trinity County line and it would be a county
record if found there.
Alas, we did not; in fact, we were
only able to identify 2 species all day long, including stops at several
creeks.
Mumbo Lake Trinity County the lake was VERY low
Shadow Darners,
6+, a female photographed
Gumboot Lake
Siskiyou County
Shadow Darners,
at least 7 in hand, about 20 seen, all assumed to be this species
Saffron-winged Meadowhawks, 4-5 in hand, males and females, about 10 seen, all very
mature, all assumed to be this species.
October 6, 2014
Inyo County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
*Western Pondhawk Erythemis
collocata [last
report 2014]
October 2, 2014
Siskiyou
County
Celise Sharpe & Dennis Ball; Kathy & Dave Biggs
We decided to have a Lake-a-thon and try to hit 2 lakes in one day, with a creek here and there in between.
We were looking for Autumn Meadowhawks and Canada Darners in particular. We were partly successful.
It was a gorgeous, sunny warm day (63-73)
Orr Lake and nearby Butte Creek, east of Hwy 97, accessed by the road to Bray.
We were hoping to add Autumn Meadowhawk to this sites list of species. We did!
Common Green Darner - few
Shadow Darner by far the most abundant ode
Paddle-tailed Darner 1 male in hand
*Variable Darner Aeshna interrupta 1 male in hand [last report 2014}
Variegated Meadowhawk some
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk many, several in hand
Band-winged Meadowhawk 1 male in hand
Autumn Meadowhawk numerous! Yay!! 39th species for Orr Lake.
Conspicuously missing were Black & Striped Meadowhawks and any damsels.
..
Juanita Lake, west of Hwy 97, accessed by Ball Mt. Rd. we had hoped to see Canada Darners there, but didnt.
Common Green Darner - few
Shadow Darner by far the most abundant ode
Paddle-tailed Darner 1 male in hand
Variable Darner 1 male in hand
Variegated Meadowhawk many and they were very fresh!!
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk a few, several in hand
Red-veined Meadowhawk Sympetrum madidum possibly 1 male seen [last report 2014]
Autumn Meadowhawk some, we had seen one last year, but no photos. Got several photos this trip.
Spotted Spreadwing 1 male in hand
Pond Damsel sp. 1
.
Santa
Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Seaside Gardens plant nursery, Carpinteria. Same pond where a population of Rambur's Forktail was discovered two weeks prior to this sighting.
Desert Forktail Ischnura barbari - One male, PHOTO record - CA Chart #120, OC# 427305
September
September 29, 2014
Butte County
Leslie Flint
Sabla Lake - in hopes of finding Autumn Meadowhawk. It was coolish,
Shadow Darners, lots
Blue-eyed Darners, a few
Common Green Darners
Autumn Meadowhawk, one at about 2:00, sitting out on the floating vegetation next to the dam. Shortly thereafter I found another.
Variegated Meadowhawks
Bluets - both No/Bo and probably Tule.
California Spreadwings, 2 - also skittish; it was a bit windy so that may have contributed.
While I was sitting on the dock by the dam, a female Shadow Darner landed and tried ovipositing into several hard surfaces she was persistent.
Photos up on Western Odonata Facebook page.
September 27, 2014
Riverside County
Peter Siminski
Dos Palmas Oasis and Fish Ponds, Dos
Palmas Preserve; Elev. -100; 7:20-12:10, 62-86F, cloudless, calm start then
moderate breeze SW.
Blue-ringed Dancer, Argia sedula 9
Desert Forktail, Ischnura barberi 5
Ramburs Forktail, I.
ramburii 20
Common Green Darner, Anax junius >40 with 6 tandem pairs
noted.
Blue-eyed Darner, Rhionaeschna
multicolor
2
Variegated Meadowhawk, Sympetrum
corruptum 5
Red-tailed Pennant, Brachymesia
furcata 13
Western Pondhawk, Erythemis
collocata 20
including one pair in wheel.
Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax
longipennis
>30
Flame Skimmer, Libellula saturata 5
Roseate Skimmer, Orthemis
ferruginea
12
Marl Pennant, Macrodiplax
balteata 22
with one pair tandem ovipositing.
Striped
Saddlebags, Tramea calverti one female, photo
taken.
Black Saddlebags, T.
lacerata >30
with 4 pairs tandem ovipositing.
Red Saddlebags, T. onusta 4
Wandering Glider, Pantala
flavescens 6
*Spot-winged Glider, Pantala
hymenaea 2
last report 2014
September 26, 2014
Santa
Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Goleta ranch pond
The first Red-tailed Pennant for Santa Barbara County turned up on July 11th of this year --seemingly a vagrant.
But since then more appeared--at least 3 males have been seen off and on over the past 2 1/2 months, including 3 today.
I would love to know if any females are around, and would also love to know how many males have been present during this period.
It's fun to watch the males flying over the pond. They seem to fly closer to the water than the other dragons.
On one occasion I saw a bass leap clean out of the water after a pennant and miss it by a fraction of an inch.
They have the most incredible acceleration, impossible to follow with binoculars even at a distance once they really get going.
Red-tailed Pennant 3 males
Variegated Meadowhawk
September 25, 2014
Sonoma County
Sandra Hunt-von Arb and Kathy Biggs
Lichau Road @ Copeland Creek. Cotati (off Roberts Rd).
Great Spreadwing, Archilestes
grandis 2
young females (first NoCal date)
We got just enough sun between some
rain and heavy clouds and two females were sighted.
Sandra was quite surprised at how
much emerald color there was on both the females
September 21, 2014
Orange County
Brian Daniels and Doug Willick
while birding at the Environmental Nature
Center in Newport Beach
*Neon Skimmer
L. croceipennis -
at least
two males chasing each around a small pond along an artificial stream that
runs down a portion of the nature center
(this being a recirculating stream,
which collects water at the small pond on the bottom of the stream and pump its
back up to the head of the stream about 200 feet away).
Also in the pond was an egg-laying female quietly going about her
business.
This nature center has been a
reliable spot for a few Neon Skimmers for the past 5 or 6 years.
They usually are present here at
least through mid-October, but I never made it back to check on them again
until the Nov. 8/9 weekend and didnt see any,
even though we had a very warm
weekend with high temps in mid to upper 80s.
September 20, 2014
Santa
Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
a plant nursery in Carpinteria, At
the pond there
Ramburs Forktail Ischnura ramburii - at least 10 on the lily pads and the sides of
the pond. Males and females photographed. CA chart #120, OC# 427097
September 17, 2014
Riverside County
Chet McGaugh
Desert Center, Crazy weather, folks here said
there was a vicious storm last night.
**Great Pondhawk, Erythemis
vesiculosa
photo of a male. 2nd CA record, the other also being in Riverside County.
[only report 2014]
September 16, 2014
Inyo County
Kristie Nelson
Bishop canal east of Bishop
California Spreadwing, Archilestes
californicus
photo of a male. 2nd Inyo location, the other also being in Bishop
area also.
Flame Skimmer
Mosaic darners
Variegated Meadowhawks
Band-winged Meadowhawk a female photographed
Possibly other Meadowhawks too,
maybe a female Black seen.
.
Riverside County
Chet McGaugh
San Jacinto Wildlife Area
*Striped Saddlebags Tramea
calverti seen
in flight in the same area where we (Mark A. Chappell) saw them in 2010 and
2012.
.
Marin County
Paul Saraceni
Rodeo Lagoon in the Marin Headlands,
Golden Gate NRA
*Red Saddlebags Tramea onusta seen in flight in the same area
where we (Mark A. Chappell) saw them in 2010 and 2012. [last report 2014]
We were hiking near the start of the
Miwok Trail just east of Rodeo Lagoon (~1 mile inland from the ocean) when the
Red Saddlebags flew across the trail from the dry chaparral side then hovered
over the grassy wet swale on the other side of the trail for about a minute,
before disappearing. Weather conditions were sunny, breezy, mid-60s.
The only other odes observed during
our hike were several
Common Green Darners,
Blue-eyed Darners,
Variegated Meadowhawks
September 16, 2014
Los Angeles County
David Bell
Peck Road
Water Conservation
Park
Neon Skimmer 434005
September 15, 2014
Alameda County
Leslie Flint
Sunol Regional Wilderness to check
the creek there.
Damselflies were many; dragons few.
The creek still had quite a bit of water with a little flow to it. Best spot
was on the creek behind the visitor center. Biggest surprise was Desert
Firetail - I've never seen it there before (but that of course doesn't' mean it
hasn't been there in the past).
Cardinal Meadowhawk - 6
Variegated Meadowhawk - 2 ovipositing
Striped Meadowhawk - 2 ovipositing
Common Green Darner - 1
Mosaic-type Darner - couldn't get a good look
Vivid Dancer - many
*Sooty Dancer Argia lugens - 12+
[last report 2014]
No/Bo Bluet - abundant
Tule Bluet - abundant
*Western Forktail Ischnura perparva
abundant [last report 2014]
Desert Firetail - dozens
American Rubyspot - 12+
September 12-14, 2014
El Dorado County
Kathy & Dave Biggs
the American River Music Festival
near Coloma.
Everyone noticed the Black Saddlebags 'dancing' with the
music both days....dozens of them, & on Sun. morning there were dozens of Wandering Gliders.
And just to shine on my
"Odeness" - an old female Green
Darner with tattered wings came under our shade canopy and spent some time
with me!!
It was fun....the Saddlebags did
seem to 'dance' (turn) with the music!! I know they don't hear, but it seems
that music always attracts them!!
15 mins spent at the pond at the Am.
River Resort on Thursday showed 7 species:
Spreadwing (Lestes) sp.
Bluet sp.
Pacific Forktail
Desert Firetail
Co. Green Darner
Western Pondhawk Erythemis collocata
Blue Dasher
September 10, 2014
Inyo County
Ron Oriti
Bishop - his backyard on Brookside Dr.
California Spreadwing Archilestes californicus a female, part of photo voucher, CA Chart #100, OC# 426827
September 8, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Middle Santa Ynez River,
Lestes congener Spotted Spreadwing
September 7/8, 2014
Modoc County
Michael Plant
Applegate Hot Spring
Surprise Valley
Desert Whitetail Plathemis
subornata -1 Male near the source of the spring [last report 2014]
Black-fronted Forktail - lots
Paiute Dancers
Western Pondhawk - everywhere
Spotted Spreadwing Lestes
congener
September 7, 2014
Santa
Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
a quick visit to the Upper Santa
Ynez River
Upper Oso:
California Spreadwing, 12
*Great Spreadwing Archilestes
grandis, 6 (all
males)
Lavender Dancers, 21
California Dancers, 5
Vivid Dancers, 20
Walker's Darner, 1
or 2
Northern Bluet, 5
Falls Day Use area:
*Serpent Ringtail Erpetogomphus
lampropeltis, 1 [last report 2014]
Flame Skimmer, 5
Lower Oso:
Serpent Ringtail, 3
Sooty Dancer, 4
Flame Skimmer, 5
September 5, 2014
Lassen County
Kathy& Dave Biggs
Ash Creek Wildlife Conservation Area - we could only look thru the fence
Bluet sp - a few
Common Green Darner - some
Aeshna
sp, - a few
Blue-eyed Darner - at least one
appeared to be this species
Flame Skimmer - many
Other highlites:
Golden Eagle - 2, 1 of which sat on a fence post the whole time
Kestrel - 1 female
Prairie Falcon - 1, probably this species
Pronghorn - 14 adult and a juvenile (2 others seen about a mile away)
..
Ash Creek Campground; 80-81F, windy
American Rubyspot - 1 male
photographed
*River Bluet Enallagma anna - several m & f, 1 male photographed and 2
other males collected [last report
2014]
Common Green Darner - many
Walker's Darner - 1-2, 1 in-hand
& photographed
Pantala
sp - possibly this genus, 1 female splash ovipositing - but the
habitat doesn't seem right for this genus
September 2 - 5, 2014
Lassen County
Kathy& Dave Biggs; Celise Sharpe & Dennis Ball
We spent four days camping at Blue Lake, and we accessed the Odes along the
south shore & bog
*Northern Spreadwing Lestes
disjunctus - many, several in-hand, #s declining [last report 2014]
No/Bo Bluet - some
Pacific Forktail - a few
Western Forktail - many
Darner sp. - Aeshna sp. - some, not as many as expected
Common Green Darner - some, not as
many as expected
Shadow Darner - some, at least 1
male in-hand; others suspected to be this species by behavior & appearance
Blue-eyed Darner - 1 male in-hand
*Dot-tailed Whiteface Leucorrhinia
intacta - a few seen on the 2nd, 1 seen on the 3rd and none
thereafter. This is one day later than the prior late date of 9/2/1998.
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk - many,
most were seen in the wet meadow just above the lake, near streamlets. Both
immatures and matures seen
Black Meadowhawk - abundant, we've
never seen so many at one place before! Most were in the marsh.
Striped Meadowhawk - 1-3 seen the
first 2 days, none thereafter
Band-winged Meadowhawk - 1-2 seen
the first 2 days, none thereafter
Other highlites: Bald Eagle, Goshawk. Wm. Sapsucker (also Red-breasted and
White-headed, Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers), Pygmy Nuthatch (also Red-breasted
and White-breasted!)
September 2 - 4
Modoc County
Kathy & Dave Biggs; Celise Sharpe & Dennis Ball
East Fork Pit River along Jess Valley Rd.
Vivid Dancer - a few
Familiar Bluet - a few, several
in-hand
Pacific Forktail - a few
Western Forktail - some
Darner sp. - we thought we saw a
Walker's, but could not net it
Blue-eyed Darner - a few, 1 in-hand
Shadow Darner - several appeared to
be this species, 2 in-hand
Variegated Meadowhawk - a few
Band-winged Meadowhawk - very few, 1
in-hand
Seen nearby: Sandhill Cranes
September 3, 2014
Modoc County
Kathy & Dave Biggs; Celise Sharpe & Dennis Ball
Applegate Hot Spring
Black-fronted Forktail - several,
they had metallic green thorax tops! 1 male collected
Western Forktail - a few
Paiute Dancer - several, 2 males
collected
Western Pondhawk - abundant
September 2, 2014
Modoc County
Kathy & Dave Biggs
sites visited en route to Blue
Lake
Hackamore Reservoir - dry
Duncan Reservoir - almost dry
*Eight-spotted Skimmer Libellula
forensis - 1 [last report 2014]
wild horses nearby!
.
Inyo County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis
September 1, 2014
San Mateo County
Leslie Flint
Alpine Pond,85 deg.
there too! I was happy to find spread wings - my first there this season - both
Northern and California.
Striped Meadowhawks - abundant
Flame Skimmer - 2-3
Common Green Darner - 4-6
Blue-eyed Darner - 2
Tule/Arroyo Bluets abundant photo of Arroyo
taken
Western Forktail - 12+
Pacific Forktail - 2
California Dancer - 4
Northern Spreadwing - abundant
California Spreadwing abundant
.
Siskiyou County
Kathy & Dave Biggs
Their McCloud pond
Shadow Darner a male cruised all day, no female today, but
shes been in earlier this week.
Pacific Forktail a male, the first damselfly weve had at the
pond in weeks
.
Imperial County
Louis Hoeniger
East Highline
Canal - El Centro
*Russet-tipped Clubtail S.
plagiatus
female photographed [last report 2014]
August
August 30, 2014
Inyo County
Ron Oriti
Bishop - his backyard on Brookside Rd.
*California Spreadwing Archilestes californicus a male, photo voucher, CA Chart
#100, OC# 426827
August 26, 2014
Siskiyou County
Kathy & Dave Biggs, Celise Sharpe & Dennis Ball
Celise Sharpe & Dennis took us
to see some habitat they remembered from a logging operation years ago.
We found it to be some GREAT new petaltail habitat, it's on the way up to Gumboot Lake,
west of Mt. Shasta City
and off a 'jeep' road to the north It's called Fawn Meadows.
We found lots of darners there, and a spiketail, a few Vivids, but the wildflowers were great.
Then we went onto Gumboot
Lake where we only saw
one Emerald (distant view), but
maybe 560 Green Darners, several Aeshna interrupta and A. umbrosa, a few Northern Spreadwings and some No/Bo
Bluets.
We plan to check the Fawn Meadow again next year....the hanging wet meadow,
with lots of moss and Darlingtonia, leading into a creek at the bottom looked
like perfect Petaltail habitat.
.
Sacramento County
Chris Conard
Bufferlands (open space preserve
between Sacramento
and Elk Grove that surrounds the Sac Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant).
*common whitetail Plathemis lydia
[last report 2014]
August 16/17, 2014
Calavaras County
Stephen Telm
Comanche Reservoir - there
were hundreds of saddlebags.
Interestingly, there were also very few yellow-jackets in an area where
they should have been extremely pesky. I wonder if saddlebags eat them.
There were a few possible
Pacific Spiketails, which do eat yellow-jackets, but probably not enough to
control the population, I would think.
Nothing landed, so I did not get pictures (nor a positive ID on the
possible spiketails).
Temperatures above 100F,
some breezes
Black saddlebags -- hundreds
Pacific spiketails (?) -- a few -- the were cruising high, and
were yellow and black and looked to be the right size and shape
Variegated meadowhawks -- a few
Common green darners -- a few
August 16, 2014
Inyo County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
Spot-winged Glider P. hymenaea
August 15/16, 2014
Alpine and El Dorado Counties
Ken A. Wilson
I attempted to find any of the three
white face species up at Grass
Lake. I struck out on them but did see numerous
White-faced Meadowhawks (mostly male) and several Black Meadowhawk (male &
female).
* *White-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum obtrusum - https://www.flickr.com/photos/kaeagles/14942953305/ [only report 2014]
Black Meadowhawk (Male) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/kaeagles/14790360949/
Black Meadowhawk (Female) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/kaeagles/14954067736/in/photostream/
Northern Spreadwing (ID uncertain) -
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kaeagles/14942952475/
Also, I stopped by Martis Creek Lake in Truckee.
The activity there was the least and
worse I've ever seen. Only a
Twelve-spotted Skimmer Libellula pulchella was photographed - https://www.flickr.com/photos/kaeagles/14790494047/
[last report 2014]
August 15, 2014
Modoc County
Kevin McKereghan
Cottonwood Creek (on my place just south of New Pine Creek).
*Walkers Darner Aeshna walkeri - photos of a male in hand, and a female in situ, CA Chart #124, OC# tba
August 14, 2014
Inyo County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
*Pacific Spiketail Cordulegaster
dorsalis
August 13, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Middle Santa Ynez River
Hetaerina americana American Rubyspot
Anax walsinghami Giant Darner
*Paltothemis lineatipes Red Rock Skimmer last report 2014
August 11, 2014
Siskiyou County
Kathy & Dave Biggs; Celise Sharpe & Dennis Ball
We went to Juanita Lake
looking for the Canada Darner. The day turned overcast, windy with thunder and
rain.
No Canadas seen, but we took a photo
of a distant newly emerged Meadowhawk, and when we got back and looked at it on
the computer screen, it was a female
*Autumn Meadowhawk Sympetrum vicinum - the first one we're aware of in California. Species # 96
on the wing for CA.
Meadowhawk sp
another 2 or 3
Striped Meadowhawks. - maybe 5
12-spotted Skimmer, 1-2
There were very few Anisopterans
flying at all
Aeshna darners, less than 6
There might have been one Emerald.
But, interestingly, there were very
many damselflies!! We saw
Black-fronted Forktails, a few males
Pacific Forktails, a few males and both young and mature females,
including one male-colored female
Western Forktails, many, inc. males, young and mature females.
No/Bo Bluets, some
.
Santa Clara County
Leslie Flint
I checked the pond below Gate MB05
at Monte Bello OSP. That little pond is really small now. There is
algae growing all across the surface but there were
Black Saddlebags - 12 ovipositing
Flame Skimmer
- 6
Striped Meadowhawk - 2
Cardinal Meadowhawk - 1
Blue-eyed Darner - 3-4
Bluets -
hundreds in all the shrubbery along the edge of the pond.
San Mateo County
From there I went to Alpine
Pond (near Russian Ridge OSP). The
numbers of Odes were much greater there and there was a bit more diversity.
This pond is still pretty full and much larger than the Monte Bello Pond.
Black Saddlebags - 6
Flame Skimmer
- 12
Widow Skimmer
Libellula
luctuosa - 6
Striped Meadowhawk - 2
Cardinal Meadowhawk - 2
Blue-eyed Darner - 6
Small blue darner that I thought might be California
but not sure.
Common Green Darner - 3
Pacific Forktail - 6
California Dancer -
dozens
Vivid Dancer
- 2
Tule/Arroyo Bluets dozens
August 10, 2014
Inyo County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
*Comanche Skimmer Libellula comanche [last report 2014]
*Hoary Skimmer L. nodisticta [last report 2014]
August 8, 2014
Siskiyou County
Kathy & Dave Biggs; Celise Sharpe & Dennis Ball
Medicine Lake Highlands, we visited
5 of our favorite places, the weather was cool and party overcast. There
obviously had been a huge rainstorm recently.
Pumice Stone Well, the wetlands had
shrunk to just the dug-in deep part, the marsh was dry. 70F, 10:30-12:00.
Common Spreadwing M&F in hand
No/Bo Bluet
1 pruinose F
Western Forktail M&F in hand
Variable Darner ~50, 15 in hand (inc. 1F)
Blue-eyed Darner 1 M; 1 f in hand
Common Green Darner 2 F; 1 rescued from water surface
Mountain Emerald 1 M in hand
Dot-tailed Whiteface 1 M
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk 1-2 M & 1F/immature
Variegated Meadowhawk 1 F ovipositing
Striped Meadowhawk 1-2 M
Black Saddlebags 1 M
Also seen Mt. Bluebirds,
but there were no shrimp in the pond and very few froglets. The Biggs saw a
Badger cross the road while driving in on Pilgrim Creek Rd.
