All, My wife Cricket and I found what we believe to be 13 male, and two female SAN FRANCISCO FORKTAILS in the ditch beside the entrance road to Fort Point in...
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Kathy & Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Jun 9, 2013 10:16 pm
NICE Matthew! Glad you found them; glad they are doing so well there; glad you take such wonderful images! Kathy California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly...
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Kathy & Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Jun 9, 2013 10:27 pm
YES!! That is indeed a new record! Great! Please submit your photo and locale etc. to Odonata Central and please also put the photo in the CalOdes County...
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Kathy & Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Jun 9, 2013 11:58 pm
*June 4, 2013* *_Ventura_**_County_* *Peter Gaede and Dan Cooper* a small pond inOak Canyon Community Park (in the city ofOak Park offKanan Road). ...
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Matthew Dodder
mdodder...
Jun 10, 2013 2:47 am
I had an ELEVEN-Dragon day today, plus three Damsels along Skyline today. For me at least, that's a record! Russian Ridge OSP, Alpine Pond (San Mateo County): ...
5184
Peter Gaede
peteragaede
Jun 10, 2013 5:16 am
Tony Leukering and I visited the Santa Ynez River near the town of Santa Ynez today where the river intersects with Refugio Road. We found the following: ...
5185
mdodder...
Jun 10, 2013 9:03 pm
It was slower than I hoped at the Palo Alto Flood Control Basin, SCC California today: —Blue-eyed Darner 10 —Common Green Darner 2 —Wandering Glider 1 ...
5186
mdodder...
Jun 11, 2013 9:11 pm
This may not be newsworthy, but it surprised me. I just saw a WANDERING GLIDER outside my office in Palo Alto. I work in a residential area on the edge of...
5187
hughranson
Jun 12, 2013 4:47 am
FOS along Rattlesnake Creek in Santa Barbara County today. Also 10 Flame Skimmers and 20+ Vivid Dancers (and a Ring-necked Snake). Hugh Ranson Santa Barbara...
5188
bee zim
brstz
Jun 12, 2013 5:47 am
________________________________ Thanks for all the good info about bridge and other cameras. I've used Canonfor years and recently rented a100-400 zoom but...
5189
bee zim
brstz
Jun 12, 2013 5:48 am
________________________________ Thanks for all the good info about bridge and other cameras. I've used Canonfor years and recently rented a100-400 zoom but...
5190
Ken Wilson
kaeagles
Jun 12, 2013 3:08 pm
I generally use a 100-400. Last year I rented a 300 several times and must say that it is ideal for photographing butterflies and dragonflies. A prime lens...
5191
bee zim
brstz
Jun 12, 2013 8:41 pm
________________________________ Thanks for all the time you've given for advice. As for a tripod I use my monopod or handhold which is why I have...
5192
Leslie Flint
leslieflint
Jun 13, 2013 2:26 am
Report from Sierra and Nevada Counties, June 2-11, 2013 I have been at Yuba Pass and environs for 10 days and just back. I was taking a fungi class at the...
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Kathy & Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Jun 13, 2013 4:30 am
The Chalk-fronted Corporals may have been abundant in Sierra County, but that's the first time we've ever had a report for them there! Yay Leslie! And if we...
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Kathy & Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Jun 13, 2013 5:27 pm
It turns out that Rob Thomas had reported Chalk-fronted Corporals from Lake of the Woods, Sierra Co last July (dual county trip and appears under Plumas Co on...
5195
Kathy & Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Jun 13, 2013 7:46 pm
June 8 *_Modoc_**_County_**__* *Steve Rottenborn* Southern Surprise Valley -- roadside on east side of Modoc County Road 1 near milepost 5.50 *_Blue Dasher...
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Kathy & Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Jun 13, 2013 9:39 pm
Leslie Flint has said that if I gave a 'private' dragonfly class up at our McCloud home where we'd then go access high mountain lakes would interest her. I'd...
5197
dan_cooper_90042
dan_cooper_9...
Jun 13, 2013 9:56 pm
Hi all, I've been lurking for a while but haven't posted yet - last month I had the opportunity to do a couple surveys in the Fillmore/Santa Paula area of...
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Kathy & Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Jun 14, 2013 2:58 am
Good to hear from you Dan!! Nice report - we really don't get many from Ventura Co....by any chance did you get a photo - even a blurry one - of the Giant...
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Matthew Dodder
mdodder...
Jun 17, 2013 1:10 am
Skyline Ponds are really active now (6-15-13). Here's what we found yesterday plus a few pleas for assistance.... Alpine Lake (Skyline Ride) —Eight-spotted...
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John
bluesrollers...
Jun 17, 2013 4:35 pm
My wife and I went to Blue Lake in Lassen County yesterday. Beautiful day with lots of sunshine early and then wind and clouds in the afternoon. We went to...
5201
John
bluesrollers...
Jun 17, 2013 5:03 pm
We also saw: 1 Variegated Meadowhawk Later, Michael Plank...
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Kathy & Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Jun 17, 2013 6:55 pm
Cool!! That brings us up to 2 species reported as flying in 2013. Kathy California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies...
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Kathy & Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Jun 17, 2013 7:10 pm
We need two more participants for this celebration of Summer Solstice: June 21, 2013 Messengers of Summer: Sonoma County's Dazzling Dragonflies Workshop with...
5204
Len Blumin
bluheron
Jun 18, 2013 1:08 am
Patti and I did a loop around Spring Lake today, 11 am - 2 pm. Temp about 85, breeze 5-10mph, bright sun. We were pleased with amount of birdsong (aria of the...
5205
Kathy & Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Jun 18, 2013 1:35 am
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/talking-back/2013/06/17/dragonflies-with-backpacks-may-advance-the-science-of-prey-capture/ in Scientific American.......
5206
paulbird2001
Jun 18, 2013 5:45 am
Yesterday, 6/16, I was out and about in Sierra County and spent several hours wandering through the site of a past forest fire near Calpine (2012, I believe)...
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Kathy & Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Jun 18, 2013 7:06 pm
The "7" key doesn't always work on my laptop - that was supposed to be 62 species, but it's now 63 because the Hudsonian Whiteface was the first report too. ...
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Kathy & Dave Biggs
bigsnest
Jun 18, 2013 8:42 pm
This isn't required, of course, but with the heaviest part of the Ode season upon us, it would help me in adding your data to the Sightings site: Please send...
