Let the season begin!
The insect season is officially underway.
While doing a bird survey at UM-Dearborn today (April 25, 2009), Nannothemis and I found our first dragonflies of the season for Michigan. We saw at least 3 male Common Green Darners (Anax junius) at/near Fairlane Lake at the Henry Ford Estate.
Here is one of the males that cooperated.
We also found a coupled pair at a wet spot about a mile from campus.
What will be the next species found this year?
While doing a bird survey at UM-Dearborn today (April 25, 2009), Nannothemis and I found our first dragonflies of the season for Michigan. We saw at least 3 male Common Green Darners (Anax junius) at/near Fairlane Lake at the Henry Ford Estate.
Here is one of the males that cooperated.
We also found a coupled pair at a wet spot about a mile from campus.
What will be the next species found this year?
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Nannothemis is an ecologist, whose research focus is on the importance and function of urban ecosystems.
Stylurus is the husband of Nannothemis. He is an engineer, talented birder, keen naturalist, and pretty good with an insect net when his "old soccer injuries" aren't bothering him.
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I saw my first ode of the season last Sunday at Brigantine. I forgot to look it up when I got home, though, so I'm not sure of the ID. Not a CG Darner.
Hopefully we'll be posting more in the coming weeks.
I spotted Dot Tailed Whitefaces in Allegan, MI, last Monday (May4).
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