Little Medicine Lake,
very cool & overcast, 12:30-1:30
Common Spreadwing 2 M in hand
No/Bo Bluet
some
Variable Darner 3 M in hand
Blanche Lake, cool overcast, 2:00-2:45
Common Spreadwing a few in hand
*Emerald Spreadwing Lestes dryas some [last report 2014]
No/Bo Bluet
some
Variable Darner some
Blue-eyed Darner 1 M
*California
Darner Rhionaeschna californica 1 M [last report 2014]
Common Green Darner
Striped Meadowhawk a few
Also seen Gray Jays
Bullseye Lake, cool overcast, 2:00-2:45
Emerald Spreadwing some
Common Spreadwing a few in hand
No/Bo Bluet
some
Variable Darner some
*Mountain Emerald 1 M in hand [last report 2014]
No Name Lake
(THAT IS its name!!) , cool overcast, 3:00-3:45. Lake
almost dry, one wet puddle ~25X6
Mountain Emerald 1 M in hand
Aeshna Darner sp (probably Variable) on patrol over the puddle
Common Green Darner over grassland
Meadowhawk sp (red) 1
Also seen salamander pups in the
puddle
.
Modoc County
Kevin
McKereghan
Cottonwood Creek, mostly dry except
for a few pools below diversion dam. Creek bed shaded by Cottonwood, Willow and Maple tree
Walkers Darner Aeshna
walkeri
patrolling male netted in the creek and photographed in hand. Specimen was
released CA Chart #124 OC #426068
Walkers Darner Aeshna
walkeri - female
photographed while it was searching underhangs surrounded a
pool CA Chart #124 OC # 426069
August 6, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson and Leslie Flint
a few hours along the Paradise Road area.
Temps ranged from 75--89 degrees F, but it was rather windy which seemed to
make many of the rock-loving species quite jumpy.
Highlights were Leslie's lifer
Serpent Ringtails and a Western River Cruiser at rest.
Spreadwing sp.
1 teneral female
Lavender Dancer 30
Northern Bluet 20 (1 netted)
CA Dancer
10
Vivid Dancer 15
Walker's Darner
1
Sooty Dancer
15
Arroyo Bluet 10
Desert Firetail 3
Common Green Darner 2
*Giant Darner
Anax
walsinghami - 3 (2 males, 1
female) [last report 2014]
Serpent Ringtail 5
Western River Cruiser Macromia magnifica 1 [last report 2014]
Cardinal Meadowhawk 2
Blue dasher 1
Flame Skimmer
20
Red Rock Skimmer 7
..
Siskiyou County
Kathy & Dave Biggs; Celise Sharpe & Dennis Ball
Stewards Spring area and towards Mt. Eddie,
west of Weed
Vivid Dancer
a few at most areas
Common Green Darner 100 or more, foraging over the meadow, picking off the grasshoppers we
scared up. Of the 4 we netted, 2 were female,1 a mostly mature male and 1 an
immature male.
Common Green Darner a few dozen found foraging along the entrance meadow at the beginning
of Stewardss Spring Rd.and of note, a Merlin was perched above them, eating
something. Hawk Watchers have told us that Merlins and Co. Green Darners are
associated together during migration!!
Blue-eyed Darner a few mixed in with the Co.
Greens.were these migrants??
Spiketail/Clubtail 1 at a tributary of Parks Creek
*Hoary Skimmer Libellula
nodisticta 1
female at the tributary [last report
2014]
Flame Skimmer
1 at Flowing Waters Retreat
August 4, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
I stopped at 5 spots along the 95%
(or more) dry river between 11:30 and 1:00 today. Temps ranged from
81--89degrees F. The highlight was seeing Serpent Ringtails at each stop. I
ended up with a minimum count of eighteen.
Red-rock Skimmer 5
Flame Skimmer
15
Western River Cruiser
1
*Gray Sanddragon Progomphus
borealis
3 [last report 2014]
Serpent Ringtail 18
Blue Dasher 1
Western Pondhawk 1
Cardinal Meadowhawk 1
Common Green Darner 3
Blue-eyes Darner 1
Giant Darner
2
Black Saddlebags 2
.
Plumas County
Greg Kareofellas
North Fork of the Feather
River
Hetaerina americana
Hoary Skimmer 1
female at the tributary
Flame Skimmer 1 at
Flowing Waters Retreat.
August 2, 2014
Riverside County
Peter Siminski
Thousand Palms Oasis, Coachella
Valley Preserve; Wilhelm and McCallum groves and ponds; Elev. 560, 7:00-9:10,
90F, overcast, calm to light breeze E.
Vivid Dancer, Argia vivida 4
Ramburs Forktail, Ischnura
ramburii 1
Common Green Darner, Anax junius 5 including a tandem pair
ovipositing.
Blue-eyed Darner, Rhionaeschna
multicolor
2
*White-belted Ringtail, Erpetogomphus
compositus
1 [last report 2014]
Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax
longipennis 6
Comanche Skimmer, Libellula comanche 2
Neon Skimmer, Libellula
croceipennis 1
Marl Pennant, Macrodiplax
balteata 2
Red Saddlebags, T. onusta 1
Wandering Glider, Pantala flavescens 2
.
Mariposa County
Matthew Matthiessen
Mariposa
This afternoon I had opportunity to
ode an area I've had my eye on for a while.
It's called Bagby Recreation Area
and it's where Hwy 49 crosses the Merced River
about 15 miles northwest of the town of Mariposa.
The first ode I saw was a Pale-faced Clubskimmer which is a new
county record.
What amazed me was that there were
at least 100 of them.
They were hanging in the grass in
the shade of the bridge that goes over the river.
Everywhere I looked in the grass
there were several of them.
I have one photo of three hanging
side-by-side from a single blade of grass.
In some places there were as many as
five or six hanging close to each other.
It seemed like small clouds of them
would fly up as I walked through the grass.
I spent over an hour watching and
photographing the clubskimmers and as I was leaving another ode caught my eye
as it flew past.
Fortunately it landed in view and
turned out to be a White-belted Ringtail,
also a new Mariposa county record.
The ringtail stayed put long enough
for me to get a bad photo before it flew off. [not bad, gorgeous
kb]
Below is the list of odes I took the
time to identify during the 90 minutes I was in the area.
*Emma's Dancer Argia emma [last report 2014]
Sooty Dancer
White-belted Ringtail Erpetogomphus compositus
- new county species, CA Chart# 101, OC# 425920
Gray Sanddragon - photographed
*Pale-faced Clubskimmer Brechmorhoga mendax - new county species, CA Chart# 101, OC# 425921
last report 2014
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Flame Skimmer
Black Saddlebags
.
Santa Barbara County
Nick Lethaby
Miguelito Canyon,
Lompoc, the
stream at and just below the Frick Springs area.
Rubyspots, 6
Pacific Spiketail Cordulegaster
dorsalis, 1
Vivid Dancers,
many
Flame Skimmer,
1
August 1, 2014
Shasta County
Kathy & Dave Biggs
Lake Britton
Vivid Dancer
Bluet sp.
Blue-eyed Darner
Common Green Darner
Pacific Spiketail
8-spotted Skimmer
Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia
Flame Skimmer
Variegated Meadowhawk
Black Saddlebags
Also seen a male Mink exploring the shoreline
.
Tuolumne County
Hugh Ranson
Yosemite NP, Tuolumne River,
elev. 8,600 feet
Familiar
Bluet Enallagma civile - 1
male seen & photographed, upgrade of
sight only record; CA Chart #120, OC #
425611
Emerald Spreadwing -
3 male seen & 1 photographed, OC #
425612
Northern Spreadwing 82
Paddle-tailed Darner, 2 OC# 425684
Band-winged Meadowhawk 1
Variegated Meadowhawk 1
Mono County
Hugh Ranson
Dechambeau Ponds, 91 degrees F
Western Pondhawk 20
Flame Skimmer
5
Eight-spotted Skimmer 20
Desert Whitetail 1
Western Forktail 15
Tule Bluet
20
*Alkali Bluet Enallagma clausum 1
[last report 2014]
Darner sp.
5
Variegated Meadowhawk 10
Black Saddlebags 2
Ponds close to Tioga
Lake, elev. 9,638 feet
Variable Darner 6 OC# 425685 (I believe both Paddle-tailed and
Variable--photos still being looked at on OC)
Emerald Spreadwing 3
Northern Spreadwing 10 OC#425686
July
July 30, 2014
Tuolumne County
Hugh Ranson
Between
the Lyle and Dana forks of the Tuolumne
River
Band-winged Meadowhawk
1 female seen and photographed OC# 425618
.
Mono County
Hugh Ranson
River Spring, spring-fed ponds
Black Meadowhawk - approx. 30 individuals seen. One photographed OC# 425617
River Bluet - male
photographed,
Bluet sp 50
Alkali Bluet 2 photographed
Spreadwing sp.
1 juv
Black-fronted Forktail 10
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk 1 photographed
July 29, 2014
Humboldt County
Sandra Hunt-von Arb
Korbel Private Ponds
where the only water left besides a couple of soft mud patches is the one
permanent pond (there are several acres of ephemeral ponds that aren't usually
dry yet)
blue eyed darner
paddletail darners
eight-spotted skimmer (one)
striped meadowhawk (one)
red-veined meadowhawk (one) probably this species
black spreadings, lots
pacific forktails (few)
western forktails (10:1 females to males)
Blue Lake Fish
hatchery at the settling ponds and then the river (this is across the river
from the Korbel Ponds) and was shocked by the lack of odes. I saw exactly 3
odes:
sooty dancer - one female
Emma's dancer - one on the path towards the river
variegated meadowhawk - one young male at the river's edge.
This place had tons of
cardinal meadowhawks and pacific forktails just a couple of weeks ago.
.
Tuolumne County
Hugh Ranson
Yosemite NP, Tuolumne River,
elev. 8,600 feet
Emerald Spreadwing 3
Northern Spreadwing
50
Common Green Darner 1
Emerald sp.
1
Band-winged Meadowhawk 1
Mono County
Hugh Ranson
Ponds close to Tioga Lake,
elev. 9,638 feet
Northern Spreadwing 42
Paddle-tailed Darner 3 (I think were this species)
Bluet sp (Familiar or No/Bo)
July 26/27, 2014
Mono County
Leslie Flint
I went to a spot near Mono Lake
called River Springs (its along the road to Benton and was an old stage stop). The
ponds there were teeming with dragonflies and most of them were Black Meadowhawks. But finding a
fully black male was difficult. Finally I was able to photograph a pair
in "wheel" - takes a fully mature male to get that accomplished.
July 25, 2014
Humboldt County
Sandra Hunt-von Arb
Arcata Marsh
*Paddle-tailed Darner (Aeshna
palmata) - also
at Big Lagoon
Blue-eyed Darner
Cardinal Meadowhawk
Variegated Meadowhawk
8-spotted Skimmer
Common Whitetail
Pacific Forktail
Bluet spp.
July 26, 2014
Kern County
Ali Sheehey
Audubon's Kern
River Preserve in Weldon
Saw two new species for that
location. In the flooded field at the edge of the forest I saw the following in
less that 1/2 hour along a 50 foot stretch.
unknown Dancer Argia sp
Desert Firetail,
Pacific Forktail,
Western Forktail,
Common Green Darner,
Eight-spotted Skimmer,
Twelve-spotted Skimmer,
Flame Skimmer,
Blue Dasher,
Wandering Glider,
Variegated Meadowhawk,
Cardinal Meadowhawk
.
Mono County
Kristie Nelson
Chidago Canyon Rd. in Hammil
Valley - right off Hwy 6 on Chidago Canyon road. Less than a half mile or so
off of Hwy 6, the road makes an S bend to the north along a section of riparian
habitat
No water in the channel here, though
it's adjacent to irrigated hay fields.
*Bleached Skimmers Libellula
compositus,
8-10, making them the most common D-fly in that spot. [last report 2014]
Then, the pond just outside of
(North or East of) Benton Hot Springs, on Hwy 120, was loaded with Odes. Its
posted no trespassing, so observations are from the road.
Bleached Skimmers some were along the road & fence; but most individuals were
over the water and viewed thru scope or bins.
Variegated Meadowhawks some
8-Spotted Skimmers, fairly common.
Desert Whitetails, fairly common.
Black Saddlebags - numerous
Var. meadowhawks - numerous
Pretty sure I had a Blue Dasher (bright blue body,
brilliant green eyes) but only saw him in the scope in flight.
here were bright red meadowhawks that mayve been
Saffron-winged, but only in the scope& at some distance I couldn't tell for
sure.
A few Blue-eyed Darners, numerous damsels/bluets,
and probably more Ode species there.
July 23, 2014
Inyo County
Doug Vaughan and wife Doris
Schulman Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, 10:00-11:00; temp c 70 deg, clear, light wind
Unidentified darners (Rhionaeschna sp) -- a few near the visitor center
Spot-winged Glider (Pantala hymenaea) -- common, including a couple of local congregations of a dozen of so as we walked the hiking loops, at 10,000 ft and many miles from the nearest water that I know of!
Wandering Gliders may have been present, too.
July 22, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson, Peter Gaede, and Nick
Lethaby visited some seldom explored spots in the Upper Santa Ynez River
drainage.
Highlights included the discovery of
several Western Forktails --the species has
been hitherto difficult to find in Santa Barbara County-- and at least two
Aztec Dancers, another rarely encountered species in the county.
Mono Debris Dam
Western Forktail 2
Desert Firetail 2
Flame Skimmer
8
Little Caliente Hot Springs
Flame Skimmer 6
Wandering Glider 6
Variegated Meadowhawk 2
Tule Bluet 1
California Dancer 5
Vivid Dancer 2
S. Ynez River,
down creek from Middle S. Ynez Camp
*Aztec Dancer Argia nahuana - 2 (ph) last report 2014
California Dancer 50+
Vivid Dancer 5
Lavender Dancer 20
Western Forktail 15+
Desert Firetail 10
American Rubyspot 4
Arroyo bluet 50 (1 netted)
Cardinal Meadowhawk 8
Flame Skimmer
30
Blue-eyed Darner 2
Western Pondhawk 1
Big Caliente Hot Springs and Drainage
Giant Darner 1 or 2
Common Whitetail 1
California Dancer
250+
Lavender Dancer 40
American Rubyspot 3
No/Bo Bluet 50 (1 netted)
Flame Skimmer 40
Desert Firetail 10
Vivid Dancer 2
July 21, 2014
Mono County
Doug Vaughan and wife Doris
9:45-11:15, Dechambeau Ponds, temp c 68-78 deg, p cloudy, clear overhead, no wind
Among dozens, but not 100s, of damsels:
Alkali Bluet (Enallagma clausum) -- 1 m in hand
No/Bo bluets (E. annexum/boreale) -- 2 m in hand (1 of each, I think!)
Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula) -- several m
Blue-eyed Darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor) -- several, among perhaps other mosaic darners
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum) -- 1 m well seen, ovipositing pair may have been this sp
W. Pondhawk (Erythemis collocata) -- 10-20, mostly f
Eight-spotted Skimmer (Libellula forensis) -- 20-50
Flame Skimmer (L. saturata) -- 10-20
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) -- 5-10
July 19, 2014
Mono County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
*Great Basin Snaketail Ophiogomphus morrisoni
Inyo County
*Four-spotted Skimmer Libellula quadrimaculata
July 17, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Goleta, CA
After being M.I.A. for several days,
the (presumably same)
Red-tailed Pennant showed itself today at my favorite Goleta ranch
.
Siskiyou County
Kathy & Dave Biggs, Celise Sharpe & Dennis Ball
Pond along road into Kangaroo Lake
Spreadwing sp. 1 male, not Northern
Bluet sp.
Forktails
Common Green Darner
Western Pondhawk a few
Dot-tailed Whiteface a few
Eight-spotted Skimmer many
Twelve-spotted Skimmer a few
Flame Skimmer 1
Black Saddlebags a few
Lilypad Lake
(along road into Kangaroo
Lake)
Bluet sp.
Common Green Darner
Shadow Darner 1 in hand
Darner sp.
a few
.
Santa Clara County
Matthew Dodder
Palo Alto Flood
Control Basin (Only three Odes seen
todaythe area is completely dry.)
Wandering Gliders 2
Blue-eyed Darner 1
.
Mono County
Leslie Flint
Yosemite NP on the way to Lee Vining
Ode numbers were fairly light
overall.
Siesta Pond
12-spotted Skimmers, lots
Four-spotted Skimmer Libellula
quadrimaculata, lots [last report 2014]
Shadow Darner,s lots
Bluets, lots
wet meadow beyond that
had
Emerald Spreadwings - hundreds
Mountain Emeralds - a few
Tuolumne Meadows
American Emeralds - some in the shrubbery
Mountain Emerald - 1
4-spotted Skimmers - some
July 16, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
along the upper Santa Ynez River
between 11:30 and 2 pm I checked four spots. Temps ranged from 69 to 75 degrees
F, quite cool for this location.
The highlight, for me, was the first
of season Western River Cruisers. There were no ringtails and sanddragons--too
cool, perhaps?
Lower Oso
California Dancer 20+
along a trail away from the river
Vivid Dancer 2
Wandering Glider 1
Flame Skimmer 4
Falls picnic area
Red Rock Skimmer 1
Flame Skimmer 4
Live Oak
Western River Cruiser 1
Wandering Glider 1
Western Pondhawk 1
Blue Dasher 1
Common Green Darner 1
Flame Skimmer 4
Red Rock
Western River Cruiser 1 ovipositing
Giant Darner 1 or 2
Flame Skimmer 5
bluets I
pretty much ignored them.
.
Siskiyou County
Kathy & Dave Biggs
Their Dragonfly Roost pond, McCloud
yard
Bluets
Pacific Forktails
Shadow Darner 1 teneral found floating in the pond
The Darner exuvia count is at ~150!!
Darner sp one
adult male
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 2 tenerals, 1 young male
July 16, 2014
Colusa County
Tim Manolis and Sacramento Audubon Society field trip
Bear Creek - We worked various spots along the creek upstream from the Bear Valley Road turnoff of Hwy 20 to the side canyon creek up to Wilbur Hot Springs,
from around 9:30 a.m. to Noon. Weather was warm and sunny.
Giant Darner
-- a couple of patrolling males at two different spots, and a female appearing
to search for ovipositing sites.
Black Saddlebags -- about 8-10 at various spots along the creek.
Spot-winged Glider -- Fairly common along the creek, also seen enroute in open country,
including rice fields, flying over the road.
Flame Skimmer
-- common along the creek. Many patrolling males. We also saw a
couple of teneral recent-emergers, ovipositing females, and a tandem pair, the
female of which was as red as the male.
Widow Skimmer
-- only a single male seen.
Common Whitetail -- one patrolling male and one female away from water seen.
Variegated Meadowhawk -- Extemely abundant, 100s seen along the creek, including
tandem and ovipositing pairs. Also common along the drive foraging over
the road in open country.
California Dancer --
fairly common, a number netted. Probably also saw Vivid Dancer, but none
netted, also possibly saw one or two Sooty Dancers.
Familiar Bluet
-- fairly common, a few males netted.
Tule Bluet
-- fairly common.
Northern Bluet -- a few males netted, probably
fairly common.
Pacific Forktail -- modest numbers seen.
Western Forktail -- fairly common.
Black-fronted Forktail -- fairly common.
Overall diversity seemed lower than
in past years, but some species were in excellent numbers (Flame Skimmers,
Black-fronted Forktails). Usually Widow Skimmers and Common Whitetails
are in much better numbers.
.
Inyo County
Ron Oriti
Bishop area
We have a great
dragonfly location at which I've seen at least a dozen different species in the
last three days, and during the season a total of at least 18 different species
(not counting damselflies).
The location is along
the Upper McNally Canal
just north of Bishop, and just east of Laws. There is a seldom used
maintenance road west of the canal that is flanked by River Willows.
As I walked down that
road (about 4;00 p.m.) I saw at least a couple of hundred dragonflies in a
couple hundred yards. There were
Band-winged Meadowhawks, tons
Black Saddlebags, scores of both overhead, as well as sitting in
the willows.
Darner sp, several hang perching in the willows.
I went back to the same
location at 11:00 p.m.; and walked down the road with a bright wide angle
flashlight hoping to see any number of dragonflies hanging up in the
willows.
I expected to see
dragonfly wings glistening in the light.
I expected to see some
of them fly out of the willows spooked. But I saw none, not even
one! What happened to them? Where do they go at night? Help!!
July 15, 2014
Inyo County
Ron Oriti
Laws Canal
Gray Sanddragon male photographed in the willows, and that is
not where we normally see sanddragons.
Black Saddlebags - 1 female photographed
Bleached Skimmer male photographed
July 15, 2014
Inyo County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
multiple sites
Black Saddlebags - multitudes for the last two or three weeks.
Some
photographed
Common Green Darner - photographed
*Olive Clubtail Stylurus olivaceus photographed
[last report 2014]
Darner sp- photographed
Red Saddlebags many, photographed
Spot-winged Glider - photographed
Wandering Glider - photographed
July 13, 2014
Sonoma County
Stephan Telm
Austin Creek, near Cazadero, 12:00-12:30, Mid to upper
80s, very little breeze
A grand total of 3
dragonflies!
Flame skimmer 1
*Pacific Clubtail Gomphus
kurilis 1 [latest date ever for Sonoma
County]
variegated
Meadowhawk 1
I expected a bit more
July 12, 2014
Santa Cruz County
Scott Peden
Rancho del Oso, BBRSP
*Grappletail Octogomphus specularis 2 [last report 2014]
Vivid Dancers mating (do they ever stop except when there is ice?)
July 11, 2014
Humboldt County
Sandra Hunt-von Arb
Trinity River in eastern Humboldt County between Hoopa and Willow Creek
Saw Emma's Dancers ovipositing with a Tule Bluet harassing them as they do.
