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18 Nov Re: Puerto Rican dragonflies: ID guide/source? [Dennis Paulson ] 17 Nov Re: Puerto Rican dragonflies: ID guide/source? [William Hull ] 16 Nov Puerto Rican dragonflies: ID guide/source? [Tadas ] 15 Nov Re: photo request [Glenn Corbiere ] 15 Nov Re: photo request [Glenn Corbiere ] 15 Nov photo request [Dennis Paulson ] 15 Nov Re: Observing Highlights for 2009 [Darrin O'Brien ] 14 Nov Re: Autumn Meadowhawks (Sympetrum vicinum) in Dearborn, MI [] 14 Nov Autumn Meadowhawks (Sympetrum vicinum) in Dearborn, MI [Darrin O'Brien ] 11 Nov Observing Highlights for 2009 ["brentturcotte" ] 08 Nov Unknown Whiteface ["brentturcotte" ] 11 Oct odes at UM-Dearborn [Darrin O'Brien ] 11 Oct Re: Saffron-winged Meadowhawk ??? [azurebluet ] 11 Oct Saffron-winged Meadowhawk ??? ["brentturcotte" ] 10 Oct Shadow Darner in SE MI [Darrin O'Brien ] 20 Sep Re: Hetaerina titia in Michigan rare ????? ["epiaeschna" ] 19 Sep Re: Hetaerina titia in Michigan rare ????? [Darrin O'Brien ] 18 Sep Hetaerina titia in Michigan rare ????? ["BurtC" ] 14 Sep Re: Unknown Bluet [Glenn Corbiere ] 14 Sep Re: Unknown Bluet [Brent Turcotte ] 14 Sep Re: Unknown Bluet [Earle Baldwin ] 14 Sep Re: Unknown Bluet [Carolyn King ] 14 Sep Pocket Microscopes ["brentturcotte" ] 14 Sep Re: Unknown Bluet [Brent Turcotte ] 13 Sep Re: Unknown Bluet [azurebluet ] 14 Sep Unknown Bluet ["brentturcotte" ] 1 Sep Re: Swift River Cruiser? [chris kline ] 25 Aug Re: Swift River Cruiser? [Glenn Corbiere ] 25 Aug RE: Swift River Cruiser? ["Bob Glotzhober" ] 25 Aug Swift River Cruiser? [chris kline ] 19 Aug Re: Puerto Rico Odanata : Seaerching for checklist & other helpful resources [Dennis Paulson ] 19 Aug Puerto Rico Odanata : Seaerching for checklist & other helpful resources [Tadas ] 19 Aug Re: Darners swarming? [Burt Cebulski ] 19 Aug Darners swarming? [chris kline ] 17 Aug Re: Jade Clubtail (Arigomphus submedianus) habitat [William Nichols ] 17 Aug Re: Jade Clubtail (Arigomphus submedianus) habitat [] 16 Aug Jade Clubtail (Arigomphus submedianus) habitat ["ckmckee89" ] 13 Aug Re: Familiar Bluets sometimes familiar [Thomas Schultz ] 13 Aug RE: Familiar Bluets sometimes familiar ["Bob Glotzhober" ] 12 Aug RE: Athens, Hocking, and Perry Counties, Ohio ["Bob Glotzhober" ] 11 Aug Athens, Hocking, and Perry Counties, Ohio [chris kline ] 11 Aug Re: Familiar Bluet still famliar? [chris kline ] 3 Aug Walk leader for Sept 5 [chris kline ] 31 Jul Malformed wing (Celithemis eponina) associated with snail on larva ["Michael Butler" ] 28 Jul Re: Dragonhunters at Wrigley Field [azurebluet ] 28 Jul Dragonhunters at Wrigley Field ["john southwell" ] 27 Jul Road Trip for Easy Rider! [chris kline ] 27 Jul Road Trip for Easy Rider! [chris kline ] 14 Jul RE: Somatochlora photos [Ryan Brady ] 14 Jul RE: Somatochlora photos [Ryan Brady ] 14 Jul mystery damsel from Athens Co., Ohio - The Ridges [chris kline ] 13 Jul Four-spotted Skimmer - Clermont County, Ohio [William Hull ] 13 Jul Athens Co., Ohio - The Ridges [chris kline ] 11 Jul Re: Somatochlora photos [Glenn Corbiere ] 11 Jul Re: Somatochlora photos [Elvera Shappirio ] 11 Jul Re: Somatochlora photos [Brent Turcotte ] 11 Jul Re: Somatochlora photos [Glenn Corbiere ] 11 Jul Somatochlora photos [Ryan Brady ] 10 Jul Citrine Forktails (Ischnura hastata) in Dearborn, MI [Darrin O'Brien ] 10 Jul Odonata Life List ["brentturcotte" ] 07 Jul Re: Somatochlora linearis...minor range extension? [Julie Craves ] 7 Jul Somatochlora linearis...minor range extension? [] 6 Jul Re: {Spam?} mystery damsel [Chris Hill ] 6 Jul mystery damsel [chris kline ] 30 Jun RE: new Wayne County (MI) dragonfly ["Dave McShaffrey" ] 30 Jun Re: new Wayne County (MI) dragonfly ["John Pogacnik" ] 30 Jun new Wayne County (MI) dragonfly [Darrin O'Brien ] 29 Jun Great Blue Heron eating dragonflies ["D&Y Bree" ] 29 Jun Spiketails and others in NW WI [Ryan Brady ] 28 Jun Cache Bay Biodiversity Day ["brentturcotte" ] 27 Jun Re: odonate photos needed [1 Attachment] ["Tom D. Schultz" ] 24 Jun Emeralds and Clubtails in northern WI [Ryan Brady ] 23 Jun Odes and butterflies from Cook County, IL [Nicholas Block ] 19 Jun Ophiogomphus smithi - Photos [Ryan Brady ] 16 Jun Photos from northern WI [Ryan Brady ] 16 Jun Great Lakes Odonata Meeting ["Deb" ] Subject: Re: Puerto Rican dragonflies: ID guide/source? From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:59:59 -0800 Tadas, If you have trouble with any of your species (or memories thereof), I'd be happy to try to help, as I have a pretty good idea of all the PR species. Most of them are widespread in the West Indies, and a large proportion are widespread throughout the tropics. No species is endemic to Puerto Rico. Dennis On Nov 17, 2009, at 8:13 PM, William Hull wrote: > Tadas, > My website has a number of ode photos from PR which may assist you. I also have some that I have yet to post but will not be doing so in the short term. > > You can find the ones that are there by putting the following into a Google search: > > puerto rico site:http://www.mangoverde.com/dragonflies/ > > Dennis Paulson has a list of PR odes on his website. > > http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/west-indian-odonata/ > > Cheers, > Bill Hull > Cincinnati, OH, USA > http://www.mangoverde.com/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/mangoverde/ > > > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Tadas wrote: > > > Hi Friends, > Just got back from PR and wanting to ID some dragonflies I saw there. Cannot find an online nor paper guide for the island. Any ideas where I can go to find photos/drawings to help me with ID before my memory fades? > Cheers, > Tadas > > > > > > ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: Re: Puerto Rican dragonflies: ID guide/source? From: William Hull <mangoverde AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:13:10 -0500 Tadas, My website has a number of ode photos from PR which may assist you. I also have some that I have yet to post but will not be doing so in the short term. You can find the ones that are there by putting the following into a Google search: puerto rico site:http://www.mangoverde.com/dragonflies/ Dennis Paulson has a list of PR odes on his website. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/west-indian-odonata/ Cheers, Bill Hull Cincinnati, OH, USA http://www.mangoverde.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mangoverde/ On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Tadas wrote: > > > Hi Friends, > Just got back from PR and wanting to ID some dragonflies I saw there. > Cannot find an online nor paper guide for the island. Any ideas where I can > go to find photos/drawings to help me with ID before my memory fades? > Cheers, > Tadas > > > > Subject: Puerto Rican dragonflies: ID guide/source? From: Tadas <lifebirdnt AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:00:34 -0800 (PST) Hi Friends, Just got back from PR and wanting to ID some dragonflies I saw there. Cannot find an online nor paper guide for the island. Any ideas where I can go to find photos/drawings to help me with ID before my memory fades? Cheers, Tadas Subject: Re: photo request From: Glenn Corbiere <gcorbiere AT dragonhunter.net> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:44:23 -0800 (PST) Dennis - the first male I sent you, and of course the female on my web site are not full res. The others are. Let me know if you need anything else. Now to see if I can find a late dragonfly or two around the yard. Glenn   Glenn Corbiere 100 Prospect St. Chester, MA. 01011-9657 www.dragonhunter.net ________________________________ From: Dennis Paulson To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, November 15, 2009 11:36:53 AM Subject: [gl_odonata] photo request   Hello, all. Does anyone have good (=publishable) photos of male or female red damsels (Amphiagrion) from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, the Dakotas, or Nebraska? I need these badly for the eastern odonate field guide that I'm working on. I'm not sure we have the answer to the question of whether there are one or two species in this genus, but in any case I'd like to illustrate individuals from that area, which look different from those farther east. Thanks for looking in your slide or digital collections! Dennis ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: Re: photo request From: Glenn Corbiere <gcorbiere AT dragonhunter.net> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:10:19 -0800 (PST) Dennis, I have photos of males and females from the upper peninsula of Michigan. A low res version of a female is on my web site: http://www.dragonhunter.net/amphiagrion_saucium_f.html And I'll send you a low res version of a male to have a look. Best Wishes, Glenn   Glenn Corbiere 100 Prospect St. Chester, MA. 01011-9657 www.dragonhunter.net ________________________________ From: Dennis Paulson To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, November 15, 2009 11:36:53 AM Subject: [gl_odonata] photo request   Hello, all. Does anyone have good (=publishable) photos of male or female red damsels (Amphiagrion) from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, the Dakotas, or Nebraska? I need these badly for the eastern odonate field guide that I'm working on. I'm not sure we have the answer to the question of whether there are one or two species in this genus, but in any case I'd like to illustrate individuals from that area, which look different from those farther east. Thanks for looking in your slide or digital collections! Dennis ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: photo request From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:36:53 -0800 Hello, all. Does anyone have good (=publishable) photos of male or female red damsels (Amphiagrion) from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, the Dakotas, or Nebraska? I need these badly for the eastern odonate field guide that I'm working on. I'm not sure we have the answer to the question of whether there are one or two species in this genus, but in any case I'd like to illustrate individuals from that area, which look different from those farther east. Thanks for looking in your slide or digital collections! Dennis ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: Re: Observing Highlights for 2009 From: Darrin O'Brien <treecreeper AT wowway.com> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:13:44 -0500 2009 was an atypical year for us. We didn't have any insect survey commitments, and this allowed me to search for odes in locations I haven't searched lately in southeast Michigan. - Highlight of the year for me was finding an Arrowhead Spiketail (Cordulegaster obliqua) population in Lower Huron Metropark, Wayne County. (May) - Banded Pennants (Celithemis fasciata) at Sherwood Park in western Wayne County and Onsted SGA in Lenawee County. (June & July) - Painted Skimmers (Libellula semifasciata) at Holliday Nature Preserve in Wayne County. (July) - Smoky Rubyspots (Hetaerina titia) along the Huron River bordering Wayne and Monroe Counties. (September) The ode season may not be done yet in this area. I hope to find late Autumn Meadowhawks (Sympetrum vicinum) over the next few days. -Darrin O'Brien http://urbanodes.blogspot.com/ brentturcotte wrote: > > > 2009 has been an odd year. The summer was cool and wet keeping dragonfly > numbers and species down. In addition, biting bugs were more abundant > making time spent in the field less pleasant. Ironically enough I had my > best luck in September of all months in finding the most new species > (four) of which three of those were from a single trip to a local > wetland. I saw a total of 14 new species (to me) bringing my life list > to 63 species. > > Most of my dragonflying has been done in the North Bay, Ontario. > > -Finding a Common Green Darner on May 3. Earliest I have seen a dragonfly. > -Getting a Harpoon Clubtail (Juen 6) which I photographed and wrote > about in the Woodland Observer, a local naturalist club newsletter. I > also wrote about a Henry's Elfin which my wife photographed, a butterfly > which was a bit out of range where it was found. > -My first successful wading trip (July 9). I went to Balsam Creek and > found a Twin Spotted Spiketail. This was a new family of dragonfly for > me. I also found an Ocellated Emerald. Brightest striped emerald I have > ever seen. > -On August 12 I was at Arrowhead Provincial Park and caught a > Black-tipped Darner. This darner was part of my second darner swarm I > have seen. Likely between 50 to 100 darners in it. > -On August 13 I caught my largest dragonfly -- a Dragonhunter. > -In September I found two more striped emeralds - a Ski-Tipped Emerald > and a Williamson's Emerald. > -My last dragonfly was a Saffron-winged Meadowhawk. I spotted it on Oct > 10 at the Tea Lake Dam and then a more local sighting a few weeks later. > > What are your highlights for 2009? > > Subject: Re: Autumn Meadowhawks (Sympetrum vicinum) in Dearborn, MI From: denbroo AT aol.com Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:26:39 EST At 64 degrees today, we only had one that I saw in Midland. DENNY BROOKS Mid-Michigan Monarch Field Study Midland, Michigan 43.36 - 84. 26 denbroo AT aol.com Subject: Autumn Meadowhawks (Sympetrum vicinum) in Dearborn, MI From: Darrin O'Brien <treecreeper AT wowway.com> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:11:05 -0500 Julie Craves and I walked the UM-Dearborn natural area today (11/14) and counted 73 Autumn Meadowhawks (Sympetrum vicinum). [primarily males with a few females] http://www.umd.umich.edu/dept/na/index.html -- Darrin O'Brien http://urbanodes.blogspot.com/ Subject: Observing Highlights for 2009 From: "brentturcotte" <brentturcotte AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:32:14 -0000 2009 has been an odd year. The summer was cool and wet keeping dragonfly numbers and species down. In addition, biting bugs were more abundant making time spent in the field less pleasant. Ironically enough I had my best luck in September of all months in finding the most new species (four) of which three of those were from a single trip to a local wetland. I saw a total of 14 new species (to me) bringing my life list to 63 species. Most of my dragonflying has been done in the North Bay, Ontario. -Finding a Common Green Darner on May 3. Earliest I have seen a dragonfly. -Getting a Harpoon Clubtail (Juen 6) which I photographed and wrote about in the Woodland Observer, a local naturalist club newsletter. I also wrote about a Henry's Elfin which my wife photographed, a butterfly which was a bit out of range where it was found. -My first successful wading trip (July 9). I went to Balsam Creek and found a Twin Spotted Spiketail. This was a new family of dragonfly for me. I also found an Ocellated Emerald. Brightest striped emerald I have ever seen. -On August 12 I was at Arrowhead Provincial Park and caught a Black-tipped Darner. This darner was part of my second darner swarm I have seen. Likely between 50 to 100 darners in it. -On August 13 I caught my largest dragonfly -- a Dragonhunter. -In September I found two more striped emeralds - a Ski-Tipped Emerald and a Williamson's Emerald. -My last dragonfly was a Saffron-winged Meadowhawk. I spotted it on Oct 10 at the Tea Lake Dam and then a more local sighting a few weeks later. What are your highlights for 2009? Subject: Unknown Whiteface From: "brentturcotte" <brentturcotte AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:54:21 -0000 I was looking through my photos archive and I came across an interesting photo I took two years ago on a bug trip I lead. Look under Brent's photos for the photo. At the time I was using zip lock bags to show people the dragonflies. Most of the time now I hold dragonflies by the wings to study them. I have always released dragonflies. The dragonfly on the left appears to be a juvenile male (or female) whiteface. By the narrow yellow markings I have narrowed down the species to Frosted, Belted or Crimson-ringed Whiteface. The amber tinted wings is an interesting feature that I didn't know whitefaces could have. The dragonfly on the right is at a bad angle and all I can say is it is an whiteface. Can anyone shed any more light on this mystery? Thanks, Brent Turcotte Subject: odes at UM-Dearborn From: Darrin O'Brien <treecreeper AT wowway.com> Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:42:27 -0400 3 species of dragonflies at UM-Dearborn today (11-Oct-2009) 1 female Common Green Darner (Anax junius) 1 male White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum) - late date for MI dozens of Autumn Meadowhawks (Sympetrum vicinum) -- Darrin O'Brien Dearborn, Michigan Subject: Re: Saffron-winged Meadowhawk ??? From: azurebluet <azurebluet AT aol.com> Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:19:42 -0400 Hi Brent, I agree that this is a male Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum). The dull red coloration and red stigmas are good indicators of the species. The saffron coloration in the wings disappears upon maturity (but persists a little longer on mature females). There appears to be quite a bit of variation in the black markings of this species. The specimens I've collected in the past couple of years are similar to yours with some black markings on the side of the thorax and a good amount of black on the side of the abdomen. Some have had that black dorsal line on all segments that you describe and I have sometimes found it difficult to detect any red coloration in the legs of mature males. However I've also seen specimens that have reduced black markings on both the thorax and the abdomen. Some seem to have no black at all on the side of the thorax and I have seen photographs where the red in the legs is much more obvious. These paler specimens all seem to be from points West but I need to examine a larger series to see if there may be a pattern to the variations. Best, Ed Lam Some costiferum pictures: http://homepage.mac.com/edlam/dragonimages/S_costiferum.html On Oct 11, 2009, at 2:07:18 PM, brentturcotte wrote: From: brentturcotte Subject: [gl_odonata] Saffron-winged Meadowhawk ??? Date: October 11, 2009 2:07:18 PM EDT To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Look under Brent's photos for two photos of meadowhawks. Go to the original resolution. I believe this dragonfly is a Saffron-winged but not 100% sure.  