Kestrel Haven
an Avian Migration Observatory

in the Heart of the Fingerlakes


Damsel n Dragonflies

We've decided to put a special section in for our Damsel and Dragonflies a.k.a. Odonates photos.

We continue dragonfly study and have added several new species to our "yard" list including one rare Anax longipes which is a new county record; we also had a county record for Somatochlora tenebrosa and caught another somatochlora (walshii) - they are an elusive genus commonly called Emeralds! We now have identified 65 species here. Mist net captures have produced many new dragons for us. Check out our *new lists for the area:

2010
The following was published in ARGIA Volume 22, number 1
Lestes Survival at High Temperature and Low Water PDF File

goto previous years info

2009
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Schuyler County
PDF File

2008
An Update on Celithemis elisa Emergence in New York State PDF File

2007
We just had two articles published in Argia. Argia is the journal of the Dragonfly Society of the Americas (DSA).

Celithemis elisa Emergence Period in the Fingerlakes Highlands of New York State PDF File

Anax longipes Breeding Population Expanding PDF File

                                                         POSTER             PDF File

2006

Dragonflies and Damselflies of Schuyler County PDF File
Dragonflies and Damselflies of FLNF PDF File*

Dragonflies and Damselflies of Cayuta Lake PDF File*
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas Hollow PDF File*

Update on Mass Emergence of             PDF File
Lestes unguiculatus in Central
New York

Breeding Population of Anax longipes PDF File
discovered in the Finger Lakes
Highlands of New York

Mass Emergence of Lestes                   PDF File
Unguiculatus in a Small Pond
in Central New York

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Here's the latest one that we love -

This is a photo of a Comet Darner taken here (below). Anax longipes is the official name and it is a monster - much bigger than our Common Green Darner -Anax junius. It is  a species found on the coast and quite rare inland. So, we were doubly amazed to have two of them chasing each other around the pond. Fortunately, Sue netted this one for pictures!

The second pic is of a Common Green Darner emerging from its final exoskeleton (exuvia). Pretty amazing transformation.

This is a photo of "ole big blue eyes" and we don't mean Sinatra! He's an Aeschna mutata and commonly called a Spatterdock Darner. We found this one on a bog in Schuyler County where we live. In the past few days, we've also had one on one of our ponds and have found the species in the Finger Lakes National Forest as well. The blue eyes really stand out. Although heavily cropped, the nifty habitat makes a background appearance.

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Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
John & Sue Gregoire
Field Ornithologists
5373 Fitzgerald Road
Burdett, NY 14818-9626
email: khmo@empacc.net


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