This lasted for several minutes and I got a photo when the Tule Bluet actually landed on the Dancers.
Blue type Darner
8 spotted Skimmer
Common Whitetail
Flame Skimmer
Variegated Meadowhawk
American Rubyspot
NoBo Bluet
Tule Bluet
Emma's Dancer
Vivid Dancer
Snaketail? still researching this one.
.
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Goleta, CA
Red-tailed Pennant Brachymesia furcata a male photographed, CA
Chart # 120, OC # 424440
.
Plumas County
Paul Johnson
Ridge Lake
*Crimson-ringed whiteface Leucorrhinia
glacialis [last report 2014]
July 9, 2014
Lassen County
Paul Johnson
near Cooper Swamp
*Chalk-fronted corporal Ladona
julia [last
report 2014]
July 6, 2014
Siskiyou County
Kathy Biggs
Amazingly, I collected another 34
Darner (probably all Variable Darners)
exuviae today!
That brings our 23'X30' pond's # of darner exuviae to over 100!!
There have been a few Skimmer exuviae too, probably 12-spots. Also amazingly,
there are damsels emerging too, but I still suspect that the darner nymph ate
all the polliwogs and salamander pups!!
There are flying 12-spotted Skimmers
on the pond now (plus a few tenerals on the 'shore'), with females ovipositing.
And I've found a few teneral Variable Darners too, and had a few adult darners
flying. Lots of Pacific Forktails
and Northern Bluets too.
.
Siskiyou County
Kathy & Dave Biggs, Tim & Annette Manolis
Orr Lake, we met them there yesterday
afternoon and looked at Odes too. It seemed a bit early for there, but there
were tons of Bluets and Forktails.
Blue-eyed Darner
California
Darner
Snaketail sp. - a
female landed on Dave's cap! Probably a Great Basin
Snaketail.
Western Pondhawk
Dot-tailed Whiteface
Eight-spotted Skimmer (abundant)
Four-spotted Skimmer Libellula
quadrimaculata
Common Whitetail
Variegated Meadowhawk
*Red-veined Meadowhawk Sympetrum madidum
- a female in-hand [last confirmed
report 2014]
Black Saddlebags
Spreadwing sp. (Lestes)
Northern Bluet (one, Tim in-hand)
*Boreal Bluet Enallagma boreale (Tim,
several in hand) last report 2014
Pacific Forktail
Western Forktail
July 4, 2014
Orange County
Steve Sosensky
Thomas Riley Wilderness
Park
Roseate Skimmer male photographed
July 3, 2014
Siskiyou County
Celise Sharpe & Dennis Ball
Parks Rd,
west of Weed
Great Basin Snaketail Ophiogomphus morrisoni, females
ovipositing, photos taken
July 2, 2014
Nevada County
Leslie Flint
Donner Encampment along Hwy 89. It
took me a while but I finally found some small remnant pools
*Western Red Damsel Amphiagrion
abbreviatum -
at least 12 pairs were mating. [last report 2014]
Pacific Spiketail 1 at the still-flowing stream, resting on a small willow.
Vivid Dancers,
many, all dancing away from me except for this female who kept landing nearby
to check me out.
July 1, 2014
Sierra County
Leslie Flint
Sand Pond
*Chalk-fronted Corporal Ladona julia lots [last report 2014]
4-spotted Skimmers - lots
12-spot - 1
American Emerald - 1
.
Siskiyou County
Celise Sharpe & Dennis Ball
Stewart Springs Rd. to the little meadow
Black Petaltail 1
.
Lassen County
Peter Gaede
*Alkali Bluet Enallagma clausum
June
June 29, 2014
Colusa County
Greg Kareofellas with Nicole, Ziad, (Ent students from UCD)
Bear Creek - I parked in the normal
place along the road where the fence is down and easy access to Creek.
The water is WAY WAY down to just a
trickle running. A lot of the creek bed is exposed. Besides being hot and dry,
there was hardly any activity.
Libellula saturata - the only thing approaching
numbers with maybe 2 or 3 in sight most of the time.
Erythemis collocata - one
Anax walsinghami - maybe 2 (I never saw more than
one at any time together)
Hetaerina americana - one
Argia lugens - maybe 3 or 4
Blue damsels
(not determined which yet) a lot
The only thing really interesting
was Nicole saw a L saturata dip into
the water and catch a small minnow which he carried away eating.
I have never seen that before??
Ziad, the other UCD student with us, said he had seen something similar with a
dragonfly in his home in Lebanon.
Naturally, it was not
something we could have taken a pic of L
..
Celise Sharpe & Dennis Ball
Cowboy Camp, Bear Ck
Giant Darner
Western River Cruiser
.
San Diego County
Jay Keller
Dairy Mart Pond near San Ysidro, which is at the southern edge of the county about 5 miles from the beach
Roseate Skimmer - a male was squabbling with a
Red Saddlebags and a
Black Saddlebags this from a favorite perch.
This is the third time in the last year I have noted the species near the coast locally, which I understand is quite uncommon.
Last year I had one very near this spot and had at least a pair together near Carlsbad. Photo below:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/71649753@N07/14375815340/
Blue-eyed Darners, were a couple
Common Green Darner, 1 and
Damselfly, a
quick view of an unidentified female
.
Tuolumne County
Hugh Ranson
Tuolumne Meadows
S. semicinctum Band-winged Meadowhawk
June 28, 2014
San Mateo County
Jan Hintermeiser and Karen Demello, Matthew Dodder & MO
Dragonfly presentation and walk at Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, a small group of docents and guests found the following species:
Blue-eyed Darner
Widow Skimmer
Flame Skimmer
Eight-spotted Skimmer
Blue Dasher
Western Pondhawk
Black Saddlebags
Cardinal Meadowhawk
Vivid Dancer
Pacific Forktail
Bluet sp.
.
Tehama County
Peter Gaede
*Northern Spreadwing Lestes disjunctus
June 27-30, 2014
Modoc County
CA Blitz crew (Kathy & Dave Biggs, Kevin & Tera McKereghan, Sandra Hunt-von Arb, Leslie Flint, Dave Welling, Matthew Matthiessen, Dennis Deck, Norm Barrett)
Preliminary report (species only)
1. *River Jewelwing Calopteryx
aequabilis [last report 2014]
2. American Rubyspot
3. Emerald Spreadwing
4. *Spotted Spreadwing Lestes
congener
5. *Western Red Damsel Amphiagrion abbreviatum
6. Paiute Dancer - Applegate Trail Hot Spring, photo (first NoCal report)
7. Emma's Dancer
8. Sooty Dancer
9. Vivid Dancer
10 Boreal Bluet
11. Tule Bluet
12. Pacific Forktail
13. Black-fronted Forktail
14. Western Forktail
15. **Shadow Darner Aeshna umbrosa new early date. Old early date
7/10/2007 in Sonoma Co. ID by Dennis Paulson
16. Common Green Darner
17. California
Darner
18. Blue-eyed Darner
19. * *Pale Snaketail Ophiogomphus
severus [only
report 2014]
20. Pacific Spiketail exuvia (confirmed by Tim Manolis)
21. American Emerald
22. *Mountain Emerald Somatochlora semicirularis
23. Western
Pondhawk
24. *Crimson-ringed Whiteface Leucorrhinia glacialis upgrade to photo record: male and
female photographed at Mineral Spring in the Warner Mts.
ID by Jim Johnson. [last report
2014]
25. *Hudsonian Whiteface Leucorrhinia
hudsonica [last report
2014]
26. Dot-tailed Whiteface
27. Comanche Skimmer
28. Bleached Skimmer
29. Eight-spotted Skimmer
30. Hoary Skimmer
31. Twelve-spotted Skimmer
32. Four-spotted Skimmer
33. Blue Dasher WHERE WAS THIS SEEN? ANY PHOTOS? It is rare in Modoc
Co.
34. Glider sp.
35. Common Whitetail
36. Desert Whitetail
37. Variegated Meadowhawk
38. *Saffron-winged Meadowhawk Sympetrum
costiferum ??
Did we see one or not??? Most if not all photos have turned out to be
Red-veineds.
39. *Black Meadowhawk Sympetrum
danae
40. Cardinal Meadowhawk
41. * *Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum
internum) photo
of female IDed by Jim Johnson [ONLY
report 2014]
42. Striped Meadowhawk
43. Red-veined Meadowhawk (Sympetrum madidum) photo of female IDed by Jim Johnson
44. * Band-winged Meadowhawk Sympetrum semicinctum
45. Black Saddlebags
Out of 67 species! 2/3rds!!
..
June 26 & 28, 2014
Lassen County
Many of CA Blitz crew (Kathy & Dave Biggs, Sandra Hunt-von Arb, Leslie Flint, Dave Welling, Matthew Matthiessen)
Only the species NOT seen in Modoc
46. *River Bluet Enallagma anna
47. Arroyo Bluet
48. Grappletail (flying adults)
49. Great Basin Snaketail
50. Pacific Clubtail - Blue Lake on 28th
June 25, 2014
Los Angeles County
Eric R. Mintz
Long Beach
*Neon Skimmer Libellula croceipennis a male photographed
.
Siskiyou County
Kathy & Dave Biggs
Dragonfly Roost Pond, McCloud, 5470
*Variable Darner Aeshna interrupta I collected
no fewer than 70 exuviae from the pond, most this species. One darner sp. flew
over, seen from afar, no ID.
Skimmer sp
exuvia found assumed to be a 12-spot
Meadowhawk
sp exuvia found assumed to be this genus
.
Lassen County
Dave Welling
Ash Creek Campground, just
south of Adin. Got the following within 200 yards of bridge on both sides of
bridge and both sides of creek.
Was there from about
10AM to about 1PM (all following were photographed)
grappletails (octogomphus
specularis)- over 30 - all over some in wheel and found a few individual
females
pacific clu(btail (gomphus
kurills) - 2 males
*great basin snaketails (ophiogomphus
morrisoni)- about 5 males
Twelve-spotted skimmers - males and females - 3-4 males; 2
females
four-spotted skimmer (libellula quadrimaculata)- 1 male
emma's dancer (argia
emma)- several (lots of damsels but did not concentrate on them)
California darners perhaps others
June 22, 2014
San Diego County
Jay Keller and BJ Stacey
Potrero
Desert Firetail
male photographed
Live
Oak Spring, Campo
Desert Firetail
female photographed
Vivid Dancers 2 males photographed
.
Mariposa County
Matthew Matthiessen
A small pond on the west side of Hwy 49 a couple miles south of the town
of Mariposa, CA. The location is across the highway from
the county fairgrounds.
Tule Bluet Enallagma
carunculatum
- male photographed. CA Chart #101 OC# 426345
June 21, 2014
Sierra County
Greg Kareoefelas
Pulloff, Big Springs, Hwy 49 approx. 2 miles South West of Bassatts Station. Springs, seepy area
Black Petaltail Tanypteryx hageni OC# 423358, CA Chart #28
(& see also OC#:423433 )
..
Orange County
Bruce Aird
from the butterfly count
small reed-choked pond at Thomas Riley
Regional Park,
in Santa Margarita
Roseate Skimmers, at least two males, but possibly more. They were moving around a lot,
and much of the ponds surface was not visible due to the high reeds. OC#426165
Green Darners,
at least 3 or 4,
Flame Skimmers,
3-5
Neon Skimmer,
at least one male
*Mexican Amberwing Perithemis
intensa, 1
last report 2014
In the nearby meadows
Blue-eyed Darners, at least two
Wandering Glider, 1
Holy Jim Creek below the main parking area at the
top of the road
Lavender Dancer, a single male observed. There
were about 15-20
Vivid Dancers,
(mostly males, but a handful of females in tandem and laying eggs)
O'Neill Regional Park.
In the dribbling outflow beneath the mesa
Vivid Dancers, at least 8-10 including several pairs in
tandem.
On a dry side canyon away from any
water by at least a quarter mile,
*Pale-faced Clubskimmer Brechmorhoga mendax, 1 patrolling a fairly small area.
.
Siskiyou County
Don Roberson & Rita Carratello
along Shasta River
just upstream of confluence with Klamath River 1-2:35 p.m.
mostly looking for the dirt portion of Hudson Road; checked about a
half-mile of river that was full of odes and singing YB Chats. Hot, calm, great
conditions
Am Rubyspot 20
*River Jewelwing 10 -- many fewer than the Biggs's had here in
mid-May
Vivid Dancer 1 male away from river (ph)
Calif. Dancer 4-6, both f & m (ph)
Emma's Dancer 4
"Northern"-type Bluets 20 lots of ovipositing pairs
Bluet, sp 10 females away from water
C. Green Darner 5: 4 m, 1 ovipositing f
Pacific Clubtail at least 25 males, maybe more... really
dominant here both on rocks in river and on brambles along the road (phs)
Com Whitetail 15
Widow Skimmer 1 fem (ph)
Flame Skimmer 4
8-Spot Skimmer 20
but no snaketails despite much effort, except a couple 'possibles' that got
away at a distance....so we went to
Collier Rest Stop, 2:45-3:10, very hot, calm [and time running out...
needed to get to Sacramento by evening]
Am Rubyspot 1
Vivid Dancer 1
Emma's Dancer 3
Sooty Dancer 1 (maybe)
Flame Skimmer 2
8-Spot Skimmer 2 and, finally
*Sinuous Snaketail Ophiogomphus
occidentis 1 m (photo'd) -- a lifer for Rita [last report 2014]
June 20, 2014
Yuba & Nevada Counties
Don Roberson & Rita Carratello
Oregon Creek Day-use Area, 11
am-noon
Middle Fork of Yuba River at confluence of Oregon Creek
The Yuba River here is the county line; we were on the Yuba Co. shore
Am Rubyspot 2
"Northern"-type Bluet 1 m
Sooty Dancer 5
Emma's Dancer 1 imm male
Grappletail 2 m
WESTERN RIVER
CRUISER Macromia magnifica - at least 2 males, maybe 4,
sometimes chasing each other; one was photo'd; the Cruisers were back and forth
across the river often, so on both the Yuba & Nevada Co. side. This upgrades Nevada Co. from sight record to
photo CA Chart # 29, OC # 423589
June 19, 2014
Sierra County
Don Roberson & Rita Carratello
Yuba Pass, 2-3 pm, mostly birding, but these odes - all a long distance from
water
*Variable Darner Aeshna interrupta - 1 fem (photo'd)
Striped Meadowhawk - 1 fem
(ph)
Red-veined Meadowhawk - 1
fem (ph)
June 18, 2014
San Francisco County
Leslie Flint
Fort Point in SF - The day was warm
and sunny with little wind (a change from the normal weather at Fort Point!).
* *San Francisco Forktail Ischnura
gemina - a
lifer for all but me, at least 12 in a small section of the seep and probably
many more we couldn't see since they perched low in the rushes and close to the
water. [ONLY report 2014]
.
Tuolumne County
Jan Hintermeister and Karen DeMello
We drove through Yosemite
on 120 en route to the Mono Lake Chautauqua.
We stopped at Siesta Lake
a little west of White Wolf at 8000 feet. Here we saw many
*Crimson-ringed Whitefaces Leucorrhinia
glacialis - by
far the most common dragonfly there. Almost all the whitefaces were male,
although there were two mating pairs.
Karen and I have made this trip most
years in the last 12 and this is the first time we've seen whitefaces in this
location.
The trip is always around the middle
of June, although this trip may have been a few days later than usual.
On our return trip on 22 June, we
again saw Crimson-ringed Whitefaces
around Tuolumne Meadows. We spent a short time there, but noticed that
almost all the whitefaces we saw were female.
I suspect that at Siesta Lake
we were seeing males waiting for females to arrive and that at Tuolumne
Meadows, we were seeing females getting ready for mating and that the males
were elsewhere waiting at appropriate breeding habitat.
But I was also wondering whether
there is any evidence that either males or females emerge earlier. Or is
emergence always completely random with respect to gender? Any comments
on timing of emergence would be welcome.
June 15, 2014
Yolo County
Stephan Telm
North Davis Pond (aka
Julie Partansky Wildlife Area); Approx 4:00-4:30; Upper 80s, SW breeze
Widow skimmers: dozens of males
Blue dashers: dozens of males, 1
female
Flame skimmers: 3 or 4
Pacific forktail: 3 or 6
California darner: 2
Other wildlife: 1 green heron
UC Davis Arboretum/Putah Creek Pond "Lake
Spafford"); Approx 5:00-5:30;
Upper 80s, SW breeze
Widow skimmers: 2
California darners: several
June 14, 2014
Imperial County
Jay Keller and BJ Stacey
IID
Wetlands, Niland,
Comanche Skimmer
male photographed
Yuha
Cutoff
Familiar Bluet
male photographed
*Brimstone Clubtail Stylurus intricatus
male and female photographed [last report 2014]
**Russet-tipped Clubtail Stylurus plagiatus
male and female photographed; new
early date by one day
White-belted Ringtail -
male photographed
Tecate Peak
California Darner -
males photographed
Blue-eyed Darner -
males photographed
June 13, 2014
Sierra County
Ken A. Wilson
Sand Pond near Bassetts Station
Four-spotted Skimmer
*Chalk-fronted Corporal Ladona julia
June 12, 2014
Modoc County
Rob Santry
Annie Lake
Pacific Spiketail - a young female. It must have flown a few miles; no likely habitat
nearby. https://www.flickr.com/photos/santry/14233541309/
This may be only the 2nd
report of the species in Great
Basin habitat in
that county.
.
Sierra County
Ken A. Wilson
Highway 49 near Vista Point going
towards Yuba Pass Summit
Red-veined Meadowhawk (male &
female)
Four-spotted Skimmer
Calpine Rd,
Eight-spotted Skimmer
June 9, 2014
Siskiyou County
Celise Sharpe & Dennis Ball
a little fen along the side of Stewart Springs Rd,
Weed
*Black Petaltail Tanypteryx hageni - male
*American Emerald Cordulia
shurtleffi [last report 2014]
.
Shasta County
Dave Barry
Hat Creek
*Dot-tailed Whiteface Leucorrhinia
intacta - male
photographed
Eight-spotted Skimmer - male photographed
Twelve-spotted Skimmer - male photographed
Widow Skimmer - male photographed
Flame Skimmer - male photographed
*Bison Snaketail Ophiogomphus bison - male photographed
Pacific Clubtail - male photographed
Common Green Darner- male photographed
Bluets
(probably Northern) pair in wheel photographed
.
Sonoma County
Leslie Flint and Len Blumin
Nagasawa Park
Black Spreadwing Lestes stultus - [last report 2014]
June 8, 2014
Imperial County
BJ Stacey and Jay Keller
CANAL AT YUHA CUTOFF (98 & Drew Rd west of Calexico)
*Brimstone Clubtails Stylurus intricatus 2-3 https://www.flickr.com/photos/71649753@N07/14378211154/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/71649753@N07/14200628918/
Russet-tipped Clubtail (Probable) (quick view)
Red Saddlebags
Western Pondhawk (1, dining on a damsel) https://www.flickr.com/photos/71649753@N07/14407407693/
American Rubyspot (5)
Blue-ringed Dancer (3-5) https://www.flickr.com/photos/71649753@N07/14200797697/
*Powdered Dancer (many) https://www.flickr.com/photos/71649753@N07/14200628178/ - last report 2014
Familiar Bluet (several)
Tule Bluet (Probable) (by range, though correct if I am mistaken) https://www.flickr.com/photos/71649753@N07/14200797477/
HOLTVILLE HOT SPRINGS & NEARBY CANAL
*White-belted Ringtail Erpetogomphus compositus (4) https://www.flickr.com/photos/71649753@N07/14387248455/
Roseate Skimmer (1) https://www.flickr.com/photos/71649753@N07/14364162306/
Widow Skimmer (2) https://www.flickr.com/photos/71649753@N07/14407425433/
Blue Dasher (several)
Common Green Darner (1)
Powdered Dancers (many)
Blue-ringed Dancer (several)
American Rubyspot (1)
Familiar Bluet (gobs)
Rambur's Forktail (a few) https://www.flickr.com/photos/71649753@N07/14387249075/
PINE CREEK (PINE VALLEY)
Mosaic Darner (1 pair, wouldn't land) https://www.flickr.com/photos/71649753@N07/14192602340/
Flame Skimmer (2)
Blue Dasher (2)
Bluets - Unidentified https://www.flickr.com/photos/71649753@N07/14379162985/
.
Siskiyou County
Michael Plank and wife
Shasta River at Hudson Rd. Beautiful day with a
bit of wind.
River Jewelwing
American Rubyspot
Emma's Dancer
Vivid Dancer
Familiar Bluet
Tule Sp.
Western Forktail
Common Green Darner
California Darner
Pacific Clubtail
Sinuous Snaketail
Common Whitetail
Eight-spotted Skimmer
Flame Skimmer
June 7, 2014
Riverside County
Peter Siminski
Dos Palmas Preserve; Dos Palmas
Oasis and Fish Ponds, Elev. -100; 7:05-11:25, 80-100F, cloudless, gentle
breeze NE.
Blue-ringed
Dancer, Argia sedula
6 including one pair in wheel.
Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civile 1
Ramburs Forktail, Ischnura
ramburii
>30
Common Green Darner, Anax junius 10 including one ovipositing pair.
*Red-tailed Pennant, Brachymesia
furcata 20
Western Pondhawk, Erythemis
collocata >50
Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax
longipennis
>50
Mexican Amberwing, Perithemis
intensa 1
*Comanche Skimmer, Libellula
comanche 13
*Bleached Skimmer, L. composita
3
Widow Skimmer, L. luctuosa 4
Flame
Skimmer, L. saturata 3
Roseate Skimmer, Orthemis
ferruginea 7
Marl Pennant, Macrodiplax
balteata >30
including 2 tandem ovipositing pairs.
Red Saddlebags, Tramea onusta 8
Black Saddlebags, T. lacerata
>20 including
three tandem pairs.
