Hi all, Peter mentions the rain at Dos Palmas and I would like to add an interesting note on that. Friday a week ago we had a rain event here that was truly...
I have bad news- A really good Ode location that we posted from about three weeks back, has been leveled for reasons unknown. We were there Saturday and...
Pete and all, Too bad about the site. It wouldn't hurt to call and make inquiries since there is some protection for our waterways. Dave and I have just...
Hello all, The NEW Odonata Central is up and running. :-) Please take some time to acquaint yourself with it (intro. letter and links in message below). I will...
*County/State/USA Records for Southwest Region, 3rd Quarter 2007 Below is data that has been sent in for new records. If the record has no "OC#" then please go...
If you are a member of DSA or had registered with OdonataCentral earlier, you will have already received this email and I apologize for the duplication. For...
Wow folks, It's a taken alittle bit more time than I thought, but we have finally reach 150 members for CalOdes. I want to welcome all of the new members and...
Some of you have experienced problems uploading your new distribution records to Odonata Central (OC). You need to login before you can submit a record and you...
This is an excerpt from Argia. I hope MANY CalOders and SoWestOders will immediatley mark their calendars and plan to attend. Cheers!! Kathy -- California...
Went to visit the area on or around the same date as last years two new State records were found. Nothing great to report. Weather was sunny and clear, temps...
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Peter Siminski
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Oct 13, 2007 11:44 pm
October 13, 2007 Imperial County Peter Siminski CDG&F Imperial Wildlife Area, Wister Unit, Ruddy Road ponds and ditches; 9:00 - 12:00, a few clouds early,...
Hi folks: Don Roberson, Rita Carratello and I spend a nice warm, sunny day (with a little bit of wind) along the Colorado River near Winterhaven, Imperial...
Hi folks: In my tired and slightly foggy state I forgot two additional species we saw, both at the Striped Saddlebags spot -- at least 2 of each, Pale-faced ...
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Peter Siminski
dsiminski@...
Oct 14, 2007 8:23 pm
Correction: Please note in my post below that the Western Meadowhawk should be a Western Pondhawk. Peter Siminski ... From: Peter Siminski To: CalOdes Sent:...
Rita and I were very happy with the Striped Saddlebags that Tim Manolis found with us yesterday near Squaw Lake on the Colorado River (see his post), and then...
Hi Tim and all, Sounds like a fantastic day! Would like to add some info about the site that Tim is talking about near Senator Wash. This is one of the sites...
A page with photos and stories of two of the Striped Saddlebags from this past weekend is now at http://montereybay.com/creagrus/StripedSaddlebags.html Tim...
Just read and look at the images. I found this extremely interesting. http://www.solarexpert.com/photography/dragonfly_photography.html Douglas Aguillard San...
During a 10/18 visit to Crystal Cove State Park near Newport Beach, Orange Co., in sunnny weather, I observed the following 5 species flying in coastal scrub...
Paul and all, Paul's report includes 2 new late flight dates: *Neon Skimmer /Libellula croceipennis/*/: old date -/ 10/14/99* Red Saddlebags /Tramea onusta/*/:...
Last Sunday, October 14th, Bruce and Kathy Deuel and I visited DeSabla Reservoir in Butte County in hope of finding Autumn (Yellow-legged) Meadowhawk. After...
While surveying for birds in the San Gabriel Mountain region, Jeff Seay and I were able to find a few interesting odes. On September 19, Lavender Dancers were...
Rita and I went to check Elkhorn Slough Estuarine Research Reserve (ESERR) today, where William Hull had first discovered Paddle-tailed Darners in MTY almost...
Here are some later dates from my observations this year. Lavender Dancer Big Tujunga Canyon, Los Angeles County 9/19/2007 Serpent Ringtail Upper Piru Creek,...
Over the years, I spend most of my time in September and October looking for rare birds in the Pt. Loma region of San Diego, and on occasion mostly see Common...
Doug, My guess is that it's the Santa Ana. Dragonflies are very susceptible to being moved around by winds, in my exerience. Species that may be migrating -...
October 20, 2007 Imperial County David Blue "Squaw Lake Marsh" and West Pond Area 0950-1450, 78-95 degrees, mild to moderate wind, 16 species. An early morning...
Looks like a great day, David. Naturally, I have no idea whether you saw the same saddlebags that had been seen previously or not, but I wonder if there aren't...