California's Year 2008

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 (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 
OC= Odonata Central: http://odonatacentral.bfl.utexas.edu/records/US_new_records.asp - please report new county records here also
*= 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 113 known species) have been reported to this site as flying in CA in 2008.
18 new county 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 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 at sonic.net>
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
 
December
 
December 31, 2008
San Diego County
Gary Suttle
Lake Poway 11:15-1:30, sunny, mild, calm, 65-72 degrees (Photos all)
**Familiar Bluet 22 including immature and tandem [new late date by a week+]
**Tule Bluet 1 M [new late date by 2 months now!]
Bluet sp. several (unidentified immatures and tenerals)
Pacific Forktail 7 
**Common Green Darner 2 M & F female ovipositing [new late date by a week]
Variegated Meadowhawk 4
 
December 29, 2008
San Diego County
Gary Suttle
Escondido Creek, Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve
1:15-2:30, clear, calm, 72 degrees, warmer in direct sun 
**Arroyo Bluet 1M (in hand, photo) Basking in grass about 30 feet from the creek. [new late date by a month+]
Lake Poway
11:00-12:40, sunny, mild, calm, 63-72 degrees
Familiar Bluet 78 (one in hand, photo) Mostly perching, but some gleaning, tandems, and ovipositing; counted 13 on a little 2' x
2' emergent willow, including 4 tandems. . 
Tule Bluet 3 M (one in hand, photo) 
Bluet sp. 8 (unidentified immatures and tenerals)
Pacific Forktail 6
Variegated Meadowhawk 5
 
December 28, 2008
San Diego County
Gary Suttle
Lake Poway 11:45-1:30, clear, cool, breezy, 52-66 degrees
Familiar Bluet 5 (plus 3 immatures and several unidentified tenerals)
Tule Bluet 2
Pacific Forktail 5
Common Green Darner (fly-by with good view) 
Variegated Meadowhawk 3 (tandem, ovipositing)
…….
San Diego County
Peter Siminski
Mountain Palm Springs, Anza – Borrego Desert State Park, Elev. 770’; 10:20-12:15, 50-58F, calm, cloudless.
Variegated Meadowhawk, Sympetrum corruptum 3
 
 
December 13, 2008
Imperial County
Bob Miller
Algodones Dunes in eastern Imperial County - doing daily bird surveys
Familiar Bluet – one female in the dunes about six miles northeast of Hwy 78 at Glamis along the railroad tracks and two miles walk into the dunes to the southwest.
A male seen near Ogilby Road and Indian Pass on the north flanks of the Cargo Muchachos Mountains on 11-29. Photos taken.
 
December 12, 2008
San Diego County
Gary Suttle 
Escondido Creek, Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve, 1:00-1:35 pm; partly cloudy, 67 degrees. 
**American Rubyspot Hetaerina americana 1M [new late date] photo
*Vivid Dancer Argia vivida 1M [last report 2008]
Lake Poway. 10.30-12:15 pm; mostly cloudy, 59-66 degrees. 
Familiar Bluet >20 ovipositing, tenerals, immatures
**Tule Bluet E. carunculatum – 2+ [new late date] photo
Pacific Forktail – 1
Common Green Darner - 2 tandem

**Blue-eyed Darner R. multicolor – 1M still zipping about! [new late date] photo

but haven't seen a Red-tailed Pennant since 12-6 (last report).

December 10, 2009

Inyo County

Ron and Barbara Oriti

Klondike Lake

Variegated Meadowhawks – pair photographed in wheel, another pair tandem ovipositing, also a couple individuals

Farmer Pond

Variegated Meadowhawks - 2

…….

Yolo County

Greg Kareofelas

Backyard in Davis - the sun came out and so did this female

Sympetrum corruptum - perched on my laundry hanging in the sun :-) [photo]

 
December 4-7, 2008 
San Diego County
Gary Suttle 
Lake Poway, counts made along .75 mile of shoreline. 
Multiple days given to show contrast in numbers linked to temperature, especially for bluets.
 December 7, 2008 11:45-1:15, cloudy, variable winds, 61-62 degrees.
Familiar Bluet
**Tule Bluet Enallagma carunculatum 4 tenerals, all perched, no adults, undoubtedly many more teneral but hard to see. [new late flight data]
No Anisopterans
 December 6, 2008 11:00-1:00, clear, calm to light winds, 69-79 degrees.
Familiar Bluet
Tule Bluet 428 combined total (including tenerals), both species in tandems, wheels, and ovipositing; 
approximate 15 to 1 ratio of Enallagma civile to E. carunculatum.
Pacific Forktail 8 tandems
Common Green Darner 7 tandem ovipositing 
Stood quietly watching a male hawk and hover just three feet from me, when suddenly, out of
nowhere, a Merlin swept down, seized the dragonfly in its talons, and flew up to perch to eat! photo
**Blue-eyed Darner Rhionaeschna multicolor 1M [new late flight data]
**Red-tailed Pennant Brachymesia furcata 2M remained perched, except for brief repositioning - photo [new late flight data for CA & whole SW]
Variegated Meadowhawk 6 tandem ovipositing
 December 5, 2008 11-15-2:00, clear, variable breeze, 68-76 degrees
Familiar Bluet
Tule Bluet 244 combined total
Pacific Forktail 4
Common Green Darner 4
Blue-eyed Darner 2M
Red-tailed Pennant 4 M 1F ovipositing, with and without hover guarding, 
over a much greater area than usual (50+ yards); last sure female seen on 11-14.
Variegated Meadowhawk 4
 December 4, 2008 11:30-1:30, partly cloudy, light breeze, 64-66 degrees
Familiar Bluet
Tule Bluet 41 combined total
Pacific Forktail 8
Common Green Darner 1
Red-tailed Pennant 1M flushed from a shrub along portion of trail about 20 feet above shoreline.
**Red Rock Skimmer Paltothemis lineatipes 1M quickly dipped in water, then flew up and away into a rocky drainage; likely the same one observed on 12-2.
[new late flight data for CA & whole SW]
Variegated Meadowhawk 1
 
December 4, 2008 
San Diego County
Gary Suttle
Pomerado Pond, Poway 10-30-11:00am  hazy sun, 63 degrees 
Familiar Bluet  2 
*Black-fronted Forktail Ischnura denticollis 3 [last report 2008]
Common Green Darner 2 
Variegated Meadowhawk  1
 
December 2, 2008 
San Diego County
Gary Suttle
Lake Poway, 12:00-2:00pm, foggy most of a.m., hazy sun, high clouds, light breeze, 59-66 degrees.
Bluet sp. 17 – all tenerals (no Familiar or Tule Bluet adults seen; 284 counted yesterday in warmer weather)
Common Green Darner 2 
Blue-eyed Darner 1M & 1F Green Form, ovipositing and hanging
Variegated Meadowhawk 2
**Red Rock Skimmer 1M (alighted on rock for about 15 seconds, then gone; photograph) [new late flight date by 3 wks!]
*Wandering Glider Pantala flavescens 1 (last report 2008)
 
December 1, 2008 
San Diego County
Gary Suttle
Lake Poway, 10:00-12:50, clear, calm, 68-80+ degrees
Familiar Bluet 
**Tule Bluet [new late flight date]
(Approximate 10 to 1 ratio of Enallagma civile to E. carunculatum -284 total, a rough, conservative count, made along .75 mile of
shoreline; both species observed in tandems, wheels, and ovipositing)
Pacific Forktail 5
Common Green Darner 4 
Blue-eyed Darner 1
Darner sp. (Looked like a Green Form Female Blue-eyed Darner)
Variegated Meadowhawk 5 tandem/ovipositing
**Red-tailed Pennant 4 (Mostly perching, worn wings) [new late flight date]
 
 
November
 

November 30, 2008

Imperial County

Peter Siminski

Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, the ditch south of the head quarters, Elev. -233’; 10:50-11:40, ~82F, cloudless, light breeze W.

Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civile  1

*Rambur’s Forktail, Ischnura ramburii  One wheel [last report 2008]

Variegated Meadowhawk, Sympetrum corruptum  5

*Roseate Skimmer, Orthemis ferruginea  15 including one wheel. (last report 2008)

……

San Mateo County
Mary Abbott
….my husband and I saw lots and lots of dragonflies at the Pescadero Marsh on the trails through the marsh. 

# We saw Green Darners and Variegated Meadowhawks and others I couldn't identify --  lots of them and lots of activity!
The Marsh is part of Pescadero State Beach on Hwy 1 north of Santa Cruz and about 15 miles south of Half Moon Bay. 

You park at the beach parking lot and follow the walkway along Hwy 1, continue down to the beach and go under the bridge and out to the trails on the marsh. 

Lovely place.