Wandering Glider, Pantala
flavescens 3
Spot-winged Glider, P. hymenaea 1
.
Shasta County
Ray Brunn
Brokeoff Meadow near Viola. I found
outstanding habitat for Hudsonian Whiteface and Taiga Bluet, with good numbers
of both species. Some photos:
Brokeoff Meadow = https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruunphoto/14374296754/in/photostream
*Hudsonian Whiteface Leucorrhinia hudsonica
Male = https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruunphoto/14345981526/in/photostream
Andromorphic female = https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruunphoto/14368051154/in/photostream
Gynomorphic female = https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruunphoto/14345860216/in/photostream/
Habitat = https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruunphoto/14374622042/in/photostream/
* *Taiga Bluet Coenagrion
resolutum [only report 2014]
Male = https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruunphoto/14182312338/in/photostream/
Female = https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruunphoto/14368974715/in/photostream/
.
Inyo County
Ron &/or Barbara Oriti
Keough's Hot Ditch
Gray Sanddragon
Giant Darner
Big Pine Canal
Western River Cruiser - possibly this species
June 4, 2014
Sonoma County
Leslie Flint
Lake Nagasawa in Santa Rosa . At one spot I had 11 species all at the same time!
Flame Skimmer - 10+
Cardinal Meadowhawk - abundant
Black Saddlebags - 12+ (3 pairs ovipositing at the same time)
Blue Dasher - abundant
Western Pondhawk - saw 12 but probably lots more
Common Whitetail - 10+
8-spotted Skimmer - abundant
Blue-eyed Darner - 10
Common Green Darner - 5
Bluet sp - looked like Tule - 10+
Pacific Forktail - 1
Forktail sp. - green female - Western? - 1
Black Spreadwing Lestes stultus - 12+ at a dried up seasonal pond near the parking lot
.
Inyo County
Ron &/or Barbara Oriti
Bishop
backyard
Pacific Spiketail
June 2, 2014
Mono County
Ron &or Barbara Oriti
Fish Slough
Giant Darner
Eight-spotted Skimmer
June 1, 2014
Santa Clara County
Leslie Flint
Monte Bello Pond - The pond is quite low and the
edges very dry and difficult to reach so my hopes of finding spreadwings were
dashed. Although I do include a pic of a teneral spreadwing which may be CA.
Flame Skimmer - 1
Cardinal Meadowhawk - 2
Striped Meadowhawk - 4 (including a caramel colored one photographed)
Common Whitetail - 12+
Eight-spotted Skimmer - 12+
Blue-eyed Darner - 1
Mosiac type blue darners - 5
Tule/Arroyo Bluet - 20+
California Spreadwing Archilestes
californicus 2
.
Inyo County
Ron &/or Barbara Oriti
Blackrock Wetlands
Four-spotted Skimmer
May
May 31, 2014
Sonoma
County
Dave & Kathy Biggs +MO inc. Dave Barry
Laguna
foundation pond, Hall Rd (L) & Bigsnest Pond, Bloomfield Rd, (B) Sebastopol
Dancer a teneral
(L)
Bluets No/Bo
type several males (L)
Pacific Forktail males
seen at both ponds
Western Forktail females
seen at both ponds
Common Green Darner a male (L)
California Darner a male (L)
Blue-eyed Darner several, females
seen ovipositing twice (L), 1 male (B)
Pacific Spiketail 1 male (B)
Eight-spotted Skimmer 1 male (L)
Flame Skimmer 3 males at
once at both ponds, 1 or more females (wheel & ovipositing)
Common Whitetail 2 males
(L)
Blue Dasher both ponds,
3 males at once (B),1 or more female (wheel & ovipositing) (B)
Cardinal Meadowhawk 1 male
(L), several males, 1 or more females, (wheel & ovipositing) (B)
ovipositing) (B)
May 30, 2014
Sacramento County
Dave Johnson
pond off Illinois Avenue, Sailor Bar,
American River Parkway. I had my best day there in the odes department with 13
species:
Common Green Darner
Common Whitetail
Flame Skimmer
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Widow Skimmer
Western Pondhawk
Blue Dasher
Black Saddlebags
Familiar Bluet
Pacific Forktail
Western Forktail
Desert Firetail (LIFER!)
California Dancer
.
Sonoma
County
Alan Wight
Nagasawa Park, Santa Rosa
Pacific Forktail 1
Bluet sp. none
Black Spreadwing 4
Blue-eyed Darner 1
Darner sp. -
>= 3
Pacific Clubtail 1
Western Pondhawk several
Blue Dasher several
Common Whitetail 4-5
Eight-spotted Skimmer 6
Flame Skimmer 3
Common
Whitetail 4
Eight-spotted Skimmer several
Black Saddlebags 1, teneral
Cardinal Meadowhawk 2
The striking thing between these two
visits was the huge reduction in numbers of Pacific Forktails and Bluets.
Perhaps most of these small damselflies became food for the abundant
dragonflies?
May 27, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Santa Ynez River along Paradise
Road. Temps ranged from 84--89 degrees.
Lower Oso (first river crossing)
*Gray Sanddragon Progomphus
borealis 3
Flame Skimmer 20+
Common Whitetail 2 males--the first I've seen along the river
Western Pondhawk 3
Sooty Dancer 4
California Dancer at least 50, probably in the 100s
Vivid Dancer 15+
Pacific Forktail 1
Western Forktail 1
Desert Firetail 4
Arroyo Bluet 50+
Upper Oso (spring-fed stream)
Lavender Dancer 20+ (all the ones I photo'd had water mites)
Vivid Dancer 30+
California Dancer 10+
Flame Skimmer 1
Live Oak
California Dancer 10+
Arroyo Bluet 20+
No/Bo Bluet 10+
Flame Skimmer 3
Gray Sanddragon
No Serpent Ringtails or River
Cruisers yet.
Interesting to me is that there were several
sightings of Giant Darner along the river in mid- to late-April (involving
several individuals), but none on several visits since in very warm weather.
.
Sonoma
County
Dave & Kathy Biggs
Bigsnest
Pond, Bloomfield Rd, Sebastopol
Black Spreadwing 1 male
Pacific Forktail - many
Western Forktail - many
females
Common Green Darner a 2nd
exuvia found
Pacific Spiketail our foy
was on the 19th, now the eyes are blue, a male photographed
Flame Skimmer 3 males at
once
Blue Dasher 3 males
Cardinal Meadowhawk several
.
Inyo County
Ron &/or Barbara Oriti
Waterways, westside
Owens Dry Lake
Hoary Skimmer
Desert
Whitetail
May 24, 2014
San
Joaquin County
Mathew Dodder
Cosumnes River Preserve in Lodi
Blue-eyed Darner
Common Green Darner
Black Saddlebags
Eight-spotted Skimmer
Widow Skimmer
Blue Dasher
Western Pondhawk
Spot-winged Glider
Familiar Bluet
May 23, 2014
Sonoma
County
Alan Wight
Nagasawa Park, Santa Rosa
Pacific Forktail several
Bluet sp. several, likely Tule
Black Spreadwing 4+
Western Pondhawk a few
Blue Dasher several
Common Whitetail 4-5
Eight-spotted Skimmer 6
Flame Skimmer 5
Cardinal Meadowhawk 2+
Variegated Meadowhawk 1
Black Saddlebags 1
Common Green Darner 1
Darner sp. 2
May 22, 2014
Sonoma
County
Ken Wilson
Mayacamas Mountains
Pacific Spiketail
May 21, 2014
Alameda County
Leslie Flint
Sunol Regional
Wilderness in. I haven't been there this year so was anxious to see what Odes I
might see. Alameda Creek is running pretty well and had a lot of water.
I searched the creek
behind the Visitor's Center and upstream from there.
Then hiked to the
"swimming hole" (no swimming allowed they say). Dragonflies were few;
damsels were many. Temps were in the upper 70s with a slight breeze. This is
what I saw:
Flame Skimmer - 1
Cardinal Meadowhawk - 3
Mosiac-type Darner - 1
Bison Snaketail - 1
Emma's Dancer - 20+
Vivid Dancer - hundreds - many in tandem; lots of tenerals
*Sooty Dancer Argia lugens - 1
Tule/Arroyo Bluet - 30+
*Exclamation Damsel Zoniagrion
exclamationis - 20+ (nice surprise; haven't seen it here before) [last report 2014]
American Rubyspot - 20+
May 19-24, 2014
Sonoma
County
Dave & Kathy Biggs
Bigsnest
Pond, Bloomfield Rd, Sebastopol
Black Spreadwing 3 males at
once
Pacific Forktail
Western Forktail
Common Green Darner a male
emerged on 22nd
Blue-eyed Darner
Pacific Spiketail our foy on
the 19th, 2 males on the 24th
Flame Skimmer 3 males at
once, 1 female (wheel & ovipositing)
Blue Dasher 3 males
Cardinal Meadowhawk several
May 17/18, 2014
Colusa
County
Sandra Hunt-von Arb 17th
Bear Creek @ Hwy 20
*Western River Cruiser Macromia
magnifica one
exuvia found, FOY
Pacific Clubtail one landed right next to her
Kathy & Dave Biggs 18th
Bear
Creek. 80F, 4-4:30; very windy
No more Cruiser exuvia on the bridge supports
(Sandras is FOY), BUT, we think we saw 'her' guy cruisin' ...if it was a
male's exuvia. Here's what we did see:
teneral damselflies
- lots and lots taking maiden flights
Vivid Dancer
- a few
Western
Forktail - a young orange female seen; a few males seen
Western River
Cruiser - 1 male
Flame Skimmer
- quite a few but not real high #s yet
note - no darners seen at all!!
May 16, 2014
Siskiyou
County
Dave & Kathy Biggs, Celise Sharpe & Dennis Ball
Shasta
River @ Hudson
Rd., ~6 miles north of Yreka off the old Highway
(27?), We accessed just a ~100 yd stretch of the river from 2:30-4:50; 82F
This site is a life-time experience
type of place. Almost magical! While you ode, you listen not only to the gurgle
of the river (water a pleasant temperature), but also to Chats and Canyon Wrens
and various warblers singing.
You see the most activity if you get
into the river and walk about. A net or hiking pole is good for stabilization.
River Jewelwing Calopteryx
aequabilis
about 150. Fantastic sight! Males females, courtship, territorial skirmishes,
mating, ovipositing inc. some underwater.
American Rubyspot about a third as any as Jewelwings
Emmas Dancer dozens. Most males still blue, not yet violet/lavender
Vivid Dancer 1-2 up on the road. This is always the case, they are never on the
river. They breed in smaller amounts of water
No/Bo Bluets many; small swarms above the underwater vegetation
Western Forktail many mature pruinose females, the
most weve ever seen there in ~15 yrs. of visiting this site. Few males.
California Darner several, one male in-hand
*Beaverpond Baskettail Epitheca
canis dozens;
8-10 males; one in hand last report 2014
Pacific Clubtail - several just emerged taking maiden flights, many immatures, some on
territory; probably ~15 in all
Sinuous Snaketail none found
Flame Skimmer 2 females seen along the road in the rock scarp
Colliers Rest
Stop, 4 miles north of the Hudson Rd. site.5:00-5:30, 82F Accessed from
either Hwy. 273 or I-5. If all you want to do is tick off species, this is a
good site.
Drive to the very end of the reststop and walk along the river fencing and
towards the maintenance area.
We went here because we thought wed
have a chance at seeing Sinuous Snaketails. It took some searching but we did
find one.
Vivid Dancer 1
River Jewelwing - 1
California Darner a few flying seemed to be this species
Beaverpond Baskettail a few flying seemed to be this species
Pacific Clubtail - several
Sinuous Snaketail one female found in the blackberry brambles
.
Dave Payne
Klamath River, Sarah Totten
Campground, sunny mid 80's
Bison Snaketail - just emerged and in process of drying wings. Got to compare with
emerging Sinuous Snaketail and Pacific Clubtail.
Sinuous Snaketail - first flights and tenerals in the willows
Pacific Clubtail - first flights and tenerals hanging in the willows
*Northern Bluet Enallagma annexum
Vivid Dancer
Western Forktail
Blue eyed Darner
.
Monterey
County
Ken A. Wilson
Mal Paso Canyon in Carmel
Pacific Spiketail a female photographed
May 15, 2014
Siskiyou County
Dave & Kathy Biggs, Celise Sharpe & Dennis Ball
Gumboot Lake (G), Cedar Lake (C) both high elevation (6100 & 5750) west of Mt. Shasta City
Larry Wehmeyer Environmental Area (L) - North Shore Rd., Mt. Shasta City
We spent about an hour and a half walking around the Gumboot Lake. The Odes were JUST starting! We saw fewer than half a dozen on the wing, except for tenerals on maiden flights.
But as we walked around the shoreline, looking into the emergent reeds, there were Damsels by the scores and dragons by the dozen!
Most of the dragons were 4-spotted Skimmers, but we were excited to find about 8 American Emeralds emerging and watch one take its maiden flight.
We could see the green metallic shine on the front of the thorax on the emergers, and the white 'waist' line. This turns out to be about 10 days earlier than ever reported before in CA.
There were also some 12-spotted Skimmers emerging, and they didn't show any color at all on the wings yet, but one or two with wing spots were flying on the lake.
We didn't hike up to Little Gumboot Lake, as it was getting quite windy.
No/Bo bluets were emerging in droves, but the wind didn't bode well for them.
We also saw about a dozen mature Pacific Forktail males. Also seen was a mature Bald Eagle
We then drove in to Cedar Lake, but even at 'only' 5,720' it had even less flying. We did see a Co. Green Darner there. You NEED high clearance and 4w drive to go there.
Next we decided to try the L.W. Environmental Center pond just north of Lake Siskiyou as it is at such a lower elevation, ~3,000'.
We added Cardinal Meadowhawk and Black Saddlebags to our day list, which ended at 13 species. We tried for one more low elevation pond, but Hammond Lagoon was dry!!
Western Pondhawk - 1M @ L
*Twelve-spotted Skimmer Libellula pulchella - 6-8 G (emerging)@G, 1-2 @ C - FOY
Four-spotted Skimmer Libellula quadrimaculata - MANY emerging @ G, few @ C
Cardinal Meadowhawk - 1M @ L
Black Saddlebags - 1M @ L
**American Emerald Cordulia shurtleffii - 6-8 emerging @ G, one took maiden flight. New early date by 10 days, old date 5/25/2009.
Common Green Darner - 1M @ C
California Darner - a few @ G, C & L
Blue-eyed Darner - 1M @ G
Dancer sp. @ L
No/Bo Bluet - hordes of them emerging @ G, some @ C, few @ L
Arroyo/Tule Bluets - a few @ L
Pacific Forktail - a few males seen G, C & L
Posted our pix on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/26704961@N03/sets/72157644736225253/
Siskiyou County
Dave Payne
Klamath River - high overcast, warm,
high 80's to strong afternoon winds
*River Jewelwing Calopteryx
aequabilis -
several males and 1 female along the Klamath River in the vicinity of Ft
Goff
Pacific Clubtail - several emerging, numerous first flights, several "cripple
wings"
Sinuous Snaketail - heavy emergence of individuals from Portuguese Creek down to Seattle
Creek.
Everything from walking nymph,
splitting exuvia, first flights, and "cripple wings". A very fun day to be on the river.
.
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson and Nick Lethaby
Near Vandenberg Airforce Base
Exclamation Damsels - several at
the same site where Nick first discovered them in 2007. (this is the most southern site for the
species)
Pacific Forktails including a male-colored female who looked oh-so-much like a female Exclamation Damsel.
May 14, 2014
Siskiyou County
Dave Payne
Happy Camp - sunny, low to mid 90's
Eight Spot Skimmer - a male came by to check out my backyard pond
May 13, 2014
Siskiyou County
Dave & Kathy Biggs
Dragonfly Roost Pond, Echo Way, McCloud
Darner sp. 1 flyby
Variegated Meadowhawk 1 m
May 12, 2014
Colusa County
Dave & Kathy Biggs
Bear Ck @ Hwy 20 - about 20 mins. at 1:00. It was 85F. The creek was low and slow, and there wasn't much activity:
No/Bo Bluets (many)
CA Dancers (few)
CA Darners 1-2
Blue-eyed Darners 1-2
Co. Green Darners - 1-2
Flame Skimmers - half dozen
.......
Marin County
Leslie Flint and Len Blumin
Lake Lagunitas - We started just below the dam in the small
creek that flows between Lagunitas and Bon Tempe.
We found a gaggle of Grappletails on the rocks, logs, and on
the ground along with Exclamation
Damsels!
The lake was filled with Odes as was
Bon Tempe where it seemed there were hundreds/thousands of bluets skimming the water and sitting in groups of 10 on each
little emergent grass
Flame Skimmer
- 6
Blue Dasher
- 6
Western Pondhawk - 10
Common Whitetail - 20+
8-Spotted Skimmer - 50
Beaverpond Baskettail - 8
Blue-eyed Darner - 10
California Darner - several
Grappletail -
12-14
Vivid Dancer
- too many to count
Tule Bluet -
hundreds/thousands (Bon Tempe was coated with them)
Exclamation Damsel - 20
Pacific Forktail 4
.
Inyo County
Ron &/or Barbara Oriti
COSA Ponds -
'California Open Space Area.' These are new ponds, just
a couple years old, on Paiute land right behind the BLM building on
West Line Street.
Eight-spotted Skimmer
May 11, 2014
Riverside County
Peter Siminski
Dos Palmas Oasis and Fish Ponds, Dos
Palmas Preserve, Elev. -100; 7:00-10:25, 61-71F, cloudless, fresh breeze NW
with gusts to 30mph,much dust in the air.
Ramburs Forktail, I. ramburii 1
Common Green Darner, Anax junius 2
Western Pondhawk, Erythemis collocata
2
Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax
longipennis
10
Roseate Skimmer, Orthemis
ferruginea 1
*Marl Pennant, Macrodiplax
balteata 1
Red Saddlebags, T. onusta 1
Spot-winged Glider, Pantala
hymenaea 4
Note: High winds kept the odes in the
sheltered areas, not a good day for odes.
.
Sonoma County
Dave & Kathy Biggs
Bigsnest Wildlife Pond Mothers
Day delight!!
Pacific Forktail - many
Western Forktail - many
Desert Firetail 2 males, the first time weve ever had 2!!
Blue-eyed Darner
8-spotted Skimmer a pair went into wheel and then he guarded while she oviposited
Flame Skimmer
2 or more males
Blue Dasher 3 males
Cardinal Meadowhawk 3 or more males, a few females and ovipositing
.
Shasta County
Ken A. Wilson
McCloud Bridge on Gilman Rd
Grappletail - the first I've ever seen, a young male
May 10, 2014
San Mateo County
Leslie Flint, Liam O'Brien and Amber Hasselbring
Edgewood Park
Pacific Spiketail Cordulegaster dorsalis
.
Shasta County
Ken Wilson
Volante Park in Anderson
*Striped Meadowhawk Sympetrum pallipes young female photographed
May 9, 2014
Sonoma County
Alan Wight
At the Agilent Technologies site in
Santa Rosa
Vivid Dancer
many
Beaverpond Baskettail 1
Flame Skimmer
1
*Pacific Spiketail Cordulegaster
dorsalis
1, first of
year
Western Pondhawk 1
Darner sp.
1
May 8, 2014
Sonoma County
David & Sunshine Beilling
Russian River below Forestville at Steelhead Beach
*Emmas Dancer Argia emma a few dozen alighting on the sandy trail, a female photographed [new early date for Sonoa Co]
May 5, 2014
Mono County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
Pupfish Pond, Fish Slough
Mosaic Darners - a couple
Western Pondhawks
*Hoary Skimmers Libellula nodisticta
Flame Skimmers
Four-spotted Skimmer
*Desert Whitetails Plathemis subornata
May 4, 2014
Sacramento County
Tim Manolis
His Sacramento home
*Widow Skimmer Libellula luctuosa
Flame Skimmers
Blue-eyed Darners
.
Monterey County
Steve Rovell
San Lorenzo Creek in eastern Monterey County (east of King City).
Giant Darner
May 3, 2014
Alameda County
Michael Dodder +MO
Sunol
Regional Wilderness - Photos of some supplied by Brooke Brooke A. Miller: http://idbirds.smugmug.com/Trips/2014-Outings/20140503
California Darner
Flame Skimmer
Cardinal Meadowhawk
Western Pondhawk
Pacific Clubtail
Vivid Dancer
.
Monterey/San Benito County border
Steve Rovell
San Lorenzo Creek bridge
Giant Darner 1
.
Placer County
Kevin McKereghan
small
orchard in the backyard of a home in semi-rural Auburn where we attended a
wedding
**Olive Clubtail Stylurus olivaceous male the only Dragonfly seen at
the location. an early flight time, by over a month, old date 6/20/1996.
May 2, 2014
Humboldt County
Sandra Hunt-von Arb
Korbel Ponds
*Emerald Spreadwing Lestes dryas many, just emerging
May 1, 2014
Alameda County
Ken A. Wilson
Sunol Regional Wilderness
*Bison Snaketail Ophiogomphus bison
Pacific Clubtail
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Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Santa Ynez River
Lavender Dancer - 3
Vivid Dancers - c 100
California Dancers - c 50
Western Forktail - a mature female; new for this site
Flame Skimmers
Goleta
Roseate Skimmer - still there!
.
Siskiyou County
Dave Payne
Morgan Point (4 miles east of Happy
Camp) - sunny, mid-80's
Sinuous Snaketail, this was a recently emerged dragon that had not yet taken a
first flight. My FOY.
April
April 30, 2014
Sonoma County
Kathy & Dave Biggs
Bigsnest Wildlife Pond, Sebastopol
10 species a new high count for the pond!!
*Black Spreadwing Lestes stultus a male and a female, seen separately
Pacific Forktail - many
Western Forktail many, many emerging, one teneral taken down by a Water Strider!!