It has a rusty brown thorax, long red pterostigma, dark legs with possible fine yellow stripes visible, red face and dark dorsal marks on S8 and S9. The saffron leading edge doesn't seem to be visible although the edge of the wing does seem to be brown or at least bordered. What puzzles me is the long dark line up the center of the abdomen which I haven't seen in any other photos of this species. In addition this dragonfly was a little shyer than most meadowhawks but still relatively easy to approach, it perches on the ground and was spotted near the Tea Lake Dam in Algonquin Provincial Park yesterday at 11:15 AM (Oct 10, 2009).  ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links Subject: Saffron-winged Meadowhawk ??? From: "brentturcotte" <brentturcotte AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:07:18 -0000 Look under Brent's photos for two photos of meadowhawks. Go to the original resolution. I believe this dragonfly is a Saffron-winged but not 100% sure. It has a rusty brown thorax, long red pterostigma, dark legs with possible fine yellow stripes visible, red face and dark dorsal marks on S8 and S9. The saffron leading edge doesn't seem to be visible although the edge of the wing does seem to be brown or at least bordered. What puzzles me is the long dark line up the center of the abdomen which I haven't seen in any other photos of this species. In addition this dragonfly was a little shyer than most meadowhawks but still relatively easy to approach, it perches on the ground and was spotted near the Tea Lake Dam in Algonquin Provincial Park yesterday at 11:15 AM (Oct 10, 2009). Subject: Shadow Darner in SE MI From: Darrin O'Brien <treecreeper AT wowway.com> Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:07:38 -0400 Surprisingly, I saw a Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) in our Dearborn yard today...definitely late here in Michigan. -- Darrin O'Brien Subject: Re: Hetaerina titia in Michigan rare ????? From: "epiaeschna" <epiaeschna AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:35:19 -0000 Darrin, Thanks for the conformation as you were one of the first to collect this species in Michigan. I have found them mainly at concrete bridges. The north bridge leaving Petersburg on the west side of Monroe Co. had dozens landed on the debris in the river two landed on my net(4M collected). Another bridge was at Deerfield in eastern Lenawee Co.(3M+1Pair).I have collected the most at the original site in Blissfield. There is a park in the center of town 0n M223. This site is only 8 miles from my home(9M+2F+2pair). I have yet to collect an H. americana at any of these sites. It seems strange that such a beautiful insect is found in such horrible water. Two of the sites mentioned above were littered with unbelievable amounts of junk and had visibility through the brown water of about 18in. max. H.titia in 2009 seems to be much more common than once thought. I would think that it will also turn out to be much more common in northwest Ohio. Burt C. --- In gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com, Darrin O'Brien wrote: > > Thanks for the tip, Burt. > > Last year I found a female along the Detroit River in Wayne County (MI) > on 9/21. > > Today I found 6+ males and 2+ females along the Huron River at I-75 in > MI on both the Monroe and Wayne County sides of the river. > > This was the only location where I found H. titia today. I also checked > a few spots along the Raisin River in/near the city of Monroe and > locations farther up the Huron River. > > --Darrin O'Brien > > http://urbanodes.blogspot.com/ > > > BurtC wrote: > > > > > > Odonata Enthusiasts > > > > In 2008 a student doing a dragonfly collection as a senior project > > showed me her collection. I was surprised to find a H. titia miss- > > labeled as H. americana. She gave me the date and location and I went > > this year to check it out. I was greatly surprised to find them in large > > numbers. I mentioned this to Mark O'Brian at the University of Michigan > > Museum of Zoology. He said he suspected that they might be more common > > than once thought, because the northern version is much lighter than > > those found in the south and could be mistaken for H. americana (see > > Williamsonia Vol.10 No.2 Fall/Winter 2006 Pgs.1-3 O'Brian). I have > > collected at sites along the length of the River Raisin and found it in > > large numbers. > > I am asking anyone collecting in southern Michigan or northwest Ohio in > > these final sunny days to be on the lookout for this species. > > Things to look for: > > 1.Fairly large dark damselfly sunning on rocks or logs near the rivers edge. > > 2.Wings having a dark outer edge, especially the hind wing. > > 3.Ruby red spot at the base of the front wing but being replaced in the > > hind wing by a dark,almost black spot. > > 4.If you have a hand lens, check for paraprocts in the lateral view > > curving upward to a point. > > (1-4 above refer to male specimens) > > > > I am very interested in what others find in this area. > > Please contact me with any new information. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Burt Cebulski -- Adrian Michigan > > > > > > -- > > Darrin O'Brien > Subject: Re: Hetaerina titia in Michigan rare ????? From: Darrin O'Brien <treecreeper AT wowway.com> Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:56:15 -0400 Thanks for the tip, Burt. Last year I found a female along the Detroit River in Wayne County (MI) on 9/21. Today I found 6+ males and 2+ females along the Huron River at I-75 in MI on both the Monroe and Wayne County sides of the river. This was the only location where I found H. titia today. I also checked a few spots along the Raisin River in/near the city of Monroe and locations farther up the Huron River. --Darrin O'Brien http://urbanodes.blogspot.com/ BurtC wrote: > > > Odonata Enthusiasts > > In 2008 a student doing a dragonfly collection as a senior project > showed me her collection. I was surprised to find a H. titia miss- > labeled as H. americana. She gave me the date and location and I went > this year to check it out. I was greatly surprised to find them in large > numbers. I mentioned this to Mark O'Brian at the University of Michigan > Museum of Zoology. He said he suspected that they might be more common > than once thought, because the northern version is much lighter than > those found in the south and could be mistaken for H. americana (see > Williamsonia Vol.10 No.2 Fall/Winter 2006 Pgs.1-3 O'Brian). I have > collected at sites along the length of the River Raisin and found it in > large numbers. > I am asking anyone collecting in southern Michigan or northwest Ohio in > these final sunny days to be on the lookout for this species. > Things to look for: > 1.Fairly large dark damselfly sunning on rocks or logs near the rivers edge. > 2.Wings having a dark outer edge, especially the hind wing. > 3.Ruby red spot at the base of the front wing but being replaced in the > hind wing by a dark,almost black spot. > 4.If you have a hand lens, check for paraprocts in the lateral view > curving upward to a point. > (1-4 above refer to male specimens) > > I am very interested in what others find in this area. > Please contact me with any new information. > > Thank you, > > Burt Cebulski -- Adrian Michigan > > -- Darrin O'Brien Subject: Hetaerina titia in Michigan rare ????? From: "BurtC" <epiaeschna AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:15:12 -0000 Odonata Enthusiasts In 2008 a student doing a dragonfly collection as a senior project showed me her collection. I was surprised to find a H. titia miss- labeled as H. americana. She gave me the date and location and I went this year to check it out. I was greatly surprised to find them in large numbers. I mentioned this to Mark O'Brian at the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. He said he suspected that they might be more common than once thought, because the northern version is much lighter than those found in the south and could be mistaken for H. americana (see Williamsonia Vol.10 No.2 Fall/Winter 2006 Pgs.1-3 O'Brian). I have collected at sites along the length of the River Raisin and found it in large numbers. I am asking anyone collecting in southern Michigan or northwest Ohio in these final sunny days to be on the lookout for this species. Things to look for: 1.Fairly large dark damselfly sunning on rocks or logs near the rivers edge. 2.Wings having a dark outer edge, especially the hind wing. 3.Ruby red spot at the base of the front wing but being replaced in the hind wing by a dark,almost black spot. 4.If you have a hand lens, check for paraprocts in the lateral view curving upward to a point. (1-4 above refer to male specimens) I am very interested in what others find in this area. Please contact me with any new information. Thank you, Burt Cebulski -- Adrian Michigan Subject: Re: Unknown Bluet From: Glenn Corbiere <gcorbiere AT dragonhunter.net> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:48:50 -0700 (PDT) Take it in to Staples. They'll punch holes in it and put a spiral on it for very little money. Glenn   Glenn Corbiere 100 Prospect St. Chester, MA. 01011-9657 www.dragonhunter.net ________________________________ From: Carolyn King To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 5:27:00 PM Subject: Re: [gl_odonata] Unknown Bluet   That's a good question, Brent.  I was thinking of asking a local print place if they could rebind mine with a Cerlox binding.  Has anyone tried that? Carolyn King Brent Turcotte Sent by: gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com 09/14/09 04:38 PM Please respond to gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com To gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com cc Subject Re: [gl_odonata] Unknown Bluet Thanks.  I had discounted that possibility because the dorsal view had much less blue than the diagram in Colin's book.  I guess the amount of blue in the dorsal view can vary.  I apologize about the poor quality of the pictures.  Got to work more on my photography. I have your damselfly book.  I have not used it much this season because pages are falling out from much field use last year.  Any suggestions on how to repair the book? Brent --- On Sun, 9/13/09, azurebluet wrote:   Hi Brent, Your bluet is probably a Boreal Bluet (Enallagma boreale). Northern Bluet (Enallagma annexum) is identical and certainly a possibility but I'm not sure there are any September records for annexum while I know boreale has been recorded into late October in Ontario. The only way to tell Northern and Boreal apart is examining their mesostigmal plates. Both species often have large pale spots on segment 8 which are often fused together. The thoracic pattern matches them better, Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum) has narrow blue shoulder stripes and correspondingly wider black shoulder stripes. Boreal and Northern Bluets have narrow black shoulder stripes and wide blue ones. Eyespots on Skimming Bluet are smaller and usually not connected by a blue bar. Your specimen also lacks a dark stripe on the lower side of segment 2. This forms a wavy blue stripe which is distinctive for Skimming Bluet. Glad your odonate season is ending on a good note. Best wishes, Ed Lam On Sep 13, 2009, at 10:48:24 PM, brentturcotte wrote: From: brentturcotte Subject: [gl_odonata] Unknown Bluet Date: September 13, 2009 10:48:24 PM EDT To: gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com Look under Brent's Photos. I found this bluet at the Verner Lagoon in Ontario. The Verner Lagoon is close to the Vueve River. Best I can figure out its a female Skimming Bluet. It has blue on segment 8 that is only on the top. There is no gap in the middle of the blue spot so it would be two spots that are fused. No blue on segment 9 and 10. Mostly black in dorsal view. Kindy greenish spots from segment 2 to 7. However it seems too big for a Skimming Bluet, it is a bit outside its normal flight period and there are very few sightings of it in central Ontario. The West Nipissing area does seem to have species generally found in more southerly locations such as Common Morhen and Least Bittern and there has been a sighting of Skimming Bluet in the Mattawa area. Is there anything else it could be? Thanks, Brent P.S. This weekend has been great for dragonflies. I got four new species for the weekend: Cherry Red Meadowhawk (mostly a confirmation of previous sightings), Band-winged Meadowhawk, Williamson's Emerald and Shadow Darner. I also found a female Marsh or Hagen's Bluet that is notably at least a month outside of its normal flight period. It is ironic that with all the effort I put into dragonflies this year that my best weekend would be in September, near the end of dragonfly season. Then again, the weather has been fabulous as of late. ------------ --------- --------- ------ Yahoo! Groups Links ________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar :Search from anywhere on the web and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now! Messages in this topic (4) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar MARKETPLACE Mom Power: Discover the community of moms doing more for their families, for the world and for each other Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent ActivityVisit Your Group New web site? Drive traffic now. Get your business on Yahoo! search. Sitebuilder Build a web site quickly & easily with Sitebuilder. Yahoo! Groups Small Business Group Own a business? Connect with others. . __,_.._,___ Subject: Re: Unknown Bluet From: Brent Turcotte <brentturcotte AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:28:57 -0700 (PDT) Thanks, I will look into that.  Notwithstanding the binding problem, Damselflies of the Northeast has an excellence which I wish more field guides had. Brent  --- On Mon, 9/14/09, Earle Baldwin wrote: From: Earle Baldwin Subject: Re: [gl_odonata] Unknown Bluet To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Received: Monday, September 14, 2009, 3:10 PM   in the basement of many small public libraries is a bookbinders vise. It allows one to place a broken binding into it, clamps down hard and then one uses a tiny drill bit to drill through holes in the vice. Then with a rugged thread (fishline) one sews the work together. It is permanent... Also,, all my field references get a plastic adhesive backed covering before leaving the house. This postpones the breakdown. All manufacturers could do a bit better. The author is off the hook. Earle On 9/14/09, Carolyn King wrote:   That's a good question, Brent.  I was thinking of asking a local print place if they could rebind mine with a Cerlox binding.  Has anyone tried that? Carolyn King Brent Turcotte Sent by: gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com 09/14/09 04:38 PM Please respond to gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com To gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com cc Subject Re: [gl_odonata] Unknown Bluet Thanks.  I had discounted that possibility because the dorsal view had much less blue than the diagram in Colin's book.  I guess the amount of blue in the dorsal view can vary.  I apologize about the poor quality of the pictures.  Got to work more on my photography. I have your damselfly book.  I have not used it much this season because pages are falling out from much field use last year.  Any suggestions on how to repair the book? Brent --- On Sun, 9/13/09, azurebluet wrote:   Hi Brent, Your bluet is probably a Boreal Bluet (Enallagma boreale). Northern Bluet (Enallagma annexum) is identical and certainly a possibility but I'm not sure there are any September records for annexum while I know boreale has been recorded into late October in Ontario. The only way to tell Northern and Boreal apart is examining their mesostigmal plates. Both species often have large pale spots on segment 8 which are often fused together. The thoracic pattern matches them better, Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum) has narrow blue shoulder stripes and correspondingly wider black shoulder stripes. Boreal and Northern Bluets have narrow black shoulder stripes and wide blue ones. Eyespots on Skimming Bluet are smaller and usually not connected by a blue bar. Your specimen also lacks a dark stripe on the lower side of segment 2. This forms a wavy blue stripe which is distinctive for Skimming Bluet. Glad your odonate season is ending on a good note. Best wishes, Ed Lam On Sep 13, 2009, at 10:48:24 PM, brentturcotte wrote: From: brentturcotte Subject: [gl_odonata] Unknown Bluet Date: September 13, 2009 10:48:24 PM EDT To: gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com  Look under Brent's Photos. I found this bluet at the Verner Lagoon in Ontario. The Verner Lagoon is close to the Vueve River. Best I can figure out its a female Skimming Bluet. It has blue on segment 8 that is only on the top. There is no gap in the middle of the blue spot so it would be two spots that are fused. No blue on segment 9 and 10. Mostly black in dorsal view. Kindy greenish spots from segment 2 to 7. However it seems too big for a Skimming Bluet, it is a bit outside its normal flight period and there are very few sightings of it in central Ontario. The West Nipissing area does seem to have species generally found in more southerly locations such as Common Morhen and Least Bittern and there has been a sighting of Skimming Bluet in the Mattawa area. Is there anything else it could be? Thanks, Brent P.S. This weekend has been great for dragonflies. I got four new species for the weekend: Cherry Red Meadowhawk (mostly a confirmation of previous sightings), Band-winged Meadowhawk, Williamson's Emerald and Shadow Darner. I also found a female Marsh or Hagen's Bluet that is notably at least a month outside of its normal flight period. It is ironic that with all the effort I put into dragonflies this year that my best weekend would be in September, near the end of dragonfly season. Then again, the weather has been fabulous as of late. ------------ --------- --------- ------ Yahoo! Groups Links http://groups . yahoo.com/   group/gl_ odonata/ Individual Email | Traditional http://groups . yahoo.com/   group/gl_ odonata/join (Yahoo! ID requir ed) mailto:gl_odonata- digest AT yahoogrou ps.com   mailto:gl_odonata- fullfeatured AT yahoogroups. com gl_odonata-unsubscr ibe AT yahoogroups. com http://docs . yahoo.com/   info/terms/ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar : Search from anywhere on the web and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now!   __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ Subject: Re: Unknown Bluet From: Earle Baldwin <earlebaldwin AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:10:46 -0400 in the basement of many small public libraries is a bookbinders vise. It allows one to place a broken binding into it, clamps down hard and then one uses a tiny drill bit to drill through holes in the vice. Then with a rugged thread (fishline) one sews the work together. It is permanent... Also,, all my field references get a plastic adhesive backed covering before leaving the house. This postpones the breakdown. All manufacturers could do a bit better. The author is off the hook. Earle On 9/14/09, Carolyn King wrote: > > > > > That's a good question, Brent. I was thinking of asking a local print > place if they could rebind mine with a Cerlox binding. Has anyone tried > that? > Carolyn King > > > *Brent Turcotte * > Sent by: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com > > 09/14/09 04:38 PM Please respond to > gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com > > To > gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com cc > > Subject > Re: [gl_odonata] Unknown Bluet > > > > > Thanks. I had discounted that possibility because the dorsal view had > much less blue than the diagram in Colin's book. I guess the amount of blue > in the dorsal view can vary. I apologize about the poor quality of the > pictures. Got to work more on my photography. > > I have your damselfly book. I have not used it much this season because > pages are falling out from much field use last year. Any suggestions on how > to repair the book? > > Brent > > --- On *Sun, 9/13/09, azurebluet * wrote: > > > Hi Brent, > > Your bluet is probably a Boreal Bluet (Enallagma boreale). Northern Bluet > (Enallagma annexum) is identical and certainly a possibility but I'm not > sure there are any September records for annexum while I know boreale has > been recorded into late October in Ontario. The only way to tell Northern > and Boreal apart is examining their mesostigmal plates. Both species often > have large pale spots on segment 8 which are often fused together. The > thoracic pattern matches them better, Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum) > has narrow blue shoulder stripes and correspondingly wider black shoulder > stripes. Boreal and Northern Bluets have narrow black shoulder stripes and > wide blue ones. Eyespots on Skimming Bluet are smaller and usually not > connected by a blue bar. Your specimen also lacks a dark stripe on the lower > side of segment 2. This forms a wavy blue stripe which is distinctive for > Skimming Bluet. > > Glad your odonate season is ending on a good note. > > Best wishes, > Ed Lam > > > On Sep 13, 2009, at 10:48:24 PM, brentturcotte > wrote: > > *From:* > brentturcotte > *Subject:* > *[gl_odonata] Unknown Bluet* *Date:* > September 13, 2009 10:48:24 PM EDT *To:* > gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com > > > Look under Brent's Photos. I found this bluet at the Verner Lagoon in > Ontario. The Verner Lagoon is close to the Vueve River. Best I can figure > out its a female Skimming Bluet. It has blue on segment 8 that is only on > the top. There is no gap in the middle of the blue spot so it would be two > spots that are fused. No blue on segment 9 and 10. Mostly black in dorsal > view. Kindy greenish spots from segment 2 to 7. > > However it seems too big for a Skimming Bluet, it is a bit outside its > normal flight period and there are very few sightings of it in central > Ontario. The West Nipissing area does seem to have species generally found > in more southerly locations such as Common Morhen and Least Bittern and > there has been a sighting of Skimming Bluet in the Mattawa area. > > Is there anything else it could be? > > Thanks, Brent > > P.S. > This weekend has been great for dragonflies. I got four new species for the > weekend: Cherry Red Meadowhawk (mostly a confirmation of previous > sightings), Band-winged Meadowhawk, Williamson's Emerald and Shadow Darner. > I also found a female Marsh or Hagen's Bluet that is notably at least a > month outside of its normal flight period. > > It is ironic that with all the effort I put into dragonflies this year that > my best weekend would be in September, near the end of dragonfly season. > Then again, the weather has been fabulous as of late. > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > group/gl_ odonata/ > > group/gl_ odonata/join > (Yahoo! ID requir ed) > > mailto:gl_odonata- fullfeatured AT yahoogroups. com > > info/terms/ > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *Yahoo! Canada Toolbar :** Search from anywhere on the web and bookmark > your favourite sites. Download it now! * > > > > > > Subject: Re: Unknown Bluet From: Carolyn King <cking AT yorku.ca> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:27:00 -0400 That's a good question, Brent. I was thinking of asking a local print place if they could rebind mine with a Cerlox binding. Has anyone tried that? Carolyn King Brent Turcotte Sent by: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com 09/14/09 04:38 PM Please respond to gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com To gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com cc Subject Re: [gl_odonata] Unknown Bluet Thanks. I had discounted that possibility because the dorsal view had much less blue than the diagram in Colin's book. I guess the amount of blue in the dorsal view can vary. I apologize about the poor quality of the pictures. Got to work more on my photography. I have your damselfly book. I have not used it much this season because pages are falling out from much field use last year. Any suggestions on how to repair the book? Brent --- On Sun, 9/13/09, azurebluet wrote: Hi Brent, Your bluet is probably a Boreal Bluet (Enallagma boreale). Northern Bluet (Enallagma annexum) is identical and certainly a possibility but I'm not sure there are any September records for annexum while I know boreale has been recorded into late October in Ontario. The only way to tell Northern and Boreal apart is examining their mesostigmal plates. Both species often have large pale spots on segment 8 which are often fused together. The thoracic pattern matches them better, Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum) has narrow blue shoulder stripes and correspondingly wider black shoulder stripes. Boreal and Northern Bluets have narrow black shoulder stripes and wide blue ones. Eyespots on Skimming Bluet are smaller and usually not connected by a blue bar. Your specimen also lacks a dark stripe on the lower side of segment 2. This forms a wavy blue stripe which is distinctive for Skimming Bluet. Glad your odonate season is ending on a good note. Best wishes, Ed Lam On Sep 13, 2009, at 10:48:24 PM, brentturcotte wrote: From: brentturcotte Subject: [gl_odonata] Unknown Bluet Date: September 13, 2009 10:48:24 PM EDT To: gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com Look under Brent's Photos. I found this bluet at the Verner Lagoon in Ontario. The Verner Lagoon is close to the Vueve River. Best I can figure out its a female Skimming Bluet. It has blue on segment 8 that is only on the top. There is no gap in the middle of the blue spot so it would be two spots that are fused. No blue on segment 9 and 10. Mostly black in dorsal view. Kindy greenish spots from segment 2 to 7. However it seems too big for a Skimming Bluet, it is a bit outside its normal flight period and there are very few sightings of it in central Ontario. The West Nipissing area does seem to have species generally found in more southerly locations such as Common Morhen and Least Bittern and there has been a sighting of Skimming Bluet in the Mattawa area. Is there anything else it could be? Thanks, Brent P.S. This weekend has been great for dragonflies. I got four new species for the weekend: Cherry Red Meadowhawk (mostly a confirmation of previous sightings), Band-winged Meadowhawk, Williamson's Emerald and Shadow Darner. I also found a female Marsh or Hagen's Bluet that is notably at least a month outside of its normal flight period. It is ironic that with all the effort I put into dragonflies this year that my best weekend would be in September, near the end of dragonfly season. Then again, the weather has been fabulous as of late. ------------ --------- --------- ------ Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Canada Toolbar : Search from anywhere on the web and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now! Subject: Pocket Microscopes From: "brentturcotte" <brentturcotte AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:26:19 -0000 For minute details such as mesostigmal plates of damselflies are pocket microscopes of any use? I would like to identify all the dragonflies and damselflies I catch but without the mess of killing them to examine them with a microscope at home. Brent Subject: Re: Unknown Bluet From: Brent Turcotte <brentturcotte AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:38:03 -0700 (PDT) Thanks.  I had discounted that possibility because the dorsal view had much less blue than the diagram in Colin's book.  I guess the amount of blue in the dorsal view can vary.  I apologize about the poor quality of the pictures.  Got to work more on my photography. I have your damselfly book.  I have not used it much this season because pages are falling out from much field use last year.  Any suggestions on how to repair the book? Brent --- On Sun, 9/13/09, azurebluet wrote:   Hi Brent, Your bluet is probably a Boreal Bluet (Enallagma boreale). Northern Bluet (Enallagma annexum) is identical and certainly a possibility but I'm not sure there are any September records for annexum while I know boreale has been recorded into late October in Ontario. The only way to tell Northern and Boreal apart is examining their mesostigmal plates. Both species often have large pale spots on segment 8 which are often fused together. The thoracic pattern matches them better, Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum) has narrow blue shoulder stripes and correspondingly wider black shoulder stripes. Boreal and Northern Bluets have narrow black shoulder stripes and wide blue ones. Eyespots on Skimming Bluet are smaller and usually not connected by a blue bar. Your specimen also lacks a dark stripe on the lower side of segment 2. This forms a wavy blue stripe which is distinctive for Skimming Bluet. Glad your odonate season is ending on a good note. Best wishes,Ed Lam On Sep 13, 2009, at 10:48:24 PM, brentturcotte wrote: From:brentturcotte Subject:[gl_odonata] Unknown BluetDate:September 13, 2009 10:48:24 PM EDTTo:gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.comLook under Brent's Photos. I found this bluet at the Verner Lagoon in Ontario. The Verner Lagoon is close to the Vueve River. Best I can figure out its a female Skimming Bluet. It has blue on segment 8 that is only on the top. There is no gap in the middle of the blue spot so it would be two spots that are fused. No blue on segment 9 and 10. Mostly black in dorsal view. Kindy greenish spots from segment 2 to 7. However it seems too big for a Skimming Bluet, it is a bit outside its normal flight period and there are very few sightings of it in central Ontario. The West Nipissing area does seem to have species generally found in more southerly locations such as Common Morhen and Least Bittern and there has been a sighting of Skimming Bluet in the Mattawa area. Is there anything else it could be? Thanks, Brent P.S. This weekend has been great for dragonflies. I got four new species for the weekend: Cherry Red Meadowhawk (mostly a confirmation of previous sightings), Band-winged Meadowhawk, Williamson's Emerald and Shadow Darner. I also found a female Marsh or Hagen's Bluet that is notably at least a month outside of its normal flight period. It is ironic that with all the effort I put into dragonflies this year that my best weekend would be in September, near the end of dragonfly season. Then again, the weather has been fabulous as of late. ------------ --------- --------- ------ Yahoo! Groups Links ed) __________________________________________________________________ Make your browsing faster, safer, and easier with the new Internet Explorer® 8. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ Subject: Re: Unknown Bluet From: azurebluet <azurebluet AT aol.com> Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:46:34 -0400 Hi Brent, Your bluet is probably a Boreal Bluet (Enallagma boreale). Northern Bluet (Enallagma annexum) is identical and certainly a possibility but I'm not sure there are any September records for annexum while I know boreale has been recorded into late October in Ontario. The only way to tell Northern and Boreal apart is examining their mesostigmal plates. Both species often have large pale spots on segment 8 which are often fused together. The thoracic pattern matches them better, Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum) has narrow blue shoulder stripes and correspondingly wider black shoulder stripes. Boreal and Northern Bluets have narrow black shoulder stripes and wide blue ones. Eyespots on Skimming Bluet are smaller and usually not connected by a blue bar. Your specimen also lacks a dark stripe on the lower side of segment 2. This forms a wavy blue stripe which is distinctive for Skimming Bluet. Glad your odonate season is ending on a good note. Best wishes, Ed Lam On Sep 13, 2009, at 10:48:24 PM, brentturcotte wrote: From: brentturcotte Subject: [gl_odonata] Unknown Bluet Date: September 13, 2009 10:48:24 PM EDT To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Look under Brent's Photos. I found this bluet at the Verner Lagoon in Ontario. The Verner Lagoon is close to the Vueve River. Best I can figure out its a female Skimming Bluet. It has blue on segment 8 that is only on the top. There is no gap in the middle of the blue spot so it would be two spots that are fused. No blue on segment 9 and 10. Mostly black in dorsal view. Kindy greenish spots from segment 2 to 7. However it seems too big for a Skimming Bluet, it is a bit outside its normal flight period and there are very few sightings of it in central Ontario. The West Nipissing area does seem to have species generally found in more southerly locations such as Common Morhen and Least Bittern and there has been a sighting of Skimming Bluet in the Mattawa area. Is there anything else it could be? Thanks, Brent P.S. This weekend has been great for dragonflies. I got four new species for the weekend: Cherry Red Meadowhawk (mostly a confirmation of previous sightings), Band-winged Meadowhawk, Williamson's Emerald and Shadow Darner. I also found a female Marsh or Hagen's Bluet that is notably at least a month outside of its normal flight period. It is ironic that with all the effort I put into dragonflies this year that my best weekend would be in September, near the end of dragonfly season. Then again, the weather has been fabulous as of late. ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links Subject: Unknown Bluet From: "brentturcotte" <brentturcotte AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:48:24 -0000 Look under Brent's Photos. I found this bluet at the Verner Lagoon in Ontario. The Verner Lagoon is close to the Vueve River. Best I can figure out its a female Skimming Bluet. It has blue on segment 8 that is only on the top. There is no gap in the middle of the blue spot so it would be two spots that are fused. No blue on segment 9 and 10. Mostly black in dorsal view. Kindy greenish spots from segment 2 to 7. However it seems too big for a Skimming Bluet, it is a bit outside its normal flight period and there are very few sightings of it in central Ontario. The West Nipissing area does seem to have species generally found in more southerly locations such as Common Morhen and Least Bittern and there has been a sighting of Skimming Bluet in the Mattawa area. Is there anything else it could be? Thanks, Brent P.S. This weekend has been great for dragonflies. I got four new species for the weekend: Cherry Red Meadowhawk (mostly a confirmation of previous sightings), Band-winged Meadowhawk, Williamson's Emerald and Shadow Darner. I also found a female Marsh or Hagen's Bluet that is notably at least a month outside of its normal flight period. It is ironic that with all the effort I put into dragonflies this year that my best weekend would be in September, near the end of dragonfly season. Then again, the weather has been fabulous as of late. Subject: Re: Swift River Cruiser? From: chris kline <kline_at_pine AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 10:27:20 -0700 (PDT) Just added a relatively poor quality pic of the suspected Swift River Cruiser.  Hopefully someone can confirm.   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gl_odonata/photos/album/1367299831/pic/list   THX  chris Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio   --- On Tue, 8/25/09, Glenn Corbiere wrote: From: Glenn Corbiere Subject: Re: [gl_odonata] Swift River Cruiser? To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 5:56 PM   The most reliable spot I have to find Swift River Cruisers is near the Summit House, in Hadley MA, a cleared picnic area at the summit of a ridge line 7/10 of a mile from their nearest habitat, the Connecticut River.   