 
November 28, 2008
San Diego County
Gary Suttle
Lake Poway, 12:50-2:30pm., Partly cloudy, cool, 63-66 degrees.
**Neon Skimmer Libellula croceipennis 1M - Observed and photographed for half an hour, wings slightly frayed but luminous color undiminished. 
Likely a wanderer (several miles from a flowing creek). The Neon found one of the warmest and most sheltered spots on the lake, 
about 20 feet above the shoreline. It basked and flew from perch to perch to gain optimal sun exposure. 
First saw this individual on 11-26, at the same location, just after a passing cold front had dumped 1.33" of rain over a two day period. [last report 2008]
 
November 21, 2008
Orange County
Rich Schilk
Borrego Creek in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park; 12:45-1:15pm; Sunny 75-80 degrees
**Neon Skimmer Libellula croceipennis – one male photographed – new late flight date
 
November 18, 2008
San Diego County
Gary Suttle 
Escondido, Jack Creek 
**Neon Skimmer Libellula croceipennis  - a month later than prior year’s late date!  Saw only 1 male (photographed) and 1 female fleetingly 
Lake Poway shoreline 
**Red-tailed Pennants Brachymesia furcata —13, all with worn wings, mostly perched, not patrolling. [new late flight date] 
**Tule Bluet – see below
Familiar Bluets -  numbers exceeding my previous  count-- 667!    [new late flight date]
This surely marks their Fall apex because a cooling  trend is forecast ( it reached 88 degrees today).
 
November 16, 2008
San Mateo County
Ken Schneider
freshwater marsh at Coyote Point Park
probable blue-eyed darner (large darner with bright blue "face") flying back and forth 
I was not able to capture or photograph it to confirm the ID 
 
November 14, 2008
Siskiyou County 
Dave Payne
Cayuse Pond along the Klamath River - about 2:30 pm. It was sunny, temps in mid 50's
*California Spreadwing Archilestes californica - 3 leaving the pond as it shadowed over. (sun dropped below the southern ridge) [last report 2008]
They flew upslope to stay in the sun.
*Shadow Darner Aeshna umbrosa - 1 female left the pond and flew into a low bush in the sun. [last report 2008)
I went to get a camera and returned to watch her fly off as the sun faded behind the southern ridge. I just missed a fine photo opportunity. 
Three Western Pond Turtles were sunning when I first approached the pond.
 
November 13, 2008
San Diego County
Gary Suttle
Pine Valley Creek, approx. 3700 feet, 10:00-12:15. Mostly sunny, calm, 75-79 degrees.
California Spreadwing 3M 2F tandems/ovipositing
Vivid Dancer 1
**Walker's Darner Aeshna walkeri 1M [last report 2008; NEW LATE FLIGHT DATE]
Variegated Meadowhawk >10
…..
Siskiyou County
Dave Payne
Happy Camp, his backyard. 
I spent part of afternoon removing some of the vegetation that had totally choked my backyard pond. 
To my delight I found a female Aeshna sp. hanging on a brown stem over the water. 
She was cold to the point of being unable to fly. I reached over and easily caught her and brought her inside to finally solve 
the mystery of which Aeshna has been flying about my pond in the late season.
She had no face stripe, and did have brown tinted wings with brown pterostigmas, and tan "ears" on the back of her head. 
I'm thinking female Shadow Darner. I found her at 1:00 pm under partly cloudy skies and temps in the mid 50's. 
After identification I took her back to the pond and placed her on a piece of damp wood. She then started ovipositing. 
She remained on this piece of wood, crawling about and seemingly ovipositing at a very comatose pace. I did photograph her at this point.
At about 2:25 pm another very robust female Shadow Darner showed up and explored all the "new space" created from my vegetation removal. 
She was ovipositing on damp wood, wet rocks, brown leaves of umbrella plant all within 12 inches of the surface of the water.
At about 2:30 a third female Shadow Darner visited the pond. She also began ovipositing. 
For a brief period I had three female Shadow Darners ovipositing in various locales about my backyard pond. 
During this activity period the afternoon temperature soared to 60 degrees.
The strong females both flew off after spending quality time at the pond. 
The first female remained on the damp log until I went out at 5:00 pm and brought her inside for the night.
This is the latest date I have recorded any flying odes at my backyard pond. 
 
November 12, 2008
San Diego County
Gary Suttle 
Escondido, Jack Creek
**Neon Skimmer Libellula croceipennis  – male and female photographed. Male now shows dark discoloration at 9-10 which looks like injury or ailment.  
He also displayed less activity than on previous days.  [new late date – kb]
Lake Poway
Red-tailed Pennants – 12 vs more than 30 on the 1st of November
 

November 11, 2008

Orange County

Trude Hurd

Trabuco Canyon in the Cleveland National Forest in the Santa Ana mountains, Holy Jim trail near waterfall, 1155-1215

Habitat:  Steep canyon with very small, slow-moving stream (rain a week ago) with alders, bay, sycamore, ferns, etc.

Weather:  Upper 60’s to 70 F, cloudless, sunny (perfect day for an autumn hike!)

*Great Spreadwing Archilestes grandis -  1 male flying and perching on vegetation and rocks next to the stream - three photos taken.  CA Chart #106 [last report 2009]

Other dragonflies seen along trail.

November 8, 2008

Riverside County

Peter Siminski

Dos Palmas Preserve, Dos Palmas Oasis and fish ponds, Elev. -90’ to -135’; 8:30 – 12:00, 70-85F, cloudless, light air to light breeze S.

*Powdered Dancer, Argia moesta  1 [last report 2008]

*Blue-ringed Dancer, A. sedula  4 [last report 2008]

Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civile  2

Rambur’s Forktail, Ischnura ramburii  26

Common Green Darner, Anax junius  4

Blue-eyed Darner, Rhionaeschna multicolor  2

Variegated Meadowhawk, Sympetrum corruptum  >40 including many tandem pairs.

Red-tailed Pennant, Brachymesia furcata  5

*Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis  5 [last report 2008]

Roseate Skimmer, Orthemis ferruginea  2

…….

San Diego County
Gary Suttle
Escondido, Jack Creek/Dixon Lake 10:45-12:00, mostly clear, light breeze, 80 degrees.
Vivid Dancer 1
Familiar Bluet 2 In hand 
**Tule Bluet Enallagma carunculatum >10 in hand [new late flight date]
Common Green Darner 4 
**Neon Skimmer Libellula croceipennis 2M (on 11-5-08 observed two females perched several feet apart) New Late date. [see below – also seen further North]
Escondido Creek/Elfin Forest 12:30-1:00, 83 degrees
American Rubyspot 2
Dos Picos Pond, near Ramona 1:45-2:30, 81 degrees
Familiar Bluet 3 In hand
Tule Bluet 6 "
*Arroyo Bluet Enallagma praevarum 1 IN HAND [last report 2008]
Common Green Darner several
Variegated Meadowhawk 2
*Black Saddlebags Tramea lacerata 2 [last report 2008]

…….

Orange County

Doug Willick

Harbor View Nature Park in Newport Beach, mid 70s

**Neon Skimmer - three male Neon Skimmers there (and again no Flames), in the same exact spots there usually are.  Got some OK photos this time.  They were sticking to the fairly shady areas along the creek, though finding areas to perch in the sun.  They seemed pretty active (2 males chasing each other fairly aggressively).

[This is new late flight date for Calif. and the whole Southwestern USA! – kb] 

November 6, 2008

Mono County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
Farmer Pond north of Bishop
Variegated Meadowhawk - lots
**Western (Band-Winged) Meadowhawk Sympetrum occidentalis - 1 male flying around, photo taken, new late flight date, old date 11/2/2007
 
November 1, 2008
San Diego County
Gary Suttle
Lake Poway, 10:00-12:30, mostly sunny and calm, 76-83 degrees. 
Two black and white birds of opposite sizes sat nearly side by side on a
treetop branch, a Black Phoebe probably eyeing an ode and a Osprey
likely scanning for the 4000 pounds of trout soon to be released into
the lake! 
Familiar Bluet 25 several in hand
Tule Bluet 27 several in hand
Enallagma - 249 total: Identified and counted the two above by species along about a quarter mile of shoreline 
(25 + 27= 52). 
Then started counting individuals along an additional half mile of shoreline ( another 197). 
Mostly adults, some tenerals. They fluttered, oviposited, skirmished, and perched on emergent vegetation, on floating plants, and on the ground near the water's edge.
Common Green Darner >10 Often seen tandem ovipositing
Blue-eyed Darner 2 A patrolling male and a hanging female.
Blue Dasher 1 
Variegated Meadowhawk 2 Tandem ovipositing
Red-tailed Pennant >30 Only adult males observed except for one female (ovipositing with male hover guarding) and another juvenile male or female. 
*Flame Skimmer Libellula saturata 2 [last report 2008]
Black Saddlebags 1
 
 

October

 
October 31, 2008
San Diego County
Gary Suttle
Escondido, Jack Creek/Dixon Lake 10:45-1:30 mostly clear, lightbreeze, 77-90 degrees.
Vivid Dancer 3
Familiar Bluet >5
Tule Bluet >15 including MMF triple tandems, wheels, and ovipositing
Pacific Forktail 1 
Common Green Darner 5
Blue-eyed Darner 1 
Red-tailed Pennant 2 
Flame Skimmer several
Neon Skimmer 2M 1F 
 
October 30, 2008
Inyo County
Gary & Paula Suttle
Dirty Socks Spring (near Olancha) 10-10:30 am, partly sunny, 59 degrees (warmer in sun)
Familiar Bluet >6 Dark and Light forms, perched and sallying
 
October 29, 2008
Inyo County
Gary & Paula Suttle
Keogh Hot Springs (north of Big PIne) mostly clear, 79 degrees
Bluet sp. 1
Variegated Meadowhawk
**Western Pondhawk Erythemis collocata 2 M [last report 2008; new late flight date]
Flame Skimmer 1 M
Owens River at Mazourka Canyon Road (near Independence), 75 degrees
No odes seen
Symes Creek/spring/upwelling off Mazourka Canyon Road, breezy, 78 degrees
*Western Forktail Ischnura perparva 2 M, 1 F [last report 2008]
 
October 28-31, 2008
Mono County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
Farmer Pond north of Bishop has just been refilled with water over the last week, after having been dry since early June.  
To our surprise, there were a number of Variegated Meadowhawks, and a couple Common Green Darners! # [possibly these are migrants –kb]
 
October 28, 2008
Sonoma County
David Hofmann and Kathy Biggs
Copeland Creek @ Lichau Rd bridge (access from Robert's Rd off Petaluma Hill Rd East of Cotati), 
field left side of road, immediately south of creek; 4:15 - 5:00; ~71F
Great Spreadwing - 2-3, (1 male and 1 or 2 females)
Aeshna type Darner - 1 male patrolling the creek, poking in and out of areas along side of creek just above water surface. 
Probably a Shadow Darner (we noted some green color) but behavior also matches Walker's Darner.
…….
Mono County
Ron & Barbara Oriti
Dechambeau Ponds
Variegated Meadowhawks - a few old ones
…….
Kern County
Alison Sheehey

Rocky Point at Kelso Valley Rd.

