Keyser Lake, Randolph NY
June 17, 2008
Date: Sunday, June 15, 2008
Time: 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Observers: Just me
Weather Conditions: Sunny, warm, very breezy
Species Seen:
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Common Baskettail
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Eastern Forktail
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Sedge Sprite
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Variable Dancer
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Twelve-spotted Skimmer
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Common Whitetail
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Frosted Whiteface
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Prince Baskettail
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Lancet Clubtail (I think)
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Calico Pennant
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Widow Skimmer
Baskettails can be tricky to ID.
This is a male.
For Baskettails, you must examine the shape of the terminal appendage – from a side view! This shape matches the picture in the field guide for the Common Baskettail.
Comments:
Sure wish those clubtails would let me close enough to catch one and verify the species!
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Dragons « A Passion for Nature | June 17, 2008 at 8:08 pm
[...] my net and see what I could catch. I caught few, but observed many. The full report is at my Odonata Blog. Here are a few pictures of the ones I could catch, or that I could get close enough [...]
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Camping with Emily « A Passion for Nature | June 19, 2008 at 6:28 am
[...] the busy schedule, we still managed to relax, read a little, do some dragon-hunting, cook some excellent meals, and pay attention to all the wildlife we saw and/or [...]
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sharkbytes | February 5, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Jennifer- Glad I found the rest of your blogs! I am trying to learn a few dragonflies too. I’ll be back.