Sunday, July 29, 2018

July 28 Dragonfly/Damselfly Trip Report


Jerry Lang and Dave Dister led a Dragonfly/Damselfly field trip Saturday afternoon (July 28).  Details and photos from the Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve portion are posted on our Recent Sightings page.

Charlie DeWitt and Jerry later emailed information which included two other locations: Lost Lake and Black Lake.  

Calico Pennant by Charlie DeWitt

Jerry suggested that this list by Charlie of all species recorded on the trip was the more complete:

M.L.N.P.
Blue Dasher
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Eastern Pondhawk
Black Saddlebags
Yellow-legged Meadowhawk

LOST LAKE
Eastern Pondhawk
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Black Saddlebags
Blue Dasher
Widow Skimmer

BLACK LAKE
Calico Pennant
Halloween Pennant
Spangled Skimmer
Eastern Pondhawk
Common Whitetail
Widow Skimmer
Twelve-spotted Skimmer

DAMSELFLIES
Stream Bluet
Eastern Forktail 

It seems to me we had at least one more damselfly.

Attached is the picture of the Slaty Skimmer I told you about.

- Charlie DeWitt
Slaty Skimmer by Charlie DeWitt

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Eastern Pondhawk on Ric's shirt at the M.L.N.P. by Jerry Lang

Saturday, July 21, 2018

July 21 Allegan County Field Trip Report


A month of drought between last month's field trip and today, so of course the skies opened this morning!  McDonald's didn't.  Three cars, five people, on-and-off rain, 22 bird species, and good food at Crane's Restaurant in Allegan County.  No one drowned. 

photo by Charlie DeWitt