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Common Name County Date Observer(s) Number Comments Record Type
1 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 1964-09-09 Paulson DR 2 Morgan Cr at US 15, Chapel Hill just S, male=1, female=1 Collect
2 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 1964-09-09 D. R. Paulson 1 sex=FEMALE, city=Chapel Hill, directions=US 15, habitat=Morgan Creek, source=DENNIS R PAULSON COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
3 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 1964-10-09 Paulson DR 1 pond, Durham Co. line just S on US 15, male=1 Collect
4 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 1965-04-22 Paulson DR 1 Glen Lennox L, Chapel Hill, male=1 Collect
5 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 1965-04-22 D. R. Paulson 1 sex=MALE, city=Chapel Hill, habitat=Glen Lenox Lake, source=DENNIS R PAULSON COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
6 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 1965-04-30 Paulson DR 1 pond, jct rte1721 & 1712, female=1 Collect
7 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 1965-05-02 D. R. Paulson 2 Male=1 Female=1, directions=Rt 1718, 2 miles west of Durham, addl_habitat=bog pond, source=DENNIS R PAULSON COLLECTION-FSCA Collect
8 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 1965-05-04 Paulson DR 2 Glen Lennox L, Chapel Hill, female=2 Collect
9 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 1965-05-05 Paulson DR & ML 1 Glen Lennox L, Chapel Hill, female=1 Collect
10 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 1965-05-20 Paulson DR 2 University L, male=1, female=1 Collect
11 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 1965-06-06 Paulson DR & ML 1 bog pond, Durham Co. line 2.0 mi W on rte 1718, male=1 Collect
12 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 1966-05-07 Paulson DR & ML 2 pond at Finley's Golf Course, Chapel Hill, female=2 Collect
13 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2002-05-02 C. Bockhahn 3 OCMO Sight
14 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2002-09-08 J. Rose 7 OCMO - 2 males, 5 females Sight
15 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2003-04-13 J. Rose 0 OCMO Sight
16 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2003-06-08 J. Rose 0 OCMO - lots in long grass, male and female Sight
17 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2006-08-03 Ed Corey 1 male Sight
18 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2007-06-23 R. Emmitt 1 Oconeechee SNA Sight
19 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2007-07-15 R. Emmitt 1 male Sight
20 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2008-04-18 R. Emmitt 3 Emmitt Pond - both sexes Sight
21 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2008-05-10 R. Emmitt 3 Emmitt Pond Sight
22 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2008-06-13 E. Corey 1 ENRI - observed at powerline cut off of Dumont Road Sight
23 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2009-06-04 R. Emmitt 1 Tree Frog Nursery Sight
24 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2009-06-04 R. Emmitt 4 Emmitt Estate Sight
25 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2009-06-06 R. Emmitt, R Rittmaster 1 ENRI Pleasant Green Access Sight
26 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2009-06-11 R. Emmitt 5 Emmitt Estate and pond nearby Sight
27 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2009-06-13 R. Emmitt 5 Ayrmont Park in Hillsborough Sight
28 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2009-07-02 E. Corey 1 ENRI - Pleasant Green Access Sight
29 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2010-05-09 R. Emmitt R. Rittmaster 1 Eno River State Park Sight
30 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2010-05-28 R. Emmitt 3 Emmitt Estate and High Field Sight
31 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2010-06-05 R. Emmitt 1 Emmitt Estate and High Field Sight
32 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2010-09-16 R. Emmitt 20 Occoneechee ponds Sight
33 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2010-10-02 R. Emmitt 1 Emmitt Estate Sight
34 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2010-10-10 R. Emmitt 10 Emmitt Estate Sight
35 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2012-07-09 Randy Emmitt, Erik Svensson 40 Eno River SP at Cole Mill and Occoneechee State Preserve - both locations Sight
36 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2013-05-27 R Emmitt 2 Emmitt Estate Sight
37 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2013-06-15 R Emmitt 2 Emmitt Estate Sight
38 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2013-06-22 Mike Turner 4 Occoneechee Mt. SNA - at lower pond Sight
39 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2013-06-29 Mike Turner 4 Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area - males; lower pond Sight
40 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2013-07-04 R Emmitt 2 Oconeechee ponds Sight
41 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2013-07-11 B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, E. Tatum 10 OCMO Sight