Walker's Darner - The photo she posted (http://www.natureali.org/rocky_point.htm) confirms this ID for the new Kern County photo record.

Common Green Darner
Variegated Meadowhawk

American Rubyspot - Hetaerina americana
California Spreadwing - Archilestes californica

Vivid Dancer - Argia vivida

October 26, 2008

Imperial County

Peter Siminski

Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, the ditch south of the head quarters, Elev. -233’; 10:00-11:15, ~75F, cloudless, light breeze E.

Blue-ringed Dancer, Argia sedula  1

*Desert Forktail, Ischnura barberi  3 [last report 2008]

Rambur’s Forktail, I. ramburii  7

Common Green Darner, Anax junius  4 including a wheel.

Variegated Meadowhawk, Sympetrum corruptum  8

Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis  2

*Mexican Amberwing, Perithemis intensa  2 [last report 2008]

Roseate Skimmer, Orthemis ferruginea  36

…….
San Benito County
Paul Johnson
Pinnacles National Monument, South Wilderness; Hot, sunny, light breeze; 1130-1830
Walker's darner - 2-3 (m)
variegated meadowhawk - 3
American rubyspot - 2 (1f, 1m)
CA spreadwing - 5 (m)
CA dancer - 1 (m - ID in hand)
CA/Aztec dancer - 12 (5 pairs ovipositing, one f ovipositing, one m)
Pacific forktail - 1 (m)
*Desert Firetail Telebasis salva - 3 (1 pair ovipositing, 1 m) [last report 2008]
Many of these were within inches of California red-legged frogs, but I didn't observe any predation attempts. Maybe my presence disturbed them.
 
October 25-28, 2008
Mariposa County
Gary & Paula Suttle
Yosemite Valley, various hours between 10am and 4:00pm, mostly clear,
calm, and warm, occasional light breezes, days in low 80's, nights in
high 30's, e.g. 82-37 degrees on October 28. Yosemite Falls, most of
the creeks, and Mirror Lake were all dry, but the Merced River flowed
lazily, at a very low water level, with pools here and there.
Great Spreadwing >12 Saw only males and one tandem, some on willows
overhanging the river, but also perched on nearby grass and dried
flower stems. Found along the north side of the river in scattered
sunny openings between Swinging Bridge and El Capitan Bridge.
Darner sp. 5 Likely Shadow Darners, patrolling river and a backwater
pond, close-up views (just a foot or two away), dark brown with blue
flecks, greenish faces, grayish eyes, but no sure in-hand ID (couldn't
net in the park). Observed a wheel, looking like a chunky dark
chocolate heart, flying up into a tree above the pond. Also saw a
female ovipositing in wet wood.
Band-winged Meadowhawk 1 M Perching on ground (dry river bed)
Variegated Meadowhawk 4
*Striped Meadowhawk Sympetrum pallipes 5 All timeworn, frayed wings and faded [last report 2008]

October 25/26, 2008

Kern County

Alison Sheehey
Audubon's Kern River Preserve 
California Spreadwing - a life ode 
BLM's Rocky Point along Kelso Valley Road 

Walker's Darner Aeshna walker–– a new species for Kern County, sight record, later upgraded to photo: OC#: 284362, CA Chart # 104

damsel - unidentified tiny and blue 
American Rubyspots - several

Variegated Meadowhawk – everywhere

 
October 25, 2008 
Monterey County
Don Roberson with Rita Carratello
Salinas wastewater ponds; this is a permit-only access site these odes seen while birding (numbers could easily have been higher); 1030-1230;
Pacific Forktail 1 male
Familiar Bluet 4 males
Blue-eyed Darner 3 cruising males
Variegated Meadowhawk 4, inc. ovipositing pair
*Cardinal Meadowhawk Sympetrum illotum 3, inc. ovipositing pair [last report 2008]
 
October 25, 2008 
Orange County
Doug Willick 
Newport Beach, Harbor View Nature Park
**Neon Skimmers Libellula croceipennis - at least two males (This spot has been reliable for Neons for at least the last two years  
Got a poor photo of one of them.  Oddly enough, I bird this location primarily during fall migration (August to October), and have always 
had decent numbers of Neons, and have yet to see a Flame Skimmer! [new late flight data by one month – kb]
 
October 24, 2008 
Orange County
Doug Willick 
downtown Santa Ana, park along Santiago Creek in a stretch of only about 50 yards of creek. 
Flame Skimmers 10-12 

Common Green Darners 15+ flying

October 23, 2008 
Riverside County

John Stirling

along the LCR north of Blythe

*Citrine Forktail Ischnura hastata [last report 2008]

October 22, 2008

Sonoma County

Kathy & Dave Biggs

Lake Ralphine, Howarth Park East side of Santa Rosa (off Summerfield Rd):
2:45-4:00, ~85F, light breeze
Bluets - several dozen including
No/Bo Bluets (~1/3 of the bluets seen were this type)
Tule Bluet - 3 males positively IDed
Arroyo Bluet - several appeared to be this species, not Tule.
Pacific Forktail - 4 M, 1 mature F
Western Forktail - 2 M, 2 mature F
Shadow Darner - 1 M patrolling (IDed by bright green face, no other green-faced, dark colored darner in Sonoma Co)
Blue-eyed Darner - 1 M patrolling (IDed by bright blue face & eyes)
Flame Skimmer - 5-6 males
No Meadowhawks seen!

…….
Siskiyou County 

Dave Payne

Cayuse put-in, Klamath River. It was sunny, low 70's. I was there from 1300 - 1445 hrs

California Spreadwings ~ a dozen pairs were in tandem and ovipositing on willow twigs over the water.

October 21, 2008
San Benito County
Paul Johnson 
Laguna Creek, most odes observed after noon
California Spreadwing - nearly thirty
Walker's darner - 1male

October 20, 2008

Imperial County

Bob Miller 
the eastern deserts - made only one stop on the Colorado River about three miles north of where Indian Pass hits Picacho Road. 
This is the farthest location north of Winterhaven/Yuma that can be accessed by vehicle on the California side of the river. 
At the rivers edge were about a dozen each of 
Rambur's Forktail and Powdered Dancer. Several of the female Rambur's were red.
Also had what I thought to be a female Widow Skimmer leading our Jeep up the narrow road with high sided vegetation as we pulled away from the river. 
It never stopped and we never got a better look at it. Looking through literature this morning I am now thinking it might have been a female Desert Whitetail 
as I remember it appeared to have two dark patches on each wing. In any case I can not say for sure what it was so it remains a case of "bug wins!" 
The only other dragon seen was a lone male Variegated Meadowhawk several miles away from the river.

……. 

San Diego County

Gary Suttle

San Pasqual-Clevenger Canyon (North Trail), Santa Ysabel Creek, mostly dry streambed, with a few tiny pools upstream from cement crossing.

12:00-1:30pm sunny,  light breeze, 74 degrees. 

California Spreadwing  4 males

Vivid Dancer  5, including wheel

Black-fronted Forktail 2

*Neon Skimmer Libellula croceipennis 1 male – photo taken [new late date]

*Pale-faced Clubskimmer Brechmorhoga mendax 1 [last report 2008]

October midmonth – early November 2008
Santa Barbara County

Dan Chrynko

My studio - about fifty feet from Mission Creek in Santa Barbara - across the creek from Rocky Nook Park which is about one block from

Santa Barbara's Old Mission, in the Mission Canyon Area.

Archilestes sp – a friendly one! See Podcast where I've posted it for viewing. Scroll down a little and you'll see ‘making friends with a dragonfly’:

californiamosaic This happened over a period of at least three to four weeks starting in mid October.

October 19, 2008

Riverside County

Peter Siminski

Dos Palmas Preserve, Dos Palmas oasis and fish ponds, Elev. -90’ to -125’; 8:00-11:50, 62-92F, cloudless to 20% mare’s tail cirrus, calm to light breeze E.

