2024 September 28 morning

   Marie O’Shaughnessy writes, on September 27:  This afternoon I spent an hour in the sunshine at Outerbridge Park.  I found

3 Autumn Meadowhawks, 2 were in tandem
9 Paddle-tailed Darners
1 Blue-eyed Darner
1 Cabbage White butterfly

Autumn Meadowhawk  Sympetrum vicinum  (Odo.: Libellulidae)  Marie O’Shaughnessy

Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna palmata   (Odo.: Aeshnidae)  Marie O’Shaughnessy

Marie O’Shaughnessy writes:  I spent another hour looking for dragonflies at McIntyre Reservoir on Friday afternoon (September 27) and I saw two species flying around:
4  Paddle-tailed Darners
2 Blue-eyed Darners

Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna palmata   (Odo.: Aeshnidae)  Marie O’Shaughnessy