Chalk-fronted Corporal (Ladona julia)
The Chalk-fronted Corporal (Ladona julia) has an appropriate name! This male paused only briefly while nearby females were already ovipositing.
Read MoreBrokenstraw State Forest
Another gorgeous day here in Western New York! Today we did some divide and conquer work surveying for odonates plus butterflies and birds in habitats like this with more on schedule for tomorrow. We’ll show you the results all week with at least one new county record discovered already.
Read MoreDragonflies emerging!
The Western New York dragonfly and damselfly populations really exploded this Memorial Day weekend during a lovely stretch of sun and 70 or 80 degree days. I found them to be emerging just about everywhere I went with suitable habitat. We certainly have plenty of water after the several inches of rain we received in the Chautauqua-Allegheny region in the last couple of weeks which will make it all the better for a productive season ahead. I already mentioned the Dot-tailed Whitefaces emerging in multiple locations. A couple more species I wanted to highlight are the Beaverpond Baskettail...
Read MoreDot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
Dragonflies are emerging in big numbers this warm weekend! I found many teneral Dot-tailed Whitefaces (Leucorrhinia intacta) literally popping up from the grass yesterday as Eastern Kingbirds rapidly pursued these still slow moving insects, skillfully using me to flush their prey.
Read MoreCommon Green Darner (Anax junius) by Scott Kruitbosch
Have you seen any dragonflies yet? Odes are few and far between so far this year. We’ll soon be able to at least spot Common Green Darners (Anax junius) like this one now that May has arrived.
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