Blue-ringed Dancer, Argia sedula  3

Vivid Dancer, A. vivida  1

Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civile  12

Rambur’s Forktail, Ischnura ramburii  20

Common Green Darner, Anax junius  7

Blue-eyed Darner, Rhionaeschna multicolor  10

Variegated Meadowhawk, Sympetrum corruptum  >80 including 25 tandem pairs with some ovipositing.  Yes, I saw more as tandems then as individuals.

Red-tailed Pennant, Brachymesia furcata  23 including one wheel.

Western Pondhawk, Erythemis collocata  8

Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis  12

Flame Skimmer, Libellula saturata  2

Roseate Skimmer, Orthemis ferruginea  2

Marl Pennant, Macrodiplax balteata  1

Black Saddlebags, Tramea lacerata  5 including one tandem pair

October 18, 2008

Riverside County

Peter Siminski

One Thousand Palms Oasis, Coachella Valley Preserve, Elev. 588’; 10:30-13:15, 85-95F, cloudless, calm to gentle breeze S.

*California Dancer, Argia agrioides  12 (3 in hand) (one tandem pair). [last report 2008]

Vivid Dancer, A. vivida  10

Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civile  4

Common Green Darner, Anax junius  1

*White-belted Ringtail, Erpetogomphus compositus  1 [last reprt 2008]

Variegated Meadowhawk, Sympetrum corruptum  12

*Neon Skimmer, Libellula croceipennis  2 [last report 2008]

…….
Fresno County
Paul Johnson
Arroyo Leona ~1 mile upstream of Cantua Creek (Private Property)
1130-1600
Partly cloudy, warm, light breeze
California spreadwing Archilestes californicus - ~35
Great spreadwing Archilestes grandis – 7; photos inc. a tandem pair where male is grandis and female is californicus
CA/Aztec dancer - common
Vivid dancer - abundant
Bluet sp - common
Common green darner - 2
Walker's darner - 2
Variegated meadowhawk - ~30
*Red rock skimmer Paltothemis lineatipes  2 (1f, 1m) - I'm fairly certain of these ID's, seen from a distance but distinctive, especially the female

I posted some images in the CalOdes Paul Johnson folder. [last report 2008]

October 17, 2008
Siskiyou County 
Dave Payne
Cayuse River Access along the Klamath River about 3pm. The surface of the pond is totally covered with algae. It was a partly cloudy day with temps in the high 70's. 
Here is who was still flying.
California Spreadwing - One pair in tandem, and one single male
Aeshna sp - Several males on the wing, could not catch or id.
**Eight-spotted Skimmer Libellula forensis - One very robust and fresh looking male. I got excellent views with binocs as he perched in the sun. 
This is the latest I have seen an Eight-spotted Skimmer flying in Siskiyou County. [last report 2008 and new late flight date]
Several Western Pond Turtles were also enjoying the afternoon sun. 

October 15, 2008
Sonoma County
Dave & Kathy Biggs
Fairfield Osborn Preserve - we just walked in to the little creek above the marsh
Great Spreadwings - only 2 males (pictures taken) and none at all down below where Lichau Rd. crosses Copeland Creek. 
That's 3 years in a row with none at the lower, public access site - none since the New Year's flooding.
Didn't take the time to walk the whole mile or two of creek that is somewhat accessible, so there is still hope they're there somewhere.... 
 

October 12-17, 2008

San Diego County

Gary Suttle

Lake Poway,  daily observations.

Enallagma civile

E. carunculatum

Anax junius

Rhionaeschna multicolor

Sympetrum corruptum

Brachymesia furcata

Erythemis collocata

Pachydiplax longipennis

Libellula saturata

L. croceipennis

Pantala flavescens

*Pantala hymenaea Spot-winged Glider [Oct. 12 - last report 2008]

Tramea lacerata

*T. onusta Red Saddlebags [Oct. 14 - last report 2008]

 
October 12, 2008
Imperial County

David Blue

Squaw Pond

American Rubyspot Hetaerina americana – 5, ph.

Powdered Dancer Argia moesta – 1, ph., F

Blue-ringed Dancer Argia sedula – 2, ph.

Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile – 1, ph.

Common Green Darner Anax junius – 3

Blue-eyed Darner Rhionaeschna multicolor – 1

Pale-faced Clubskimmer Brechmorhoga mendax – 3

Flame Skimmer Libellula saturata – 1

Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis – 1

Black Saddlebags Tramea lacerata – 4

West Pond

Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile – 5, ph.

Rambur's Forktail Ischnura ramburii – 14, ph., M, F, wheel

Common Green Darner Anax junius – 3

Red-tailed Pennant Brachymesia furcata – 1, ph., M

**Marl Pennant Macrodiplax balteata – 1, ph., M [new late date for California]

Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis – 2

Mexican Amberwing Perithemis intensa – 1, ph., M

Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum – 1

Black Saddlebags Tramea lacerata – 1

…….

Sonoma County

Kathy & Dave Biggs

Russian River at Healdsburg - I looked for Archilestes: none found.
Am. Rubyspot - 1 male
*Sooty Dancer Argia lugens - 1 pair in tandem [last report 2008]
Vivid Dancer - 2, one a male for sure
Bluet sp - "blue' bluet type
Aeshna sp - probably a Shadow Darner male as I saw a hint of green on the side of the thorax
Flame Skimmer - 1 very quick fly by (one male-colored female the day before on lower Pine Flat Rd)
Variegated Meadowhawk - 1

Cardinal Meadowhawk - seen 10/14 on our Sebastopol backyard pond.

October 11, 2008
Alameda County

Alice Cavette

Mission San Jose
Variegated Meadowhawk – photo taken of a young male: http://www.cavette.net/photos/dragonflies.html

October 9, 2008
San Diego County
Gary Suttle
Escondido, Jack Creek/Dixon Lake 9:45:00am-12:30pm, clear, light breeze, 72-79 degrees.
California Spreadwing 1
Vivid Dancer numerous
Tule Bluet few
Pacific Forktail 2
Black-fronted Forktail 4
Common Green Darner 7+
Blue-eyed Darner 3+ including a female ovipositing
Variegated Meadowhawk 1
Red-tailed Pennant 2
Blue Dasher many
Flame Skimmer several
Neon Skimmer 3 
Black Saddlebags 6 
*Red Saddlebags Tramea onusta 1 [last report 2008]
 

October 5, 2008

Inyo County

David Blue

Dirty Socks Spring (near Olanche)

*Paiute Dancer Argia alberta – 15, ph. [last report 2008]

Tule/Arroyo Bluet Enallagma carunculatum/praevarum – 2, ph.

Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile – 10

Desert Forktail Ischnura barberi – 8, ph.

Common Green Darner Anax junius – 1

Blue-eyed Darner Rhionaeschna multicolor – 4, including 1 F

Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum - 12

Cottonwood Marsh (Owen’s Lake south of Lone Pine)

California Dancer Argia agrioides – 12, ph. (one in hand)

Paiute Dancer Argia alberta – 4

Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile – 7

Blue-eyed Darner Rhionaeschna multicolor – 1

Flame Skimmer Libellula saturata – 1, ph. M

**Desert Whitetail Plathemis subornata – 1, ph., M [new late date by 3 wks!]

Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum – 15, ph. M & F

October 3, 2008

Inyo County

David and Linda Blue

Darwin Falls

Vivid Dancer Argia vivida, 20, ph., tandem, ovipositing

Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile, 1, ph.

Blue-eyed Darner Rhionaeschna multicolor – 1, ph., M, perched

Flame Skimmer Libellula saturate – 8 ph., M, F

Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum – 5, ph.

Dirty Socks Spring (very quick stop)

Red Saddlebags Tramea onusta – 1, ph. F, ovipositing

 
 
September

September 30, 2008

Santa Cruz County

Gary Suttle

San Lorenzo River, east bank, backwater pools, just south of the Water Street bridge.

Looking for SF Forktail, but found….

Black-fronted Forktail Ischnura denticollis 3   In hand – first sight only record for county. CA Chart # 105.

[Gary has also seen I. denticollis at the Neary Lagoon in the past]

September 29, 2008

Nevada County

Ted Beedy

~2 pm, bright sunny day, just outside my office at 3,200' on Banner Mountain, just outside Nevada City. 

Great Spreadwing – photos, there were a lot of them around our pond for awhile

September 28, 2008

Imperial County

Peter Siminski

CDGF Imperial Wildlife Area, Wister Unit, Ruddy Road ditches and ponds, Elev. -222’; 8:30-11:30, 90-105F, cloudless, calm.

Blue-ringed Dancer, Argia sedula  >60 including many ovipositing pairs.

Rambur’s Forktail, Ischnura ramburii  5

Common Green Darner, Anax junius  >50 including two tandems.

Blue-eyed Darner, Rhionaeschna multicolor  6

White-belted Ringtail, Erpetogomphus compositus  1

Variegated Meadowhawk, Sympetrum corruptum  ~25

Western Pondhawk, Erythemis collocata  >35

Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis  >45

Mexican Amberwing, Perithemis intensa  14

Roseate Skimmer, Orthemis ferruginea  22

Black Saddlebags, Tramea lacerata  ~18, including three tandems.

