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1 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2007-06-24 Will Cook, Carl Rothfels 12 Sight
2 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2009-08-09 2 Sight
3 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham ? Paulson DR 1 (pond, Orange Co. line 0.2 mi NE on US 15) larva coll. on 1966 2 19 - emerged 24 May male= 1 Collect
4 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2012-07-29 Mike Turner 15 Brickhouse Rd. Waterfowl Impoundments Sight
5 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2021-07-14 Matt Spangler 20 Discovery Lake Sight
6 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2021-08-26 Matt Spangler 7 Discovery Lake Sight
7 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2023-07-18 Matt Spangler 20 Discovery Lake Sight
8 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2014-07-29 John Petranka 10 Discovery Lake on campus of NIEHS/EPA Sight
9 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2014-07-18 John Petranka 1 Discovery Lake on campus of NIEHS/EPA - Male Photo
10 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2012-05-31 John Petranka 5 Discovery Lake on campus of NIEHS/EPA - Males. Photo
11 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2014-08-05 John Petranka 1 Discovery Lake on campus of NIEHS/EPA - Photos of males and females. Sight
12 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2008-08-10 Jeffrey Pippen 10 Duke Forest & Duke Gardens Sight
13 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2010-06-06 R. Emmitt, R Rittmaster 3 Ellerbe Creek Marsh in Durham Sight
14 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2019-05-26 Richard Stickney 1 Eno River - Pleasant Green Access Sight
15 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2010-05-26 R. Emmitt 1 Eno River at Penny's Bend Sight
16 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2010-05-31 R. Emmitt, M. Millard 8 Eno River at Penny's Bend Sight
17 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2011-05-28 R Emmitt 3 Eno River City Park between Guess Rd and Duke St Photo
18 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2009-07-12 R. Emmitt M. Millard 3 Eno River Park at Guess Rd Sight
19 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2019-06-06 John Petranka 10 Eno River State Park (ENRI) Cole Mill Section. Along powerline corridor NE of Cole Mill Rd. - Both sexes. Photo
20 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2019-05-27 R. Emmitt 4 Eno River State Park at Cole Mill rd. Sight
21 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2019-05-16 R. Emmitt 2 Eno River State Park Cole Mile Road Sight
22 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2019-06-13 R. Emmitt 25 Eno River State Park down stream of Cole Mill Rd Sight
23 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2013-06-11 J.Williams, L.Amos 1 ENRI Sight
24 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2004-05-16 Randy Emmitt, Roger Rittmaster 0 ENRI - either Cole Mill or Fews Ford or both Sight
25 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2002-06-26 H. Geiser 1 ENRI - One male observed perched on a log at river's edge at Pleaseant Green Access. Sight
26 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2002-07-05 H. Geiser K. Bagy 1 ENRI - One female observed perched along the Pea Creek Trail at 15:20 pm with a temperature of 90 F. Sight
27 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2002-06-19 A. Wallce 1 ENRI - One female observed perching at the forest edge,roadside boundary of the Cole Mill Kudzu patch. The time was 11:20 am and the temperature was 85 F. Sight
28 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2002-07-09 H. Geiser 2 ENRI - One male and one female observed flying at the Cole Mill Kudzu Patch. The time was 8:30 am and the temperature was 80 F. Sight
29 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2002-07-05 H. Geiser 2 ENRI - One male and one female observed flying in a decid. forest habitat at tehe Kudzu patch at the Cole Mill Bridge. The time was 9:00 am and the temperature was 83 F. Sight
30 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2002-06-16 A. Wallace 1 ENRI - One male observed at Pleasent Green Access, flying above the trail at a pond-like impoundment of water. The time was 11:20 am and the temperature was 80 F. Sight
31 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2002-07-08 H. Geiser 1 ENRI - One male observed flying just below the riffle past the pumpstation ruins at Pump Station Access. The time was 14:00 pm and the temperature was approx. 85 F. Sight
32 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2002-07-30 H. Geiser K. Bagy 1 ENRI - One male observed flying over the river and later mating at the November Drive Access. The time observed was 13:04 pm and the temperature was 94 F. Sight
33 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2002-06-20 H. Geiser 1 ENRI - One male observed flying over the river under the Guess Road Bridge. The time was 14:05 pm and the temperature was 85 F. Sight
34 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2002-06-26 H. Geiser 1 ENRI - One male observed perched on a stem in heavy bush and decid. forest habitat at the Cole Mill Kudzu patch; the time was 10:30 am and the temperature was 83 F. Sight
35 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2002-06-15 A. Wallace 1 ENRI - One male observed perched on a water willow at the Cole Mill Access at a narrow river channel with moderate flow. The time was 11:30 am and the temperature was 82 F. Sight
36 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2002-07-24 H. Geiser K. Bagy 1 ENRI - One male observed perched on river willow in the river, approx. 1 ft deep, on Dunnagan's Trail, via the Continental Drive Access. The time was 14:04 pm and the temperature was 87 F. Sight
37 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2002-07-17 H. Geiser 3 ENRI - Three males observed flying over the river at the Guess Road Bridge. The time observed was between 13:00 pm and 14:30 pm; the temperature was 92 F. Sight
38 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2002-07-01 H. Geiser 3 ENRI - Three males observed perching on sticks at river's edge and chasing each other, along the Cole Mill Trail. The time was 14:00 pm and the temperature was 87 F. Sight
39 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2002-07-30 K. Bagy H. Geiser 3 ENRI - Two males and one female observed flying along the river, approx. 1 ft deep at the Novemeber Drive Access. One male and one female were observed mating in the wheel position while flying. The female was also observed laying eggs before and after the mating occured. The time observed was 13:15 pm and the temperature was 93 F. Sight
40 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2002-07-08 H. Geiser 3 ENRI - Two males and one female were observed flying and perching along the river, approx. 1 ft. deep, on the Pump Station Trail. The time was 14:30 pm and the temperature was 85 F. Sight
