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An Occasional Newsletter About Dragonflies and Damselflies in Southern New England Inside This Issue: 2005 Massachusetts Field T Ode News An Occasional Newsletter about Dragonflies and Damselflies in Southern New England Volume XII, Number 1 ISSN 1084-9750 May 2005 pring greetings! Spring, at long last, does seem In this issue, Mike Thomas and Dave Wagner S to have arrived, though with the annoying provide a summary of the 2004 field season in ambivalence we expect here in southern New Connecticut, along with an accounting of the state- England. We experienced another old-fashioned and listed species in that state, Michael Veit chronicles seemingly endless winter with an abundance of cold his search last summer for rare riverine dragonflies in and snow. Here on Cape Cod, where of course it Massachusetts, Fred SaintOurs describes his efforts “never snows,” over 100 to learn more about the inches of the white stuff distribution and habitats fell, about three times of the Umber Shadow- normal, establishing a dragon, and Dan record we’re not eager to Zimberlin draws our break! In addition, ice attention to under- persisted on the local surveyed Bristol County. ponds through the end of March. Note also the list of upcoming walks and But that’s all behind us programs on pages 2-3. now (knock on wood!) The Dragonfly Society of and it’s time to shake the the Americas holds its cobwebs out of our nets, annual meeting in Ottawa clean our close-focusing this July, within a day’s binoculars, and head out drive for those of us in © Blair Nikula to find what the 2005 Spangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea) — male southern New England, field season has in store. Harwich, MA — July 1994 and we hope to see to a One thing we can expect This common skimmer, with its distinctive black and white stigmas, is one of our large turnout from this most easily recognized dragonflies. is high water levels. area. It should be a great While this may be meeting. beneficial to odonates, it often presents access problems for their terrestrial admirers! It looks like another exciting and productive season (but aren’t they all) and we look forward to seeing As usual, the first locally emerging odonates were you in the field! Ringed Boghaunters (Williamsonia lintneri), hundreds of which were already on the wing on 18 April at one of the region’s strongholds for the Inside this Issue: species in Rhode Island. Two days later, Maria Aliberti spotted the first Common Green Darner 2005 Massachusetts Field Trips ...........2 (Anax junius), also in Rhode Island, but, remarkably, 2004 Connecticut Highlights ...............4 no others were reported in April. Michael Veit found Riverine Dragonfly Survey in MA...........7 the first ode in Massachusetts, a teneral Hudsonian Whiteface (Leucorrhinia hudsonica), on 21 April, Shadowdragon Surveys in MA ...............9 and the following day discovered three teneral Bristol County Odes ...........................11 Ringed Boghaunters at a new site in Groton. Ode News Vol. XII, No. 1 2 2005 MASSACHUSETTS WALKS AND PROGRAMS Following are some of the activities scheduled in Massachusetts this season. Most of these events are free, but some are scheduled by organizations and require registration and/or a fee. Many are weather dependent, so if in doubt please call the leader to check on status. May 15 (Sunday), 9:00 a.m. Odes and dirt parking area on the west side of the river Butterflies. Meet at the Millers River on River Road, at the intersection of Route Environmental Center, 100 Main Street, Athol. 116 (west end of the Sunderland Bridge) in Leaders: Lulu Field and Dave Small (978-249- Deerfield. Leader: Blair Nikula (508-432-6348; 2094; [email protected]). [email protected]). May 21 (Saturday), 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 5–23 July. Dragonfly Institute at Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary, Wales, MA. Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick. Join an exploration of the wilds of the See details on page 3. Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary. This is a joint effort of the Athol Bird and Nature Club July 8–12. DSA National Meeting in (ABNC) and Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary, led Arnprior, Ontario. See details on page 3. by Dave Small, President of the ABNC, and Norcross naturalist, Jennifer Ohop. Bring July 23 (Saturday), 8:00 a.m. Mystery Trip lunch and a net if you have one. Pre- to Southern Vermont. Join Lynn Harper, registration required. Limited to 10 Dave Small and Vermont's Mike Blust in a participants. Call Norcross at 413-267-4859. search for new county records, new state Athol contingent will leave from MREC at 8:15. records, or any odes at all for that matter, in Southern Vermont. Bring your lunch, your net, May 22 (Sunday), 9:00 a.m. Concord Early your sense of adventure, and prepare to get Season Odes. Explore Concord and vicinity wet. Meet at the Millers River