Connecticut Audubon Society: Odonates are popping up

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Odonates are popping up

Dragonfly and damselfly populations have been exploding during the warm and wet month of June. Get out there now if you want to see the peak of diversity in Connecticut. Even at places like Stratford Point you can find some migrants like the Painted Skimmer...

Or the Black Saddlebags...

Numbers will be on the rise for a while yet and after the next week of wet and unsettled weather we should have a bonanza of them in every expected habitat.

Scott Kruitbosch
Conservation Technician

Photos by Scott Kruitbosch © Connecticut Audubon Society and not to be reproduced without explicit CAS permission

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Connecticut Audubon Society conserves Connecticut’s environment through science-based education and advocacy focused on the state’s bird populations and habitats. Founded in 1898, Connecticut Audubon Society operates nature facilities in Fairfield, Milford, Glastonbury and Pomfret as well as an EcoTravel office in Essex and an Environmental Advocacy program in Hartford. Connecticut Audubon Society manages 19 wildlife sanctuaries around the state, preserves over 2,600 acres of open space in Connecticut and educates over 200,000 children and adults annually. Working exclusively in the state of Connecticut for over 100 years, Connecticut Audubon Society is an independent organization, not affiliated with any national or governmental group.