Update - Mid September

Weather conditions continue to be dry across much of the state. Many wetland areas areas that normally hold a bit of water are now dry. Odonate larvae are dependent on water.

We've all suspected our seasons this year have been early. Comparing 2024 observations against historical data, this year will establish 43 new species early flight dates. Over half were damselflies - things that typically emerge locally. While the season isn't yet over, there are 0 new species late flight dates. Many 2024 species were gone weeks ahead of their normal flight distribution.

Thanks to laureldoc finding a Lance-tipped Darner, we have 135 species for the year. This equals our 5-year-average. Nice to see some of the other Mosaic Darners being seen.

With the 2024 observation data, all counties will now have over 1,000 observations. This was a goal for 2024, happy that is complete. Note that prior to the current survey (<2017), only 4 counties had more than 1,000 records in the OOS database.

59 species have new 2024 county records. This represents different 54 counties and 46 different contributors. More on this later as the season winds down. There are still some opportunities for late flying species - check the maps at https://www.ohioodonatasociety.org/distribution-maps

Publicado el 17 de septiembre de 2024 por jimlem