Desert Firetail 1 male only the 2nd time in 16 yrs to have one on the pond, that we know of anyway!
Exclamation Damsel - a few
Blue-eyed Darner- 1 male, plus several new exuviae that are probably this species
Western Pondhawk 1 immature or female fly by
8-spotted Skimmer 1 male fly by
Flame Skimmer 2 males
Cardinal Meadowhawk at least 5 pairs plus 2 males at one point!!
Plus several species of butterflies and flowers in bloom put an ablum up on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/26704961@N03/sets/72157644443368592/
Marilyn Craven
Lake Nagasawa in Santa Rosa
Blue Dasher:
20
Pondhawk:
3
Cardinal Meadowhawk: 12
8-Spot:
6
Flame Skimmer:
8
Whitetail:
3
Didn't see any darners
.
San Mateo County
Leslie Flint
Alpine Pond
Blue-eyed Darner - 1-2
California Darner - 3-4
Cardinal Meadowhawk - 5
Pacific Forktail - hundreds
Bluet sp. Never could get a good look at one
Santa Cruz County
Long Ridge Open Space Preserve -
Santa Cruz County section - numbers were probably higher as there were odes
flying over Moon Pond but I couldn't get close enough to ID
Blue-eyed Darner 1- 2
California Darner - 3-5 including a pair in wheel
Cardinal Meadowhawk - 3
Common Whitetail -
Vivid Dancer -
4
Pacific Forktail - dozens
Western Forktail - 20+
*Swift Forktail Ischnura erratica female photographed [last report
2014]
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San Francisco County
Paul Saraceni
atop Battery
Godfrey (a historic artillery battery in the Presidio just south of the Golden
Gate Bridge overlooking the Golden Gate Channel) during a
significant movement of western migrants (birds)
Red Rock Skimmer - at least 1 male repeatedly flying low
over the battery walls between 8:30/9:30 AM during warm, easterly winds.
California Darner - 1
April 29/30
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
I had a remarkable
couple of visits to the Goleta, CA ranch pond where I am a lunchtime fixture.
Yesterday I took photos
of what I presumed to be a very blue bluet--I have never seen CA/Aztec Dancers
here, so was just going on what I expected.
So it was a surprise
to check out my photos and see what appears to be an Aztec Dancer, which now is
confirmed, and is a new county (Santa Barbara) record.
Jim Johnson thinks
it's good for Aztec: S2 spot, brownish upper veins on the wings.
Today I went back in
the hope of netting one, but I was stopped in my tracks when a pink dragon flew
by. Roseate Skimmer! This was one I had only dreamed of seeing locally.
*Aztec Dancer Argia nahuana male photographed:
OC # 421973, CA Chart # 120 (April 30)
Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male photographed:
OC # 421974 tbd, CA Chart #
120120 (April 29)
April 28, 2014
Sonoma County
Kathy & Dave Biggs, Sandra Hunt-von Arb
Sonoma Horticultural Gardens, Sebastopol
Today was what winter dreams are made up of - longing for this....over 200 Exclamation Damsels counted; I'm certain there were more!
And such a lovely place. Everything was in bloom and the birds were singing....it was like being in heaven!!
In 16 years of visiting this garden, this was the FIRST time we've ever found the Exclamation Damsels breeding in the pond on the south side of the gardens
....normally they were just in and about the mud-banked creek and the Yellow Garden on the north side.
I've had them breed in my own pond, but I thought it was acceptable because I had recirculating water.
I put up an album of photos - http://jalbum.net/en/browse/user/album/1494632
And you can learn more about the gardens - http://sonomahort.com/
I think if you live anywhere in northern CA, a visit would be worthwhile....and we're only 2 miles away!!
Exclamation Damsel - over 200 counted
California Darner - 1 (only -we usually see more)
Cardinal Meadowhawk - 1 pair + 1 lone male
No other Odes seen there today, but in other years we've had a few more species.
It was special to then come home and find our first of year Flame Skimmer waiting to greet us!!
Bigsnest Pond, Sebastopol:
Pacific Forktail
Western Forktail
Exclamation Damsel
California Darner
Flame Skimmer our foy
Cardinal Meadowhawk
.
Santa Clara County
Leslie Flint
Ogier Ponds - The temperature
was 70-75 deg. and the winds were strong. The numbers of odes were low
but obviously the species count was high.
I started early looking for
Exclamation Damsel - I found some rushes out of the wind with some sun, and
there they were! Very happy to have found them.
They and Blue Dasher, Cardinal
Meadowhawk and 8-Spotted Skimmer were first-of-season for me.
8-Spotted Skimmer - 2
Common Whitetail - 1
Flame Skimmer
- 4
Blue Dasher
- 4 (one male)
Variegated Meadowhawk - 1
Cardinal Meadowhawk - 1
Beaverpond Baskettail - 1
Blue-eyed Darner - 3-5
Common Green Darner - 1
Pacific Clubtail -2
Northern/Boreal Bluet - 4-6
Vivid Dancer
- 10-15
California/Aztec Dancer - 2
Exclamation Damsel - 10
Pacific Forktail - 10-12
April 28, 2014
Napa County
Ken A. Wilson
Aetna Springs Lane
*Red-veined Meadowhawk (Sympetrum madidum)
April 26, 2014
Marin County
Sandra Hunt-von Arb & M.O.
The dragonfly field trip for Pt Reyes Birding and Nature Festival (location five brooks pond) went well considering less than ideal weather conditions. It was partly cloudy with bouts of wind.
Pacific Forktails- 100's
Boreal Bluet- 1 in hand , handful that looked like Boreal/Northern-
Western Forktail Possibly this species
California Darner (1 female in hand, several males in flight- looked more consistent with California than blue-eyed but didn't get good looks)
Western Pondhawk Many teneral/immature (only green one's seen, none that had pruinosity)
Blue Dashers several (all very teneral--ie: emerged today)
Several exuvia (most looked like Sympetrum, although none were seen flying-- and a single Darner type).
Of note- not a single Beaverpond Baskettail nor Arroyo bluet, nor Meadowhawk was observed.
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Santa Cruz County
Scot Peden
Waddell Creek in Rancho Del Oso
Vivid Dancers
Bluets
Swift Forktails
California Darner
April 24, 2014
Mono County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
Pupfish Pond, Fish Slough
California Darner Rhionaeschna californica - photo record; OC# 421999, CA Chart # 100
*Four-spotted Skimmer Libellula quadrimaculata
April 23, 2014
Sonoma County
Alan Wight
Nagasawa Park in Santa Rosas
Pacific Forktail many
Vivid Dancer 1
Eight-spotted Skimmer Libellula forensis 5-6
Flame Skimmer 3
Blue Dasher 1[new early date for Sonoma County]
Western Pondhawk 3
Cardinal Meadowhawk - 2
California Darner 1
Darner sp. 2
Beaverpond Baskettail 3
April 22, 2014
Santa Cruz County
Scot Peden
Norris Pond in SW Bonny Doon I as well as
Pacific Forktails - 2 mating, at least 15 more males (no other females except in a wheel)
*Desert Firetails Telebasis salva three
.......
Humboldt County
Sandra Hunt-von Arb
I walked coast-side on the Hammond Trail between the airport and Clam Beach
California Darner - a single patrolling the flooded creek area by the Clam Beach southern parking lot
spot-winged glider - 1 patrolling the trail.
It was quite the comical image for those that saw me chasing the glider to get a better look with two leashed dogs in tow.... comical for them anyways!
April 21, 2014
Santa Clara County
Ken A. Wilson
Ogier Ponds near Morgan Hill
Beaverpond Baskettails - 2
Leslie Flint
Ogier Ponds - same site, different
time
Tule/Arroyo Bluet - 2
Pacific Forktail - 1
*California Dancer Argia agrioides -
1
Variegated Meadowhawk - 2
Flame Skimmer - 2
Common Whitetail - 2
Common Green Darner - 1
Blue-eyed Darner -1
Beaverpond Baskettail - 2
Pacific Clubtail - at least 8, maybe more - all on the ground
.
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Santa Ynez River, and a pond in
Goleta at lunch time
At the river I saw at least three Giant Darners, and an interesting,
which I presume is a *Lavender Dancer Argia
hinei.
At the pond I saw my FOS Blue Dasher and a, which I presume is a
mature male Variegated Meadowhawk.
April 19/20, 2014
Sonoma County
Kathy & Dave Biggs
Bigsnest Wildlife pond, Sebastopol
Pacific Forktail
Western Forktail
Exclamation Damsel
California Darner
Cardinal Meadowhawk
All these species were seen ovipositing
except the Exclamation Damsels, it was their first appearance at the pond this
year.
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Imperial County
Bob Miller
SE Salton Sea and the Imperial Valley
Blue Dasher - numerous teneral, Saturday, in the salt flat vegetation near the mouth of the Alamo River and one teneral that had just come out Sunday morning at the Alamo River Wetlands project east of Brawley.
Desert Forktail - were also on the salt flats near the Alamo River delta.
Red Saddlebags - single individual were seen in scattered locations.
April 19, 2014
Imperial County
Jay Keller and BJ Stacey - https://www.flickr.com/photos/71649753@N07/sets/72157644248209983/
Salton Sea at intersection of Garst & Hatfield
Spot-winged Gliders (1-2)
Wandering Gliders (1-2)
Variegated Meadowhawk
One distant fly-by all-black non-Black Saddlebags
IID Wetlands near Niland
Blue-ringed Dancers (a few)
New River Wetlands
Familiar Bluets (many)
Western Pondhawk (one recent emergent)
Blue Dashers (several)
*Mexican Amberwing Perithemis intensa (a few)
Ramburs Forktails (several)
Red Saddlebags (1-2)
Black Saddlebags (one)
Holtville Hot Springs
Common Green Darner (one)
*Powdered Dancers Argia moesta (several)
Blue Dashers (2-3)
Blue-ringed Dancers (several)
Sunbeam Lake (Seeley)
*Double-striped Bluet Enallagma basidens (4-5) [last report 2014]
Familiar Bluets (many)
Ramburs Forktails (several)
Blue Dashers (3-5)
Mexican Amberwings (a couple)
Yuha Cutoff
Powdered Dancers (many)
Blue-ringed Dancers (a couple)
American Rubyspots (5-6) (first SoCal date)
Unidentified Dancer
Unidentified Bluet
April 18, 2014
San Joaquin County
Matthew Dodder
Lodi Lake
Exclamation Damsel (mating)
Flame Skimmer (female)
California Darner
.
San Diego County
Jay Keller
Tijuana
River Valley
Blue-eyed Darner
April 13, 2014
Siskiyou County
Kathy Biggs
Soda Springs/Squaw
Creek, McCloud
*Swift Forktail Ischnura
erratica one female, only one, and I walked around the WHOLE wetland!!
April 10, 2014
Inyo County
Ron and Barbara Oriti
Death Valley, at the
Golf Course pond in Furnace Creek area [~-190]
We have been so excited
about the Roseate Skimmers that we
went back and got more photos.
Saw no less than 10
again, including young males, older males with the nice purple thorax, and a
couple females.
It is a nice pond, with
tules and cattails..........and a muddy bottom, which the guides say is
what the Roseates like.
There is actually an
observation deck overlooking the pond, which I think is for bird
watching. You need to get closer to the pond to better
observe the dragonflies though.
April 15, 2014
San Mateo County
Matthew Dodder
Coyote Point - small freshwater
pond near the power plant and golf course
Blue-eyed Darner (6)
California Darner (2)
Cardinal Meadowhawk (1)
April 15, 2014
Sonoma County
We haven't had any new Cardinal Meadowhawks for the past 2 days...I
think Emergence is done for this year for them. Now it's just the 3 males
battling it out and trying to impede each others' mating
April 14, 2014
San Benito County
Paul G. Johnson
Pinnacles National Park
- Bear Gulch
*Grappletail, Octogomphus
specularis 1
..
Santa Barbara County
Nick Lethaby
Upper Santa Ynez River
*a male Giant Darner, Anax walsinghami
over two months earlier than the previous earliest sighting in the county.
5 Common Green Darners,
3 Red Rock Skimmers,
a few Vivid Dancers.
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Marin County
Leslie Flint
Five Brooks, PRNS - I was delighted
to see the most variety I have seen this year.
- Cardinal Meadowhawk - 1
- California Darners - several
- Blue-eyed Darner - 1 (looked
really large)
- Western
Pondhawk - 1 female
- Beaverpond
Baskettail - 4-5 (patrolling the road)
- Pacific
Forktail - many
- Bluets
- many (last year I saw Arroyo but have no idea as I could not get close enough
to photograph appendages)
April 13, 2014
Riverside County
Peter Siminski
Dos Palmas Oasis and Fish Ponds, Dos
Palmas Preserve, Elev. -100; 7:35-12:00, 62-80F, cloudless, Moderate breeze W
with much dust in the air.
Paiute Dancer, Argia alberta 3
Blue-ringed Dancer, A. sedula 8
Ramburs Forktail, I. ramburii 9
Common Green Darner, Anax junius 8
Variegated Meadowhawk, Sympetrum
corruptum 3
Western Pondhawk, Erythemis
collocata >35
Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax
longipennis
>40
Flame Skimmer, Libellula saturata 14
Roseate Skimmer, Orthemis
ferruginea 4
Black Saddlebags, Tramea lacerata
2
Red Saddlebags, T. onusta 1
Spot-winged Glider, Pantala hymenaea 1
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Humboldt County
Sandra Hunt-von Arb
spent two hours this
warm and sunny afternoon at Korbel Ponds
-Few Cardinal Meadowhawks (all male)
-Several Variegated Meadowhawks (all
male)
~Dozen Common Green Darners (most
males)
~Dozen Blue type darners (presumably
CA as they looked short)
**-Many Boreal Bluets (3 in hand-
several in tandem)
-Many Western Forktails (several
females ovipositing)
-Many Pacific Forktails
*-ONE teneral female spreadwing just
beginning to get that emerald color - but I've had both black and emerald
spreadwings here, so I couldn't say which of the two species it was.
- For a bonus, I saw a Giant Waterbug (Belostomatidae) when I flipped a log--
they are strikingly beautiful
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Placer County
Rhonda Brasse
Granite Bay
Sinuous Snaketail - photo
April 12, 2014
Humboldt County
Sandra Hunt-von Arb
Arcata Marsh - it started out
overcast, but the dragons came out with the sun.
-2 darners (they looked short, so
probably California's)
-one Variegated Meadowhawk,
-lots of Pacific Forktails in the
parking lot ditch.
All in all a decent dragonfly day for early April.
April 11, 2014
Siskiyou County
Celise Sharpe& Dennis Ball, Kathy & Dave Biggs
Big Springs (east of
Yreka), at their backyard pond
Western Forktails emerging by the dozens
Darner sp. many exuviae
April 10, 2014
Inyo County
Ron and Barbara Oriti
Death Valley, at the
Golf Course pond in Furnace Creek area [~-190]
Common Green Darners,
Blue Dashers,
Variegated Meadowhawks,
Black Saddlebags,
Red Saddlebags, we almost always see them here
Flame Skimmers,
Roseate Skimmers Orthemis ferruginea several inc. females ovipositing. As far as
we know, Roseates have never before been recorded for Inyo County. We had never
seen them here before. [nor had anyone else, they may
indeed represent range expansion kb] OC# 421851,
CA Chart #100
.
Sacramento County
Cary Kerst
American River,
Sacramento
Exclamation Damsel, Zoniagrion
exclamationis
.
San Joaquin County
Matthew Dodder
Lodi Lake
a single COMMON WHITETAIL - female
PACIFIC FORKTAIL
a species of BLUET
April 8, 2014
Santa Clara County
Matthew Dodder
Beautiful, hot and windless
conditions made for a few season firsts along Matadero Creek(Emily Renzel
Wetlands) in Palo Alto. Technically, it was the open ditch beside the shaded
creek that had all the Odes.
Cardinal Meadowhawk my foy, but it was taken by a Black Phoebe...
Variegated Meadowhawk
Common Green Darner
Blue-eyed Darner
California Darner
Glider (species) - above the marsh. It was golden brown with red eyes, short
pointed abdomen and wide anterior wings.
Bluet (species)
Pacific Forktails were not seen today, but were yesterday.
.
Humboldt County
Van Duzen River
I saw two Odonates flying - darner sized
.
Sonoma County
Sebastopol, CA
Today's count for emerging Cardinal Meadowhawks taken at 11 a.m.:
16!
Sun won't even reach the edge of the pond for another half hour. Air temp 77.5,
water temp 60.
Kathy Biggs
Bigsnest Pond
NO emergers today they all seemed
to try it on the day it hailed!!
Cardinal Meadowhawk our first pair ovipositing today
Pacific Forktail a few
Western Forktail a pruinose female seen ovipositing on the 5th, none see
today though
April 7, 2014
Sacramento County
Tim Manolis
American River behind Rio Americano
High School
Zoniagrion exclamationis (Exclamation Damsel), a couple
*Ophiogomphus occidentis (Sinuous Snaketail), a couple of males
Common Green Darner
Tule Bluets
Arroyo Bluets
Pacific Forktails
Common Whitetail
Variegated Meadowhawk
.
Colusa County
Cary Kerst
The only things flying on Bear Ck,
Hwy 20:
Common Green Darner
California Darner
Pacific Forktail
Tule Bluet
The nymphs were there in force
though https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201505848439187&set=gm.613446835416696&type=1&theater
.
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Mendocino County
George Chaniot
Potter Valley,
I saw my first odonate of the year,
a Beaverpond Baskettail, patrolling
a beat back and forth 1 m. above my newly mowed lawn "as they like to
do".
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Sonoma County
Alan Wight
Fountaingrove Parkway in Santa Rosa,
I saw:
Beaverpond Baskettail 1,
patrolling over asphalt as they like to do
Vivid Dancer 1 (probably 2)
These were both the first observations of these species for me this year.
April 5, 2014
Sonoma County
Gloria Conley
Sebastopol backyard pond.
Doing the daily Cardinal Meadowhawk
count more like noon these days....they're emerging earlier. Today we had 14!
Plus 4 more who had been there for a few days of inclement weather (including
the one in the pictures on my earlier post). Interestingly, the water temp. has
dropped from 61 at its warmest several weeks ago, it's down to 56 now. Air temp
at noon was 66.7.
April 3, 2014
Sonoma County
Kathy & Dave Biggs
Sebastopol, Bigsnest Wildlife Pond,
Bloomfield Rd.
California Darner 1 emerged successfully in the morning, several new exuviae on the pond, the one from the 1st is still alive, but unable to fly.
Cardinal Meadowhawk the poor one who was hailed on and driven into the pond died.
Gloria Conley
Sebastopol, Lynch Rd pond, Air temp 66.7, water temp 58. ~2PM
Cardinal Meadowhawks 9 emerging
.
Santa Cruz County
Scott Peden
Norris Pond/pool
after a long absence, probably due to cold weather Dragonflies have returned.
California Darner Rhionaeschna californica, female, and at least 1 male, maybe 2
At one point a male caught the female in the water and drug her into the bushes where I lost sight of them, 3 minutes later she was back in the pond by herself.
Cardinal Meadowhawk, Sympetrum illotum, male minimum of 3, I think 4,
Arroyo Bluet, only one seen.
Pacific Forktail Ischnura cervula, male
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Humboldt County
Miriam Holliman and Sandra Hunt-von Arb
Blue Lake Hatchery
pacific forktails - some in wheel
western forktail young female
CA darner - one
variegated Meadowhawks
April 2, 2014
Humboldt County
Sandra Hunt von-Arb
After being skunked last week on the coast, I went inland this afternoon and stopped by one of my favorite places: the Old Gravel Pit ponds . I got permission to access this pond regularly this year to do regular Ode surveys so long as I give them the data :)
pacific forktails - A few dozen including some in wheel
CA darner - one just getting its colors,
variegated meadowhawks - 3 (all male).
Common Green Darners, I got a half second glimpse at a darner type of dragon in wheel, but the sun was in my eyes, so I couldn't tell more than that. I suspect it was likely but no way to be sure.
April 1, 2014
Sonoma County
Kathy & Dave Biggs
Sebastopol, Bigsnest Wildlife Pond,
Bloomfield Rd.
California Darners after a nite in the 40s with rain squalls, I was amazed to find about
a half dozen new exuviae on the pond! (no foolin)
March
March 31, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Goleta, CA.
Flame Skimmers
- my first-of-season
Tule Bluets - a couple
Arroyo Bluets -
a couple
.
Sonoma County
Kathy & Dave Biggs
Sebastopol, Bigsnest Wildlife Pond,
Bloomfield Rd.
Cardinal Meadowhawk had to move one over-nighting teneral to the window casing
as it was cold, and just 10 mins. later the predicted hail storm arrived, but
it was safe and sound.
Darner 1 nymph, way larger than a California, had
climbed up a stem, but not split its exoskeleton open, after the hail storm, we
couldnt find it. Dead or alive???
March 26, 2014
Sonoma County
Gloria Conley
Sebastopol, Lynch Rd pond, 3:00 Air temp 63.5, water temp 60
Cardinal Meadowhawks 7 emerging in the rain!!
Kathy & Dave Biggs
Sebastopol, Bigsnest Wildlife Pond,
Bloomfield Rd.
California Darners 1 was found emerging at 3 pm, by 4 it had flown offthey usually emerge at nite.
March 24, 2014
Shasta County
Michael Plank
Darrah Springs Fish Hatchery
Cardinal Meadowhawk - 1
Vivid Dancers
-2
California Darners -3
Western Forktail -1
Pacific Forktails -2
*Familiar Bluets Enallagma civile -2
.
Sonoma County
Kathy & Dave Biggs
Sebastopol, Bigsnest Wildlife Pond
& yard, Bloomfield Rd.
California Darners 1 new exuviae on the pond, 2 still clinging to plant stems at 11 AM.