I see them foraging regularly there, but I have yet to see one land at the summit.     Glenn Corbiere 100 Prospect St. Chester, MA. 01011-9657 www.dragonhunter. net From: Bob Glotzhober To: gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 10:23:28 AM Subject: RE: [gl_odonata] Swift River Cruiser?   Chris It certainly sounds probable. That is not far away from the river for a critter that has such strong flight. Fields like you describe are important foraging sites for many dragonflies – especially clubtails, and from your observation perhaps river cruisers too.   Bob   ============ ======== Robert C. Glotzhober                  614/ 298-2054 Senior Curator, Natural History    bglotzhober AT ohiohistory. org Ohio Historical Society               Fax: 614/ 297-2546 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 Visit the website of the Ohio Historical Society at:  www.ohiohistory. org and check out our online collections catalog. Visit the Ohio Odonata website at:  http://www.marietta .edu/~odonata/ index.html   From: gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com [mailto:gl_odonata AT yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of chris kline Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:43 AM To: gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com Cc: pete spino Subject: [gl_odonata] Swift River Cruiser?     Good morning,   Is it possible/probable for Swift River Cruiser to be hanging out in an early successional field about a quarter to half mile from the river?  Saw what sure looks like one SUnday at The Ridges in Athens in an interior old field, at least a quarter mile and 200 feet higher from the Hocking River .   I have a poor quality pic that unfortunately left at home.  Dark club-tail looking bug, size of a common green darner, bright green eyes, single yellow stripe on thorax, yellow triangle on seven and another yellow mark (not as large) at base of abdomen, otherwise very dark brown.  Hind legs really long!  Major veins in wing black, otherwise transparent with dark pterostigma.   chris   Chris Kline Sugar Grove , Ohio       Subject: Re: Swift River Cruiser? From: Glenn Corbiere <gcorbiere AT dragonhunter.net> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:56:48 -0700 (PDT) The most reliable spot I have to find Swift River Cruisers is near the Summit House, in Hadley MA, a cleared picnic area at the summit of a ridge line 7/10 of a mile from their nearest habitat, the Connecticut River. I see them foraging regularly there, but I have yet to see one land at the summit.   Glenn Corbiere 100 Prospect St. Chester, MA. 01011-9657 www.dragonhunter.net ________________________________ From: Bob Glotzhober To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 10:23:28 AM Subject: RE: [gl_odonata] Swift River Cruiser?   Chris It certainly sounds probable. That is not far away from the river for a critter that has such strong flight. Fields like you describe are important foraging sites for many dragonflies – especially clubtails, and from your observation perhaps river cruisers too.   Bob   ============ ======== Robert C. Glotzhober                  614/ 298-2054 Senior Curator, Natural History    bglotzhober AT ohiohistory. org OhioHistorical Society               Fax: 614/ 297-2546 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 Visit the website of the Ohio Historical Society at:  www.ohiohistory. organd check out our online collections catalog. Visit the Ohio Odonata website at:  http://www.marietta .edu/~odonata/ index.html   ________________________________ From:gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com [mailto:gl_odonata AT yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of chris kline Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:43 AM To: gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com Cc: pete spino Subject: [gl_odonata] Swift River Cruiser?     Good morning,   Is it possible/probable for Swift River Cruiser to be hanging out in an early successional field about a quarter to half mile from the river?  Saw what sure looks like one SUnday at The Ridges in Athens in an interior old field, at least a quarter mile and 200 feet higher from the Hocking River .   I have a poor quality pic that unfortunately left at home.  Dark club-tail looking bug, size of a common green darner, bright green eyes, single yellow stripe on thorax, yellow triangle on seven and another yellow mark (not as large) at base of abdomen, otherwise very dark brown.  Hind legs really long!  Major veins in wing black, otherwise transparent with dark pterostigma.   chris   Chris Kline Sugar Grove , Ohio       Subject: RE: Swift River Cruiser? From: "Bob Glotzhober" <bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:23:28 -0400 Chris It certainly sounds probable. That is not far away from the river for a critter that has such strong flight. Fields like you describe are important foraging sites for many dragonflies - especially clubtails, and from your observation perhaps river cruisers too. Bob ==================== Robert C. Glotzhober 614/ 298-2054 Senior Curator, Natural History bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org Ohio Historical Society Fax: 614/ 297-2546 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 Visit the website of the Ohio Historical Society at: www.ohiohistory.org and check out our online collections catalog. Visit the Ohio Odonata website at: http://www.marietta.edu/~odonata/index.html ________________________________ From: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of chris kline Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:43 AM To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Cc: pete spino Subject: [gl_odonata] Swift River Cruiser? Good morning, Is it possible/probable for Swift River Cruiser to be hanging out in an early successional field about a quarter to half mile from the river? Saw what sure looks like one SUnday at The Ridges in Athens in an interior old field, at least a quarter mile and 200 feet higher from the Hocking River. I have a poor quality pic that unfortunately left at home. Dark club-tail looking bug, size of a common green darner, bright green eyes, single yellow stripe on thorax, yellow triangle on seven and another yellow mark (not as large) at base of abdomen, otherwise very dark brown. Hind legs really long! Major veins in wing black, otherwise transparent with dark pterostigma. chris Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio Subject: Swift River Cruiser? From: chris kline <kline_at_pine AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:42:30 -0700 (PDT) Good morning,   Is it possible/probable for Swift River Cruiser to be hanging out in an early successional field about a quarter to half mile from the river?  Saw what sure looks like one SUnday at The Ridges in Athens in an interior old field, at least a quarter mile and 200 feet higher from the Hocking River.   I have a poor quality pic that unfortunately left at home.  Dark club-tail looking bug, size of a common green darner, bright green eyes, single yellow stripe on thorax, yellow triangle on seven and another yellow mark (not as large) at base of abdomen, otherwise very dark brown.  Hind legs really long!  Major veins in wing black, otherwise transparent with dark pterostigma.   chris   Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio   Subject: Re: Puerto Rico Odanata : Seaerching for checklist & other helpful resources From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:56:26 -0700 Hello, Tadas. There is no histogram, but you can find a list of the species on the major West Indian islands at http://www.pugetsound.edu/x7045.xml I am sure the rainy season is the best time for a diversity of species in Puerto Rico, more or less May - November. I spent a week there in March of this year and found about half of the 48 species known from the island. Mountain and lowland streams are good habitats, as are Lagunas Cartagena and Tortuguero, also Boqueron Bird Refuge. Doubtless there are other good sites. Dennis On Aug 19, 2009, at 11:11 AM, Tadas wrote: > > Hi Friends, > Am traveling to Puerto Rico frequently and cannot locate a current > checklist of for Puerto Rico. Please point me there if you know > where I can find one --- preferably with histogram. > Also please share knowledge of any other relevant resources > including clubs, books, peoel you may know in PR. > Thank you and God bless > Tadas > > > ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: Puerto Rico Odanata : Seaerching for checklist & other helpful resources From: Tadas <lifebirdnt AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:11:20 -0700 (PDT) Hi Friends, Am traveling to Puerto Rico frequently and cannot locate a current checklist of for Puerto Rico. Please point me there if you know where I can find one --- preferably with histogram. Also please share knowledge of any other relevant resources including clubs, books, peoel you may know in PR. Thank you and God bless Tadas Subject: Re: Darners swarming? From: Burt Cebulski <epiaeschna AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:45:51 -0700 (PDT) This is a very common practice among the darners. In northern Michigan almost any evening you can see large swarms on the back roads. In southern Michigan at my home south of Adrian, it happens often. I have always assumed they were looking for food. The swarms in the U.P. are usually mixed with A.. canadensis, A. umbrosa, A. interrupta and A. verticalis. These swarms are easy to collect due to the tree cover over the roads that limits their altitude. In the, south the swarms are more mixed and you might find almost any of the  larger dragonflies. When I first observed many years ago, I used a 12ga. shotgun with dust shot to drop a few  (they are much harder than you might think to shoot) and found to my surprise, several species, genera and even different families. As to why they do this I am uncertain, it would seem to be feeding as mentioned earlier, but on several occasions I have been unable to see or collect any insects in the area.   Hope This Has Been Helpful,                                            Burt from southern Michigan   --- On Wed, 8/19/09, chris kline wrote: From: chris kline Subject: [gl_odonata] Darners swarming? To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 3:01 PM   Howdy,   Was at my dad's in Hocking County, Ohio last weekend to do some moth lighting.  Around 7:30 in the evening I looked up and noticed several (perhaps as many as 25) dragonflies "hunting" about 30 feet above a field on top of a ridge on his property.  The field portion is about 50 yards wide and is bounded by hardwood forest.  They resembled dark darners to me although I was not able to get a close look.  (I left my net with the 30 foot handle at home!)   I have seen gliders out west do this behavior in the morning but had not ever seen darners do this.  They continued whatever it was they were doing until about 8PM and then they slowly moved on to elsewhere.   Were they hunting? and any ideas what species it may have been from the incredibly detailed description I have given?!  Don't know, maybe this a peculiar behavior of one particular species.   THX   chris   Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio   Subject: Darners swarming? From: chris kline <kline_at_pine AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:01:33 -0700 (PDT) Howdy,   Was at my dad's in Hocking County, Ohio last weekend to do some moth lighting.  Around 7:30 in the evening I looked up and noticed several (perhaps as many as 25) dragonflies "hunting" about 30 feet above a field on top of a ridge on his property.  The field portion is about 50 yards wide and is bounded by hardwood forest.  They resembled dark darners to me although I was not able to get a close look.  (I left my net with the 30 foot handle at home!)   I have seen gliders out west do this behavior in the morning but had not ever seen darners do this.  They continued whatever it was they were doing until about 8PM and then they slowly moved on to elsewhere.   Were they hunting? and any ideas what species it may have been from the incredibly detailed description I have given?!  Don't know, maybe this a peculiar behavior of one particular species.   THX   chris   Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio   Subject: Re: Jade Clubtail (Arigomphus submedianus) habitat From: William Nichols <wjnjunior AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:29:22 -0700 (PDT) What about the Kankakee river? --- On Mon, 8/17/09, crstettner AT aol.com wrote: From: crstettner AT aol.com Subject: Re: [gl_odonata] Jade Clubtail (Arigomphus submedianus) habitat To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, August 17, 2009, 1:19 PM   Hi Cindy,   Jade clubtails are very common along the Fox River.   Craig -----Original Message----- From: ckmckee89 To: gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com Sent: Sun, Aug 16, 2009 12:42 pm Subject: [gl_odonata] Jade Clubtail (Arigomphus submedianus) habitat   Hi All, I have been interested in dragonflies and damselflies for the past three years since taking an IL Natural History Survey IWIN class in central Illinois. I have most of the dragonfly books on the market and in reviewing all these publications I have an exception to the Jade Clubtail habit of ponds, sloughs, etc. that I wonder if any others have experienced. I am collecting and documenting the dragonflies and damselflies of LaSalle County in Illinois. At Illini State Park over this past week I have encountered a population (both male and female) of Jade Clubtails on the Illinois River. Those familiar with the area know the Illinois River is the largest river system in Illinois and connects the Chicago region with the Mississippi River and has constant barge traffic. So, it was a surprise to find the Jade Clubtails along the banks of the Illinois River at Illini State Park in the company of Russet-tipped Clubtail and Royal River Cruiser. I collected one female yesterday and have confirmed the identity and several photos of the males, which I have yet to capture. I have found good populations of Jade Clubtails in both LaSalle County and Bureau counties in their usual habitat - ponds. I wonder if anyone else have recorded this species on large rivers. Cindy McKee LaSalle County, IL Subject: Re: Jade Clubtail (Arigomphus submedianus) habitat From: crstettner AT aol.com Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:19:01 -0400 Hi Cindy, Jade clubtails are very common along the Fox River. Craig -----Original Message----- From: ckmckee89 To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, Aug 16, 2009 12:42 pm Subject: [gl_odonata] Jade Clubtail (Arigomphus submedianus) habitat Hi All, I have been interested in dragonflies and damselflies for the past three years since taking an IL Natural History Survey IWIN class in central Illinois. I have most of the dragonfly books on the market and in reviewing all these publications I have an exception to the Jade Clubtail habit of ponds, sloughs, etc. that I wonder if any others have experienced. I am collecting and documenting the dragonflies and damselflies of LaSalle County in Illinois. At Illini State Park over this past week I have encountered a population (both male and female) of Jade Clubtails on the Illinois River. Those familiar with the area know the Illinois River is the largest river system in Illinois and connects the Chicago region with the Mississippi River and has constant barge traffic. So, it was a surprise to find the Jade Clubtails along the banks of the Illinois River at Illini State Park in the company of Russet-tipped Clubtail and Royal River Cruiser. I collected one female yesterday and have confirmed the identity and several photos of the males, which I have yet to capture. I have found good populations of Jade Clubtails in both LaSalle County and Bureau counties in their usual habitat - ponds. I wonder if anyone else have recorded this species on large rivers. Cindy McKee LaSalle County, IL Subject: Jade Clubtail (Arigomphus submedianus) habitat From: "ckmckee89" <ckmckee89 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:42:54 -0000 Hi All, I have been interested in dragonflies and damselflies for the past three years since taking an IL Natural History Survey IWIN class in central Illinois. I have most of the dragonfly books on the market and in reviewing all these publications I have an exception to the Jade Clubtail habit of ponds, sloughs, etc. that I wonder if any others have experienced. I am collecting and documenting the dragonflies and damselflies of LaSalle County in Illinois. At Illini State Park over this past week I have encountered a population (both male and female) of Jade Clubtails on the Illinois River. Those familiar with the area know the Illinois River is the largest river system in Illinois and connects the Chicago region with the Mississippi River and has constant barge traffic. So, it was a surprise to find the Jade Clubtails along the banks of the Illinois River at Illini State Park in the company of Russet-tipped Clubtail and Royal River Cruiser. I collected one female yesterday and have confirmed the identity and several photos of the males, which I have yet to capture. I have found good populations of Jade Clubtails in both LaSalle County and Bureau counties in their usual habitat - ponds. I wonder if anyone else have recorded this species on large rivers. Cindy McKee LaSalle County, IL Subject: Re: Familiar Bluets sometimes familiar From: Thomas Schultz <schultz AT denison.edu> Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:35:57 -0400 Dear All: Enallagma civile is the focus of one aspect of my research on damselfly coloration. I have followed populations monthly at three farm ponds and three mitigation wetlands since 2005. My