Environmental for early fliers, possibly including Ringed Center, 100 Main Street, Athol. Or contact Boghaunter. Meet at Nine Acre Corner Lynn (978-249-9436; [email protected]) Convenience Store (intersection of Rte. 117 & for an alternate meeting spot near our first stop. Sudbury Road), Concord. Leader: Dick Walton (978-369-3729; [email protected]). July 27–30. Dragonflies of Cape Cod Workshop. Part of the Field School program June 9–12. DSA Northeast Meeting in State at MassAudubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife College, Pennsylvania. See details on page 3. Sanctuary. Instructor: Gail Howe Trenholm. Cost: $225/members; $255/non-members. For June 18 (Saturday), 9:00 a.m. Coastal Plain info or to register, call: 508-349-2615 or email: Odes on Cape Cod. A search for early [email protected]. season specialties of Coastal Plain ponds. Meet at the entrance to Nickerson State Park August 6 (Saturday). 9:00 a.m. Northern (parking lot on the right just past the entrance Berkshire County. A trip to look for darners gate) off Route 6A in Brewster. Leader: Blair and other late season species in the Savoy Nikula (508-432-6348; [email protected]). State Forest and vicinity. Meet at the dirt parking area on the north side of Route 2 just July 3 (Sunday), 9:00 a.m. Connecticut east of the entrance to the Mohawk State River Canoe Trip. A canoe trip for clubtails Forest. Leader: Blair Nikula (508-432-6348; and other “Big River” specialties. Bring a [email protected]). canoe or kayak and lunch. Meet at the small F Ode News Vol. XII, No. 1 3 September 3 (Saturday), 9:30 a.m. Late late season odes with Lynn Harper and Earle Season Specialties of the Millers River. Baldwin on this day-long excursion to our Meet at Millers River Environmental Center, neighboring watershed. Bring your lunch, your 100 Main Street, Athol, MA. Leader: Dave net, your sense of adventure, and prepare to Small (978-249-2094; [email protected]). get wet. Meet 8 AM at the Millers River Environmental Center, 100 Main Street, Athol, September 10 (Saturday), 8:00 a.m. MA. For additional information contact Lynn at Ashuelot River in Southern NH. Look for 978-249-9436; [email protected]. 2005 DSA NORTH AMERICA MEETING 2005 DSA NORTHEAST MEETING The Dragonfly Society of the Americas will hold The DSA’s 2005 northeast regional meeting will be their 2005 national meeting in Arnprior, Ontario, 8– in State College, Pennsylvania, 9–12 June. The 12 July. Arnprior is situated on the Ottawa River at location is near Ten Acre Pond, a site that has the confluence with the Madawska River, about 25 received 50 years of continuous odonate surveys―a miles west of Ottawa, and offers the possibility of record of longevity unsurpassed in North America! Elusive Clubtail (Stylurus notatus), Midland Clubtail Some 85 species have been recorded at this site, (Gomphus fraternus), Horned Clubtail, (Arigomphus including Spatterdock Darner, Comet Darner, four cornutus), Extra-striped Snaketail (Ophiogomphus species of whiteface, and nine species of anomalus), Broad-bodied Shadowdragon spreadwings. In addition, a variety of other habitats (Neurocordulia michaeli), and Stygian are nearby where petaltails, clubtails, spiketails, Shadowdragon (Neurocordulia yamaskanensis), emeralds, and others are likely. Long-time among the 110 species that have been recorded in the odonatologist Hal White is hosting the meeting. area. One day will be devoted to indoor programs. A Details are online at: 2-3 day post-conference trip will travel north to <www.udel.edu/chem/white/TAP.html> search for rare emeralds. Details can be viewed online at: <www.afn.org/~iori/oinevent.html#DSA2005> ADDITIONAL 2004 MASSACHUSETTS HIGHLIGHTS BROADMOOR DRAGONFLY INSTITUTE The following records from Nancy Goodman were This three-week beginner’s course, sponsored by not received in time for the last issue of Ode News. MassAudubon’s Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick, Massachusetts, will focus on the life cycle, Ocellated Darner (Boyeria grafiana) [SC]: Twelve habitat, behavior and identification of dragonflies. adults, eight males and four females, were netted, Conducted from July 5–23, it will consist of three and two ovipositing females were seen, on the Green evening lectures and three field trips: slide lectures River in Colrain on 29 August; four more males were on Tuesday evenings (7:00 – 8:30 p.m.) July 5, 12, netted and 12 exuviae found farther south on the and 19, with field trips on Saturdays (10:00 a.m. – Green River in Greenfield on the same date. 2:00 p.m.), July 9, 16, and 23. Close-focusing binoculars recommended. Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) [WL]: Four exuviae were found on the Connecticut Instructor: Bob Bowker. Special guest Blair Nikula River in Hadley on 14 August. will give the last lecture and lead the last field trip. The fee is $45 for MassAudubon members; $50 for Arrow Clubtail (Stylurus spiniceps) [T]: One non-members.
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