42 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2013-07-16 Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Edith Tatum 0 odeing at Occoneechee Mountain Sight
43 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2013-08-03 John Petranka 2 Occoneechee Mountain SNA (OCMO). Around margins of upper pond. - 1 male, 1 female. Photo
44 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2013-08-10 John Petranka 4 Occoneechee Mountain SNA (OCMO). Around margins of upper pond. - 3 males, 1 female. Photo
45 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2013-08-16 John Petranka 1 Duke Forest Eno Division. Beaver pond along gravel road off of New Hope Church Road gate 28. - Male. Photo
46 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2014-04-24 John Petranka 6 Pond at Ayr Mount, Hillsborough. - 3 males, 3 females. Photo
47 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2014-04-26 John Petranka 1 Occoneechee Mountain SNA (OCMO). Around margins of ponds. - Females Photo
48 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2014-05-25 John Petranka 1 Gold Park, Hillsborough. Storm water retention pond. - Male. Photo
49 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2014-05-31 Mike Turner 15 Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area - upper and lower pond Sight
50 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2015-04-10 John Petranka 1 Occoneechee Mountain SNA (OCMO). Lower pond margin. - Adult female. Photo
51 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2015-04-23 John Petranka 1 Mount Sinai Road, marshy area/power line clearing opposite Duke Forest gate #23. - Male. Photo
52 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2015-04-28 John Petranka 3 Mount Sinai Road, marshy area/power line clearing opposite Duke Forest gate #23. - Males Photo
53 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2015-04-28 John Petranka 3 Eno River State Park (ENRI). Pleasant Green Access. - 1 male, 2 females. Sight
54 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2015-05-12 John Petranka 5 Occoneechee Mountain SNA (OCMO). Upper and lower ponds. - Males. Sight
55 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2015-05-19 John Petranka 2 Blackwood Farm Park pond. - 1 male, 1 female. Photo
56 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2015-06-21 John Petranka 2 Blackwood Farm Park, near jct. NC 86 and New Hope Church Rd.. - 1 male, 1 ovipositing female. Photo
57 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2015-07-08 John Petranka 1 Eno River SP (ENRI) at Fews Ford. - Female. Photo
58 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2015-09-14 John Petranka 1 Meadowmont Park, Chapel Hill. Male. Sight. Sight
59 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2016-03-26 John Petranka 5 Occoneechee Mountain SNA; upper pond. 2males, 3 females. Photo. Photo
60 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2016-03-29 John Petranka 1 Duke Forest beside New Hope Creek at Wooden Bridge. Male. Photo. Photo
61 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2016-04-02 John Petranka 4 Gold Park, Hillsborough. Females. Sight. Sight
62 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2016-04-08 Mike Turner 10 Occoneechee Mt. SNA Sight
63 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2016-04-22 Mike Turner 9 Occoneechee Mt. SNA Sight
64 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2016-05-08 John Petranka 1 Blackwood Farm Park pond. Male. Sight. Sight
65 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2016-05-16 John Petranka 2 Brumley Forest Preserve, Triangle Land Conservancy Preserve. North side of Hwy. NC 10. Near foot bridge over Stony Creek. Males. Sight. Sight
66 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2016-06-01 John Petranka 1 Brumley Forest Preserve, Triangle Land Conservancy Preserve. Near main pond on south side of Hwy. NC 10. Male. Sight. Sight
67 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2016-08-08 John Petranka 1 Brumley Forest Preserve, North side of Hwy. NC 10. Silo Pond. Female. Photo. Photo
68 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2017-02-18 John Petranka 1 Blackwood Farm Park, near the pond. - Teneral male with coppery sheen. Good look at thoracic 'exclamation point' using binoculars. Sight
69 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2017-02-25 John Petranka 9 Blackwood Farm Park, at the pond. - 6 adult males, 3 tenerals (sex not determined). Sight
70 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2017-02-28 John Petranka 3 - Brumley Forest Preserve, Triangle Land Conservancy Preserve. Near main pond on south side of Hwy. NC 10. Males. Photo
71 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2017-03-10 Mike Turner 2 Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area Sight
72 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2017-03-27 John Petranka 6 Brumley Forest Preserve, North side of Hwy. NC 10. Silo Pond. - 4 males, 2 females. Ovipositing observed. Sight
73 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2017-04-02 Mike Turner 15 Occoneechee Mt. SNA Sight
74 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2017-04-02 B. Bockhahn 8 OCMO Sight
75 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2017-04-04 John Petranka 4 Occoneechee Mountain SNA (OCMO). Upper pond. - Both sexes. Sight
