Weather: Sunny and 70 F
Location: Salter's Creek Gamelands, near Sealevel, North Carolina in Carteret County

I didn't get any photographs so I have not posted observations, however, while at the Salter's Creek Gamelands, I saw several Odonates including:

Common Green Darner: cruising the shoreline of a shallow pond
Southern Spreadwing: foraging through the long grasses growing in water in a ditch by the side of the dirt road
Fragile Forktail: foraging through the long grasses growing in a ditch by the side of the dirt road--same area where the Southern Spreadwing was foraging.

The ditch where I saw the damselflies was located along a dirt road branching off to the left shortly after passing the first parking area on the gamelands. Wheeled traffic was blocked off from access to the dirt road by an orange gate.

The shallow pond was further along the main road, perhaps 3/4 of a mile into the gamelands from the first parking area/gate. The path leading to the pond branched to the right from the main road and had an orange gate restricting wheeled traffic from the path.

These Odonates were the first ones I've seen in 2023!

Posted on February 15, 2023 04:37 PM by amypadgett