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

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