California's Year 2006 Dragonfly Sightings
 
 TWO New Dragonfly species added to California list! – now 111 species
See October 7-12 & October 21
 





 
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.
date (month/day/year) 
County (name of county where seen) 
your name 
place, etc. 
species common name &/or scientific name - #s & other data, comments 
species common name &/or scientific name- #s & other data, comments 
etc. 
See examples below 
THANKS! 





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 
OC=Odonata Central: http://odonatacentral.bfl.utexas.edu/records/US_new_records.asp report new county records here
*= first/last sighting of species of year in CA 
**= new flight data for species in CA
#= possibly a migratory event





As of the most recent date below
104 species (out of 111 known species) have been reported to this site as flying in CA in 2006.
54 new county records and TWO STATE RECORDS &/or upgrades to county records have been made this year
(this # includes upgrades of previous 'sighting only' records, newly accessed museum collections and new reports of prior year's data).
`Sighting only' records need further documentation, but please report them so we can try to get substantiation.
There may be some upgrades of previous `sighting only' records and new specimen records from recently
examined museum/private collections listed. If you find such a record,
please email it to Kathy Biggs <bigsnest@sonic.net>
County records should be substantiated with specimen (preferable) or photo and notes.
Report new county records to Odonata Central: http://odonatacentral.bfl.utexas.edu/records/US_new_records.asp for verification 
 
 





 
 
 
December 2006
 

December 31, 2006

Imperial County

Bob Miller

* Variegated Meadowhawks - two while walking the dunes! – last time reported in 2006

December 26, 2006

San Diego County

David Blue

Torrey Pines State Reserve, Yucca Point Trail, 0935, 64 degrees

Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)  1

December 5, 2006
Santa Clara County
John Hall, David Edwards
Monte Bello OSP
pond
* Spotted Spreadwing Lestes congener 3 – last time reported in 2006 
* Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile 3 – last time reported in 2006 
** * Arroyo Bluet Enallagma praevarum  1 (examined in hand) – last time reported in 2006 & new late flight data 
* Pacific Forktail Ischnura cervula 1 – last time reported in 2006
** *Blue-eyed Darner 1 [new late flight month; last report 2006 – kb] 
…
San Mateo County
John Hall, David Edwards
Skyline Ridge OSP
Horseshoe Lake
Pond Spreadwing, sp 1 
*Vivid Dancer Argia vivida 1 - last report 2006 
Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna palmata 1 [would be a new flight month if documented, but there is a slight uncertainty, so everyone keep your eyes open ! – kb] 
 
 
December 2, 2006
Imperial County
Walking four to eight miles daily in the Imperial Sand Dunes here in eastern Imperial County. 
Have seen at least one every day and today there were four Variegated Meadowhawks. 
We are talking extreme last place you would think to look for dragons!
…….
Monterey County 
Don Roberson and Rita Carratello
Carmel River mouth
Blue-eyed Darner 5, incl. perched andro female (photo'd)
* Common Green Darner Anax junius 2 (tandem in flight) – last date reported 2006
Laguna Grande Park, Monterey County
Pacific Forktail 1 male
……..
Butte County