Dragonfly Society of the Americas
Northeast US Regional Meeting
June 9-12, 2005
State College, Pennsylvania
 

Rendezvous in Central Pennsylvania for a historic gathering to celebrate half a century of near-continuous monitoring of Ten Acre Pond, of one of the richest Odonate habitats in North America. Eighty-five species are known from this single locality. Almost single handedly and on a near weekly basis through the flying season, Clark Shiffer has surveyed the pond’s dragonflies and damselflies for decades. Even in 2004, the 50th year of survey work, he recorded two species new to the pond and a record number of 70 species. Among the more than 50 species to expect in the second week of June are Aeshna mutata (Spadderdock Darner), Anax longipes (Comet Darner), four species of Leucorrhinia, and nine species of Lestes.

While Ten Acre Pond may be the most famous locality in Central Pennsylvania and the focus of this meeting, there are bogs, streams, lakes, and a variety of habitats where Tachopteryx, Cordulegasters, Gomphids, Cordulines, and many other interesting species may be found. At least 90 species have been recorded at both Beaver Dam and Black Moshannon.
 
Where to Stay?
Motels etc.

Motel Map

What to read?
Literature References


Who is coming?
List of Participants
Who came? Group Photo with names

What is planned?
Program


Travel to Meeting
State College Map
Air connections
Frost Entomological Museum at Penn State

County Check Lists
 
 Centre County
   Clinton County
   Huntingdon County

Sight seeing
Outdoor Places to Go


Where to go? Central Pennsylvania Odonate Habitats to Visit

Ten Acre Pond
Topozone map
Species by year

Checklist and seasonal distribution

Black Moshannon
Topozone Map
Species check list
Tamarack Swamp
Topozone Map
Species check list
Bear Meadows
Topozone Map
Species check list
Whipple's Dam
Topozone Map
Species check list

Penns Creek at Poe Paddy
T
opozone Map
Species check list
Beaver Dam
Topozone Map
Species check list


Lists and Pictures from the Meeting
List of Species seen, photographed or collected
Bryan Pfeiffer's photos on line, see darners and petaltails
Randy Emmitt's photos on line
Jill Cromp's photos
Tom Young's photos
Andy Rabin's photos
Michael Blust's photos
David Small's photos

Group Photo June 10, 2005 by Bryan Pfeiffer

Photo by Bryan Pfeiffer



Created 20 November 2004, Last Updated by Hal White 13 December 2010 [halwhite at udel.edu]