[Odonata-l] Fwd: [TexOdes] FW: Dragonfly Days IX, May 15-18 2008

[Joshua Stuart Rose]

Hey all - I have already posted this to TexOdes. Apologies to those  
who receive it 2-3 times. Please forward to interested parties,  
including the other odonata listservs to which I am not subscribed  
but some of you probably are (CalOdes, Great Lakes, NE Odes, etc.).  
Thanks!

Though Dragonfly Days 2007 was cancelled, a group from the Cleveland  
Museum of Natural History went ahead with their plans to visit the  
LRGV this weekend. In lieu of DDVIII, I am helping them have a good  
time. This afternoon I showed them around Bentsen-RGV State Park, and  
NABA naturalist Javier de Leon showed us around the NABA  
International Butterfly Park. In spite of overcast breezy weather, we  
observed one each Coral-fronted Threadtail (Neoneura aaroni),  
Checkered Setwing (Dythemis fugax), and Pin-tailed Pondhawk  
(Erythemis plebeja); and several each of Spot-tailed Dasher  
(Micrathyria aequalis), Caribbean Yellowface (Neoerythromma  
cultellatum), and Neotropical Bluet (Enallagma novahispaniae). Saw  
three different gomphid species and scored a hat trick of Setwings.  
Totals for the afternoon were 10 species of damsel and 17 dragons.  
Far and away my best odonate day of the year so far; I guess it  
really is a good time for a dragonfly festival!

See y'all next year?

Begin forwarded message
>
> Howdy folks,
>
> For the past two years, Dragonfly Days was cancelled due to a  
> shortfall
> of funding and volunteers. However, the Valley Nature Center went on
> ahead and had dragonfly events for the local schools and community.  
> Now
> the Weslaco wing of the World Birding Center has allied with the  
> VNC to
> produce Dragonfly Days 2008! The extra staff, volunteers, funding, and
> infrastructure at Estero Llano Grande State Park should more than make
> up for the obstacles of this May and last. See below for the first
> announcement; I will forward additional news as it comes to me. Stay
> tuned...
>
> Josh
>
> Joshua S. Rose, Ph.D.
> Program Specialist
> World Birding Center
> Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
> http://www.worldbirdingcenter.org/sites/mission/index.phtml
> joshua.rose at tpwd.state.tx.us
> 956-584-9156 x 236
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jennifer Owen
>
>
> Dragonfly Days - May 15-18, 2008
>
> Estero Llano Grande State Park and the Valley Nature Center in Weslaco
> present the 9th annual Dragonfly Days Festival.  This annual event
> focuses on critters that may not (yet!) have the universal appeal  
> of our
> sub-tropical and migrant birds and butterflies. Dragonflies and
> Damselflies eat mosquitoes and are every bit as colorful, interesting
> and vital to a healthy environment than their better known cousins.  
> With
> field guides now widely available, identification of these fascinating
> insects has become easier for all who are interested.
>
> Learn to tell a skimmer from a glider!
>
> Discover the world of naiads in our bog pond!
>
> Roam the Valley's wetlands with expert guides!
>
> Listen to expert speakers!
>
> Dragonfly Days is designed to appeal to the whole family!
>
>
>
>
>
> Jennifer Owen
>
> Natural Resource Specialist
>
> Estero Llano Grande State Park
>
> World Birding Center
>
> 154A Lakeview Dr.
>
> Weslaco, Texas 78596
>
> 956-565-3919 ext. 258


Joshua Stuart Rose, Ph.D.
Program Director
World Birding Center
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
Mission TX
http://www.worldbirdingcenter.org/sites/mission/index.phtml
956-584-9156 extension 236
joshua.rose at tpwd.state.tx.us