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Common Name County Date Observer(s) Number Comments Record Type
1 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2002-06-15 A. Wallace 1 ENRI - One male perched on a water willow in a pond-like impoundment of water at Pleasent Green Access; the time was 16:20 pm with a temperature of 85 F. Sight
2 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2002-06-15 A. Wallace 3 ENRI - Three males observed chasing each other and perching in a pond-like impoundment of water at Pleasent Green Access; the time was 11:20 am with a temperature of 80 F. Sight
3 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2002-06-26 H. Geiser 2 ENRI - Two males observed perched on sticks at Pleaseant Green Access in a pond-like impoundment of water. The time was 13:30 pm and the temperature was 83 F. Sight
4 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2002-07-01 H. Geiser 2 ENRI - One male observed perched on a stick near the river's edge, approx. 1 ft depth and the other male observed perched on a car antenna in the Cole Mill Access Parking lot, within a decid. forest habitat. The time was 14:00 pm and the temperature was 87 F. Sight
5 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2002-07-07 A. Wallace 8 ENRI - Three females and five males observed flying and perching in both a field habitat and pond-like habitat. They where noted chasing and showing attempts of mating. The time observed were between 14:30pm and and 16:30 pm, the temperature was 90 F. Sight
6 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2002-07-24 H. Geiser K. Bagy 2 ENRI - One male and one female observed at river's edge on Dunnagan's Trail, via Continental Drive Access. The female was perched on a plant and the male was perched on a stick in the water. The time was 14:04 pm and the temperature was 87 f. Sight
7 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2002-07-17 H. Geiser 1 ENRI - One male observed in a pond-like impoundment of water at the Guess Road Bridge. The time observed was between 13:00 pm and 14:30 pm. The temperature was 92 F. Sight
8 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2002-07-17 H. Geiser 1 ENRI - One female observed perched on a leaf on the river's edge at the Guess Road Bridge Access. The observed was between 13:00 pm and 14:30 pm; the temperature was 92 F. Sight
9 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2002-08-05 K. Bagy H. Geiser 2 ENRI - Two males observed perching on sticks in the river, approx 1 ft deep, just past the Eno Trace Trail. The time observed was 15:49 am and the temperature was 90F. Sight
10 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2002-07-21 A. Wallace 5 ENRI - 5 Males chasing eachother in a pond habitat at Fews Ford at 15:30 on Sunny day at 87*F. Sight
11 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2004-07-04 Adrienne Wallace 1 ENRI - Male Chasing other dragons Sight
12 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2007-06-24 Will Cook, Carl Rothfels 100 Sight
13 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2007-07-07 R Emmitt, Meg Millard 0 Flat River and Brickhouse Rd Sight
14 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2007-08-18 R Emmitt, Meg Millard 25 Sara P Duke Gardens, butterfly walk Sight
15 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2007-09-09 R Emmitt, Meg Millard 25 Hill Forest on the Flat River Sight
16 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2008-08-09 Will Cook, Jeffrey Pippen 4 NC Museum of Life & Science Sight
17 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2008-08-10 Jeffrey Pippen 10 Duke Forest & Duke Gardens Sight
18 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2009-06-06 R. Emmitt 8 ENRI Cole Mill Access Sight
19 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 1965-05-12 Paulson ML 2 pond, Orange Co. line 0.2 mi NE on US 15, male=2 Collect
20 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2009-08-09 15 Sight
21 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2009-09-13 R. Emmitt, W. Cook ,Carl R 15 Flat River Impoundments and the Flat River Sight
22 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2010-05-15 R. Emmitt, R Rittmaster 3 Eno River at Guess Rd Sight
23 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2010-05-26 R. Emmitt 2 Eno River at Penny's Bend Sight
24 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2010-06-06 R. Emmitt, R Rittmaster 100 Ellerbe Creek Marsh in Durham Sight
25 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2010-07-25 R. Emmitt, M. Millard 1 Forest Hills Park in Durham Sight
26 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2010-09-19 R. Emmitt 50 Flat River Impoundments Sight
27 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2011-05-28 R Emmitt 40 Eno River City Park between Guess Rd and Duke St Sight
28 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2012-07-28 Mike Turner 10 Patterson Rd. Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
29 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2012-07-29 Mike Turner 25 Brickhouse Rd. Waterfowl Impoundments Sight
30 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 1975-07-19 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=FEMALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
31 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 1994-10-24 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=MALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-IORI Collect
32 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 1975-08-03 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=FEMALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
33 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 1976-08-07 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=MALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
34 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 1976-07-02 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=MALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
35 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 1976-06-30 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=FEMALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
36 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 1975-08-31 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=MALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
37 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 1975-07-31 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=FEMALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
38 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2000-10-14 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=FEMALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
39 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 1997-10-25 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=FEMALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
40 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 1975-05-15 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=MALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
41 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 1975-06-07 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=FEMALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
42 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 1975-07-04 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=MALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
43 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 1976-05-16 R. Duncan Cuyler 1 sex=MALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
