20 September 2009

Fillin' in the holes

Since we didn't have any structured projects this summer, I decided to try and fill in some of the odonata "holes" of the counties surrounding Wayne County, Michigan.

Macomb County's list is short so I've made a few visits to a couple locations that have potential. In this post, I'll highlight Chesterfield State Game Area (SGA).

This SGA is located between a subdivision and some agricultural areas. The creek running through the property doesn't appear to be high quality. I found very few odes immediately in the vicinity of the creek. The remainder of the property includes some forest, scrubby area and hay fields.

I only made a couple visits here but did find new county records. Here are some of the photos:

male Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum):


female Common Green Darner (Anax junius):


male Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta):


female Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella):


male Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina):

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