41 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2002-07-09 H. Geiser 2 ENRI - Two males observed flying along the river at the Guess Road Bridge. The river depth was approx. 1ft. The time was 14:00 pm and the temperature was 90 F. Sight
42 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2002-08-05 H. Geiser K. Bagy 2 ENRI - Two males observed flying and perching along the river, approx 1ft deep, just past the Eno Trace Trail. The time observed was 15:49 pm and the temperature was 90 F. Sight
43 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2009-06-06 R. Emmitt 5 ENRI Cole Mill Access Sight
44 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2015-05-29 B. Bockhahn 5 FALA Sight
45 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2007-07-07 R Emmitt, Meg Millard 0 Flat River and Brickhouse Rd Sight
46 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2022-07-11 Harry LeGrand. Lori Arent 10 Flat River impoundments Sight
47 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2013-08-10 Mike Turner 25 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
48 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2013-08-24 Mike Turner 10 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
49 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2014-06-05 Mike Turner 4 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
50 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2015-05-30 Mike Turner 2 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
51 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2017-05-28 Mike Turner 3 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
52 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2015-06-08 Mike Turner 1 G.W. Hill Forest - Camp Slocum Sight
53 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2022-07-04 Harry LeGrand, Lori Arent 2 Hill Forest - Female ovipositing in Flat River Sight
54 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2007-09-09 R Emmitt, Meg Millard 6 Hill Forest on the Flat River Sight
55 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2019-05-23 R. Emmitt 1 Hollow Rock Nature Park meadow Sight
56 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2021-08-05 L. Arent 9 Horton Grove Nature Preserve Sight
57 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2021-07-25 Matt Spangler 5 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek (Durham) Sight
58 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2007-08-18 R Emmitt, Meg Millard 1 male Sight
59 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 1965-06-01 Paulson ML 2 marsh, Chapel Hill 5.1 mi E on NC 54, female=2 Collect
60 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2008-08-09 Will Cook, Jeffrey Pippen 10 NC Museum of Life & Science Sight
61 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2014-06-08 Mike Turner 3 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
62 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2013-06-20 Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn 0 paddling the Flat River and exploring the nearby impoundment for the most part Sight
63 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2012-07-28 Mike Turner 10 Patterson Rd. Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
64 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2014-06-23 Mike Turner 10 Patterson Rd. Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
65 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2015-06-25 Mike Turner 20 Patterson Rd. Waterfowl Impoundment - 15 ad.males Sight
66 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2018-06-09 Richard Stickney 30 Penny's Bend Sight
67 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2020-05-23 Richard Stickney 12 Penny's Bend Sight
68 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2016-05-27 Mike Turner 4 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve Sight
69 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2018-05-25 John Petranka, Sally Gewalt. 20 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve along the Eno River and at the pond. - Both sexes. Photo
70 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2017-06-04 Richard Stickney 20 Penny's Bend, Eno River Sight
71 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2019-05-16 Richard Stickney 1 Powerline cut east of Cole Mill Road near Eno River Sight
72 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2012-06-13 Owen McConnell 1 Quail Roost - young male Photo online
73 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2018-06-08 R Emmitt 12 Retainment pond by Kroger on MLK and S Roxboro. Sight
74 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2014-07-20 John Petranka 10 Sandy Creek Park, and Greenway north to Pickett Rd.. - Around swamp. Sight
75 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 1976-06-07 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=FEMALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=INTERNATIONAL ODONATA RESEARCH INSTITUTE-FSCA Collect
76 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 1975-05-24 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=FEMALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
77 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 1975-06-11 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=FEMALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
78 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 1976-05-09 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=FEMALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
79 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 1975-06-26 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=MALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
80 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 1976-05-22 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=MALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
81 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 1976-05-30 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=MALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
82 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 1976-06-04 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=MALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
83 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 1976-06-05 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=MALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
84 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 1976-06-18 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=MALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
85 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2022-06-06 Harry LeGrand 2 sites northeast of Durham Sight
86 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Durham 2014-07-01 Mike Turner 3 Stagecoach Waterfowl Impoundment Sight