Hendrik Herlyn, Oscar Harper, and I journeyed to the Philomath Sewage
Ponds (Philomath, OR) just after noon and found cooperative Red
Saddlebags (Tramea onusta), as reported by Howard Bruner yesterday. With
limited time, we didn't concentrate on counting individuals, but 10 is a
fair estimate of how many we saw. We were mesmerized by these notable
invaders from California, but also managed to see:
We also observed:
Black Saddlebags (incl. one mated pair and one who perched for us; in my experience it's rare to see any perched)
Common Green Darner (incl. one cooperative perched mated pair; in my experience it's rare to see any perched)
Variegated Meadowhawks
Flame Skimmer (1)
Eight-spotted Skimmers
Western Pondhawks
unidentified damselflies (Tule Bluets? I didn't try to ID them)
5 photos attached.