California was proud to host the 2003 Annual Meeting
of the Dragonfly
Society of the Americas (DSA).
Click here to see Pix at Roy Beckemeyer's site
Click here to see the group photo and others by Blair Nikula
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Other folks' dragonfly images from the trips are linked to from the page describing that field trip.
Commemorative DSA '03 shirt with image of Desert Spiketail
PLACE: Williams, Colusa Co., CA
Williams was our central location for visiting some the best California sites with western endemic species.
The group gathered informally on Thursday, June 19 at Granzella's and field trips began on Friday morning. Field trips were all day Friday and Saturday (see below) with meetings/presentations on Friday and Saturday evenings. On Sunday June 22, those who could attend the post-meeting trip left for Owens Valley.
Odonata Activities
Field trips:
Click on links to learn what was seen at these sites:
The Biggs brought 2 mini-vans which were available for
transportation to field trip locations and used them at Bear Creek/Pope Creek
the first day and at Chico area the 2nd.
1. Opportunities to collect and observe Pacific Odonata abound at Pope
Creek
and Bear Creek in the rugged coastal mountains of California!
Bear and Pope Creeks:
Bear Creek is west of Williams on Highway 20 (~20 min. drive) - leaders
Kathy & Dave Biggs
Pope Creek/Cold Canyon is in the Lake Berryessa State Recreation Area -
leader Andy Rehn
2. Retrace C.H. Kennedy's Steps!
Chico area: Cherry Hill/Upper Bidwell Park
These areas are north east of Williams and support a diverse western
odonate fauna - leader Tim Manolis
3. Fouts Spring, Goat Mt. Rd:
leaderless
side trip
4. Post trip: Owens Valley
leaders:
Andy Rehn & Dennis Paulson
5. 'Mini-post trip':
a short trip to find
Ischnura gemina (San Francisco Forktail) and Zoniagrion
exclamationis Exclamation Damsel.
At least 11 county records were made during the DSA field trips and another 5 during the post-trip!
Accomodations:
Motels:
Granzella's Hotel in Williams was our main meeting place.
The evening meetings were held in their conference room.
Books about CA's Dragonflies (Odonata):
Link for the book: Dragonflies and Damselflies of California by Tim Manolis
Link for the book: Common Dragonflies of California by Kathy Biggs
Click here to go to a list of California species.
Click here to go to Kathy Biggs' California Odonata site with descriptions and photos of all species.
Click here for Ron Lyon's Odonata of California .
View who had signed up to come
Any questions or comments, or send your sightings from the meeting: contact
Tim
Manolis