[Odonata-l] 2009 Northeast Regional DSA Meeting

[Bryan Pfeiffer]

Dear Odonatists:

The Northeast meeting of the Dragonfly Society of the Americas will be 
the weekend of 31Jul-2Aug in and around southeastern New Hampshire. Our 
base will be near Epping, NH, which is about 20 miles west of 
Portsmouth. As many of you know, the Northeast regional meeting often 
convenes in June. But the abundance of other odonate meetings in late 
May and June has prompted us to schedule a summer meeting this year with 
some exciting opportunities for the locale:

Calopteryx dimidiata (Sparkling Jewelwing)
Enallagma pictum (Scarlet Bluet)
Ischnura kellicotti (Lilypad Forktail)
Aeshna clepsydra (Mottled Darner)
Stylurus spiniceps (Arrow Clubtail)
Somatochlora georgiana (Coppery Emerald)
Somatochlora incurvata (Incurvate Emerald)
Somatochlora linearis (Mocha Emerald)
Celithemis martha (Martha’s Pennant)
Erythrodiplax berenice (Seaside Dragonlet)

Plus these possibilities (either rare or at the edge of its flight season):
Hetaerina americana (American Rubyspot)
Lestes unguiculatus (Lyre-tipped Spreadwing)
Anax longipes (Comet Darner)
Stylurus amnicola (Riverine Clulbtail)
Libellula needhami (Needham’s Skimmer)
Libellula vibrans (Great Blue Skimmer)

In many respects, this is a prospecting trip. We have evidence of many 
of these species in the region, but need to know more about their 
distribution and abundance. We will be collecting data for the New 
Hampshire Dragonfly Survey, a statewide project now in its third year. 
Extra investigation in out-of-the-way places will be encouraged. More 
than anything, this meeting will be a summertime opportunity to see 
colleagues and some nice dragonflies.

We’re still working out lodging and other details. But, for now, please 
save that weekend!

Best,
Bryan Pfeiffer and Pam Hunt
Regional Meeting Organizers

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