[birding] Re: [obol] 1st December Oregon odonate record? (OT for birding)

[jt_johnson at comcast.net]

Being Oregon's banana belt, I would expect Curry County to harbor lingering dragonflies and damselfies on a regular basis. However, it's also one of the areas that gets the least amount of attention as far as odonates are concerned.

Jim

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From: DJ Lauten and KACastelein <deweysage at verizon.net> 

> Folks 
> 
> We had one large blueish dragonfly in our yard I believe Sunday 30 Nov. 
> I remember seeing a dragonfly with Rich Hoyer on Sat in Port Orford, 
> cause I remember Rich pointing it out a 'darner' (?) but I can't 
> remember what he thought it was and I know nothing about dragonflies 
> except that they are really cool. Anyhow I believe it was the next day 
> I saw the same looking species in our yard. That would be 30 Nov, not 
> Dec though. thought you might be interested...... 
> 
> Cheers 
> Dave Lauten 
> Bandon OR 
> deweysage at verizon.net 
> 
> 
> Jamie S. wrote: 
> > 
> > Sorry, this is off-topic for birding lists, but I know there are 
> > dragonfly enthusiasts as well on these lists. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > While looking for the Palm Warbler in Peoria on Monday, December 1st, 
> > I spotted a dragonfly in the Darner family (Aeshnidae). Rich Hoyer 
> > had a glimpse as well before it disappeared. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > According to _Dragonflies & Damselflies of the Willamette Valley, 
> > Oregon_ by Steve Gordon and Cary Kerst and published in 2005, there 
> > are no non-red-colored dragonfly species typically still around after 
> > about mid-November. On page 9, under "When and Where to Look", they 
> > wrote "There are no December Oregon adult Odonate records--yet." 
> > There is one now (if there haven't been any previous December records)! 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > (Some of the Oregon web links in the book are already obsolete or have 
> > not been updated in years. If anyone knows how to contact Steve 
> > Gordon and/or Cary Kerst, please pass this email on to them.) 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Jamie Simmons 
> > 
> > woodpecker97330 at yahoo.com 
> > 
> > in balmy Corvallis (for anyone receiving this email who is not in 
> > Oregon, it has been a very mild fall so far) 
> > 
> > 
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