Some late odes

[Bill Lamond]

Hi,

With the unseasonable weather it is not at all surprising that there should be some odes still on the wing. On Wednesday October 30^th on the Grand Valley Trail that runs along Big Creek at Big Creek Rd, Brant, I saw several odes. Most of them (about 30) were Autumn Meadowhawks - not at all unusual for the date. I also saw a male Shadow Darner that was searching for females. I saw two other Aeshna that did not land that I could not identify. This is about as late as I have seen this species. It seems to be perhaps the hardiest Aeshna. I was surprised to flush a Black Saddlebags. I have never seen this species this late before. I meant to go back to this area today, this time with my net, to see what I could catch but I forgot all about it. Oh well.

Bill