Neighborhood Dragonflies

Dragonflies and Damselflies are in full swing on my neighborhood creek. I didn't realize how much I'd missed them since last summer until I went out on April 2 a few days ago to start a Pond Watch and returned on April 11 (yesterday). I documented 15 species of odonates and 3 of those were lifers! I encourage anyone to read about the Migratory Dragonfly Partnership citizen science projects and get involved. Pond Watch is easy and fun once you learn how to identify the 5 species that the project tracks. And there are so many others to learn and observe as well! Attached are my odonate observations from those two days.

Roseate Skimmer - 2

Posted on 12 April, 2014 23:55 by mikaelb mikaelb

Observations

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Red Saddlebags (Tramea onusta)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 2, 2014 12:25 PM CDT

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Great Pondhawk (Erythemis vesiculosa)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 2, 2014 12:26 PM CDT

Description

If I'm correct identifying this as a Great Pondhawk, it would be a lifer dragonfly for me!

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Double-striped Bluet (Enallagma basidens)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 2, 2014 12:34 PM CDT

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Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 2, 2014 12:46 PM CDT

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Baskettails (Genus Epitheca)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 2, 2014 12:57 PM CDT

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Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 11, 2014 04:01 PM CDT

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Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 11, 2014 04:10 PM CDT

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Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 11, 2014 04:20 PM CDT

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Band-winged Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax umbrata)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 11, 2014 04:22 PM CDT

Description

Lifer!

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Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 11, 2014 04:33 PM CDT

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Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 11, 2014 04:42 PM CDT

Description

I never knew about the two diagonal stripes on the thorax, yellow on the bottom, white on top.

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Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 11, 2014 04:50 PM CDT

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Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 11, 2014 04:51 PM CDT

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Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 11, 2014 04:52 PM CDT

Description

Lifer!

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Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 11, 2014 04:53 PM CDT

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American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 11, 2014 04:58 PM CDT

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Blue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 11, 2014 05:02 PM CDT

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Blue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 11, 2014 05:06 PM CDT

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Tarantula-hawk Wasps and Allies (Tribe Pepsini)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

April 11, 2014 05:08 PM CDT

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