observations echo Dennis' summary. They do not occur at all ponds - there are cases where they occur at a farm pond but not at similar ponds only 1/4 of a mile away. In the permanent ponds that I study, they emerge from late May until September in "pulses" and thus fluctuate in abundance from month to month. Changes in abundance from year to year seem to be correlated with the availability of macrophytes that serve as OVP substrates. Around here (Licking County, OH) E. civile prefer Slender Naiad (Najas sp.) and narrow leaf pondweeds (Potamogeton pusillus and crispus). These plants are mostly submerged with small areas of contact with the surface in with civile females lay eggs or from which they descend to OVP underwater. When pond levels go up such that these plants are in deeper water and don't penetrate the surface, civile numbers decline. Also, I find that E. civile numbers are low or absent on ponds that are covered in watermeal or hair algae (Cladophora sp.). I also wonder whether water temperature is a factor. Several ponds that a colleague studies here have been measurably warmer in recent years, and bluets in general at these ponds have declined . In a 70-acre mitigation wetland that was created/filled in 2006, E. civile colonized the ponds (with larvae) in 2007, boomed in 2008 but crashed this year. Some of the ponds that supported larvae previously dried up this year, but there have been only a handful of adults at 3 adjacent permanent ponds. Enallagma geminatum showed the same pattern. Tom Tom D. Schultz, Ph.D., Professor of Biology Denison University Granville, OH 43023 740-587-6218 schultz AT denison.edu On Aug 12, 2009, at 9:29 PM, Dennis Paulson wrote: > Hello, all. > > > Some people responded to my query about Enallagma civile status on > the listserves, others only to me, so I'll try to summarize, also > from my own experience. > > Familiar Bluets are not ubiquitous, although they are very wide- > ranging and reported from a great number of US counties. > > Although reported from southeastern coastal plain counties down to > central Florida, they seem to be rarely seen in most of that area. > I've never seen one in Florida, with much field work, nor in > Georgia except in the NW corner. They were common when I lived in > Chapel Hill, NC, and are apparently still common and widespread in > that state. They are common at least south to north coastal South > Carolina. But a number of people reported they had never seen the > species in their local area, even though well within the known range. > > They are distinctly local in many areas, restricted to or more > common in "disturbed" situations such as farm ponds and retention > ponds and reservoirs. They were called "early successional," coming > in when a pond is newly created and then being replaced by other > species within a few years. Thus they are unlikely to occur with > some similar-looking species - Atlantic (E. doubledayi), Boreal > (E. boreale), and Northern (E. annexum) bluets, for example - all > of which favor more pristine habitats. However, they can also occur > in "natural" settings, for example Carolina bays in South Carolina. > > As is the case with many odonate species, people mentioned civile > being abundant at some ponds, completely lacking from others that > superficially didn't look that different. Those are definitely > interesting situations that we should try to understand. > > Familiar Bluets often spend much time out over open water, with > most individuals away from the shore vegetation, so they may not > always be obvious in an area where they are in fact fairly common. > I've often been amazed at how many flying damselflies (usually one > or more species of bluets) I can see with binoculars when I look > out over a large pond or lake. > > In some areas, they are more common in late summer and fall, even > into October well to the north, but there are records as early as > April in numerous regions. > > There was some mention of year-to-year fluctuations, and it seems > this summer is generally poor for damselflies. You have seen my > posts on the absence of damselflies in midsummer in the Southeast, > and perhaps something is going on that really is harming > damselflies more than dragonflies. > > They seem to be more common and widespread in the Southwest, from > Texas to California, where I see them basically everywhere on every > visit during their lengthy flight season. They occur in most > habitats, including slow streams and rivers. > > The species occurs in the uplands of Mexico all the way through > Central America to Colombia. Newfoundland to Colombia is a rather > unusual distribution for an odonate. Because it is so common in the > Southwest and Mexico, I wonder if it might have originated in the > tropical uplands and then moved north and east after the glaciers > receded, sort of like we've seen Double-striped Bluets (E. > basidens) do in historic times. E. civile has also extended its > range northeastward since recordkeeping started, apparently. > > Dennis > ----- > Dennis Paulson > 1724 NE 98 St. > Seattle, WA 98115 > 206-528-1382 > dennispaulson AT comcast.net > > > > > Subject: RE: Familiar Bluets sometimes familiar From: "Bob Glotzhober" <bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org> Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:36:54 -0400 Thanks Dennis. An interesting summary of observations. Bob ==================== Robert C. Glotzhober 614/ 298-2054 Senior Curator, Natural History bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org Ohio Historical Society Fax: 614/ 297-2546 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 Visit the website of the Ohio Historical Society at: www.ohiohistory.org and check out our online collections catalog. Visit the Ohio Odonata website at: http://www.marietta.edu/~odonata/index.html ________________________________ From: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Paulson Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 9:29 PM To: NEodes AT yahoogroups.com Odes; gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com; se-odonata AT yahoogroups.com Odonata Cc: SoWest Odes; Texas Odes; CalOdes Odes; nw_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [gl_odonata] Familiar Bluets sometimes familiar Hello, all. Some people responded to my query about Enallagma civile status on the listserves, others only to me, so I'll try to summarize, also from my own experience. Familiar Bluets are not ubiquitous, although they are very wide-ranging and reported from a great number of US counties. Although reported from southeastern coastal plain counties down to central Florida, they seem to be rarely seen in most of that area. I've never seen one in Florida, with much field work, nor in Georgia except in the NW corner. They were common when I lived in Chapel Hill, NC, and are apparently still common and widespread in that state. They are common at least south to north coastal South Carolina. But a number of people reported they had never seen the species in their local area, even though well within the known range. They are distinctly local in many areas, restricted to or more common in "disturbed" situations such as farm ponds and retention ponds and reservoirs. They were called "early successional," coming in when a pond is newly created and then being replaced by other species within a few years. Thus they are unlikely to occur with some similar-looking species - Atlantic (E. doubledayi), Boreal (E. boreale), and Northern (E. annexum) bluets, for example - all of which favor more pristine habitats. However, they can also occur in "natural" settings, for example Carolina bays in South Carolina. As is the case with many odonate species, people mentioned civile being abundant at some ponds, completely lacking from others that superficially didn't look that different. Those are definitely interesting situations that we should try to understand. Familiar Bluets often spend much time out over open water, with most individuals away from the shore vegetation, so they may not always be obvious in an area where they are in fact fairly common. I've often been amazed at how many flying damselflies (usually one or more species of bluets) I can see with binoculars when I look out over a large pond or lake. In some areas, they are more common in late summer and fall, even into October well to the north, but there are records as early as April in numerous regions. There was some mention of year-to-year fluctuations, and it seems this summer is generally poor for damselflies. You have seen my posts on the absence of damselflies in midsummer in the Southeast, and perhaps something is going on that really is harming damselflies more than dragonflies. They seem to be more common and widespread in the Southwest, from Texas to California, where I see them basically everywhere on every visit during their lengthy flight season. They occur in most habitats, including slow streams and rivers. The species occurs in the uplands of Mexico all the way through Central America to Colombia. Newfoundland to Colombia is a rather unusual distribution for an odonate. Because it is so common in the Southwest and Mexico, I wonder if it might have originated in the tropical uplands and then moved north and east after the glaciers receded, sort of like we've seen Double-striped Bluets (E. basidens) do in historic times. E. civile has also extended its range northeastward since recordkeeping started, apparently. Dennis ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: RE: Athens, Hocking, and Perry Counties, Ohio From: "Bob Glotzhober" <bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org> Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:04:55 -0400 Chris Three species come to mind as possibilities for your "All black except for big glow-in-the-dark green eyes. Cruising up and down a small stream, which in most places didn't have water. " I've hiked and studied many similar streams in southern Ohio. My first "guess" would be either Mocha Emerald or less likely the Clamp-tipped Emerald. Both will use small woodland streams in southern Ohio (and other places in Ohio). The former especially frequents intermittent streams. Another possibility would be the Arrowhead Spiketail - although your "good look" suggests you would have probably keyed in on all the yellow on the black body. Likewise for the less likely Tiger Spiketail - which generally does not use intermittent streams like the arrowhead Spiketail does. Of course, without either good photo or voucher - these will remain just guesses. However, look up images of Mocha Emerald, and when (if) you go back you might know better what to look for. Bob G. ==================== Robert C. Glotzhober 614/ 298-2054 Senior Curator, Natural History bglotzhober AT ohiohistory.org Ohio Historical Society Fax: 614/ 297-2546 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 Visit the website of the Ohio Historical Society at: www.ohiohistory.org and check out our online collections catalog. Visit the Ohio Odonata website at: http://www.marietta.edu/~odonata/index.html ________________________________ From: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of chris kline Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 9:54 AM To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [gl_odonata] Athens, Hocking, and Perry Counties, Ohio Greetings, Last weekend visited Wildcat Hollow and Rutherford Swamp, both of which are close to where Athens, Hocking, and Perry Counties all meet. Not sure where all of the various boundary lines were! Wildcat Hollow - Very disappointing. Saw three odes, the final two in the last 50 feet of the four mile hike. Common Whitetail 2 The other ode I got a fair look at but no pic, and of course, didn't know what specific features to be looking for. All black except for big glow-in-the-dark green eyes. Cruising up and down a small stream, which in most places didn't have water. Size was probably similar to the Whitetail's, maybe a scant longer. Rutherford Swamp - Finally got their on a sunny day. These numbers definitely take with a grain of salt. Lots of Blue Dasher/E. Pondhawks but at a distance couldn't tell which was which. Common Green Darner 3 Twelve-spotted Skimmer 2 Widow Skimmer 1 Common Whitetail 3 Slaty Skimmer 2 Spangled Skimmer 2 Blue Dasher 2 Eastern Pondhawk 7 Ruby Meadowhawk 7 Eastern Amberwing 1 Eastern Forktail 16 (at least!) The very first time I had visited this site (probably early July) there was a huge!!! black clubtail-looking ode sitting on the gravel parking lot. Of course didn't have my camera and was rushing to the port-a-john. The largest ode I've ever seen is Giant Darner and this bug certainly would've rivaled that in size. Haven't seen it since. ANy ideas? chris Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio Subject: Athens, Hocking, and Perry Counties, Ohio From: chris kline <kline_at_pine AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:53:40 -0700 (PDT) Greetings,   Last weekend visited Wildcat Hollow and Rutherford Swamp, both of which are close to where Athens, Hocking, and Perry Counties all meet.  Not sure where all of the various boundary lines were!   Wildcat Hollow - Very disappointing.  Saw three odes, the final two in the last 50 feet of the four mile hike.   Common Whitetail  2 The other ode I got a fair look at but no pic, and of course, didn't know what specific features to be looking for.  All black except for big glow-in-the-dark green eyes.  Cruising up and down a small stream, which in most places didn't have water.  Size was probably similar to the Whitetail's, maybe a scant longer.   Rutherford Swamp - Finally got their on a sunny day.  These numbers definitely take with a grain of salt.  Lots of Blue Dasher/E. Pondhawks but at a distance couldn't tell which was which.   Common Green Darner  3 Twelve-spotted Skimmer  2 Widow Skimmer  1 Common Whitetail  3 Slaty Skimmer  2 Spangled Skimmer  2 Blue Dasher  2 Eastern Pondhawk  7 Ruby Meadowhawk  7 Eastern Amberwing  1 Eastern Forktail  16 (at least!)   The very first time I had visited this site (probably early July) there was a huge!!! black clubtail-looking ode sitting on the gravel parking lot.  Of course didn't have my camera and was rushing to the port-a-john.  The largest ode I've ever seen is Giant Darner and this bug certainly would've rivaled that in size.  Haven't seen it since.    ANy ideas?   chris       Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio   Subject: Re: Familiar Bluet still famliar? From: chris kline <kline_at_pine AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:12:10 -0700 (PDT) We have a lot of civile in our wetlands here at Grange Insurance Audubon Center in COlumbus, Ohio.  Our wetlands are not quite three years old.  Earlier in summer I was also seeing them down in Athens County at The Ridges, but not so much now.  Not sure how old The Ridges pond is.  I know it was not there when I did my grad research in 1994.   In AZ, at Boyce Thompson Arboretum (2400' elevation) we had them at Ayer Lake but not consistently and not in large numbers.  Typically a pre-monsoon bug if I recall.  WHich I found odd, because about ten miles up the road there was a cattle tank (3500' elevation) that was regularly loaded with them (across the highway from Oak Flats by the power substation).   chris   Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio   --- On Mon, 8/10/09, Dennis Paulson wrote: From: Dennis Paulson Subject: [gl_odonata] Familiar Bluet still famliar? To: "NEodes Odes" , gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com, "se-odonata AT yahoogroups.com Odonata" Date: Monday, August 10, 2009, 11:10 AM   Hello, all. If you look at the range maps for Enallagma civile (Familiar Bluet), it looks as if it occurs over just about all of the US except the Northwest, also a bit into southern Canada. I have always thought of it as one of our more common species. I have been doing odonate field work in a variety of eastern states during the last couple of summers, and again and again, I've been struck by how few civile I have seen (none in some cases). Has this species declined, or have I just had bad luck finding it in any numbers? Is it more seasonal than I thought, flying only in spring, or midsummer, or late summer? Is it more limited in habitat than I thought? I know it is sometimes considered characteristic of reservoirs, farm ponds, and other disturbed or anthropogenic habitats, but it surely has "natural" habitats in which it can be common. Any info would be of interest, hopefully to others on these lists as well. I am only interested in its status from the eastern Great Plains eastward and will be querying western odonate listserves separately. Dennis ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net Subject: Walk leader for Sept 5 From: chris kline <kline_at_pine AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 06:28:34 -0700 (PDT) Good morning all,   We would like to do a dragonfly walk at our site on Sept. 5.  Unfortunately I am not available to lead the walk.  Anybody out there in ode land interested in leading a dragonfly walk at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center (Scioto Audubon Metro Park, near downtown Columbus) on the morning of Sept 5?  Pleeeeease!   chris   Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio   Subject: Malformed wing (Celithemis eponina) associated with snail on larva From: "Michael Butler" <thomas.ormond AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:26:09 -0000 Hello all, I recently came upon a freshly eclosed Celithemis eponina which had a severely malformed hind-wing. When I examined the exuvia, if found an embedded ~4 mm Succineid snail (det Jack Burch, U. Mich) in the thorax in a position that corresponded to the malformed adult wing. Is it unusual for odonate larvae to be fouled with gastropods or other epifauna? I uploaded an image of the snail here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/28113115 AT N00/3774625579/ With the appearance of this sizeable population of Halloween Pennant, the species is added to the list of dragonflies breeding in Peterborough County (ON). The first occurrence was in 2002. The species is now well established in adjacent counties to the south. I'm writing up some notes on their behaviour and I would be very grateful is someone on the list could help me find a copy of a relevant paper: Miller, P. L. 1982. Observations on the reproductive behaviour of Celithemis eponina Drury (Libellulidae, Odonata). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 117:209–212. Please email me directly: michaelbutlernexicomnet Thanks in advance, Michael Subject: Re: Dragonhunters at Wrigley Field From: azurebluet <azurebluet AT aol.com> Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:44:32 -0400 I've never seen Dragonhunters at a ballgame but a few years ago I saw several Swamp Darners (Epiaeschna heros) patrolling around Shea Stadium in New York.  Also a couple years ago I came across a Youtube video if a dragonfly on pitcher Ed Vosberg's cap. A screencap I took can be seen here: http://homepage.mac.com/edlam/dragonflyroad/vosberg.jpg It looks like a clubtail perhaps a Stylurus of some kind. The Phillies were playing at home so the locality is south Philadelphia near the Delaware and the Schuylkill Rivers. Best, Ed  Ed Lam Eastchester, NY On Jul 28, 2009, at 1:06:53 PM, "john southwell" wrote: From: "john southwell" Subject: [gl_odonata] Dragonhunters at Wrigley Field Date: July 28, 2009 1:06:53 PM EDT To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Unexpected Dragonhunter sighting: July 27, 2009 night game at Wrigley Field (Cubs vs. Astros). Beginning at roughly 7:30pm and continuing to 9:00pm several large specimens of Hagenius brevistylus were seen patrolling and hunting above the stands behind home plate! We were in section 220, row 7. Without doubt they were Dragonhunters, obvious from their very large size and characteristic curled abdomen while flying. I had a difficult time watching the game, it was more fun to watch these special creatures hunt and fly between the people in the crowd. Has anyone else seen these unexpected baseball fans? ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links Subject: Dragonhunters at Wrigley Field From: "john southwell" <jes1967 AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:06:53 -0000 Unexpected Dragonhunter sighting: July 27, 2009 night game at Wrigley Field (Cubs vs. Astros). Beginning at roughly 7:30pm and continuing to 9:00pm several large specimens of Hagenius brevistylus were seen patrolling and hunting above the stands behind home plate! We were in section 220, row 7. Without doubt they were Dragonhunters, obvious from their very large size and characteristic curled abdomen while flying. I had a difficult time watching the game, it was more fun to watch these special creatures hunt and fly between the people in the crowd. Has anyone else seen these unexpected baseball fans? Subject: Road Trip for Easy Rider! From: chris kline <kline_at_pine AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:02:07 -0700 (PDT) Hi all,   I will be taking the motorcycle on a road trip the first half of September from COlumbus, Ohio to Phoenix, AZ.    I have found that on previous trips I need to take a short break every 60-90 minutes because my backside isn't as padded as it used to be!  So, I am hoping to use these breaks for ode and lep photography.  By the time I'm done, I'd like to have a pic of a unique lep and ode for each state I travel through.   I will be roughly traveling I-70 to AZ (dropping down thru CO and NM) and I-40 back (cutting up through TN and KY).  Any worthwhile but close side trips that anyone would like to recommend along that route?   chris   Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio     [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Road Trip for Easy Rider! From: chris kline <kline_at_pine AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:02:07 -0700 (PDT) Hi all,   I will be taking the motorcycle on a road trip the first half of September from COlumbus, Ohio to Phoenix, AZ.    I have found that on previous trips I need to take a short break every 60-90 minutes because my backside isn't as padded as it used to be!  So, I am hoping to use these breaks for ode and lep photography.  By the time I'm done, I'd like to have a pic of a unique lep and ode for each state I travel through.   I will be roughly traveling I-70 to AZ (dropping down thru CO and NM) and I-40 back (cutting up through TN and KY).  Any worthwhile but close side trips that anyone would like to recommend along that route?   chris   Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio     Subject: RE: Somatochlora photos From: Ryan Brady <ryanbrady10 AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:57:32 -0600 Some better shots of Brush-tipped and Ocellated Emeralds from this past weekend can be found here: http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/OneLocation.cfm?LocationID=494 Ryan Brady Grand View, Bayfield County, WI http://www.pbase.com/rbrady To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com From: ryanbrady10 AT hotmail.com Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:51:07 -0600 Subject: RE: [gl_odonata] Somatochlora photos Hi Glenn et al., Sorry about the photo issues. I contacted the web administrator and she's working on it. For now, she's created a temporary fix that should suffice until she identifies the bigger problem. Re: the emeralds, I live in a relatively remote area within the Chequamegon National Forest in northern Wisconsin. The road I live on is paralleled for a couple miles by a small, clean stream, with two adjacent streams running perpendicular to and emptying into this one. My house is right in between them all. Alders line a majority of the roadside stream, with taller woodlands in some places. The habitat is somewhat diverse with both upland and lowland forest composed of aspen, maple, ash, fir, spruce, and others, and numerous forest openings. I find the emeralds and many other dragonflies within these forest openings and along the road. My strategy is to hike alot and visually scan likely perches (e.g. dead branches or sticks in sunlight), especially during mid-morning or late evening hours. I also try to recognize Somatochlora in flight and then wait for them to land. Sometimes they cooperate and sometimes they don't. All of my photos are unposed as I do not own a net. I hope this helps! Ryan Brady Grand View, Bayfield County, WI http://www.pbase.com/rbrady To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com From: gcorbiere AT dragonhunter.net Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:06:47 -0700 Subject: Re: [gl_odonata] Somatochlora photos Hi Ryan, I'm from the Northeast, but I follow a number of the Odonata groups around the country. I've spent the last 9 years working on my project of trying to photograph all of the species that can be found in Massachusetts, which is about 165, give or take, in their natural surroundings and un-posed. If I photograph a species that I think the ID might be a challange, and I must have it in hand to confirm the ID, I then try to net the bug for in hand closeup photos. I still have about 30 or so species I need, and after all this time I find myself with less than a handful of the Somatochlora species. If I ever photographed 4 in one day, I'd be suspicious that it was really only a dream, or that I had actually, as a friend of mine would say, "died and gone to heaven"! I'm impressed, whether your photos are unposed or not. Apparantly I'm just not in a great area for striped emeralds! When I click on your links, on the web pages that I go to I can only see the thumbnails, however. Maybe it's a problem with my computer, but when I click on the thumbnails, nothing happens. Glenn Glenn Corbiere 100 Prospect St. Chester, MA. 01011-9657 www.dragonhunter.net From: Ryan Brady To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 10:29:36 AM Subject: [gl_odonata] Somatochlora photos Sorry for the delayed report... Last July 4 weekend I had an awesome six species of Somatochlora on my property in northwest Wisconsin, including OCELLATED, BRUSH-TIPPED, WILLIAMSON'S, FORCIPATE, SKI-TAILED, and KENNEDY'S EMERALDS. All but the Brush-tippeds cooperated pretty well for photos. Forcipate, Ocellated, Ski-tailed, and Williamson's Emeralds are here: http://wiatri. net/inventory/ odonata/oneLocat ion.cfm?Location ID=484 Brush-tipped and Kennedy's: http://wiatri. net/inventory/ odonata/oneLocat ion.cfm?Location ID=485 And a better shot of male Williamson's: http://wiatri. net/inventory/ odonata/oneLocat ion.cfm?Location ID=486 Ryan Brady Grand View, Bayfield County, WI http://www.pbase. com/rbrady Subject: RE: Somatochlora photos From: Ryan Brady <ryanbrady10 AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:51:07 -0600 Hi Glenn et al., Sorry about the photo issues. I contacted the web administrator and she's working on it. For now, she's created a temporary fix that should suffice until she identifies the bigger problem. Re: the emeralds, I live in a relatively remote area within the Chequamegon National Forest in northern Wisconsin. The road I live on is paralleled for a couple miles by a small, clean stream, with two adjacent streams running perpendicular to and emptying into this one. My house is right in between them all. Alders line a majority of the roadside stream, with taller woodlands in some places. The habitat is somewhat diverse with both upland and lowland forest composed of aspen, maple, ash, fir, spruce, and others, and numerous forest openings. I find the emeralds and many other dragonflies within these forest openings and along the road. My strategy is to hike alot and visually scan likely perches (e.g. dead branches or sticks in sunlight), especially during mid-morning or late evening hours. I also try to recognize Somatochlora in flight and then wait for them to land. Sometimes they cooperate and sometimes they don't. All of my photos are unposed as I do not own a net. I hope this helps! Ryan Brady Grand View, Bayfield County, WI http://www.pbase.com/rbrady To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com From: gcorbiere AT dragonhunter.net Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:06:47 -0700 Subject: Re: [gl_odonata] Somatochlora photos Hi Ryan, I'm from the Northeast, but I follow a number of the Odonata groups around the country. I've spent the last 9 years working on my project of trying to photograph all of the species that can be found in Massachusetts, which is about 165, give or take, in their natural surroundings and un-posed. If I photograph a species that I think the ID might be a challange, and I must have it in hand to confirm the ID, I then try to net the bug for in hand closeup photos. I still have about 30 or so species I need, and after all this time I find myself with less than a handful of the Somatochlora species. If I ever photographed 4 in one day, I'd be suspicious that it was really only a dream, or that I had actually, as a friend of mine would say, "died and gone to heaven"! I'm impressed, whether your photos are unposed or not. Apparantly I'm just not in a great area for striped emeralds! When I click on your links, on the web pages that I go to I can only see the thumbnails, however. Maybe it's a problem with my computer, but when I click on the thumbnails, nothing happens. Glenn Glenn Corbiere 100 Prospect St. Chester, MA. 01011-9657 www.dragonhunter.net From: Ryan Brady To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 10:29:36 AM Subject: [gl_odonata] Somatochlora photos Sorry for the delayed report... Last July 4 weekend I had an awesome six species of Somatochlora on my property in northwest Wisconsin, including OCELLATED, BRUSH-TIPPED, WILLIAMSON'S, FORCIPATE, SKI-TAILED, and KENNEDY'S EMERALDS. All but the Brush-tippeds cooperated pretty well for photos. Forcipate, Ocellated, Ski-tailed, and Williamson's Emeralds are here: http://wiatri. net/inventory/ odonata/oneLocat ion.cfm?Location ID=484 Brush-tipped and Kennedy's: http://wiatri. net/inventory/ odonata/oneLocat ion.cfm?Location ID=485 And a better shot of male Williamson's: http://wiatri. net/inventory/ odonata/oneLocat ion.cfm?Location ID=486 Ryan Brady Grand View, Bayfield County, WI http://www.pbase. com/rbrady Subject: mystery damsel from Athens Co., Ohio - The Ridges From: chris kline <kline_at_pine AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:14:03 -0700 (PDT) Hi all,   I have upload to the website pics of a damsel which I cannot nail down.  I'm suspecting either Blue-fronted or Powdered Dancer.  Any help would be appreciated.  THX http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gl_odonata/photos/album/1367299831/pic/list?mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&dir=asc  chris Chris Kline Sugar Grove, Ohio   --- On Mon, 7/13/09, chris kline wrote: From: chris kline Subject: [gl_odonata] Athens Co., Ohio - The Ridges To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 5:13 AM  Good morning,   I had a great trip to The Ridges yesterday, at least as far as odes were concerned.  Leps were surprisingly slow.   The list included:   Widow Skimmer - many, including several females in fields Spangled Skimmer - several, mostly males Blue Dasher - probably 20-25 Black Saddlebags - two Slaty Skimmer - five Eastern Amberwing - many, nice assortment of male and female Eastern Pondhawk - one female in a field Banded Pennant - one in a field Common Green Darner - two Fragile Forktail - a few, not as common as earlier in the season Citrine Forktail - one lone male in a field Violet Dancer - several; got pic of mating pair! Slender Spreadwing - one and a yet to be indentified Bluet   chris Chris Kline Director of Education Grange Insurance Audubon Center 692 North High Street, Suite 303 Columbus, Ohio  43215 614-224-3303 http://grange. audubon.org Subject: Four-spotted Skimmer - Clermont County, Ohio From: William Hull <mangoverde AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:50:45 -0400 Earlier today I checked one of the sites I regularly visit and was quite surprised to find at least 30 Four-spotted Skimmers (Libellula quadrimaculata). I counted 27 males and 3 females. 3 pairs copulated followed by the female ovipositing with male hovering nearby. This is a species that was not even on my short list for SW Ohio. According to Odonata Central there are only 2 more southerly counties in the eastern US with records. Here is a link to a photo I took today. http://picasaweb.google.com/mangoverde/FourSpottedSkimmerEastForkStateParkClermontCountyOhio?feat=directlink I don't know the exact history of the site but it is a man made wetland that I believe is less than 4 years old. The is the third season in which I have been visiting the site with regular visits this season and last. I have recorded a total of 45 species during my visits and know of 1 species recorded by someone else. The site is a wetland accessed from the Afton entrance of East Fork State Park, Clermont County, Ohio. Cheers, Bill Hull Cincinnati, OH, USA http://www.mangoverde.com/ Subject: Athens Co., Ohio - The Ridges From: chris kline <kline_at_pine AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:13:56 -0700 (PDT)  Good morning,   I had a great trip to The Ridges yesterday, at least as far as odes were concerned.  Leps were surprisingly slow.   The list included:   Widow Skimmer - many, including several females in fields Spangled Skimmer - several, mostly males Blue Dasher - probably 20-25 Black Saddlebags - two Slaty Skimmer - five Eastern Amberwing - many, nice assortment of male and female Eastern Pondhawk - one female in a field Banded Pennant - one in a field Common Green Darner - two Fragile Forktail - a few, not as common as earlier in the season Citrine Forktail - one lone male in a field Violet Dancer - several; got pic of mating pair! Slender Spreadwing - one and a yet to be indentified Bluet   chris Chris Kline Director of Education Grange Insurance Audubon Center 692 North High Street, Suite 303 Columbus, Ohio  43215 614-224-3303 http://grange.audubon.org Subject: Re: Somatochlora photos From: Glenn Corbiere <gcorbiere AT dragonhunter.net> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:07:29 -0700 (PDT) Hi Ellie, Thanks for the tip. There was another little window popping up, which I hadn't even noticed before, but it disappeared after about a half second, regardless of whether I had the pop up blocker on or off. I tried opening the site in Firefox, and with that browser the little window stayed, and I was able to re-size it as you suggested. So thank you - I had given up on trying to look at Ryan's photos. Best Wishes, Glenn Glenn Corbiere 100 Prospect St. Chester, MA. 01011-9657 www.dragonhunter.net ________________________________ From: Elvera Shappirio To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 4:29:25 PM Subject: Re: [gl_odonata] Somatochlora photos Hi Glenn, When I click on the thumbnails I get another thumbnail in a small window. It has a lower right corner dragging corner. If I drag that I can make the photo as big as I want. Will that work for you? Ellie On Jul 11, 2009, at 11:06 AM, Glenn Corbiere wrote: > > > > >Hi Ryan, > >I'm from the Northeast, but I follow a number of the Odonata groups around the country. I've spent the last 9 years working on my project of trying to photograph all of the species that can be found in Massachusetts, which is about 165, give or take, in their natural surroundings and un-posed. If I photograph a species that I think the ID might be a challange, and I must have it in hand to confirm the ID, I then try to net the bug for in hand closeup photos. I still have about 30 or so species I need, and after all this time I find myself with less than a handful of the Somatochlora species. If I ever photographed 4 in one day, I'd be suspicious that it was really only a dream, or that I had actually, as a friend of mine would say, "died and gone to heaven"! > >I'm impressed, whether your photos are unposed or not. Apparantly I'm just not in a great area for striped emeralds! When I click on your links, on the web pages that I go to I can only see the thumbnails, however. Maybe it's a problem with my computer, but when I click on the thumbnails, nothing happens. > >Glenn >  >Glenn Corbiere  >100 Prospect St.  >Chester, MA. 01011-9657  > >www.dragonhunter. net > > > > > ________________________________ From: Ryan Brady >To: gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com >Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 10:29:36 AM >Subject: [gl_odonata] Somatochlora photos > > > >Sorry for the delayed report... Last July 4 weekend I had an awesome six species of Somatochlora on my property in northwest Wisconsin, including OCELLATED, BRUSH-TIPPED, >WILLIAMSON'S, FORCIPATE, SKI-TAILED, and KENNEDY'S EMERALDS. All but the Brush-tippeds cooperated pretty well for photos. > >Forcipate, Ocellated, Ski-tailed, and Williamson's Emeralds are here: >http://wiatri. net/inventory/ odonata/oneLocat ion.cfm?Location ID=484 > >Brush-tipped and Kennedy's: >http://wiatri. net/inventory/ odonata/oneLocat ion.cfm?Location ID=485 > >And a better shot of male Williamson's: >http://wiatri. net/inventory/ odonata/oneLocat ion.cfm?Location ID=486 > >Ryan Brady >Grand View, Bayfield County, WI >http://www.pbase. com/rbrady > > > > Subject: Re: Somatochlora photos From: Elvera Shappirio <eshap AT umich.edu> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:29:25 -0400 Hi Glenn, When I click on the thumbnails I get another thumbnail in a small window. It has a lower right corner dragging corner. If I drag that I can make the photo as big as I want. Will that work for you? Ellie On Jul 11, 2009, at 11:06 AM, Glenn Corbiere wrote: > > > > Hi Ryan, > > I'm from the Northeast, but I follow a number of the Odonata groups > around the country. I've spent the last 9 years working on my > project of trying to photograph all of the species that can be found > in Massachusetts, which is about 165, give or take, in their natural > surroundings and un-posed. If I photograph a species that I think > the ID might be a challange, and I must have it in hand to confirm > the ID, I then try to net the bug for in hand closeup photos. I > still have about 30 or so species I need, and after all this time I > find myself with less than a handful of the Somatochlora species. If > I ever photographed 4 in one day, I'd be suspicious that it was > really only a dream, or that I had actually, as a friend of mine > would say, "died and gone to heaven"! > > I'm impressed, whether your photos are unposed or not. Apparantly > I'm just not in a great area for striped emeralds! When I click on > your links, on the web pages that I go to I can only see the > thumbnails, however. Maybe it's a problem with my computer, but when > I click on the thumbnails, nothing happens. > > Glenn > > Glenn Corbiere > 100 Prospect St. > Chester, MA. 01011-9657 > > www.dragonhunter.net > > > From: Ryan Brady > To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com > Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 10:29:36 AM > Subject: [gl_odonata] Somatochlora photos > > > Sorry for the delayed report... Last July 4 weekend I had an awesome > six species of Somatochlora on my property in northwest Wisconsin, > including OCELLATED, BRUSH-TIPPED, > WILLIAMSON'S, FORCIPATE, SKI-TAILED, and KENNEDY'S EMERALDS. All but > the Brush-tippeds cooperated pretty well for photos. > > Forcipate, Ocellated, Ski-tailed, and Williamson's Emeralds are here: > http://wiatri. net/inventory/ odonata/oneLocat ion.cfm?Location ID=484 > > Brush-tipped and Kennedy's: > http://wiatri. net/inventory/ odonata/oneLocat ion.cfm?Location ID=485 > > And a better shot of male Williamson's: > http://wiatri. net/inventory/ odonata/oneLocat ion.cfm?Location ID=486 > > Ryan Brady > Grand View, Bayfield County, WI > http://www.pbase. com/rbrady > > > > Subject: Re: Somatochlora photos From: Brent Turcotte <brentturcotte AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:26:08 -0700 (PDT) Don't feel too bad.  In the past three years I have only observed two striped emeralds -- a Brush-tipped and an Ocellated.  In my area striped emeralds are hard to find.  I am the only regular observer in my area I need to do the ground work of finding where the best spots are.  Plus with my northerly location and cool wet summer the dragonflies overall have not been abundant this year. Brent  --- On Sat, 7/11/09, Glenn Corbiere wrote: From: Glenn Corbiere Subject: Re: [gl_odonata] Somatochlora photos To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Received: Saturday, July 11, 2009, 8:06 AM Hi Ryan,   I'm from the Northeast, but I follow a number of the Odonata groups around the country. I've spent the last 9 years working on my project of trying to photograph all of the species that can be found in Massachusetts, which is about 165, give or take, in their natural surroundings and un-posed. If I photograph a species that I think the ID might be a challange, and I must have it in hand to confirm the ID, I then try to net the bug for in hand closeup photos. I still have about 30 or so species I need, and after all this time I find myself with less than a handful of the Somatochlora species. If I ever photographed 4 in one day, I'd be suspicious that it was really only a dream, or that I had actually, as a friend of mine would say, "died and gone to heaven"!   I'm impressed, whether your photos are unposed or not. Apparantly I'm just not in a great area for striped emeralds! When I click on your links, on the web pages that I go to I can only see the thumbnails, however. Maybe it's a problem with my computer, but when I click on the thumbnails, nothing happens.   Glenn   Glenn Corbiere 100 Prospect St. Chester, MA. 01011-9657 www.dragonhunter. net From: Ryan Brady To: gl_odonata AT yahoogro ups.com Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 10:29:36 AM Subject: [gl_odonata] Somatochlora photos Sorry for the delayed report... Last July 4 weekend I had an awesome six species of Somatochlora on my property in northwest Wisconsin, including OCELLATED, BRUSH-TIPPED, WILLIAMSON'S, FORCIPATE, SKI-TAILED, and KENNEDY'S EMERALDS. All but the Brush-tippeds cooperated pretty well for photos. Forcipate, Ocellated, Ski-tailed, and Williamson's Emeralds are here: http://wiatri. net/inventory/ odonata/oneLocat ion.cfm?Location ID=484 Brush-tipped and Kennedy's: http://wiatri. net/inventory/ odonata/oneLocat ion.cfm?Location ID=485 And a better shot of male Williamson's: http://wiatri. net/inventory/ odonata/oneLocat ion.cfm?Location ID=486 Ryan Brady Grand View, Bayfield County, WI http://www.pbase. com/rbrady __________________________________________________________________ Make your browsing faster, safer, and easier with the new Internet Explorer® 8. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ Subject: Re: Somatochlora photos From: Glenn Corbiere <gcorbiere AT dragonhunter.net> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:06:47 -0700 (PDT) Hi Ryan, I'm from the Northeast, but I follow a number of the Odonata groups around the country. I've spent the last 9 years working on my project of trying to photograph all of the species that can be found in Massachusetts, which is about 165, give or take, in their natural surroundings and un-posed. If I photograph a species that I think the ID might be a challange, and I must have it in hand to confirm the ID, I then try to net the bug for in hand closeup photos. I still have about 30 or so species I need, and after all this time I find myself with less than a handful of the Somatochlora species. If I ever photographed 4 in one day, I'd be suspicious that it was really only a dream, or that I had actually, as a friend of mine would say, "died and gone to heaven"! I'm impressed, whether your photos are unposed or not. Apparantly I'm just not in a great area for striped emeralds! When I click on your links, on the web pages that I go to I can only see the thumbnails, however. Maybe it's a problem with my computer, but when I click on the thumbnails, nothing happens. Glenn   Glenn Corbiere 100 Prospect St. Chester, MA. 01011-9657 www.dragonhunter.net ________________________________ From: Ryan Brady To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 10:29:36 AM Subject: [gl_odonata] Somatochlora photos Sorry for the delayed report... Last July 4 weekend I had an awesome six species of Somatochlora on my property in northwest Wisconsin, including OCELLATED, BRUSH-TIPPED, WILLIAMSON'S, FORCIPATE, SKI-TAILED, and KENNEDY'S EMERALDS. All but the Brush-tippeds cooperated pretty well for photos. Forcipate, Ocellated, Ski-tailed, and Williamson's Emeralds are here: http://wiatri. net/inventory/ odonata/oneLocat ion.cfm?Location ID=484 Brush-tipped and Kennedy's: http://wiatri. net/inventory/ odonata/oneLocat ion.cfm?Location ID=485 And a better shot of male Williamson's: http://wiatri. net/inventory/ odonata/oneLocat ion.cfm?Location ID=486 Ryan Brady Grand View, Bayfield County, WI http://www.pbase. com/rbrady Subject: Somatochlora photos From: Ryan Brady <ryanbrady10 AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:29:36 -0600 Sorry for the delayed report... Last July 4 weekend I had an awesome six species of Somatochlora on my property in northwest Wisconsin, including OCELLATED, BRUSH-TIPPED, WILLIAMSON'S, FORCIPATE, SKI-TAILED, and KENNEDY'S EMERALDS. All but the Brush-tippeds cooperated pretty well for photos. Forcipate, Ocellated, Ski-tailed, and Williamson's Emeralds are here: http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/oneLocation.cfm?LocationID=484 Brush-tipped and Kennedy's: http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/oneLocation.cfm?LocationID=485 And a better shot of male Williamson's: http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/oneLocation.cfm?LocationID=486 Ryan Brady Grand View, Bayfield County, WI http://www.pbase.com/rbrady Subject: Citrine Forktails (Ischnura hastata) in Dearborn, MI From: Darrin O'Brien <treecreeper AT wowway.com> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:46:15 -0400 I went to check a little wet spot near the Ford headquarters in Dearborn, MI and found a few dozen Citrine Forktails (Ischnura hastata). Most of them were teneral. The wetspot is now damp (was wet a few days ago). The forecast for rain tonight should help. -- Darrin O'Brien Dearborn, MI Subject: Odonata Life List From: "brentturcotte" <brentturcotte AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:53:18 -0000 My life list for odonata is currently at 59 species. I had my best outing of the year wading at Balsam Creek, 20 minutes north of North Bay in Ontario. I saw two new species -- an Ocellated Emerald and many Twin-Spotted Spiketails. What I find interesting about my list is it seems I have done much better with damselflies: 36% of the expected species of dragonflies versus 68% of the damselflies expected for central Ontario. (36 dragonfly species vs 23 damselfly species). This is my third year looking for dragonflies. For equipment I have a collapsible net with four original one-foot segments plus about five more, a 16X hand lens, Bushnell Excursion 8*42 binoculars with a seven foot close focus, chest waders and five odonata identification books although I usually use "The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Algonquin Provincial Park". I have found it much more difficult this year to add new species to my list compared to the last two years. How good are you doing on your life list? Brent Subject: Re: Somatochlora linearis...minor range extension? From: Julie Craves <jcraves AT umd.umich.edu> Date: Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:00:53 -0400 Darrin and I have found S. linearis a few times in Wayne County, in extreme southeast lower Michigan, as well as in Iosco Co., which is north of the tension zone in eastern Michigan, at about 44.27 degrees north latitude. Obviously all east of you, but also well north of your location. My impression is that this is one of the most adaptable Somatochloras, as we have found it in some very urban settings. > Last Friday, I encountered a male and female mocha emerald in the Barrington Hills/Carpentersville Area, northwest of Chicago. According to the records that I have seen for Illinois, and the map provided in Sidney Dunkle's, Dragonflies through Binoculars, this would be a slight range extension in the northwest direction. The nearest population with which I am familiar is 50 miles, or so, south, at Joliet Arsenal. The site at which I observed them, on Friday, is 20 - 30 miles south of the Wisconsin border. > > Craig Stettner -- Julie A. Craves Rouge River Bird Observatory University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI 48128 http://www.rrbo.org http://net-results.blogspot.com Subject: Somatochlora linearis...minor range extension? From: crstettner AT aol.com Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 01:45:51 EDT Last Friday, I encountered a male and female mocha emerald in the Barrington Hills/Carpentersville Area, northwest of Chicago. According to the records that I have seen for Illinois, and the map provided in Sidney Dunkle's, Dragonflies through Binoculars, this would be a slight range extension in the northwest direction. The nearest population with which I am familiar is 50 miles, or so, south, at Joliet Arsenal. The site at which I observed them, on Friday, is 20 - 30 miles south of the Wisconsin border. Craig Stettner **************Looking for love this summer? Find it now on AOL Personals. (http://personals.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntuslove00000003) Subject: Re: {Spam?} mystery damsel From: Chris Hill <chill AT coastal.edu> Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:54:15 -0400 i Chris, Looks like a stream bluet, Enallagma exsulans, to me. I won't hazard a guess at the skimmer. CH ************************************************************************ Christopher E. Hill Biology Department Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC 29528-1954 chill AT coastal.edu http://ww2.coastal.edu/chill/chill.htm I go to nature to be soothed and healed and to have my sense put in tune once more. - John Burroughs On Jul 6, 2009, at 12:00 PM, chris kline wrote: > > > > Greetings, > > I have added a photo to my album on the website. Follow link > below. This was in Athens County, Ohio small pond on a relatively > cool cloudy day. THX for any help. I also saw a very non-descript > dark skimmer. Dark body (dark brown to black) with no > distinguishing markings and only marks on the wings were the black > pterostigmas. Any ideas? THX in advance. > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gl_odonata/photos/album/1367299831/pic/list?mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&dir=asc > > chris Subject: mystery damsel From: chris kline <kline_at_pine AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 09:00:21 -0700 (PDT) Greetings,   I have added a photo to my album on the website.  Follow link below.  This was in Athens County, Ohio small pond on a relatively cool cloudy day.  THX for any help.  I also saw a very non-descript dark skimmer.  Dark body (dark brown to black) with no distinguishing markings and only marks on the wings were the black pterostigmas.  Any ideas?  THX in advance.  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gl_odonata/photos/album/1367299831/pic/list?mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&dir=asc   chris Chris Kline Director of Education Grange Insurance Audubon Center 692 North High Street, Suite 303 Columbus, Ohio  43215 614-224-3303 http://grange.audubon.org --- On Mon, 6/15/09, Deb wrote: From: Deb Subject: [gl_odonata] Great Lakes Odonata Meeting To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, June 15, 2009, 6:36 PM A Regional Meeting of the DSA Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Porter/Chesterton, Indiana July 10-12 2009 Limited number of cabins still available on the National Lakeshore property (4 per cabin but 8 bunks) 100.00 per person for the weekend (Fri,/Saturday nights) without linens (bring your own sleeping bags/pillows/ towels) = 2 dinners and 2 breakfasts. contact Deb Mikasser dmikasser AT hotmail. com for more information. Subject: RE: new Wayne County (MI) dragonfly From: "Dave McShaffrey" <mcshaffd AT mcnet.marietta.edu> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:10:27 -0400 The distance some small critters can go is amazing. Apparently, potato leafhoppers recolonize the northeast every year by riding up on storm fronts coming up from the Gulf of Mexico. Neat findings, both in Ohio and Michigan. I need to get out more! Dave Dave McShaffrey Department of Biology and Environmental Science Marietta College Marietta, OH 45750 mcshaffd AT marietta.edu www.marietta.edu/~mcshaffd 740-376-4743 -----Original Message----- From: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Pogacnik Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 7:54 PM To: gl_odonata AT yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [gl_odonata] new Wayne County (MI) dragonfly Last year I found a teneral male banded pennant at a wetland up here in Lake County, Ohio. I found it on June 21. It was not seen afterward. There are no breeding populations anywehre close. In fact the last record for Northeast Ohio was over 100 years ago. My guess is that it was post-breeding dispersal. On a similar note, this year I have found sedge sprites in three different areas where there are no breeding populations or habitat anywhere close. I'm guessing its post-breeding dispersal with them also. The one location where I found them is in my yard along Lake Erie. I had one here about 10 years ago also. There is no suitable habitat for several miles. How far can something so tiny go? John Pogacnik ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links Subject: Re: new Wayne County (MI) dragonfly From: "John Pogacnik" <jpogacnik AT adelphia.net> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:53:47 -0400 Last year I found a teneral male banded pennant at a wetland up here in Lake County, Ohio. I found it on June 21. It was not seen afterward. There are no breeding populations anywehre close. In fact the last record for Northeast Ohio was over 100 years ago. My guess is that it was post-breeding dispersal. On a similar note, this year I have found sedge sprites in three different areas where there are no breeding populations or habitat anywhere close. I'm guessing its post-breeding dispersal with them also. The one location where I found them is in my yard along Lake Erie. I had one here about 10 years ago also. There is no suitable habitat for several miles. How far can something so tiny go? John Pogacnik Subject: new Wayne County (MI) dragonfly From: Darrin O'Brien <treecreeper AT wowway.