44 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2013-06-20 Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn 0 paddling the Flat River and exploring the nearby impoundment for the most part Sight
45 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2013-08-10 Mike Turner 65 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
46 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2013-08-24 Mike Turner 75 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
47 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2014-06-05 Mike Turner 75 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
48 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2014-06-07 Mike Turner 15 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
49 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2014-06-08 Mike Turner 15 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
50 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2014-06-23 Mike Turner 8 Patterson Rd. Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
51 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2014-07-01 Mike Turner 15 Stagecoach Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
52 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2014-07-20 John Petranka 20 Sandy Creek Park, and Greenway north to Pickett Rd.. - Common along edges of swampy area Sight
53 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2014-07-29 John Petranka 20 Discovery Lake on campus of NIEHS/EPA Sight
54 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2014-08-08 John Petranka 15 Sandy Creek Park and greenway - Common along edges of swampy area Photo
55 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2014-08-14 John Petranka 20 Discovery Lake on campus of NIEHS/EPA Photo
56 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2014-09-06 John Petranka 10 Sandy Creek Park - Around the ponds. Photo
57 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2012-08-17 John Petranka 10 Discovery Lake on campus of NIEHS/EPA - 7 males, 3 females Photo
58 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2012-05-31 John Petranka 1 Discovery Lake on campus of NIEHS/EPA - Female. Photo
59 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2012-05-02 John Petranka 11 Discovery Lake on campus of NIEHS/EPA - 8 malers, 3 females Photo
60 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2014-10-08 John Petranka 4 Duke Gardens - 3 males, 1 female. Female ovipositing. Photo
61 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2015-05-30 Mike Turner 40 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
62 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2015-05-29 B. Bockhahn 1 FALA Sight
63 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2015-05-27 John Petranka 10 West Point on the Eno Park - Mostly along mill race. Photo
64 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2015-06-08 Mike Turner 10 G.W. Hill Forest - Camp Slocum Sight
65 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2015-06-25 Mike Turner 10 Patterson Rd. Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
66 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2015-08-08 Mike Turner 10 Upper Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
67 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2015-07-20 John Petranka 10 Northeast Creek at Granville Drive, Durham. - males. Photo
68 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2015-10-20 John Petranka 4 Sandy Creek Park, Durham. Around pond near the parking area. Males. Photo. Photo
69 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2016-08-27 John Petranka 4 Sandy Creek Park, Durham. Around ponds near the parking area. Males. Photo. Photo
70 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2016-10-01 John Petranka, Sally Gewalt 15 Sandy Creek Park, Durham. Around ponds near the parking area. Both sexes.Sight. Sight
71 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2016-05-27 Mike Turner 10 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
72 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2017-05-28 Mike Turner 75 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment Sight
73 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2017-06-04 Richard Stickney 2 Penny's Bend, Eno River Sight
74 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2017-09-08 John Petranka, Sally Gewalt 10 Sandy Creek Park, Durham. Around ponds near the parking area. - Males. Sight
75 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2018-05-25 John Petranka, Sally Gewalt. 10 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve along the Eno River and at the pond. - Both sexes. Photo
76 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2018-06-08 R Emmitt 50 Retainment pond by Kroger on MLK and S Roxboro. Sight
77 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2018-06-09 Richard Stickney 4 Penny's Bend Sight
78 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2019-05-16 R. Emmitt 4 Eno River State Park Cole Mile Road Sight
79 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2019-05-27 R. Emmitt 4 Eno River State Park at Cole Mill rd. Sight
80 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2019-06-25 R. Emmitt 2 Eno River at Guess Rd Sight
81 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2019-06-06 John Petranka 5 Eno River State Park (ENRI) Cole Mill Section. Along powerline corridor NE of Cole Mill Rd. Sight
82 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2019-08-25 John Petranka, Sally Gewalt 4 Sowell Trail Pond, Horton Grove Nature Preserve. Photo
83 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2020-05-17 Kyle Kittelberger, Richard Stickney 10 pond at Penny's Bend Sight
84 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2020-09-04 Harry LeGrand, Lori Arent 20 Brickhouse Road Sight
85 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2021-05-26 Harry LeGrand, Lori Arent 1 Brickhouse Road (Butner-Falls Lake Game Land) Sight
86 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2021-07-14 Matt Spangler 2 Discovery Lake Sight
87 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2021-07-25 Matt Spangler 6 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek (Durham) Sight
88 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2021-08-05 L. Arent 20 Horton Grove Nature Preserve Sight
89 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2021-08-26 Matt Spangler 25 Discovery Lake Sight
90 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2021-09-19 Harry LeGrand, Lori Arent 2 Flat River impoundments Sight
91 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2021-08-04 John Petranka 10 NHCBS, New Hope Creek Bottomlands, Old Chapel Hill Road Park along Paved Trail Photo
92 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2022-06-22 John Petranka 2 NHCBS, New Hope Creek Bottomlands, Powerline Photo
93 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2022-06-24 John Petranka 5 NHCBS, New Hope Creek Bottomlands, Flood Channels and Oxbows Photo
94 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2021-06-28 John Petranka 5 NHCBS, Mount Moriah Bottomlands, Parcel 140148, beaver pond and adjacent swamp adjoining Mount Moriah Road Photo
95 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2022-07-11 Harry LeGrand. Lori Arent 22 Flat River impoundments Sight
96 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2022-08-12 Matt Spangler 2 New Hope Creek (upstream of Jordan Lake) Sight
97 Blue Dasher [Pachydiplax longipennis] Durham 2023-07-18 Matt Spangler 6 Discovery Lake Sight