Cardinal Meadowhawks 6 emerged from the propagation pond, 1 flew around the wildlife pond
.
Gloria Conley
Sebastopol, Conley pond Lynch Rd.
Air temp: 71.2, water temp 60. It got quite cold last night (about 40 when we
got up this a.m.).
Cardinal Meadowhawk 14 emerged (one of them was deformed and didn't fully emerge, just
kind of oozed out).
.
Santa Barbara County
Peter Gaede and Hugh Ranson
upper Santa Ynez River, above the
first river crossing along Paradise Road. The road is closed above this point
due to recent mud slides but is expected to be reopened in the next few days.
Conditions were good: sunny skies and mid-70's. The highlight was undoubtedly
the discovery of at least two Western Forktails. This is only the second record
of the species in the county, the first having been recorded at nearby Lake
Cachuma in 1959.
Common Green Darner 5
Cardinal Meadowhawk 6
Red Rock Skimmer 2+
*Western Forktail Ischnura perparva 2+ males, photographed OC# 421750
Pacific Forktail
3 males
Northern/Boreal Bluet c.20 (several netted, some definitely
Northern. We were, however, perplexed by some. We realize we need to do more
work on separating this pair!)
Vivid Dancer 15+
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Santa Cruz County
Scott Pedan
Norris Eco Pool
California Darners, 2
Cardinal Meadowhawk who has FINALLY taken up residence instead of flying all over the place.
Pacific Forktail, 2 male and a female
Vivid Dancer
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Marin county
Leslie Flint
Cypress Grove fresh water pond
California Darners, about a dozen
Pacific Forktail, one on the patio near the lawn. My first Forktail of the year
March 23, 2014
Imperial County
BJ Stacey
Sunbeam Lake
**Double-striped Bluets at least 6 males and one female (in tandem flight).
[new early flight date by a whole week kb]
bluets - other species - quite a few that I will try to ID later
through photos.
Throughout the day both in Riverside and Imperial County I noticed a few Spot-winged Gliders but nothing else.
Photos of the Double-striped Bluets
for those interested:Tandem pair - https://www.flickr.com/photos/finaticphotography/13371108144/
Tight crop of male - https://www.flickr.com/photos/finaticphotography/13371108184/
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Sonoma County
Kathy & Dave Biggs
Sebastopol, Bigsnest Wildlife Pond
& yard
California Darners 3 new exuviae on the pond
Cardinal Meadowhawks 3 emerging from the childrens wading pond where I grow plants for
clients, 1 male flying around the wildlife pond
And I thought I saw a Flame Skimmer
for a few seconds in the backyard.
.
Gloria Conley
Conley pond
Cardinal Meadowhawk emergence count (2-2:30): 7 emerging, air temp 68.5, water temp 62.
Note: it cooled quickly yesterday and was windy. Four of yesterday's count did
not fly. Checked on them this morning, two had drowned and two were still
there. Those final two have not progressed, though, and they may not.... the final 2 from yesterday
did continue and they flew! Hooray!!!
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Santa Clara County
Leslie Flint
Alum Rock Park
California Darner
Vivid Dancer
- near the creek. My first non-Variegated Meadowhawks of the year.
March 22, 2014
Santa Clara County
Steve Rottenborn
Ogier Ponds, located along Coyote
Creek north of Morgan Hill to see if Beaverpond Baskettails were flying
yet. Odonate numbers werent very high, but diversity was pretty good for
the fairly early date:
Beaverpond Baskettail Epitheca canis 2
*Pacific Clubtail Gomphus kurilis 1 (teneral making its first flight)
Variegated Meadowhawk 2
California Darner 4
Common Green Darner 10
*Exclamation Damsel Zoniagrion exclamationis 1
*American Rubyspot Hetaerina americana 1
Arroyo Bluet 1
Tule Bluet 8 (plus 15 or so bluet
sp.)
Vivid Dancer 15
Pacific Forktail 30
.
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Middle Santa Ynez River
*Hetaerina americana American Rubyspot
March 20-22, 2014
Sonoma County
Sebastopol backyard pond
Cardinal Meadowhawk emergence counts
22nd - 1:45-2:40: 12
emerged. Air temp. 71.6, water temp 60.5, gusty winds to approx. 15 mph.
20 - 2:30: 7 (one of which clearly
will not make it...wings are badly water-damaged). Air temp 71.6, water temp 62
degrees.
March 19, 2014
Sonoma County
Kathy Claypole Biggs
Sebastopol backyard pond
California Darner 2-3 males, 7 exuviae counted
Cardinal Meadowhawk 1 young
male
Sebastopol backyard pond, counted at
3:45
Cardinal Meadowhawk - 2 were still on the plants (one flew as I arrived). Air temp 73,
water temp 62. Note: windy today.
March 18, 2014
Santa Cruz County
Scott Peden
the eco pool in SW Bonny Doon
Calif. Darner - 2 females ovipositing
Cardinal Meadowhawk 1 patrolling the pool area
Pacific Forktails - 2-3 pairs mating
.
Sonoma County
Kathy Claypole Biggs
Sebastopol backyard pond
California Darner 4
exuvia on the pond, and a very young female came in and ovipositied.
This is
the first year where weve had CA Darners before Cardinal Meadowhawks
March 17, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Upper Santa Ynez River--Paradise
Road area, in the high 60's and windy.
*Red Rock Skimmers Paltothemis
lineatipes - 2
*Northern Bluets Enallagma annexum
--2 netted, a dozen
or so seen and presumed this species;
*Argia agrioides California Dancers - 2
Vivid Dancers
- 12+
Common Green Darners - 4
Variegated Meadowhawk - 1
Wandering Gliders 2
.......
Sonoma County
Sebastopol backyard pond, Air temp
71.5; Water temp was 62.
Today's report taken at around 2:30:
Cardinal Meadowhawks - Ten emerged
Kathy Claypole Biggs
Sebastopol backyard pond
California Darner - first
I spied a Darner exuvia, then realized there was a fully emerged darner
clinging near it.
Went to
get the binocs to see if it was OK (they usually emerge at nite and fly off at
dawn), but just before I focused on it, off it flew! By size and timing, we're
calling it a California Darner.
No
Cardinals emerging from our pond, which is just 2 miles, as the dragon flies, from
Glorias
..
Marin County
Audubon Canyon Ranch's
Volunteer Canyon
Variegated Meadowhawks - two
.
Santa Cruz County
Steve Gerow
Park Way Trail in DeLaveaga Park in
Santa Cruz
California Darner - a female perched for a minute or so on a shrub near the small creek,
Vivid Dancer
- one in the same area yesterday,
March 16, 2014
Monterey County
subdivision storm drainage pond,
Salinas
*Tule Bluet Enallagma caunculatum - photo
Black-fronted Forktail - photo
Western
Forktail (? KB thinks this species, a female) photo, if so, FOY
.......
Sonoma County
Sebastopol backyard pond, 61.75
degrees water temp; 74,7 air temp
Cardinal Meadowhawk - count of 11 emerging
individuals (taken at 1:45 p.m.):
and, our first female laying eggs today!
.
Riverside County
Peter Siminski
Dos Palmas Oasis and Fish Ponds, Dos
Palmas Preserve, Elev. -100; 7:30-12:15, 63-85F, cloudless, light breeze N
then S..
Blue-ringed Dancer, A. sedula 5 including one pair ovipositing.
Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civile 9
*Desert Forktail, Ischnura
barberi 2
*Citrine Forktail, I. hastata
1
Ramburs Forktail, I. ramburii 17 including one female
ovipositing.
Common Green Darner, Anax junius 10
Variegated Meadowhawk, Sympetrum
corruptum 7
including two tandem pairs, one ovipositing.
*Western Pondhawk, Erythemis
colloc! ata 12
including one female ovipositing.
*Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax
longipennis
>45 including one pair in wheel.
*Flame Skimmer, Libellula
saturata 33
*Roseate Skimmer, Orthemis
ferruginea 2
*Black Saddlebags, Tramea
lacerata 2
Red Saddlebags, T. onusta 2
Spot-winged Glider, Pantala
hymenaea 1
March 14, 2014
Sonoma County
Sebastopol backyard pond
Cardinal Meadowhawks - 7
attempted emergence including one I had
to rescue, and it seems that its wingtips may have actually touched the water
since they are now opened and are a bit deformed...but I don't think it will be
a problem. Summary: 4 emerged without difficulty. 2 didn't make it, and one did
with assistance.
.
Santa Cruz County
Scott Peden
at the eco pool in SW Bonny Doon
Pacific Forktail, several males and females
March 13, 2014
Sonoma County
Sebastopol backyard pond
Cardinal Meadowhawk - First "Pond
Boss" for the year! One more exuvia today, too...and one hatching as I
write (2nd pic). Air temp = 80, water temp = 60 (nice even #s!)
.
Santa Barbara County
Goleta
It was about 10 degrees cooler today
in, CA, and ode numbers were correspondingly low. There were, however, several
small darners out and about that were probably Californias
*California Darner Rhionaeschna
californica
female photographed ovipositing, ID confirmed by Jim Johnson
.
Santa Cruz County
Scott Peden
Rancho Del
Oso
Damsel - 1, unknown species, an irritating fearful one that goes up high in the willows and is frightened by me at even 25 feet away and below it.
*Vivid Dancers - 3 females
.
Santa Clara County
Matthew Dodder
Emily Renzel Wetlands in Palo Alto.
The ditch beside the trail had lots of activity
COMMON GREEN DARNERS
VARIEGATED MEADOWHAWK
PACIFIC FORKTAIL - my first- of-season
All three species were seen
ovipositing.
March 12, 2014
Humboldt County
Van Duzen River
Today was a beautiful day,
temperatures over 70 F, . no Odes.
....
Santa Clara County
In the ditch beside the Emily Renzel
Wetlands in Palo Alto
VARIEGATED MEADOWHAWKS - 6 (two pairs of
which were ovipositing), 5
COMMON GREEN DARNERS - 5
unidentified Damsels - 4. This area seems to have woken up in the past couple of
days. Only one Common Green Darner
was seen last week.
March 11/12, 2014
Santa Barbara County
What a difference a few degrees
makes. Yesterday it was 69 degrees F at the Goleta, CA pond where I go for 20
mins at lunchtime. I saw 2 odes, an Arroyo
Bluet and a Pacific Forktail.
It was 74 degrees today, and there
were
bluets
everywhere (50+),
Pacific Forktails,
Red Saddlebags
-1 (2nd of spring),
Wandering Glider -1
Cardinal Meadowhawks (a male and female),
Variegated Meadowhawk -1,
probable California Darners that
will not land--at least not whilst I'm watching.
March 12, 2014
Sonoma County
Kathy Biggs
Bigsnest Wildlife Pond
Variegated Meadowhawk one, a female?, flew in, checked things out and then
headed north
March 10, 2014
Shasta County
Michael Plank
Coleman Wildlife Ponds
Pacific Forktails FOY - Nice to see something flying!
March 9, 2014
Riverside County
Ali Sheehey
San Jacinto Wildlife
Area
Red Saddlebags - 1
March 8, 2014
Santa Barbara County
It was good to have a little longer
to spend at the pond today (Goleta, CA) and to really study some bluets. I
usually only have 20 mins before having to rush back to work.
Red Saddlebags,
my FOS, a migrant, I presume, judging by the tatty wings. - photo
Pacific Forktails, tons (well, a fraction of an ounce, but you know what I mean)
Familiar Bluet photos
Arroyo Bluets photos
.
San Diego County
Jay Keller & BJ Stacey
Indian Spring in the desert along the east flank of the Laguna Mountains (roughly between Scissors Crossing and Ocotillo)
Spot-winged Gliders - a pair (male and female)
This is a canyon with a small number of native California Fan Palms, and following the recent rains, had some standing water in a few spots. The pair would not land, so we were forced to photo them in mid-air, with one of the shots: https://www.flickr.com/photos/71649753@N07/13051699963/
We also had quick glimpses of a few other fly-by Odes including an unidentified (possibly teneral) damselfly that flitted away before we had good views at Agua Caliente.
March 7/8, 2014
Sonoma County
Sebastopol backyard
Cardinal Meadowhawk - First exuvia of the season, 3/7/14 our earliest ever
Forktail sp
teneral emerged from her pond and flew straight to her and landed and stayed
on her arm our whole phone conversation! kb
..
Humboldt County
Van Duzen River
Two sunny days in a row now with no
Variegated Meadowhawks on my daily walk along the
March 6, 2014
Los Angeles County
Irwindale
I finally got down to the seasonal
pond off the 605 Freeway in Irwindale for the first time this spring. Bone dry
last year, it was actually pretty full today!
*Spot-winged Gliders Pantala
hymenaea - Lots
Variegated Meadowhawks,
Common Green Darners - a few seen mating. Nice photo ops...
March 4, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Goleta
We've had 5 1/2 inches of rain along
the coast in the last few days here today was a balmy 75 degrees, so I headed
out to the Goleta farm pond with high hopes
Cardinal Meadowhawks, 3 male
Common Green Darners at least 3 pairs in wheel
BE/CA Darner [Rhionaeschna sp]
Pacific Forktails, a couple
Tule Bluets,
some
Other Bluets, lots
March 1, 2014
Humboldt County
Anthony Westkamper
Van Duzen River
Variegated Meadowhawk it's first of the month and was partly sunny following three days of intermittent rain.
Took my walk and despaired of seeing any of the little Meadowhawks. However I doubled back and Voila`.
There she was to gladden my heart and make me do ridiculous things to get this picture. [photo shows older female]
I have been observing them here for the last three years. They show up in late August or early September and overwinter, disappearing about now.
February
February 27, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Goleta
We had
1.8" of rain in Santa Barbara last night. The sun came out for a bit
this morning, and as I was walking to a classroom at the elementary school
where I teach In Goleta, I was surprised to flush a damsel from a bush.
Luckily I had
an iPad with me and was able to get a shot
*Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida - - my first-of-season and an early record for Santa
Barbara County by a couple of days.
February 25, 2014
Humboldt County
Tony Westkamper
Van Duzen River
Variegated Meadowhawk only 1 despite warm weather.
.
Ali Sheehey
Willow Dr. and Alta Sierra Rd. Alta
Sierra (Wofford Heights)
Variegated Meadowhawk older female photographed
February 24, 2014
Santa Clara County
Matthew Dodder
Matadero Creek today in Palo Alto
Common Green Darner - my first-of-season, a male, and a very welcome shot of color.
.
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Golita
*Blue-eyed Darner Rhionaeschna multicolor 1 male photographed
**Cardinal Meadowhawk Sympetrum illotum 1 male photographed, new early flight date, old data was 3/3/2010 1/20/1900
Arroyo Bluet male photographed
Variegated Meadowhawk on the 25th, his foy
.
Sonoma County
Alan Wight
Nagasawa Park in Santa Rosa
Pacific Forktails - at least 10 (and one exuvia) [first in Northern California]
Variegated Meadowhawk probable, seen briefly in flight
February 23, 2014
Kern County
Alison Sheehey
Alta Sierra, Sequoia National Forest
#Variegated Meadowhawks - half dozen - Strange to see dragons at 6,000' in February!
They were in and around a willow thicket at: 35.731222, -118.551617
.
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Montecito, soccer field
Wandering Glider 1
.
Humboldt County
Tony Westkamper
Van Duzen River
Variegated Meadowhawk 3-4
February 21, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Goleta
Black-fronted Forktail Ischnura
denticollis - first of season there
.
Humboldt County
Tony Westkamper
Van Duzen River
Variegated Meadowhawk 4-6
February 20, 2014
Humboldt County
Tony Westkamper
Van Duzen River
Variegated Meadowhawk 2-3
.
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Goleta
Arroyo Bluet 2 netted. Some of the literature states that segment 3 is mostly black,
but [his] photo [shows] S3 is largely blue on this one (and on others at this
site).
Common Green Darners, at least 3 including a pair in wheel
*CA/Blue-eyed Darner [Rhionaeshna
sp.] (I think the latter based on size and behaviour)
Pacific Forktails, 10+
Familiar Bluets, a couple
February 19, 2014
Humboldt County
Tony Westkamper
Van Duzen River, Last several days have been rainy or cold and overcast, no
sightings. Today however, it was sunny if a little cool and I saw 6
[individuals] for sure, maybe 7.
Got photos of
most of them. One was pretty badly damaged, missing entire left front wing, and
held it's abdomen arched up. It still flew with agility however.
Two of the
sightings were well above the riverbar, in small clearings at dirt road
intersections.
Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum
corruptum
6-7, photo up on Facebook (Western Odonata- https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=747213091957426&set=gm.590177251076988&type=1&theater)
.
Los Angeles County
Robert
A. Hamilton
Legg
Lake in South El Monte
*Black-fronted Forktail Ischnura
denticollis
February 18, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
Goleta
**Arroyo Bluet Enallagma praevarum [new early date, old date 3/2/2009 kb]
February 10, 2014
Humboldt County
Tony Westkamper
Van Duzen River, after three days of sometimes heavy rains
Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum 4-6, One place they flew about like cards in a game of Three Card Monty.
It was visually confusing so I couldn't be certain if there were 2 or 3.
Couldn't be sure if they weren't "leapfrogging" me as I walked down the dirt road. They were extremely skittish today.
February 15, 2014
Riverside County
Peter Siminski
Dos Palmas Oasis and Fish Ponds, Dos
Palmas Preserve; Elev. -100; 7:15-10:50, 60-68F, cloudless, calm to light air
S.
*Blue-ringed Dancer, Argia sedula 2
*Ramburs Forktail, Ischnura
ramburii 2
Common Green Darner, Anax junius 4
February 14, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
local farm pond in Goleta
*Familiar Bluets Enallagma civile
Tule Bluets Enallagma carunculatum
(and possibly
Arroyo)
Pacific Forktails
Common Green Darner -1
.
Los Angeles County
Robert
A. Hamilton
Legg
Lake in South El Monte
Common Green Darners - my first of 2014 - two singles plus a mating pair
February 12, 2014
Santa Barbara County
Hugh Ranson
local farm pond in Goleta (pond checked weekly, first sightings there since December)
*Tule Bluet Enallagma carunculatum 4
Pacific Forktail 4
.
Sacramento County
Dan Brown
Mather Regional Park
Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum I
February 10, 2014
Humboldt County
Tony Westkamper
Van Duzen River
Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum I
February 2, 2014
Humboldt County
Tony Westkamper
Van Duzen River
Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum I
January
January 25, 2014
San Diego County
Jay Keller
San Diego River near Mission Valley
*Pacific Forktails Ischnura cervula - two males and a female.
These are probably present here all year long, but were a welcomed sight after only seeing the occasional Green Darner and Variegated Meadowhawk the past couple of months locally. Here is a shot of one of the males: http://www.flickr.com/photos/71649753@N07/12143874044/
January 18, 2014
Imperial County
Bob Miller
north shore of the Salton Sea at the old Niland Marina
Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum his first Ode this year
.
Santa Barbara County
Nick Lethaby
Cuyama Valley
*Common Green Darner Anax junius
*Wandering Glider Pantala flavescens a male
January 14, 2014
San Mateo County
Leslie Flint
Half Moon Bay, on the beach - ~9:30 A.M. ~70F
Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum her first Ode this year.
January 10, 2014
Inyo County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
Blackwater Wetlands
Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum 1-2, the first theyve seen this year.
January 5, 2014
Humboldt County
Tony Westkamper
Van Duzen River
Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum I
January 3, 2014
Humboldt County
Tony Westkamper
Van Duzen River
*Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum I
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30 New County Records were discovered/reported in 2014 with original data from prior years:
Most of these new county records below were found while using information collected by Joan Ball ~2014 for her Masters Thesis. These were discovered while comparing her extensive collection of specimen data to the data we had already accumulated while I was adding information to the 2005 Odonata Central (OC) Dot-map records (those records previously lacked locations and dates) Kathy Biggs
before 2013
El Dorado County
William Hovanitz/CAS (fide J.Ball)
El Dorado National Forest
Olive Clubtail Stylurus olivaceus OC# 429211, CA Chart
#5
June 21, 2012
Tehama County
Peter Gaede
Before
heading over to Lassen Volcanic National Park (LVNP), I made a quick stop just
north of Red Bluff and walked along the Yana Trail from Jelly's Ferry
Road.
Crimson-ringed Whiteface Leucorrhinia glacialis 4, sight record, CA Chart#112
August 19, 2012
Tuolumne County
Leslie Flint
Siesta Lake near White Wolf in Yosemite
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk Sympetrum costiferum Photo record, OC# 422033,
CA Chart #118
July 23, 2011
Sierra County
Alan Wight
near Lower Sardine Lake (near Bassetts
in Sierra Nevada
Chalk-fronted Corporal Ladona julia a few, photo record, CA chart #37, OC # 421749
July 6, 2011
Plumas County
Rob Thomas
Marble Hot Springs
Flame Skimmer Libellula saturata SIGHT ONLY record CA Chart#125
July 25, 2010
Riverside County
Peter Siminski
Lake Fulmor, San Bernardino National
Forest, Elev. 5300, N33.80402 W-116.78097; 10:15-12:20, 75-80F, 30% cumulus,
light air.
Spotted Spreadwing, Lestes
congener 8
including two in-hand. CA Chart #103, OC# 421748
Photos taken.
August 26-30, 2010
Riverside
County
Chris Rasmussen
Lake Fulmor
Spotted
Spreadwing, Lestes congener better photos to upgrade last months record IF we can
reach him!