Red Saddlebags, T. onusta  2

Wandering Glider, Pantala flavescens  ~20

…….
Sonoma County
Kathy Biggs & Gary Suttle 
Fairfield Osborn Preserve (PRIVATE), Lichau Rd. Cotati, 10:30-4:30 ~670F when the Odes were seen (foggy earlier)
Kelly Pond:
Pacific Forktail - one young female in hand, perhaps others there
Bluet sp. - more dark than blue, Arroyo has been seen there before
Common Green Darner - ~30 flying in the field just adjacent to the pond, a few over the pond
non-Anax darner - 1-2 seen, in the field and over the pond
Variegated Meadowhawk - several
Striped Meadowhawk – several, in hand
On the hike down from the pond we saw ~15 more Common Green Darners and we netted one female Blue-eyed Darner 
(male colored form). Variegated and Striped Meadowhawks seen.
Copeland Creek at 'honeymoon cabin' (locked gate on map). On the way into this area we saw
Vivid Dancer - a few
*Aztec Dancer Argia nahuana - one female collected [last report 2008]
Common Green Darner - ~15 again, swarming/feeding over the meadows
Perhaps a Variegated or Striped Meadowhawk or two
We ate lunch sitting just across the creek from where David Hofmann and I had seen Great Spreadwings several years ago. 
We finished a leisurely lunch. Alas, none appeared, so we rose to leave and then Gary cried "AHA!" 
And on a blade of grass that overhung the narrow bridge over the creek, there, in all his glory, was a male 
Great Spreadwing.... well, almost in all his glory. His eyes were just turning blue and his side stripe was 'creamy' in color.
 It interacted with another Spreadwing, that we at first thought was a female over this same little ramp of a bridge. 
We later had that individual in hand - and it was a younger male, eyes gray, side stripe white. We took several photos.
Amazing that the bug literally BLOCKED the bridge so we couldn't pass without seeing it. Hooray!!
Elsewhere in Sonoma County - at our Sebastopol pond:
9-28 - Cardinal Meadowhawk - a lone female ovipositing

9-27 - Flame Skimmer - one male

…….

Modoc County

Steve Rottenborn

(sunny, breezy, 60-65 F in late morning):

Three Springs Ranch, along CR 48 on SW side of Goose Lake (0930-1000):
Pacific Forktail 2
Western Forktail 6
Paddle-tailed darner 1-3
Western Meadowhawk 5

North Fork of Pit River near large pulloff along Highway 395, 4.2 mi. north of Highway 299, north of Alturas (1055-1120):

California Spreadwing Archilestes californicus - collected a male - new for Modoc County CA CHART # 102, OC # 284069

*Spotted Spreadwing Lestes congener was the only species that I hadn't recorded the previous day. [last report 2008]

Shadow Darner, Aeshna umbrosa, 1 male at each site: Pit River and Lower Lily Lake. PHOTO record, CA Chart #102, OC # 312645 & 312646
at 41.9896° N 120.2402° W

September 27, 2008

Modoc County

Steve Rottenborn

(sunny, temp 55 F at 0915, warming to low 80s in afternoon):

Modoc NWR auto tour loop (0915-1215):
Pacific Forktail 1
bluet sp. 10
mosaic darner 10 (incl. males of both Paddle-tailed and Variable)
Western Meadowhawk 2 (pair in wheel)
Variegated Meadowhawk 4
Striped Meadowhawk 4
Meadowhawk sp. 45+ (many tandem pairs)

North Fork of Pit River near large pulloff along Highway 395, 4.2 mi. north of Highway 299, north of Alturas (1300-1500):

California Spreadwing Archilestes californicus 30+ (many tandem pairs photographed, females ovipositing in willows and dogwoods) Photo record, CA Chart #102, OC # 317655

[a first county record - others’ visits to this reach of the river have been earlier [e.g., July] before they’ve emerged. See above – kb]

American Rubyspot 5
dancer sp. 3 (Vivid/Emma’s-type, not Sooty)
Paddle-tailed darner 1+

Shadow darner 1+
Striped Meadowhawk 8
Flame Skimmer 1

*Twelve-spotted Skimmer Libellula pulchella 1 [last report 2008]

Pond along CR 2, west of Lily Lake, northern Warner Mountains (1530-1615):
**Boreal Bluet Enallagma boreale 1 (male identified in hand) – last report of 2008 & new late date
bluet sp. 1
mosaic darner 60+ (incl. males of both

Paddle-tailed Darner

*Variable Darner Aeshna interrupta) last report 2008
Spotted Spreadwing 2
Striped Meadowhawk 2

Dismal Swamp, northern Warner Mountains (1645-1700):
mosaic darner 1 female

Lily Lake, northern Warner Mountains (1715):
Pacific Forktail 1
Shadow darner 7

September 26, 2008

Riverside County
Peter Siminski
The Living Desert at the Giraffe Savannah Pond, N33.69778 W-116.37369; 9:30, 90F, cloudless, calm.
Twelve-spotted Skimmer, Libellula pulchella 1 male perched and foraging over the exhibit pond. [photo record, CA Chart #103, OC # 284014]

…….

Monterrey County
Don Roberson
Carmel River mouth (Odello reveg area, requires a permit to enter); 1015-1115 am, warm and sunny
Familiar Bluet 50
Tule Bluet 2
Blue-eyed Darner 30, including ovipositing female
C. Green Darner 30

Cardinal Meadowhawk 6, incl. ovipositing tandem

Variegated Meadowhawk 4, inc. ovipositing tandem

Eight-spotted /Twelve-spotted Skimmer Libellula forensis/pulchella 1 male photographed….it shows characteristics of both species.

[Several such encounters have occurred this late Summer/early fall….kb]

September 23, 2008

Contra Costa County

Rob Thomas

Hidden Valley/Hidden Lakes Parks, 11:30-12:30, sunny, light breeze, mid-80s

California/Aztec Dancer – several

Vivid Dancer – 1

Bluets – did not try to identify, but plentiful in areas of exposed aquatic vegetation (including wheels and tandems)

Pacific Forktail – 1

Western Forktail –  2

Common Green Darner – 1 pair ovipositing (plentiful just last week)

Blue-eyed Darner – many, including wheels and ovipositing

Variegated Meadowhawk – many, including ovipositing

Cardinal Meadowhawk – 1, perched near the soccer field

Blue Dasher – 1

Flame Skimmer – few

Black Saddlebags – few, including one tandem

Watched one female bluet for a good five minutes as she sat on a floating leaf and rebuffed numerous males with flicks of the abdomen and spreading of the wings. 

New behavior for me.

September 22, 2008

Alameda County

Alice Cavette

Mission San Jose, her yard

California Spreadwing Archilestes californica – photo of male at http://www.cavette.net/photos/dragonflies.html

September 21, 2008

Imperial County

Gary Suttle
East Highline Canal at Sinclair Road , 8:00-9:30, 75-82 degrees, clear, calm
American Rubyspot 1
Powdered Dancer 20+
Blue-ringed Dancer 12
Familiar Bluet 1
Common Green Darner 3
White-belted Ringtail 4
*Gray Sanddragon Progomphus borealis 1 [last report 2008]
Variegated Meadowhawk 3
Black Saddlebags 1
Wandering glider 1
Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Headquarters, 10-11, 86 degrees
Powdered Dancer 10+
Desert Forktail 1
Common Green Darner 4
Blue-eyed Darner 1
Mexican Amberwing 15
Roseate Skimmer 8+
Blue Dasher 10+
Westside Main Canal at Hy 98, 12:30-2:30, 96 degrees, light breeze
Powdered Dancer 
Common Green Darner
Russet-tipped Clubtail Stylurus plagiatus 6+ including two tandems – last report of 2008
White-belted Ringtail 13+ including several tandems
Variegated Meadowhawk
Roseate Skimmer
Tapped the shady side of bushes along a half mile stretch of the east side of the canal (north of HY 98), flushing a raft of 
Powdered Dancers, as well as Common Green Darners, White-belted Ringtails,

Variegated Meadowhawks, and Roseate Skimmers, in a quest for Clubtails.

……..

Inyo County

David Blue

Dirty Socks Spring (near Olanche)

California/Aztec Dancer Argia agrioides/nahuana – 1, ph. F

Paiute Dancer Argia alberta – 6, ph.

Tule/Arroyo Bluet Enallagma carunculatum/praevarum – 15, ph.

Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile – 20, ph.

Desert Forktail Ischnura barberi – 8, ph.

Black-fronted Forktail Ischnura denticollis – 1, ph.

Blue-eyed Darner Rhionaeschna multicolor - 10

Desert Whitetail Plathemis subornata – 1, ph. M [new late date, old date 9/16/1945]

Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum - 12

Black Saddlebags Tramea lacerata - 1

Cottonwood Marsh (Owen's Lake south of Lone Pine)

California/Aztec Dancer Argia agrioides/nahuana – 100, ph.

Paiute Dancer Argia alberta – 4, ph.

Tule/Arroyo Bluet Enallagma carunculatum/praevarum – 1, ph.

Blue-eyed Darner Rhionaeschna multicolor – 10

Western Pondhawk Erythemis collocata – 2, ph.

*Comanche Skimmer Libellula comanche – 1 [last report 2008]

Flame Skimmer Libellula saturata – 10

**Desert Whitetail Plathemis subornata – 5, ph., 6 M, 1 F [new late date, old date 9/16/1945]

Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum – 8

Mazourka Canyon Road (southeast of Independence)

The “pump” near the canal is almost completely overgrown.

Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile – 1

Black-fronted Forktail Ischnura denticollis – 1

Desert Firetail Telebasis salva – 3

September 20, 2008

Riverside County

Peter Siminski

Dos Palmas Preserve, Dos Palmas oasis and fish ponds; 8:00-11:50, 80-95F, cloudless, light breeze SE.

Powdered Dancer, Argia moesta  1

Blue-ringed Dancer, Argia sedula  7

*Citrine Forktail, Ischnura hastata  1 [last report 2008]

Rambur’s Forktail, I. ramburii  25, including 1 wheel.

Common Green Darner, Anax junius  >48, including 5 tandem pairs one ovipositing.

Blue-eyed Darner, Rhionaeschna multicolor  20

Variegated Meadowhawk, Sympetrum corruptum  15, including  2 tandem pairs ovipositing.

Red-tailed Pennant, Brachymesia furcata  8

Western Pondhawk, Erythemis collocata  >65

Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis  >45

Comanche Skimmer, Libellula comanche  1

Flame Skimmer, L. saturata  2

*Marl Pennant, Macrodiplax balteata  ~26 [last date seen 2008]

Black Saddlebags, Tramea lacerata  >40, including 2 tandem pairs and one wheel.

Red Saddlebags, T. onusta  2

Spot-winged Glider, Pantala hymenaea  1

…….

Kern County

David Blue

China Lake Wastewater Treatment Facility (near Ridgecrest)

Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile – 1

Common Green Darner Anax junius – 8

Blue-eyed Darner Rhionaeschna multicolor – 200+, 7 hanging in one spot

Flame Skimmer Libellula saturata – 2

Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis – 2

Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum – 5

Black Saddlebags Tramea lacerata – 1

September 19, 2008

Inyo County

David Blue and Linda Blue

Darwin Falls

Vivid Dancer Argia vivida, 100, ph.

Blue-eyed Darner Rhionaeschna multicolor – 2, M & F

Twelve-spotted Skimmer Libellula pulchella – 1, ph. F, lacking dark spots on the wing tips, but having a small amount of faint amber

Flame Skimmer Libellula saturate – 20, ph., M, F

Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum – 5, ph., M, F

September 18, 2008

Santa Barbara County

Adam Lewis

Santa Ynez river valley

Sooty Dancer

CA/AZ Dancer

Vivid Dancer

Flame Skimmer

Red Rock Skimmer

September 15, 2008

San Bernardino County 

Jim Pike

Zyzzyx Springs (a Cal State University Desert Field Station in northeastern San Bernardino County, south of Interstate 15)

Eight-spotted /Twelve-spotted Skimmer Libellula forensis/pulchella 1 male photographed

[it shows characteristics of both species. Neither has been recorded in San Bernardino County, but the species can’t be determined

and it might be a hybrid. Several such encounters have occurred this late Summer/early fall….kb]

September 13, 2008

San Diego County

Peter Siminski

State Route 78 in Banner, Elev. 2700’; ~9:00, ~70F, cloudless, light air.

*Giant Darner, Anax walsinghami  1 cruising up and down the highway. – last report 2008

September 12 & 13, 2008

San Diego County

Gary Suttle
Pine Valley Creek, 9:30-2:30 both days, sunny, light breezes, 78-86 degrees
Vivid Dancer few
Western Forktail few
Common Green Darner many (more females than males)
Blue-eyed Darner several (netted and released a female Green Form)
Walker's Darner 6+
Pacific Spiketail 1
Cardinal Meadowhawk 3 (tandem ovipositing)
The trailhead parking area overlooks a tree-lined riparian corridor...at 9:30a.m. many dozens of darners, wings glistening in
the morning light, flew above the trees in the canyon and I counted 20+ in an small clearing next to the creek. By noon most had
dispersed, apart from the Walker's Darners who went from hawking and jousting in the open, to patrolling nooks and crannies along the
creek. Had such a marvelous time, returned the following day to see the show again, but there were just a handful of darners to be seen...
an object lesson in the occasional evanescence of sightings! Only the Walker's numbers remained about the same, scouting the creek in 
their special way. 

September 8, 2008

San Diego County

Gary Suttle
Escondido area, 11:00am-3:00pm, clear, light breeze, 81-88 degrees,
Jack Creek/Dixon Lake:
Black-fronted Forktail
Vivid Dancer
Tule Bluet
Blue-eyed Darner
Common Green Darner
Flame Skimmer
Neon Skimmer M & F ovipositing
Black Saddlebags
Escondido Creek, Elfin Forest:
American Rubyspot
Vivid Dancer
Arroyo Bluet
Flame Skimmer
Red Rock Skimmer
Pale-faced Clubskimmer M & F, ovipositing(? )in tree-shaded creekside muck 
Felicita Creek, Felicita Park:
Vivid Dancer
Flame Skimmer
California Spreadwing Archilestes californicus 

…….
Calaveras County
Kathy & Dave Biggs
Natural Bridges off Parrot's Feather Rd, North of Columbia and East of New Melones Reservoir; 12-2:30; 90-100F
American Rubyspot - Dave found one male
Vivid Dancer - abundant, many pairs ovipositing; photos taken
Sooty Dancer - many, some pairs ovipositing; photos taken
Bluet sp - very few, not Tule or Arroyo
Pacific Spiketail - several males patrolling, Dave and I STILL haven't seen a female ovipositing!
Walker's Darner - several males patrolling, again we hoped for a female but found none.
Common Green Darner - 2
Meadowhawk sp - 1-2, red not Black
This is a GORGEOUS spot where a pretty rock-lined creek flows thru a grotto-like cave ~ 100 yds long which you may swim thru! A refreshing and unique situation.

We observed the male Spiketails flying a short ways into the shaded cave - the entrance was the only area with muddy edges - perhaps females oviposit there??

September 7, 2008

San Diego County
Gary Suttle
Blue Sky Ecological Reserve, Poway, 2:00-3:00pm, clear, 89 degrees.
Barely flowing spring-fed streamlet that runs for about 130 yards parallel to and south of the descending path from the trailhead. 
*California Spreadwing Archilestes californicus 1M
Vivid Dancer 12+
Black-fronted Forktail 3
Cardinal Meadowhawk 1
Western Pondhawk 

…….
Calaveras County
Kathy & Dave Biggs, Paul Johnson & family, Wendy & Bill Dreskin
Beaver Creek, end of road thru Calaveras Big Trees, ~9 miles off Hwy 4) 10-12, 90F
Vivid Dancer - very few
Bluet sp - very few
Walker's Darner - 1 m ~ every 1000 yds; we hoped for a female but found none.
Common Green Darner - ~12, many feeding while heading fairly consistently down river
This spot was so pretty, it was worth being there even if there weren't many dragonflies! The day before, Dave and Kathy stopped by this spot at ~5 pm for a few minutes and although the creek was totally in the shade, a Walker's male was patrolling.
.......
Alpine County
Kathy & Dave Biggs
Lake Alpine, East Shore @ Chickaree Picnic Area by Silver Creek; 4:45-6 pm, 75F, winds up to 20 mph
Variable Darner, Aeshna interrupta, 1 male caught, others suspected to be this species – 2^nd COUNTY VOUCHER, CA Chart #7; OC #283867
Shadow Darner, Aeshna umbrosa, 1 male caught, at least 3 of this species seen - COUNTY VOUCHER, CA Chart #7; OC #283848
Common Green Darner - a couple dozen - both Dave and I 'touched' it with our nets, so it remains a photo record!
Meadowhawk sp - 3 seen, one of each of Western, Striped/White-faced, and Variegated suspected
Other areas explored around the lake had NO odes present (rock edged lake)

.......
Inyo County
David Blue
Dirty Socks Spring (near Olanche)
Paiute Dancer Argia alberta – 30
Tule Bluet Enallagma carunculatum – 30, ph.
Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile – 100, ph.
Desert Forktail Ischnura barberi – 50, ph.
Common Green Darner Anax junius – 4, ph., one emerging
Blue-eyed Darner Rhionaeschna multicolor – 2
Western Pondhawk Erythemis collocata – 1, F
Bleached Skimmer Libellula composita – 2
Flame Skimmer Libellula saturata – 2
Desert Whitetail Plathemis subornata – 4
Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum – 12, ph., ovipositing, tandem
Cottonwood Marsh (Owen’s Lake south of Lone Pine)
California Dancer Argia agrioides – 10
Vivid Dancer Argia vivida – 10
Comanche Skimmer Libellula comanche – 3
*Bleached Skimmer Libellula composita – 1 [last report 2008]
Flame Skimmer Libellula saturata – 3
Desert Whitetail Plathemis subornata – 3, M, F
Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum – 2

September 2/ 3, 2008

Imperial County
Gary Suttle, David Rawlins
Westside Main Canal by I-8 & Hwy 98, Sunbeam Lake near Seeley, West Pond, Senator Wash Reservoir area, & by Laguna Dam, about
8:00am-5:00pm both days, clear to partly cloudy, 85-106 degrees.
American Rubyspot
Powdered Dancer (at every stop, hundreds observed in all)
Blue-ringed Dancer
Familiar Bluet
Double-striped Bluet 6+ (at a spring-fed grassy lawn-like area directly across the road from Laguna Dam, adjacent to an RV park) – Sept. 3 last repot
Black-fronted Forktail
Rambur's Forktail
Citrine Forktail 3+ (same location as Double-striped Bluet)
Common Green Darner
Darner sp.
Russet-tipped Clubtail 1F (off Hwy 98)
White-belted Ringtail 25+
Variegated Meadowhawk
Mexican Amberwing
Red-tailed Pennant
Roseate Skimmer 20+ (numerous along ditch, just after crossing Westside Canal at first bridge, about 2.4 miles down the dirt canal road south of I-8).
Blue Dasher
Western Pondhawk
*Widow Skimmer Libellula luctuosa [last report 2008]
Comanche Skimmer
Black Saddlebags
Marl Pennant
Spot-winged Glider
Also found several Citrine Forktails in AZ along a grass-lined creeklet draining a small pond at a restoration site in Riverside Park
(adjacent to the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park).