76 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2017-04-11 Mike Turner 1 Chapel Hill Sight
77 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2017-04-13 Mike Turner 2 Chapel Hill Sight
78 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2017-05-06 Mike TUrner 3 Occoneechee Mt. SNA Sight
79 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2017-05-10 Harry LeGrand, Roger Shaw 1 Eno River State Park -- Fews Ford Section Sight
80 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2017-06-06 Owen McConnell 1 Ayr Mount, at pond - male Photo
81 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2017-09-09 John Petranka, Sally Gewalt 6 Pond at Twin Creeks Park near junction of Eubanks Road and Old NC 86 (35.959266, -79.104926) - Females. Photo
82 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2018-03-31 John Petranka 3 Blackwood Farm Park. At the pond. Good look with binoculars. - Teneral males Sight
83 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2018-04-18 John Petranka 2 Brumley Forest Preserve, North side of Hwy. NC 10. Along Stony Creek. - Males. Photo
84 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2018-04-27 John Petranka 5 Brumley Forest Preserve, North side of Hwy. NC 10. Along Stony Creek and at silo pond. - Both sexes, including ovipositing female. Sight
85 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2018-05-14 R Emmitt 7 Occoneechee Ponds Sight
86 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2018-05-14 R Emmitt 6 Brumley Forest Sight
87 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2018-05-26 R Emmitt 1 Brumley Forest along hwy 10 Sight
88 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2018-06-16 R Emmitt 2 Oconeechee State Preserve ponds Sight
89 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2018-08-16 B. Bockhahn 6 OCMO Sight
90 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2018-09-29 John Petranka 2 Brumley Forest Preserve, North side of Hwy. NC 10 at silo pond. - Males. Photo
91 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2019-03-29 John Petranka 6 Brumley Forest Preserve, North side of Hwy. NC 10 at silo pond. - 4 tenerals, 2 males with mature coloration. Photo
92 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2019-04-18 John Petranka, Mark Shields 1 Eno River State Park (ENRI) Cole Mill Section. Along powerline corridor SW of Old Cole Mill Rd. - Male. Sight
93 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2019-05-06 R. Emmitt 1 Eno River access, the old dam. Sight
94 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2019-05-07 R. Emmitt 4 Brumley Forest Preserve. Sight
95 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2019-05-09 R. Emmitt 3 Occoneechee Mountain State Preserve ponds Sight
96 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2019-05-19 R. Emmitt 3 Emmitt neighborhood Sight
97 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2019-05-19 Mike Turner, Conrad & ALyssa Wernett 2 Occoneechee Mt. SNA Sight
98 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2019-05-26 R. Emmitt 3 Emmitt Millard Estate Sight
99 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2019-05-27 R. Emmitt 2 Brumley Forest ponds. Sight
100 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2019-06-04 R. Emmitt 1 Brumley Forest silo pond as area. Sight
101 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2019-06-21 John Petranka 5 Brumley Forest Preserve, south side of Hwy. NC 10. - Males. Sight
102 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2019-06-30 R. Emmitt 1 at our ponds edge. - female Photo
103 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2020-03-19 John Petranka, Sally Gewalt 6 New Hope Creek upstream from Erwin Rd. bridge in Duke Forest. - All males. Photo
104 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2020-03-28 John Petranka 5 Brumley Forest Preserve, North side of Hwy. NC 10. - Four tenerals and 1 adult male at Silo Pond. Photo
105 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2021-04-13 John Petranka 1 Brumley Preserve north of old NC 10. - Male. Photo
106 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2021-06-23 John Petranka 1 Brumley Preserve north of old NC 10. Photo
107 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2022-04-01 John Petranka 5 NHCBS, Hollow Rock Nature Park, West of Pickett Road, Loop Trail Photo
108 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2022-04-02 John Petranka 3 NHCBS, Hollow Rock Nature Park, West of Pickett Road, Loop Trail Photo
109 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2022-04-03 John Petranka 1 NHCBS, Hollow Rock Nature Park, Pickett Road Edges Photo
110 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2022-04-20 John Petranka 1 NHCBS, Hollow Rock Nature Park, West of Pickett Road, Loop Trail Photo
111 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2022-05-30 Harry LeGrand, Lori Arent 1 Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area -- ponds - adult male Sight
112 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2022-07-12 John Petranka 1 NHCBS, Hollow Rock Nature Park, West of Pickett Road, Meadow Photo
113 Fragile Forktail [Ischnura posita] Orange 2023-04-05 Roger Shaw 1 Hollow Rock Sight