July 15, 2010
Imperial County
Pierre Deviche
West Pond
Common Whitetail, Plathemis
lydia SIGHT
record. CA Chart #133
June 3, 2007
Solono County
John Sterling
south of Putah Creek east of Winters
Western River Cruiser Macromia magnifica a female photographed, OC # 422325, CA chart #66
June 17, 2007
Calaveras County
John Sterling
Beaver Creek near Picnic Grounds at Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Bison Snaketail Ophiogomphus bison, OC # 7774, CA chart #66
September 16, 2005
San Mateo County
USNMNH (fide J.Ball)
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, Stanford University
Western Red Damsel Amphiagrion abbreviatum OC# 429137 CA Chart #131
June 18, 1998
Inyo County
Sidney W. Dunkle
Bishop, east on E. Line Street, ditch at Buckley Ponds
Bison Snaketail Ophiogomphus bison, OC # 429242, CA chart #23
June 9, 1996
Solano County
Andrew Rehn (fide T. Manolis)
Putah
Creek at Pedrick Road bridge: The stream at that location is the county boundary for
Yolo/Solano County.
Twelve-spotted Skimmer Libellula pulchella OC# 421902
CA chart #25
October 14, 1978
Yolo County
Bohart (fide J.Ball)
Davis
Western Red Damsel Amphiagrion
abbreviatum OC# 421100 CA Chart# 2
April 30, 1966
Merced County
CAS collection, CASENT8174539,
T.W. Davies
6
miles south of Planada
Cardinal Meadowhawk Sympetrum
illotum OC# 425981
CA Chart #5
September 12, 1965
Alameda County
FSCA (fide J.Ball)
Booth Lake
Shadow Darner Aeshna
umbrosa OC# 427637 CA Chart #23
August 1, 1962
Humboldt County
Cruden - UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
South Fork
Eel River, Humboldt Redwoods State Park, south of Gould Bar
Aztec Dancer Argia nahuana OC# 429068 CA Chart #130
August 2, 1959
Tulare County
FSCA (fide J.Ball)
Porterville
Aztec Dancer Argia nahuana OC# 429092
CA Chart #23
July 6, 1959
Santa Barbara County
Essig (fide J.Ball)
Lake
Cachuma, 3 miles west of
Aztec Dancer Argia nahuana OC# 429091
CA Chart #17
August 1, 1937
Santa Cruz County
Essig (fide J.Ball)
Santa Cruz
Varible Darner Aeshna
interrupta OC# 420982,
CA Chart #17
August 7, 1936
Orange County
UCR (fide J.Ball)
Laguna
Beach
Aztec Dancer Argia nahuana OC# 429089
CA Chart #21
June 6, 1936
Imperial County
UCR (fide J.Ball)
San Felipe
Wash
Aztec Dancer Argia nahuana OC# 429069 CA Chart #21
September 7, 1935
Alameda County
E. Frederick/ USNMNH (fide J.Ball)
Oakland,
Mills College
Shadow Darner Aeshna
umbrosa OC# 421029 CA Chart #131 **NEW RECORD (checked by Ollie Flint)
June 14, 1930
Calaveras County
Essig (fide J.Ball)
Bloods
Creek
Western Red Damsel, Amphiagrion abbreviatum OC# 429133
CA Chart #17
May 18, 1923
Los Angeles County
FSCA (fide J.Ball)
Claremont
Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna palmata OC# 421009
CA Chart #23
August 7, 1915
Ventura County
Kennedy @ UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Fillmore, Sespe Creek
Gray Sanddragon Progomphus
borealis
OC# 421669
CA Chart #130
June 23, 1914
Nevada County
Kennedy @ UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Donner Lake
Sinuous Snaketail Ophiogomphus
occidentis OC# 421669
CA Chart #130
June 7, 1914
Napa County
Kennedy @ UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Calistoga,
warm springs east of
Aztec Dancer Argia nahuana OC# 429088 CA Chart #130
May 25, 1915
Maricopa County
G.F. Ferris/UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Piney
Creek, Pleasant Valley
Aztec Dancer Argia nahuana OC# 429088
CA Chart #130
August 11, 1911
Tulare County
USNMNH (fide J.Ball)
Lindsay
Olive Clubtail Stylurus
olivaceus
OC# 429210,
CA Chart #131 STATE VOUCHER -
Updated County Records discovered/reported in 2014 but with original data from prior years:
Note: these records in red below are county record updates using information collected by Joan Ball ~2014 for her Masters Thesis. These were discovered while comparing her extensive collection of specimen data while I was adding information to the 2005 Odonata Central (OC) Dot-map records (those records previously lacked locations and dates). These are not ALL the updates, it became obvious that recording them all here would be too time consuming K. Biggs
September 5, 2005
San Mateo County
Arnaud/USNMNH (fide
J.Ball)
Jasper Ridge Biological
Preserve, Stanford University
Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna palmata OC# 421018 (upgrades OC# 3703) CA Chart #131
August 8, 2003
Del Norte County
UCD collection (fide
T.Manolis)
Sanger
Lake vicinity
Blue-eyed Darner Rhionaeschna
multicolor OC# 411632 (replaces OC# 5620) CA Chart #6
July 14, 1991
Madera County
Bill Mauffray - FSCA collection
Oakhurst, Fresno River
California Dancer Argia
agrioides OC# 420853 (replaces OC# 3998) CA Chart #23
August 20, 1989
Plumas County
Essig (fide J.Ball)
Plumas
National Forest, Butterfly Valley
Shadow Darner Aeshna
umbrosa OC# 421032 (upgrades OC# 3730) CA Chart #17
August 7, 1986
Los Angeles County
Rosser Garrison collection (fide T.Manolis)
San
Gabriel Canyon
Pale-faced Clubskimmer Brechmorhoga mendax OC# 420859 (replaces OC# 4036) CA Chart #10
June 8, 1985
Los Angeles County
RW Garrison (fide
T.Manolis)
Warm Springs Creek
Lavender Dancer Argia
hinei OC# 420644 (replaces OC# 3582) CA Chart #10
July 8, 1982
Kern County
Meyer - UCD (fide J.Ball)
Bakersfield
Pale-faced Clubskimmer Brechmorhoga mendax OC# 420937 (replaces OC# 4034) CA Chart #2
November 9, 1976
Fresno County
UTI collection (fide
J.Ball)
Sycamore
Creek @ Pine Flat Reservoir
Walkers Darner Aeshna
walkeri OC# 360361 (replaces OC# 3805) CA Chart #94
July 7, 1978
Colusa County
George Bick - FSCA collection
Princeton
California Dancer Argia
agrioides OC# 420855 (replaces OC# 3986) CA Chart #23
May 30, 1977
Madera County
Sid Dunkle - FSCA collection
North side of Kerckoff Lake
Grappletail Octogomphus
specularis OC# 5322 CA Chart #23
[replaces old record by Jerrell
Daigle which had no data associated with it. Jerrell no longer has the
specimen]
July 10, 1976
Sierra County
UCD (Fide J.Ball)
Kyburz Flat
Variable Darner Aeshna
interrupta OC# 420984 (replaces OC# 3607) CA Chart #2
July 10, 1976
Sierra County
UCD (Fide J.Ball)
Kyburz Flat
Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna palmata OC# 421020 (replaces OC# 3706) CA Chart #2
November 3, 1975
Stanislaus
County
Dennis Paulson collection (fide T.Manolis)
Del
Puerto Canyon, 22. 6 mi. W of Patterson
Walkers Darner Aeshna
walkeri OC# 420142 (replaces OC# 3826) CA Chart #1
June 14, 1975
Butte County
Rosser Garrison collection (fide T.Manolis)
Upper
Bidwell Park
Western Red Damsel Amphiagrion
abbreviatum OC# 420208 (replaces OC# 3853) CA Chart #10
June 23, 1974
Nevada County
Rosser Garrison collection (fide T.Manolis)
1.5
mi. E N. Bloomfield
Walkers Darner Aeshna
walkeri OC# 420147 (replaces OC# 3813) CA Chart #10
September 8, 1973
Lake County
Essig collection (fide
J.Ball)
6 miles south of Middletown
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 421044 (replaces OC# 3900) CA Chart #17
September 1, 1973
Mendocino County
Essig collection (fide
J.Ball)
Inglenook Fen, 4 miles
North of Fort Bragg
Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna palmata OC# 421015 (replaces OC# 3695) CA Chart #10
June 15, 1973
El Dorado County
DRPaulson (fide J.Ball)
Greenwood
Creek, 3.6 miles north of Coloma, on State Route 49
Aztec Dancer Argia
nahuama OC# 421579 (replaces OC# 3661) CA Chart #1
April 28, 1973
Colusa County
UCD collection (fide
J.Ball)
Bear
Creek
California Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) californica OC# 420970 (replaces OC# 5674) CA Chart #2
October 3, 1972
San Bernardino County
Duncan Cuyler - FSCA
collection
Mojave
River @ Victorville
California Dancer Argia
agrioides OC# 420854 (replaces OC# 4007) CA Chart #23
June 28, 1972
Lassen County
UCD collection (fide
J.Ball)
Hallelujah
Junction
Emmas Dancer Argia
emma OC# 421468 (replaces OC# 3536) CA Chart #2
June 27, 1971
Tuolumne County
Rosser Garrison FSCA collection
Big Oak Flat
Grappletail Octogomphus
specularis OC# 420851 (replaces OC# 5349) CA Chart #23
May 23, 1971
Lassen County
CIS collection (fide
T.Manolis)
Red
Rock Canyon
Sooty Dancer Argia
lugens OC# 420664 (replaces OC# 3622) CA Chart #1
July 6, 1970
Lassen County
CSUChico (fide T.Manolis)
Eagle
Lake Field Station
Variable Darner Aeshna
interrupta OC# 411596 (replaces OC# 3598) CA Chart #130
August 10, 1969
Mono County
Essig (fide J.Ball)
Mono Lake, 4 miles north
of Lee Vining
Paiute Dancer Argia
alberta OC# 421460 (replaces OC# 3519) CA Chart #17
July 14, 1968
Lake County
CAS collection (fide J.Ball)
Clear
Lake
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 420990 (replaces OC# 5629) CA Chart #5
September 12, 1967
El Dorado County
CAS (fide T.Manolis)
South Lake Tahoe
Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna
palmata OC# 411709 (replaces OC# 3689) CA Chart #5
August 31, 1966
Siskiyou County
UCD collection (fide
T.Manolis)
Castle
Crags
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 420835 (replaces OC# 3786) CA Chart #2
November 3, 1965
Stanislaus County
Dennis Paulson collection (fide T.Manolis)
Del
Puerto Canyon, 1000
California Dancer Argia
agrioides OC# 420635 (replaces OC# 4017) CA Chart #1
September 22, 1965
Ventura County
DRPaulson collection (fide
Tim Manolis & J.Ball)
Sespe Creek, 4 mi. N of
Fillmore
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 421108 (replaces OC# 6090) CA Chart #1
September 17, 1965
Calaveras County
FSCA (fide J.Ball)
Tulloch Reservoir
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 421046 (replaces OC# 3888) CA Chart #23
August 20, 1965
Mariposa County
Perry Turner/UCD (fide
J.Ball)
Wawona
Shadow Darner Aeshna
umbrosa OC# 421030 (replaces OC# 3726) CA Chart #2
August 5, 1965
Nevada County
Perry Turner/UCD (fide
J.Ball)
Willow Spring, wet meadows
2.1 miles south of
Shadow Darner Aeshna
umbrosa OC# 421031 (replaces OC# 3728) CA
Chart #130
August 3, 1965
Sierra County
Essig (fide J.Ball)
1 mile west of Sierraville
Western Red Damsel Amphiagrion
abbreviatum OC# 421097 (replaces OC# 3876) CA Chart #17
July 18, 1965
Alpine County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Duck Lake
California Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) californica OC# 420981 (replaces OC# 3590) CA Chart #130
July 7, 1965
Inyo County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Keller
Blue-ringed Dancer Argia
sedula OC# 421590 (replaces OC# 3712) CA Chart #130
June 3, 1965
Monterey County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Little Lake, along
Naeumiento Road, Hunter-Leggot Military Reservation [these names misspelled
Hunter-Leggit is now Camp Roberts -kb]
Desert Firetail Telebasis
salva
OC# 421105 (replaces OC# 7199) CA Chart #130
May 8, 1965
Sonoma County
UCD (fide J.Ball)
Lichau Rd. 9 mi E of
Presley Rd, small sluggish stream N of road
Western Red Damsel Amphiagrion
abbreviatum OC# 421098 (replaces OC# 3878) CA Chart #2
April 24, 1965
Sonoma County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Glen
Ellen, 2.4 miles north of, on Warm Springs Road, shallow pond
California Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) californica OC# 420978 (replaces OC# 5706) CA Chart #130
June 23, 1964
Mendocino County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Fort
Bragg Fen, 6 miles north of Fort Bragg
California Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) californica OC# 420973 (replaces OC# 5685) CA Chart #130
May 29, 1964
Amador County
Rosser Garrison collection
(fide Tim Manolis)
Volcano
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 420793 (replaces OC# 3742) CA Chart #10
May 4, 1964
Orange County
Essig (fide Joan Ball)
Holy
Jim Canyon
Walkers Darner Aeshna
walkeri OC# 420943 (replaces OC# 3814) CA Chart #17
April 24, 1964
San Benito County
Essig (fide J.Ball)
New Idria, 2 miles
northeast of
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421618 (replaces OC# 3774) CA Chart #17
April 14, 1964
Lake County
Essig (fide Joan Ball)
Whispering Pines
Western Red Damsel Amphiagrion
abbreviatum OC# 421093 (replaces OC# 3861) CA Chart #17
June 16, 1963
Ventura County
UCD (fide Joan Ball)
Oak Park
Walkers Darner Aeshna
walkeri OC# 420947 (replaces OC# 3832) CA Chart #2
May 17, 1963
Riverside County
Essig collection (fide Joan Ball)
Deep
Canyon
Lavender Dancer Argia
hinei OC# 421471 (replaces OC# 3584) CA Chart #17
July 17, 1962
Humboldt County
Crud - UMMZ collection (fide Joan Ball)
Williams
Grove, Humboldt Redwoods State Park
Pale-faced Clubskimmer Brechmorhoga mendax OC# 420936 (replaces OC# 4033) CA Chart #130
September 21, 1962
Sonoma County
CAS (fide J.Ball)
Annapolis
Walkers Darner Aeshna
walkeri OC# 420946 (replaces OC# 3825) CA Chart #17
September 30, 1961
El Dorado County
CSUS (fide T.Manolis)
Farnham
Ridge
Shadow Darner Aeshna
umbrosa OC# 411720 (replaces OC# 03720) CA Chart #4
September 21, 1961
San Diego County
UCD (fide J.Ball)
Otay
Sooty Dancer Argia
lugens OC# 421481 (replaces OC# 3638) CA Chart #2
August 2, 1961
San Diego County
FSCA (fide J.Ball)
State Route 78, 38.4 miles
west of US-99
Lavender Dancer Argia
hinei OC# 421472 (replaces OC# 3585) CA Chart #23
September 6, 1960
Del Norte County
Rosser Garrison collection
(fide Tim Manolis)
NE corner
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 420831 (replaces OC# 3747) CA Chart #10
August 15, 1960
Santa Clara County
CAS (fide J.Ball)
Palo Alto, Stanford
University
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 421070 (replaces OC# 3926) CA Chart #5
August 15, 1960
Amador County
CSUSacramento collection (fide
T.Manolis)
Silver
Lake
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 411629 (replaces OC# 5615) CA Chart #4
June 21, 1960
Alpine County
CAS (fide J.Ball)
Carson Canyon
Western Red Damsel Amphiagrion
abbreviatum OC# 421073 (replaces OC# 3852) CA Chart #5
May 31, 1960
Alameda County
CAS collection (fide
J.Ball)
Sunol Valley Regional Park
Sooty Dancer Argia
lugens OC# 421475 (replaces OC# 3612) CA Chart #5
August 8, 1959
Tulare County
CSUS (fide RWG)
Mineral
King
Variable Darner Aeshna
interrupta OC# 411619 (replaces OC# 328765) CA Chart #5
April 13, 1959
Del Norte County
FSCA collection (fide
J.Ball)
Smith
River, Crescent City
California Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) californica OC# 420971 (replaces OC# 5676) CA Chart #23
March 21, 1959
San Luis Obispo County
Essig collection (fide
J.Ball)
San
Luis Obispo
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421619 (replaces OC# 3779) CA Chart #17
July 31, 1957
Lake County
Essig collection (fide
J.Ball)
Indian Valley Reservoir,
Tule River
Pale-faced Clubskimmer Brechmorhoga mendax OC# 420937 (replaces OC# 4035) CA Chart #17
September 11, 1956
Alameda County
Essig (fide J.Ball)
Piedmont
Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna palmata OC# 420985 (replaces OC# 3683) CA Chart #17
June 28, 1956
Shasta County
UCD (fide J.Ball)
Camp
Rincon
Sooty Dancer Argia
lugens OC# 421483 (replaces OC# 3641) CA Chart #2
July 13, 1955
Mendocino County
CIS (fide T.Manolis)
Hopland
Field Station
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 411639 (replaces OC# 5635) CA Chart #1
July 5, 1955
Shasta County
LACM
(fide T.Manolis)
Cassel
California Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) californica OC# 411570 (replaces OC# 5703) CA Chart #1
October 30, 1954
Sonoma County
FSCA collection (fide Joan Ball)
Turner
Canyon, Fort Ross, east of Gualala River
Shadow Darner Aeshna
umbrosa OC# 421033 (replaces OC# 3735) CA Chart #23
October 15, 1954
Ventura County
FSCA (fide J.Ball)
Fillmore, Sespe Creek
Aztec Dancer Argia
nahuana OC# 421588 (replaces OC# 3680) CA Chart #23
July 21, 1954
Tulare County
FSCA (fide J.Ball)
Three Rivers, east of
Sooty Dancer Argia
lugens OC# 421484 (replaces OC# 3648) CA Chart #23
July 10, 1954
Nevada County
FSCA collection (fide Joan Ball)
Grass
Valley
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 420993 (replaces OC# 5641) CA Chart #23
July 22, 1954
Fresno County
USNMNH collection (fide Joan Ball)
State
Route 180 and road to Hume junction
Walkers Darner Aeshna
walkeri OC# 421034 (replaces OC# 3805) CA Chart #131
August 10, 1954
Calaveras County
Duncan Cuyler FSCA collection
Sonora
Pale-faced Clubskimmer Brechmorhoga mendax OC# 420858 (replaces OC# 4028) CA Chart #23
October 15, 1954
Ventura County
UTIC collection, Specimen#
44167 (fide Joan Ball)
Sespe
Creek
California Dancer Argia
agrioides OC# 366247 (replaces OC# 4020) CA Chart #23
June 23, 1953
Inyo County
CAS (fide Joan
Ball)
7 mi. W of Westgard Pass
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421604 (replaces OC# 3753) CA Chart #5
April 22, 1953
Imperial County
LACM (fide Joan
Ball)
Laguna
Lake
Paiute Dancer Argia
alberta OC# 421458 (replaces OC# 3514) CA Chart #31
June 10, 1952
Imperial County
LACM (fide Joan
Ball)
Hot
Mineral
California Dancer Argia
agrioides OC# 421452 (replaces OC# 3992) CA Chart #31
September 1, 1951
Mono County
CAS (fide J.Ball)
Soquel Meadow, Willow
Creek
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 421047 (replaces OC# 3903) CA Chart #5
July 17, 1951
Mono County
CIS (fide T.Manolis)
Topaz
Lake
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 411640 (replaces OC# 5638) CA Chart #1
July 9, 1951
Tuolumne County
LACM (fide T.Manolis)
Strawberry
Walkers Darner Aeshna
walkeri OC# 420297 (replaces OC# 3831) CA Chart #1
June 15, 1951
Tuolumne County
Essig (fide J.Ball)
Strawberry
Western Red Damsel Amphiagrion
abbreviatum OC# 421099 (replaces OC# 3882) CA Chart #17
June 19, 1949
Plumas County
Essig (fide J.Ball)
4 miles west of Quincy
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 420994 (replaces OC# 5644) CA Chart #17
April 25, 1949
Imperial County
Essig (fide J.Ball)
Niland
Blue-ringed Dancer Argia
sedula OC# 421591 (replaces OC# 3711) CA Chart #17
July 6, 1948
Mendocino County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Eel
River Camp
Emmas Dancer Argia
emma OC# 421470 (replaces OC# 3539) CA Chart #130
July 5, 1948
El Dorado County
Essig (fide J.Ball)
Chili
Bar
Sooty Dancer Argia
lugens OC# 421470 (replaces OC# 3539) CA Chart #17
June 21, 1948
El Dorado County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Eel
River Camp
Sooty Dancer Argia
lugens OC# 421478 (replaces OC# 3628) CA Chart #130
August 28, 1946
Shasta County
T. O. Thatcher/Essig (fide
J.Ball)
Lake
Eiler????
Variable Darner Aeshna
interrupta OC# 420983 (replaces OC# 3606) CA Chart #17
August 28, 1946
Shasta County
Essig (fide J.Ball)
unknown????