August
 
August 30/31, 2008
Nevada County
Zach Smith 
Washington, 2700 feet, Sierra foothills, rocky river with still water pools along the banks. Large swimming hole just upstream.
Walker's darners - a couple, photos 
Blue-eyed darner - two photos of a female taken
 
August 28, 2008
Glenn County 
Greg Kareofelas
Stony Creek 
Emma’s Dancer Argia emma, CA , M&F specimen collected CA Chart # 28
 
August 25, 2008
Contra Costa County
Rob Thomas
Briones RP 
*California Darner Rhionaeschna californica - Missed the latest ever date by a few days but had at 
- hundreds of Darners flying that day and it was the only one nice enough to land. [last report 2008]
 
August 24, 2008
Marin County
Dave and Kathy Biggs, & many observers
We taught a dragonfly Seminar at Point Reyes today. 
For the field trip part of the seminar, we went to Five Brooks, where we walked around the pond and accessed the activity from 
about 4 different vantage points around the pond. The pond was abuzz with dragonflies. It was ~80F and little wind. 
Although there were many dragonflies about, we only saw one member of the Libellula genus, and no dancers at all! Also no Pacific Forktails! 
We saw 14 species 
Spotted Spreadwing - pair in tandem ovipositing, assumed to be this species 
Northern/Boreal Bluet - quite a few 
Arroyo Bluet - 1 m in hand 
Western Forktail -quite a few 
Pacific Spiketail - one photographed 
Blue-eyed Darner – 1 male-colored female in hand, quite a few flying 
Common Green Darner -quite a few flying 
Western Pondhawk - 1 f seen well; possibly many males on the pond 
Twelve-spotted Skimmer - 1 male 
Blue Dasher - several seen 
Variegated Meadowhawk - a few seen 
Cardinal Meadowhawk - pairs in tandem, tandem ovipositing, males in conflict & obelisking 
Striped Meadowhawk - 1 or 2 assumed to be this species 
Black Saddlebags - many in flight 
The day started out foggy, so we were really really glad that the sun came out so nicely.

…….

San Bernardino County

Peter Siminski

Barker Dam, Joshua Tree National Park, Elev. 4250'; 9:00-10:50, 85-95F, cloudless, light air.

Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civile  3

Common Green Darner, Anax junius  2

Flame Skimmer, Libellula saturata  5

Black Saddlebags, Tramea lacerata  3

Note:  The pond is reduced to about ~10' x 40', a few inches deep and thick with algae. 

Eight desert bighorn resting in the shade, high up on the rocks.

…….
Santa Clara County
Steve Rottenborn

Coyote Creek County Park Other odes in the same area that day included:

bluet spp. (including Tule, Arroyo, and possibly others) 30

California/Aztec Dancers 5

Western Forktails 3

Pacific Forktail 1

*Western River Cruiser Macromia magnifica - 1 (repeatedly cruising up & down a backwater of Coyote Creek ~ 400 m downstream from Anderson Dam) – last report

Common Green Darner 1

Flame Skimmers 2

Cardinal Meadowhawks 2

August 23, 2008

San Diego County

Douglas Aguillard

Tijuana River Valley, Dairy Mart Ponds:

Common Green Darner

Red Saddlebags

Black Saddlebags

A&G Sod farms:

Black-fronted Forktail

Common Green Darner

Variegated Meadowhawk

Bird & Butterfly Garden:

Common Green Darner

South San Diego Bay

Wandering Glider

Flinn Springs County Park

Vivid Dancer

Neon Skimmer

Pine Creek, near Pine Valley

Vivid Dancer

Walker's Darner X3

…….

San Diego County

Peter Siminski

Doane Pond, Palomar Mountain State Park, Elev. 4700'; 10:20-12:00, 75-85F, cloudless, gentle breeze E

*Northern Bluet, Enallagma annexum  4 (1 in-hand) [last report 2008]

Western Forktail, Ischnura perparva  7

Common Green Darner, Anax junius  4

Mosaic Darner sp.  4

Cardinal Meadowhawk, Sympetrum illotum  8

Western Pondhawk, Erythemis collocata  4

Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis  9

Black Saddlebags, Tramea lacerata  ~10 including two tandem pairs.

 
August 22, 2008
Santa Barbara County
Nick Lethaby 
EL Capitan State Beach Park

*Great Spreadwings Archilestes grandis - 2

……. 
Sonoma County
Dave and Kathy Biggs
We lead a trip to Spring Lake for the Laguna Docents.
We had fine weather, upper 80s with a slight breeze. 
Despite our worries, quite a few species made a show, but none in large #s.
We saw 13 of the 28 species recorded there:
Northern Bluet - m in hand
Pacific Forktail - m in hand
Western Forktail - m in hand
Blue-eyed Darner - m in flight
Common Green Darner - in flight
Western Pondhawk - 1 f flyby
*Eight-spotted Skimmer Libellula forensis - quick glimpse – last report of 2008]
Widow Skimmer - 1m at end of trip
*Common Whitetail Libellula/Plathemis lydia - 1m quick glimpse [last report of 2008]
Flame Skimmer - several males
Blue Dasher - m in hand, f solo ovipositing
Cardinal Meadowhawk - pairs in tandem, tandem ovipositing, males in conflict
Black Saddlebags- 1 m
 
August 21, 2008
Imperial County
Bob Miller
Finney Lake
Spent an hour and a half at sunset focus on birding. Odonates observed were only the obvious ones and did not do any in depth searching. 
Western Pondhawk were numerous as were 
Common Green Darner. Most obvious were gliders! Several hundred in all. 
10x binoculars are about worthless for trying to view active gliders from the side in that kind of light. 
No way to get a net out to them. Hard as I tried I could never convince myself I was positive of what most of them were! 
Spot-winged Glider - Only two of them were positively IDed and that is as far as I will go
 
August 17, 2008
San Diego County
Douglas Aguillard
Lindo Lake, Lakeside, CA (East end creek)
Common Green Darner 5m
Flame Skimmer 3m
Mexican Amberwing 5m 1f
Western Pondhawk 2m 2f
Blue Dasher 20+
California Dancer 4
Tule Bluet 7
Western Forktail 3
Desert Firetail 3
Santee Lakes, Santee, CA (north end Lake #5)
Common Green Darner 4m 1f
Mexican Amberwing 12m 1f
Red-tailed Pennant 1m
Flame Skimmer 1m
Western Pondhawk 1m
Black Saddlebags 1m
Blue Dasher
 

August 16, 2008

Shasta County

Ray Bruun 
Summit Lake 
didn't pay attention to damsels
*Shadow Darner Aeshna umbrosa – photo taken of female ovipositing

August 13, 2008

Colusa County

Cary Kerst

Bear Creek

Got there a little before 8 am and the Green Darners and Saddlebags were feeding already.

I really wanted to see Giant Darners, but they didn't show up until about 10:45. I saw 3, I think, between 10:45 and 11:30 and not another.

I left at 1:30 pm so not many for over 5 hours. I did finally get a net on one though. Heres a list of what I found, common names this time!!

Giant Darner

Common Green Darner

Blue-eyed Darner

Variegated Meadowhawk

Flame Skimmer

Red Rock Skimmer, only 1

Black Saddlebags

White-belted Ringtail

Pale-faced Clubskimmer

Eight-spotted Skimmer

American Rubyspot

California Dancer

Sooty Dancer

Familiar Bluet

Boreal Bluet

Tule Bluet

Pacific Forktail

Desert Forktail, only 1

Things really tapered off at about noon when it got really hot. The air is not great either with all of the fires.

There were fire trucks going up the valley road and helicopters flying over too.

…….

Los Angeles County

Garry Suttle

Piru Creek off the Grapevine/Interstate 5

* *Serpent Ringtail Erpetogomphus lampropeltis.  Took a picture around noon.  The superlative Serpent flew with lightning speed,

and then perched on a nearby rock for perfect viewing! [only report 2008]

…….