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:33:02 -0400 The weather today was relatively poor for ode hunting (overcast, windy, scattered rain, cool), but I decided to check out Sherwood Park in southwestern Wayne County (MI). The park is on the NW corner of Sherwood and Wear Roads in Sumpter Township. One of the first dragonflies flushed along the edge of the pond was a teneral pennant. The dark spots of the wings looked different so I swung my net. To my surprise, this was a new species for the county.... a female Banded Pennant (Celithemis fasciata) of the monomalaena form. This is a species Julie and I have hoped to find in recent years. It's curious that the teneral individual was present at a park we frequent each year... we've never seen adult males or females previously. Some of the other species present included: Slender Bluets (Enallagma traviatum) - a few Swamp Spreadwings (Lestes vigilax) - several Halloween Pennant (Celithemis epinona) - a few Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa) - a few Widow Skimmers (Libellula luctuosa) - many meadowhawks (Sympetrum sp.) - many young individuals -- Darrin O'Brien Subject: Great Blue Heron eating dragonflies From: "D&Y Bree" <dbree AT kos.net> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:19:22 -0400 Here is an interesting recent posting on the Ontbirds list server I am sending out here with the permission of the author. Behalf Of Bob Ross Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 8:43 PM To: Ontario Birds Subject: [Ontbirds] Great Blue Heron catching Dragonflies On June 25 I was combining fishing and birding from my boat in a quiet corner of Sturgeon Bay, at about 8:00PM. A great Blue Heron landed on a low branch of a large pine tree nearby, about 15 feet off the ground. As I watched it with binoculars I was amazed to see it start behaving like a flycatcher. Dragonflies were extremely numerous and flying around everywhere. The Heron started catching them (on the wing) as they flew around it. I observed it catch and eat 4 in about 5 minutes. The Heron seemed to have a little difficulty swallowing them. Perhaps they don't slide down as easily as a minnow or frog. Sturgeon Bay is part of Georgian Bay, near Pointe au Baril, which is 40 km north of Parry Sound. Great Blue Herons are very common in the area. Bob Ross Toronto __________ David and Yvette Bree PO Box 123 Bloomfield, ON K0K 1G0 Canada Subject: Spiketails and others in NW WI From: Ryan Brady <ryanbrady10 AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:15:27 -0600 Some photos of both ARROWHEAD and TWIN-SPOTTED SPIKETAILS from northwest WI, including females of both species, are here: http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/oneLocation.cfm?LocationID=461 Some photos of BOREAL SNAKETAIL and DRAGONHUNTER are here: http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/oneLocation.cfm?LocationID=456 Some new species I saw this past weekend include BRUSH-TIPPED EMERALD, WILLIAMSON'S EMERALD, and BLACK-SHOULDERED SPINYLEG. I also had my first meadowhawk of the year (scary) but it was a teneral female so the photo doesn't help much... Ryan Brady Grand View, Bayfield County, WI http://www.pbase.com/rbrady Subject: Cache Bay Biodiversity Day From: "brentturcotte" <brentturcotte AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:30:29 -0000 The Nipissing Naturalists wants to do a survey of the Cache Bay Wetland Conservation Reverse which is of provincial significance. Thing is I showed up and only two others showed up of which one was a kid. Oh well. I focused many on dragonflies though I covered butterflies, birds, and other creatures. Birds are as of now the only area well covered. The two areas covered were the Cache Bay boathouse area and the Sturgeon River Museum Trails. The highlight was a female Midland Clubtail. This is the second location near or on Lake Nipissing I found this species. This female was some distance from its preferred habitat. It was near a stream one to two meters in diameter. The wetland was treed with patches of sphagnum here and there. Hagen's Bluet - Very abundant, identified about ten, likely thousands as they were along the entire trail system. Couldn't find any other bluets. Eastern Forktail - Many males, two immature females Sedge Sprite Common Green Darner - Mating pair Lake Darner - Female (sorry no picture) Lancet Clubtail Midland Clubtail American Emerald Common Baskettail Spiny Baskettail - Caught and IDed at least ten, likely the dominant emerald Calico Pennant - IDed as it was flying about twenty feet high. Belted Whiteface - About ten along the first boardwalk at the trails. Chalk Fronted Corporal A range map of Midland Clubtail: http://nhic.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/nhic/odonates/All_Ont/Gomphusfraternus.jpg Brent Subject: Re: odonate photos needed [1 Attachment] From: "Tom D. Schultz" <schultz AT denison.edu> Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:48:41 -0400 <*>[Attachment(s) from Tom D. Schultz included below] Hello Dennis, I am attaching a photo of a female Cordulegaster erronea. If it is of any use, I'll look for the original at highest resolution. I am pretty sure I have photos of green (and other variants) female civile, but I am at the Univ. of Michigan Field Station until the end of next week. I'll check when I return. Tom Quoting Dennis Paulson : > Hello, all. > > I still need quite a few photos for the eastern North American > odonate field guide I'm writing. If anyone has good photos of any of > these species/sexes, I would be forever grateful for the > opportunity to use them. I have no photo budget, but you will get a > free copy of the book when it is published if one or more of your > photos are used. Also note that I can't include photos of these > species in the book if I don't have them! > > And please consider this a hit list for the rest of the summer. > > My apologies for the cross-posting. > ----- > Dennis Paulson > 1724 NE 98 St. > Seattle, WA 98115 > 206-528-1382 > dennispaulson AT comcast.net > > ODONATE PHOTOS NEEDED BY DENNIS PAULSON FOR EASTERN NORTH AMERICA > ODONATA FIELD GUIDE - June 2009 > > Western Red Damsel > Amphiagrion abbreviatum > F plains > River Bluet > Enallagma anna > F blue > Northern Bluet > Enallagma annexum > F brown > Familiar Bluet > Enallagma civile > F green > Vernal Bluet > Enallagma vernale > F > Caribbean Yellowface > Neoerythromma cultellatum > F > Azure Darner > Aeshna septentrionalis > F > Taper-tailed Darner > Gomphaeschna antilope > F > Bayou Clubtail > Arigomphus maxwelli > F > Gulf Coast Clubtail > Gomphus modestus > F > Acuminate Snaketail > Ophiogomphus acuminatus > MF > Southern Snaketail > Ophiogomphus australis > M > St. Croix Snaketail > Ophiogomphus susbehcha > MF > Westfall's Snaketail > Ophiogomphus westfalli > F > Belle's Sanddragon > Progomphus bellei > F > Brimstone Clubtail > Stylurus intricatus > F > Shining Clubtail > Stylurus ivae > F > Yellow-sided Clubtail > Stylurus potulentus > MF > Zebra Clubtail > Stylurus scudderi > F > Townes's Clubtail > Stylurus townesi > MF > Tiger Spiketail > Cordulegaster erronea > F > Robust Baskettail > Epitheca spinosa > F > Alabama Shadowdragon > Neurocordulia alabamensis > F > Cinnamon Shadowdragon > Neurocordulia virginiensis > F > Quebec Emerald > Somatochlora brevicincta > MF > Calvert's Emerald > Somatochlora calverti > M > Lake Emerald > Somatochlora cingulata > F > Plains Emerald > Somatochlora ensigera > MF > Coppery Emerald > Somatochlora georgiana > F > Hine's Emerald > Somatochlora hineana > F > Hudsonian Emerald > Somatochlora hudsonica > F > Texas Emerald > Somatochlora margarita > MF > Ozark Emerald > Somatochlora ozarkensis > M > Muskeg Emerald > Somatochlora septentrionalis > MF > Purple Skimmer > Libellula jesseana > F > Garnet Glider > Tauriphila australis > MF > Sooty Saddlebags > Tramea binotata > F > Antillean Saddlebags > Tramea insularis > F Tom D. Schultz, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Denison University Granville, OH 43023 740-587-6218 <*>Attachment(s) from Tom D. Schultz: <*> 1 of 1 Photo(s) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gl_odonata/attachments/folder/261444574/item/list <*> Cordulegaster erronea female.jpg ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gl_odonata/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gl_odonata/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:gl_odonata-digest AT yahoogroups.com mailto:gl_odonata-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: gl_odonata-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Emeralds and Clubtails in northern WI From: Ryan Brady <ryanbrady10 AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:46:43 -0600 Some of the new interesting stuff I've found in the past week here in far northern WI includes: Ocellated Emerald (S. minor) Kennedy's Emerald (S. kennedyi) Riffle Snaketail (O. carolus) Boreal Snaketail (O. colubrinus) Mustached Clubtail (G. adelphus) Eastern Least Clubtail (S. albistylus) Photos of all (some better than others!) are at: http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/oneLocation.cfm?LocationID=442 http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/oneLocation.cfm?LocationID=447 http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/oneLocation.cfm?LocationID=449 Ryan Brady Grand View, Bayfield County, WI http://www.pbase.com/rbrady Subject: Odes and butterflies from Cook County, IL From: Nicholas Block <nlb.birder AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:11:47 -0500 Hello all, I went searching for Elfin Skimmers the past couple days (successfully!) and hit up a couple other spots.  Here are the butterfly and dragonfly lists from locations I visited, with abundance estimates. The butterfly lists are kind of low b/c I was focusing on odes. Moraine Valley Community College, Cook County - 20 June 2009 The main site here is the nature pond area on the NW part of campus. It's great-looking pond/marsh habitat! Emerald Spreadwing, Lestes dryas - 2 Double-striped Bluet, Enallagma basidens - 55 Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civile - 2 Skimming Bluet, Enallagma geminatum - 50 Eastern Forktail, Ischnura verticalis - 50 Common Green Darner, Anax junius - 5 Unicorn Clubtail, Arigomphus villosipes - 1 baskettail sp., Epitheca sp. - 10 (all probably Slender Baskettail, E. costalis) Calico Pennant, Celithemis elisa - 12 Halloween Pennant, Celithemis eponina - 1 Eastern Pondhawk, Erythemis simplicicollis - 2 Dot-tailed Whiteface, Leucorrhinia intacta - 15 Widow Skimmer, Libellula luctuosa - 2 Twelve-spotted Skimmer, Libellula pulchella - 45 Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis - 9 Common Whitetail, Plathemis lydia - 3 meadowhawk sp., Sympetrum sp - 1 teneral male (probably White-faced, S. obtrusum) Black Saddlebags, Tramea lacerata - 13 Least Skipper, Ancyloxypha numitor - 3 European Skipper, Thymelicus lineola - 9 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus - 1 Cabbage White, Pieris rapae - 5 Orange Sulphur, Colias eurytheme - 5 Monarch, Danaus plexippus - 1 Miller Meadow Forest Preserve, Cook County - 20 June 2009 This is my local site that I'm trying to monitor often this summer. Nothing too exciting, but loads of spreadwings! Emerald Spreadwing, Lestes dryas - 5 Lyre-tipped Spreadwing, Lestes unguiculatus - 9 Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civile - 8 Eastern Forktail, Ischnura verticalis - 37 Common Green Darner, Anax junius - 15 Twelve-spotted Skimmer, Libellula pulchella - 20 Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis - 2 Spot-winged Glider, Pantala hymenaea - 4 Common Whitetail, Plathemis lydia - 8 Black Saddlebags, Tramea lacerata - 8 Red Saddlebags, Tramea onusta - 2 European Skipper, Thymelicus lineola - 1 Peck's Skipper, Polites peckius - 1 Cabbage White, Pieris rapae - 15 Orange Sulphur, Colias eurytheme - 10 Eastern Tailed-Blue, Cupido comyntas - 1 Monarch, Danaus plexippus - 1 Bluff Spring Fen, Cook County - 22 June 2009 This Illinois Nature Preserve is a fantastic site! I probably could have added a couple ode species if I had visited the large ponds on the eastern and southern edges of the property, but I just focused on finding Elfin Skimmers in the fen. Ebony Jewelwing, Calopteryx maculata - 25 Eastern Red Damsel, Amphiagrion saucium - 100 (including a male that tried to eat a female Elfin Skimmer! 3 photos: http://tinyurl.com/kmhuyw) Violet Dancer, Argia fumipennis violacea, 2 Double-striped Bluet, Enallagma basidens - 10 Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civile - 2 Eastern Forktail, Ischnura verticalis - 5 Common Green Darner, Anax junius - 15 Slender Baskettail, Epitheca costalis - 2 Prince Baskettail, Epitheca princeps - 5 Calico Pennant, Celithemis elisa - 10 Eastern Pondhawk, Erythemis simplicicollis - 8 Widow Skimmer, Libellula luctuosa - 10 Twelve-spotted Skimmer, Libellula pulchella - 15 ELFIN SKIMMER, Nannothemis bella - 8 (3 mature males, 2 teneral males, 2 mature females, 1 teneral female; http://tinyurl.com/nl4etv) Common Whitetail, Plathemis lydia - 3 Least Skipper, Ancyloxypha numitor - 8 European Skipper, Thymelicus lineola - 1 Cabbage White, Pieris rapae - 2 Orange Sulphur, Colias eurytheme - 1 Summer Azure, Celastrina neglecta - 2 Great Spangled Fritillary, Speyeria cybele - 30 Pearl Crescent, Phyciodes tharos - 1 BALTIMORE CHECKERSPOT, Euphydryas phaeton - 15 (http://tinyurl.com/mzb2zj) Question Mark, Polygonia interrogationis - 1 Viceroy, Limenitis archippus - 2 Eyed Brown, Satyrodes eurydice - 20 Little Wood-Satyr - Megisto cymela - 1 Swift Prairie Forest Preserve, DuPage County - 22 June 2009 I forgot to review satellite photos of this site before going, so I had forgotten what areas to check. I managed to find a small pond with some water lilies, though. I was hoping for Duckweed Firetail, which was seen here last year by monitors, but no luck. After getting home and looking at satellite shots again, I can see that I should have made my way to the NE section of the preserve, which appears to have 2 large ponds with tons of lilies. I hope to go back sometime soon to check these ponds. Skimming Bluet, Enallagma geminatum - 10 Fragile Forktail, Ischnura posita - 1 Eastern Forktail, Ischnura verticalis - 15 Common Green Darner, Anax junius - 10 Jade Clubtail, Arigomphus submedianus - 2 Slender Baskettail, Epitheca costalis - 2 Eastern Pondhawk, Erythemis simplicicollis - 5 Widow Skimmer, Libellula luctuosa - 4 Twelve-spotted Skimmer, Libellula pulchella - 3 Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis - 15 Eastern Amberwing, Perithemis tenera - 5 meadowhawk sp., Sympetrum sp. - 1 teneral male (probably White-faced, S. obtrusum) Black Saddlebags, Tramea lacerata - 4 Least Skipper, Ancyloxypha numitor - 10 European Skipper, Thymelicus lineola - 5 Cabbage White, Pieris rapae - 5 Summer Azure, Celastrina neglecta - 5 Viceroy, Limenitis archippus - 1 Eyed Brown, Satyrodes eurydice - 5 Cheers, Nick Block Oak Park, IL nlb.birder AT gmail.com Subject: Ophiogomphus smithi - Photos From: Ryan Brady <ryanbrady10 AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:52:01 -0600 For those interested, some photos of Sioux Snaketail (Ophiogomphus smithi) from northwest Wisconsin are at: http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/oneLocation.cfm?LocationID=434 I also recently saw my first Dragonhunter of the year: http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/oneLocation.cfm?LocationID=433 Other new-for-the-year dragonflies in the past few days include Cyrano Darner (uncommon here), Midland Clubtails, Illinois River Cruiser, Prince Baskettails, Calico Pennants, and Twelve-spotted Skimmer. Ryan Brady Grand View, Bayfield County, WI http://www.pbase.com/rbrady Subject: Photos from northern WI From: Ryan Brady <ryanbrady10 AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:24:06 -0600 The season is in full swing here in far northern WI. Some interesting observations in this past week include Elfin Skimmers, Crimson-ringed Whitefaces, Horned Clubtails, Twin-spotted Spiketails and more. Here are some lists and photos for those interested. Elfin Skimmer and C-R Whiteface: http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/oneLocation.cfm?LocationID=425 Twin-spotted Spiketail: http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/oneLocation.cfm?LocationID=422 Female Horned Clubtail: http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/oneLocation.cfm?LocationID=421 Male Horned Clubtail: http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/oneLocation.cfm?LocationID=418 Ryan Brady Grand View, Bayfield County, WI http://www.pbase.com/rbrady Subject: Great Lakes Odonata Meeting From: "Deb" <dmikasser AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:36:50 -0000 A Regional Meeting of the DSA Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Porter/Chesterton, Indiana July 10-12 2009 Limited number of cabins still available on the National Lakeshore property (4 per cabin but 8 bunks) 100.00 per person for the weekend (Fri,/Saturday nights) without linens (bring your own sleeping bags/pillows/towels) = 2 dinners and 2 breakfasts. contact Deb Mikasser dmikasser AT hotmail.com for more information.