Variable Darner Aeshna
interrupta OC# 421019 (upgrades OC# 3705) CA Chart #17
June 30, 1944
San Joaquin County
Essig (fide J.Ball)
Hospital
Creek
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421617 (replaces OC# 3778) CA Chart #17
May 3, 1944
Stanislaus County
Essig (fide J.Ball)
Del
Puerto Canyon, Indian Camp
California Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) californica OC# 420979 (replaces OC# 5707) CA Chart #17
July 4, 1942
Lassen County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Susanville,
10 miles north of, Willow Creek
Walkers Darner Aeshna
walkeri OC# 420972 (replaces OC# 5683) CA Chart #130
July 10, 1942
Modoc County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Surprise
Valley, Boyd Spring
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 420992 (replaces OC# 5637) CA Chart #130
June 25, 1941
Monterey County
UMMZ collection (fide
J.Ball)
[county]
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421611 (replaces OC# 3766) CA Chart #130
April 20, 1941
Imperial County
CAS collection (fide
J.Ball)
Anza-Borrego
Desert State Park
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421603 (replaces OC# 3752) CA Chart #5
July 14, 1940
San Diego County
SDNHM collection (fide
T.Manolis)
Sonora
Pale-faced Clubskimmer Brechmorhoga mendax OC# 420860 (replaces OC# 4045) CA Chart #35
June 6, 1940
San Diego County
SDNNH/J. Ball
Sentenac
Canyon
Giant Darner Aeshna
Anax walsinghami OC# 420145 (replaces OC# 3843) CA Chart #0
May 4, 1940
Ventura County
LACM (fide J. Ball)
Ventura
River
California Dancer Argia
agrioides OC# 421456 (replaces OC# 4020) CA Chart #31
April 14, 1940
Imperial County
Essig collection (fide
J.Ball)
Los
Banos
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421610 (replaces OC# 3763) CA Chart #17
September 6, 1938
San Diego County
SDNNH/J. Ball
Lake
Wohlford
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 420997 (replaces OC# 5649) CA Chart #35
September 6, 1938
Tulare County
CAS/J. Ball
Tulare
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 421071 (replaces OC# 3937) CA Chart #5
August 14, 1938
Monterey County
Gloyd/OaklandM (fide J.Ball
Hastings Natural History
Reservation
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 421050 (replaces OC# 3910) CA Chart #132
July 29, 1938
Siskiyou County
S. Gewett FSCA collection
Tule Lake
Variable Darner Aeshna
interrupta OC# 420847 (replaces OC# 3608) CA Chart #23
July 29, 1938
Siskiyou County
S. Gewett FSCA collection (fide J.Ball)
Tule Lake
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 420998 (replaces OC# 5659) CA Chart #23
June 1, 1938
Madera County
Essig/J. Ball
Yosemite
NP
Western Red Damsel Amphiagrion
abbreviatum OC# 421094 (replaces OC# 3863) CA Chart #17
May 21, 1938
Madera County
Essig (Fide DRP)
[county]
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421605 (replaces OC# 3759) CA Chart #17
May 18, 1938
Sacramento County
Essig (Fide DRP)
Orangevale
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421613 (replaces OC# 3773) CA Chart #17
May 10, 1938
Mendocino County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Casper
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421609 (replaces OC# 3762) CA Chart #130
May 8, 1938
Sacramento County
CAS (Fide DRP)
Orangevale
Aztec Dancer Argia
nahuana OC# 420731 (replaces OC# 3670) CA Chart #1
September 13, 1936
Contra Costa County
Rosser Garrison/J. Ball
Antioch
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 420988 (replaces OC# 5619) CA Chart #10
August 25, 1936
Riverside County
Essig (fide J.Ball)
Thousand
Palms
Paiute Dancer Argia
alberta OC# 421461 (replaces OC# 3520) CA Chart #17
July 23, 1936
Mendocino County
USNMNH (fide J.Ball)
Casper
Common Green Darner Anax junius OC# 421048 (replaces OC# 3906) CA Chart #131
July 11, 1936
Alameda County
Essig (fide J.Ball)
Niles
Emmas Dancer Argia
emma OC# 421461 (replaces OC# 3523) CA Chart #17
April 1, 1936
Alameda County
USNMNH (fide J.Ball)
Oakland
Common Green Darner Anax junius OC# 421038 (replaces OC# 3884) CA Chart #5
September 13, 1936
Contra Costa County
Rosser Garrison collection
(fide J.Ball)
Antioch
Common Green Darner Anax junius OC# 421040 (replaces OC# 3890) CA Chart #10
June 5, 1936
San Diego County
UCR collection (fide
J.Ball)
Warner
Springs
Aztec Dancer Argia
nahuana OC# 421587 (replaces OC# 3673) CA Chart #21
July 27, 1935
Mono County
LACM/T.Manolis
Mammoth
Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna palmata OC# 411713 (replaces OC# 3697) CA Chart #5
July 24, 1935
San Luis Obispo County
UMMZ (fide DRPaulson)
Nipomo
California Dancer Argia
agrioides OC# 421455 (replaces OC# 7495) CA Chart #130
June 2, 1935
Humboldt County
CIS (fide DRPaulson)
Blocksburg
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 420150 (replaces OC# 3895) CA Chart #1
April 4, 1935
Alameda County
CAS/J. Ball
Berkeley
California Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) californica OC# 420948 (replaces OC# 5671) CA Chart #17
September 1, 1934
San Bernardino County
UMMZ (fide J. Ball)
Mojave
River, 3 miles north of Victorville
California Dancer Argia
agrioides OC# 421454 (replaces OC# 4007) CA Chart #130
August 8, 1934
Modoc County
UMMZ/J.Ball
North
Fork Pitt River, north of Alturas
Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna palmata OC# 420944 (replaces OC# 3817) CA Chart #130
June 1, 1934
Kern County
Essig (fide J. Ball)
Bakersfield
Emmas Dancer Argia
emma OC# 421467 (replaces OC# 3533) CA Chart #17
August 27, 1933
Calavaras County
CAS/J. Ball
Dorrington
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 420987 (replaces OC# 5617) CA Chart #5
August 18, 1933
Merced County
UMMZ/J. Ball
Donner
Lake
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 421051 (replaces OC# 3912) CA Chart #130
August 16, 1933
Mariposa County
UMMZ (fide J. Ball)
Merced River, Yosemite
National Park
Emmas Dancer Argia
emma OC# 421469 (replaces OC# 3538) CA Chart #130
August 12, 1933
Merced County
UMMZ (fide J. Ball)
25
miles east of Los Banos
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 421049 (replaces OC# 3907) CA Chart #130
August 27, 1932
Ventura County
CAS/J. Ball
San
Nicolas Island
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 421072 (replaces OC# 3939) CA Chart #5
July 21, 1933
Orange County
SDNHM/J.Ball
Laguna
Mountains
Walkers Darner Aeshna
walkeri OC# 420944 (replaces OC# 3817) CA Chart #35
July 1932
Siskiyou County
C. Kennedy - UMMZ (fide
J.Ball)
Mount
Shasta
Variable Darner Aeshna
interrupta OC# 420982 (replaces OC# 3608) CA Chart #130
September 20, 1931
San Bernardino County
CAS
(fide J.Ball)
San Antonio Canyon
Sooty Dancer Argia lugens OC# 421480 (replaces OC# 3637) CA Chart #5
August 30, 1931
Humboldt County
CAS
(fide T.Manolis)
Fieldbrook
Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna palmata OC# 411712 (replaces OC# 3691) CA Chart #5
July 4, 1931
Humboldt County
CAS/J. Ball
Gold
Bluff
California Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) californica OC# 411566 (replaces OC# 5680) CA Chart #17
July 2, 1931
Yolo County
OMC [Oakland M of CA)
(fide J.Ball)
Davis
Vivid Dancer Argia vivida OC# 421627 (replaces OC# 3796) CA Chart #132
June 27, 1931
Trinty County
CAS
(fide J.Ball)
Carrville
Vivid Dancer Argia vivida OC# 421624 (replaces OC# 3792) CA Chart #5
May 19, 1931
Inyo County
Essig/J. Ball
Lone
Pine
Western Red Damsel Amphiagrion
abbreviatum OC# 421092 (replaces OC# 3859) CA Chart #17
May 18, 1931
El Dorado County
Essig/J. Ball
Placerville
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421601 (replaces OC# 3748) CA Chart #17
October 6, 1930
Yolo County
Essig/J. Ball
Davis
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 421008 (replaces OC# 5669) CA Chart #17
September 30, 1930
Riverside County
UMMZ/J. Ball
Lake
Elsinore
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 420995 (replaces OC# 5645) CA Chart #130
May 20, 1930
Calaveras County
CAS/J. Ball
Mokelumne
Hill
Vivid Dancer Argia vivida OC# 421594 (replaces OC# 3744) CA Chart #5
August 5, 1929
Yolo County
UMMMZ (fide J. Ball)
Winters
California Dancer Argia
agrioides OC# 421457 (replaces OC# 4021) CA Chart #130
July 1929
Humboldt County
CAS/J. Ball
Falk
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 411636 (replaces OC# 5624) CA Chart #5
July 1929
Los Angeles County
Essig/J. Ball
Blythe
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 421052 (replaces OC# 3916) CA Chart #17
June 23, 1929
Mono County
CAS/T,Manolis
Bridgeport
Western Red Damsel Amphiagrion
abbreviation OC# 420212 (replaces OC# 3868) CA Chart #1
August 2, 1928
San Joaquin County
Essig/J. Ball
Manteca
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 421069 (replaces OC# 3922) CA Chart #17
October 27, 1927
San Diego County
SDNHM/J. Ball
Pine
Valley
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421615 (replaces OC# 3776) CA Chart #35
September 9, 1927
Los Angeles County
CAS/J. Ball
San
Antonio Canyon
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 421045 (replaces OC# 3902) CA Chart #5
August 13, 1927
Tulare County
Hood/UMMZ collection (fide
J.Ball)
Lemoncove
Pale-faced Clubskimmer Brechmorhoga mendax OC# 420939 (replaces OC# 4052) CA Chart #130
May 22, 1926
Riverside County
UCR (fide T.Manolis)
Coahuila
Creek, 2200
Desert Firetail Telebasis
salva OC# 420232 (replaces OC# 6074) CA Chart #21
July 1926
Sierra County
CAS (fide DRP)
Goodyear
Bar
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 420156 (replaces OC# 3929) CA Chart #0
May 26, 1923
Los Angeles County
Needham - FSCA
Claremont
Grappletail Octogomphus
specularis OC# 420850 (replaces OC#
5321) CA Chart #23
May 4, 1923
Los Angeles County
FSCA collection (fide T.Manolis)
Claremont
California Dancer Argia
agrioides OC# 420856 (replaces OC# 3997) CA Chart #23
April 23, 1922
Marin County
CAS collection (fide J.Ball)
Sausalito
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421607 (replaces OC# 3760) CA Chart #5
July 4, 1919
Modoc County
CAS (fide T. Manolis)
Warner Mts.
Western Red Damsel Amphiagrion
abbreviation OC# 420211 (replaces OC# 3867) CA Chart #1
June 7, 1919
Riversie County
FSCA collection (fide J.Ball)
Palm Springs, Palm Canyon
Sooty Dancer Argia
lugens OC# 421479 (replaces OC# 3634) CA Chart #23
April 9, 1916
San Diego County
Dyar/USNMNH (fide J.Ball)
San Diego
California Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) californica OC# 420975 (replaces OC# 5696) CA Chart #131
August 19, 1915
Inyo County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Owens
River, Laws
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 420989 (replaces OC# 5626) CA Chart #130
August 17, 1915
Inyo County
C. Kennedy - UMMZ (fide
J.Ball)
Owens
River, Laws
Emmas Dancer Argia
emma OC# 421466 (replaces OC# 3532) CA Chart #130
August 16, 1915
Inyo County
C. Kennedy - UMMZ (fide
J.Ball)
Owens
River, Laws
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 421043 (replaces OC# 3897) CA Chart #130
August 16, 1915
Inyo County
C. Kennedy - UMMZ (fide
J.Ball)
Owens
River, Laws
Paiute Dancer Argia
alberta OC# 421459 (replaces OC# 3515) CA Chart #130
August 14, 1915
San Bernardino County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Mojave River, Victorville
Desert Firetail Telebasis
salva OC# 421107 (replaces OC# 6077) CA Chart #130
August 11, 1915
Plumas County
Kennedy - UMMZ (fide
J.Ball)
Little
Bear Lake
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421612 (replaces OC# 3771 ) CA Chart #130
August 7, 1915
Ventura County
Kennedy - UMMZ (fide
J.Ball)
Fillmore,
Sespe Creek
Lavender Dancer Argia
hinei OC# 421473 (replaces OC# 3587 ) CA Chart #130
August 7, 1915
Ventura County
UMMZ collection (fide J.Ball)
Fillmore,
Sespe Creek
Sooty Dancer Argia
lugens OC# 421485 (replaces OC# 3650) CA Chart #130
August 7, 1915
Ventura County
Kennedy - UMMZ collection (fide J.Ball)
Fillmore,
Sespe Creek
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421626 (replaces OC# 3795) CA Chart #130
August 6, 1915
Ventura County
Clarence Kennedy - UMMZ
(fide J.Ball)
Filmore,
Sespe Creek
Giant Darner Anax
walsinghami OC# 421037 (replaces OC# 3847) CA Chart #0
*STATE VOUCHER
July 31, 1915
Mariposa County
LACM (fide J.Ball)
Tenaya
Canyon Trail, Yosemite National Park
Western Red Damsel Amphiagrion
abbreviatum OC# 421095 (replaces OC# 3865) CA Chart #31
July 27, 1915
Santa Barbara County
Kennedy - UMMZ (fide
J.Ball)
Santa Barbara
Sooty Dancer Argia
lugens OC# 421482 (replaces OC# 3639) CA Chart #130
July 27, 1915
Santa Barbara County
Kennedy - UMMZ (fide
J.Ball)
Santa Barbara
Lavender Dancer Argia
hinei OC# 3586 (information updated) CA
Chart #130
*STATE VOUCHER*
July 22, 1915
Mono County
Kennedy 1917 (fide
T.Manolis)
Walker Lake
Variable Darner Aeshna
interrupta OC# 411609 (replaces OC# 3602) CA Chart #0
July 21, 1915
Santa Barbara County
Kennedy/SDNHM (fide
T.Manolis)
Laguna Mountains
Walkers Darner Aeshna
walkeri OC# 420945 (replaces OC# 3819) CA Chart #35
July 14, 1915
El Dorado County
VanDyke/CAS (fide J.Ball)
Lake Tahoe Basin, Alpine
Creek
Emmas Dancer Argia
emma OC# 421465 (replaces OC# 3528) CA Chart #5
June 1, 1915
Santa Barbara County
SBNHM (fide J.Ball)
Los
Padres National Forest, Paradise Road, Upper Oso Campgrounds
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421620 (replaces OC# 3781) CA Chart #45
May 16, 1915
Mariposa County
Ferris UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Piney
Creek, Pleasant Valley
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421608 (replaces OC# 3761) CA Chart #130
April 1, 1915
San Mateo County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Corte
Madera Creek
California Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) californica OC# 420976 (replaces OC# 5700) CA Chart #130
September 4, 1914
Fresno County
Clarence Kennedy - CAS
(fide J.Ball)
Fresno Beach [historical]
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 421041 (replaces OC# 3893) CA Chart #17
August, 1914
San Mateo County
Clarence Kennedy/J.Ball
San
Francisquito Creek
Walkers Darner Aeshna
walkeri OC# 420149 (replaces OC# 3818) CA Chart #0
August, 1914
Santa Clara County
Clarence Kennedy/J.Ball
San
Francisquito Creek
Walkers Darner Aeshna
walkeri OC# 420149 (replaces OC# 3818) CA Chart #0
July 1914
Santa Clara County
Clarence Kennedy, published 1917 (fide T.Manolis)
Coyote
Creek, San Jose
California Dancer Argia
agrioides OC# 420633 (replaces OC# 4012) CA Chart #0
July 28, 1914
El Dorado County
Clarence Kennedy (fide T.Manolis)
Al
Tahoe, S. end of Lake Tahoe
Variable Darner Aeshna
interrupta OC# 411591 (replaces OC# 3594) CA Chart #0
July 21, 1914
Placer County
Clarence Kennedy, published 1917 (fide T.Manolis)
Bear
Valley, Emigrant Gap
Variable Darner Aeshna
interrupta OC# 411610 (replaces OC# 3604) CA Chart #0
July 19, 1914
Placer County
Clarence Kennedy - UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Auburn,
Auburn Ravine
Variable Darner Aeshna
interrupta OC# 421017 (replaces OC# 3699) CA Chart #130
*STATE VOUCHER
July 18, 1914
Placer County
Clarence Kennedy, published 1917 (fide T.Manolis)
Auburn,
town drain
California Dancer Argia
agrioides OC# 420630 (replaces OC# 4003) CA Chart #0
June 15, 1914
Butte County
Clarence Kennedy, UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Chico River, Chico
California Dancer Argia
agrioides OC# 421451 (replaces OC# 3984) CA Chart #130
July 4, 1914
Santa Clara County
Kennedy (fide J.Ball)
Coyote
Creek, San Jose
California Dancer Argia
agrioides OC# 420633 (replaces OC# 4012) CA Chart #0
July 4, 1914
Santa Clara County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Coyote
Creek, San Jose
Aztec Dancer Argia
nahuana OC# 421586 (replaces OC# 3675) CA Chart #130
June 13, 1914
Butte County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Oroville,
Feather River
Emmas Dancer Argia
emma OC# 421464 (replaces OC# 3525) CA Chart #130
June 13, 1914
Butte County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Oroville,
Feather River, irrigating and waste water ditches
Aztec Dancer Argia
nahuana OC# 421578 (replaces OC# 3658) CA Chart #130
June 1914
Napa County
CAS/J. Ball
Calistoga
California Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) californica OC# 411568 (replaces OC# 5687) CA Chart #17
April 26, 1914
Santa Clara County
Kennedy - UMMZ (fide
J.Ball)
Palo
Alto
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421621 (replaces OC# 3782) CA Chart #130
July 9, 1913
Shasta County
CAS (fide J.Ball)
Cayton
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421622 (replaces OC# 3784) CA Chart #5
July 6, 1912
Sacramento County
UCR (fide J.Ball)
Perkins
California Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) californica OC# 420974 (replaces OC# 5693) CA Chart #21
October 9, 1911
San Francisco County
A.Kusche - CAS (fide
J.Ball)
[county]
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421616 (replaces OC# 3777) CA Chart #5
July 6, 1910
San Diego County
Essig (fide J.Ball)
Sentenac
Canyon
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 421068 (replaces OC# 3920) CA Chart #17
September 20, 1910
Sonoma County
CAS (fide J.Ball)
South
Sonoma county
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 421005 (replaces OC# 5661) CA Chart #5
May 22, 1910
Sonoma County
CAS (fide J.Ball)
Sobre
Vista
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421623 (replaces OC# 3788) CA Chart #5
July 12, 1907
San Bernardino County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Ontario
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 420996 (replaces OC# 5648) CA Chart #130
**STATE VOUCHER
July 12, 1907
Tulare County
FSCA (fide J.Ball)
Three
Rivers, Giant Forest
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421625 (replaces OC# 3793) CA Chart #23
July 12, 1907
San Bernardino County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Ontario
Common Green Darner Anax
junius OC# 421067 (replaces OC# 3919) CA Chart #130
July 6, 1907
Fresno County
FSCA collection (fide
J.Ball)
only county named, no
location data
Aztec Dancer Argia
nahuana OC# 421580 (replaces OC# 3662) CA Chart #23
June 29, 1907
Humboldt County
FSCA (fide J.Ball)
Harris
Western Red Damsel Amphiagrion
abbreviatum OC# 421083 (replaces OC# 3858) CA Chart #23
**STATE VOUCHER
June 24, 1907
Humboldt County
FSCA (fide
B.Maffray/J.Ball)
Harris
Vivid Dancer Argia vivida OC# 421602 (replaces OC# 3751) CA Chart #23
1905
Placer County
UMMZ collection (fide
J.Ball)
Auburn
Aztec Dancer Argia
nahuana OC# 421584 (replaces OC# 3668) CA Chart #130
April 6, 1905
Contra Costa County
FSCA collection (fide
J.Ball)
Mt.
Diablo
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421597 (replaces OC# 3746) CA Chart #23
July 10, 1901
Los Angeles County
Grinnell/UMMZ collection (fide
J.Ball)
Arroyo Seco
Sooty Dancer Argia
lugens OC# 421477 (replaces OC# 3625) CA Chart #130
July 7, 1901
Tulare County
Grinnell/UMMZ collection (fide
J.Ball)
Mount Wilson
Pale-faced Clubskimmer Brechmorhoga mendax OC# 420938 (replaces OC# 4036) CA Chart #130
September 5, 1900
Los Angeles County
UMMZ (fide J.Ball)
Wilsons
Lake, Pasadena
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 420991 (replaces OC# 5631) CA Chart #130
September 5, 1900
Los Angeles County
LACM (fide J.Ball)
Wilsons
Lake, Pasadena
Desert Firetail Telebasis
salva OC# 421104 (replaces OC# 6067) CA Chart #31
September 10, 1900
Los Angeles County
Grinnell - UMMZ (fide
J.Ball)
Los
Angeles River
Aztec Dancer Argia
nahuana OC# 421582 (replaces OC# 3666) CA Chart #130
August 10, 1898
Alameda County
UCR (fide J.Ball)
Berkley
Blue-eyed Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) multicolor OC# 420986 (replaces OC# 5614) CA Chart #21
April 29, 1897
Santa Clara County
R. Pallerson/CAS (fide
J.Ball)
Frohm [historical]
California Darner Aeshna
(Rhionaeschna) californica OC# 420977 (replaces OC# 5701) CA Chart 17
*CALIFORNIA STATE VOUCHER SPECIMEN*.
VERY OLD RECORD
ID determined by C.H. Kennedy
July 31, 1894
San Bernardino County
FSCA (fide J.Ball)
Aztec Dancer Argia
nahuana OC# 421585 (replaces OC# 3672) CA Chart 23
*CALIFORNIA STATE VOUCHER SPECIMEN*
February, 1892
San Bernardino County
FSCA (fide J.Ball)
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421614 (replaces OC# 3775) CA Chart 23
April 23, 1879
California State
Illinois Natural History Survey
(fide J.Ball)
Vivid Dancer Argia
vivida OC# 421628
Santa Ana River, Southern California
-Its drainage basin spans four counties: San Bernardino, Riverside, Los
Angeles, Orange
Flame Skimmer Libellula
saturata
Colton,
Illinois Natural History Survey
(fide J.Ball)
*CALIFORNIA STATE VOUCHER SPECIMENS*
OLDEST known California RECORDS
April 22, 1879
San Bernardino County
Flame Skimmer Libellula
saturata
Colton,
Illinois Natural History Survey
(fide J.Ball)