Siskiyou County

Cary Kerst

Shasta River

The Gomphids are gone for this year …. Here’s the list of species found:

R. multicolor

A. junius

Libellula saturata

L luctuosa

L. forensis

H. americana

Argia vivida

E. carunculatum

I. perparva

Gumboot Lake

I stopped next at Gumboot and it was hot and slow there also. I did check the Darlingtonia fen and saw no Tanypteryx. Heres what I found::

Argia vivida

E. boreale

L. disjunctus

Anax junius

A. interrupta

S. albicincta

L. pulchella

Colusa County

Staying the night at Colusa/Sacramento River State Park. Its nice and warm (103), but nobody seems to be camping? Feeding in the openings:

A. junius

R. multicolor,

T. lacerata

August 11, 2008

Mono County

Ron & Barbara Oriti 
Owens River at Benton Crossing, which is to the east of Hot Creek.   
Great Basin Snaketails, many, including a couple tandem pairs
The big meadow at Hot Creek Bridge.  

Ron was getting ready to photograph a pretty female Desert Whitetail, when all of a sudden she fell to the ground struggling and fluttering all over the place,

then she was quiet.  We didn't know what was going on, until we saw a Robber Fly on top of her, then we knew. 

The big fly had speared the poor whitetail in the thorax, and as she was way too big for him to carry off, they landed on the ground and he was eating her! 

Unlike dragonflies, Robber Flies don't 'eat' their prey, they just suck the juices out.  We were amazed, and really felt sorry for the poor dragonfly, but yes,

Ron did get photos of this. We saw the same species again at this site on the 18^th & 22^nd. On the 22^nd we saw another Robber Fly get another dragonfly, this time a male Desert Whitetail!   Ron got photos.

August 7, 2008

Mariposa County

Ron & Barbara Oriti

Yosemite, McGurk Meadow

Saw a couple yellow and blacks flying, but they wouldn't sit, so don't know if they were Petaltails or not.      

Watched an interesting dragonfly patrol the quiet waters of McGurk Creek. 

The thorax was rather dark, the abdomen also kind of darkish, with possible narrow rings??  

I think this is what I saw, but he never sat.  I would just start to get a good focus on him when he hovered, but then he'd zoom off again. 

What was really neat though was his face and eyes  ---  they were really green!   This was especially noticeable whenever he flew towards me.  I couldn't stop watching, that green was so pretty! [This certainly sounds like a Ringed Emerald! But it is way south of known distribution – KB]

----- CalOdes/ DSA Ode Blitz 2008 – Modoc County, CA (running species count #s)

Kathy & Dave Biggs; Doug Aguillard & Pat Sherman; Ray & Steven Bruun; Karen DeMello & Jan Hintermaster;

Gary Suttle; David & Linda Blue; Chris Heaivilin; George Sappington; Paul Johnson; Rob Santry

Friday, Day 1 – August 8;

Plumas County: (7 species found – Doug and Pat)

Willow Lake (August 7 & 8)

1. Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus)

2. Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener)

3. Vivid Dancer (Argia vivida)

4. Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)

5. Black-fronted Forktail (Ischnura denticollis)

6. Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta)

7. *White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum) [last report 2008]

Lassen County: (18 species found)

Small pond in, 1.8 miles from Adin on Ash Valley Road 

8. *Emerald Spreadwing (Lestes dryas) [last report 2008]

9.   *Lyre-tipped Spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus) [last report 2008]

10. Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula)

11. Western Forktail (Ischnura perparva)

12. Common Green Darner (Anax junius)

13. Mosaic Darner sp. (Aeshna)

14. 12-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)

15. Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)

16. Western/Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum occidentale)

17.  * Red-veined Meadowhawk (Sympetrum madidum) [last report 2008]

18. Striped Meadowhawk (Sympetrum pallipes)

  Ash Creek Campground

19. American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana)

20. River Bluet (Enallagma anna)

21. Northern/Boreal Bluet (Enallagma annexum/boreale)

Western Forktail (Ischnura perparva)

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)

22. Walker’s Darner (Aeshna walkeri)

23. Great Basin Snaketail (Ophiogomphus morrisoni)

24.   *Grappletail (Octogomphus specularis) [LAST REPROT 2008]

25. Pacific Spiketail (Cordulegaster dorsalis) (still only a sight record for Lassen)

Modoc County: +=1^st time encountered by us in Modoc (38 species found)

Ash Creek @ Hwy 299

+Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)

26.  * Paddle-tailed Darner (Aeshna palmata) [last report 2008]

Rush Creek @ Hwy 299 (first bridge NE of Adin)

27.   *Emma’s Dancer (Argia emma)

+ Common Green Darner (Anax junius)

Darner sp. – not Anax (Aeshna/Rhionaeschna)

28.  *+ Hoary Skimmer (Libellula nodisticta) [last report 2008]

29. Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)

+ Western/Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum occidentale)

Slough Reservoir

+ Western Forktail (Ischnura perparva)

+ Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta)

30. 8-spotted Skimmer (Libellula forensis)

Western/Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum occidentale)

Bluet sp.

NF Pit River, about 8 mi N of Alturas, 5:45-6:30, 78-81F

31. River Jewelwing (Calopteryx aequabilis)

32. American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana)

33. Aztec Dancer (Argia agrioides)

Emma’s Dancer (Argia emma)

34. Sooty Dancer (Argia lugens)

35. Snaketail sp (on 10^th found Pale Snaketail at this same spot) (Ophiogomphus severus)

Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)

Western/Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum occidentale)
Saturday, Day 2 – August 9

Modoc County:
Sand Creek upstream of 49 Road (aka CR-18) 41.60771° -120.01546° [16 species!]

+ Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus)

Emma’s Dancer (Argia emma)

+ Vivid Dancer (Argia vivida)

     + River Bluet (Enallagma anna)

36. Northern Bluet (Enallagma annexum)

    + Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula)

Western Forktail (Ischnura perparva)

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)

Darner sp. . (Aeshna/Rhionaeschna/Anax)

Pale Snaketail (Ophiogomphus severus)

37. Western Pondhawk (Erythemis collocata)

8-spotted Skimmer (Libellula forensis)

+ 12-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)

v+ Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)

38.   *Black Meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae) [last report 2008]

Western/Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum occidentale)

Leonard's Hot Spring

Western Pondhawk (Erythemis collocata)

39. Comanche Skimmer (Libellula comanche)

40. Bleached Skimmer (Libellula composita)

41. Desert Whitetail (Plathemis subornata)

Seyferth Hot Spring [aka “Sacrifice Hot Spring”!] 

42. Pauite Dancer (Argia alberta)

+ Black-fronted Forktail (Ischnura denticollis)

Western Pondhawk (Erythemis collocata)

Comanche Skimmer (Libellula comanche)

Bleached Skimmer (Libellula composita)

Hoary Skimmer (Libellula nodisticta)

12-sptotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)

Western/Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum occidentale)

Creek @ Rd. into Fee Reservoir

+  Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener)

43. Western Red Damsel– (Amphiagrion abbreviatum) below outlet

*River Bluet (Enallagma anna)- below outlet [last date report 2008]

Aeshna sp. – below outlet

Western Forktail (Ischnura perparva)

Eight-spotted Skimmer (Libellula forensis)

Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) (also seen on Lake Shore)

Western/Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum occidentale)

Glider species (Pantala) - might have been seen

Sunday, Day 3 – August 10

Modoc County:
Modoc NWR – this site visited the day before by Paul

Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)

Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula)

Black-fronted Forktail (Ischnura denticollis)

44. Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile)

      Common Green Darner (Anax junius)

Eight-spotted Skimmer (Libellula forensis)

Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)

Black Meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae)

45.  + Cherry-face Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum)(seen by Paul Johnson on Aug.9) [last date seen 2008]

Striped Meadowhawk (Sympetrum pallipes)

SF Pit River E of Likely, MM #3.3; 41.23° N 120.43688° W

v Emma’s Dancer (Argia emma) [last report 2008]

    Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener)

Western Forktail (Ischnura perparva)

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)

+ Great Basin Snaketail (Ophiogomphus morrisoni) – upgrade of sight only COUNTY RECORD OC#283581

Western/Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum occidentale)

SF Pit River E of Likely, further upstream

Great Basin Snaketail (Ophiogomphus morrisoni) -common

Green Darner (Anax junius)

Western/Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum occidentale)

Clear Lake

bluet sp. (Enallagma)

Variable Darner . (Aeshna interrupta)

46. Blue-eyed Darner . (Rhionaeschna multicolor)

Paddle-tailed Darner (Aeshna palmata)

47.   + American Emerald (male) (Cordulia shurtleffii)

Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)

meadowhawk sp. (Sympetrum)

Mill Creek (2 separate stops, one near Clear Lake, one much lower on river where sandbars found)

Western Red Damsel (Amphiagrion abbreviatum)

      Vivid Dancer (Argia vivida)

Bluet sp. (Enallagma)

      Pacific Spiketail (Cordulegaster dorsalis) (still only a sight record for Modoc)

+Great Basin Snaketail (Ophiogomphus morrisoni) – last report of 2008

+ **Pale Snaketail (Ophiogomphus severus) – last report of 2008 * new late flight date by 2+ wks

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)

American Emerald (Cordulia shurtleffii)

Western/Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum occidentale)
Monday, Day 4 – August 11, 2008

Modoc County:

Goose Lake @ Stateline Rd.

damsel sp.

48. Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)

Eight-spotted Skimmer (Libellula forensis)

Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)

Black Meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae)

Western/Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum occidentale)

Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum)

Pond below Lily Lake – 41.9899° N 120.23993° W

*Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) [last date report 2008]

* Western Red Damsel (Amphiagrion abbreviatum) [last date report 2008]

Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula)

Western Forktail