| Common Name |
County |
Date |
Observer(s) |
Number |
Comments |
Record Type |
| 1 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2002-07-24 |
K. Bagy H. Geiser |
3 |
ENRI - Three males observed flying and perching on Nancy Rhode's Creek at the Pump Station Trailhead. The time was 13:25 pm and the temperature was 87 F. |
Sight |
| 2 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2007-07-07 |
R Emmitt, Meg Millard |
30 |
Flat River and Brickhouse Rd |
Sight |
| 3 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2007-09-09 |
R Emmitt, Meg Millard |
1 |
Hill Forest on the Flat River |
Sight |
| 4 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2009-06-07 |
R. Emmitt, Ricky Davis |
3 |
ENRI Cole Mill Access |
Sight |
| 5 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2009-07-12 |
R. Emmitt M. Millard |
1 |
Eno River Park at Guess Rd |
Sight |
| 6 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
1965-05-22 |
Paulson DR |
1 |
Eno R at Guess Rd, Durham 5 mi N, male=1 |
Collect |
| 7 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2009-08-09 |
|
2 |
|
Sight |
| 8 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2009-09-13 |
R. Emmitt, W. Cook ,Carl R |
1 |
Flat River Impoundments and the Flat River |
Sight |
| 9 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2010-05-15 |
R. Emmitt, R Rittmaster |
1 |
Eno River at Guess Rd |
Sight |
| 10 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2010-05-26 |
R. Emmitt |
1 |
Eno River at Penny's Bend |
Sight |
| 11 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2010-06-06 |
R. Emmitt, R Rittmaster |
100 |
Ellerbe Creek Marsh in Durham - most I have seen in the Peidmont |
Sight |
| 12 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2010-08-08 |
R. Emmitt |
3 |
Little River Park |
Sight |
| 13 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2010-09-19 |
R. Emmitt |
1 |
Flat River Impoundments |
Sight |
| 14 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2011-05-28 |
R Emmitt |
1 |
Eno River City Park between Guess Rd and Duke St |
Sight |
| 15 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2012-07-28 |
Mike Turner |
25 |
Patterson Rd. Waterfowl Impoundment |
Sight |
| 16 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2012-07-29 |
Mike Turner |
20 |
Brickhouse Rd. Waterfowl Impoundments |
Sight |
| 17 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
1975-07-16 |
R. Duncan Cuyler |
1 |
sex=MALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=INTERNATIONAL ODONATA RESEARCH INSTITUTE-FSCA |
Collect |
| 18 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
1976-09-10 |
R. Duncan Cuyler |
1 |
sex=MALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA |
Collect |
| 19 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
1975-08-28 |
R. Duncan Cuyler |
1 |
sex=FEMALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA |
Collect |
| 20 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
1976-09-07 |
R. Duncan Cuyler |
1 |
sex=FEMALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA |
Collect |
| 21 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
1975-06-15 |
R. Duncan Cuyler |
1 |
sex=MALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA |
Collect |
| 22 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
1975-06-01 |
R. Duncan Cuyler |
1 |
sex=FEMALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA |
Collect |
| 23 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
1975-06-02 |
R. Duncan Cuyler |
1 |
sex=FEMALE, city=Durham, directions=southwestern edge, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-FSCA |
Collect |
| 24 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
1993-05-28 |
R. Duncan Cuyler |
1 |
sex=MALE, city=Rougemont, directions=Red Mountain Road, habitat=Flat River, source=R DUNCAN CUYLER COLLECTION-IORI |
Collect |
| 25 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2013-06-20 |
Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn |
0 |
paddling the Flat River and exploring the nearby impoundment for the most part |
Sight |
| 26 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2013-08-10 |
Mike Turner |
40 |
Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment |
Sight |
| 27 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2013-08-24 |
Mike Turner |
35 |
Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment |
Sight |
| 28 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2014-06-05 |
Mike Turner |
20 |
Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment - ~15 were ad.males |
Sight |
| 29 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2014-06-07 |
Mike Turner |
15 |
New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment |
Sight |
| 30 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2014-06-08 |
Mike Turner |
15 |
New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment |
Sight |
| 31 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2014-06-23 |
Mike Turner |
40 |
Patterson Rd. Waterfowl Impoundment - 35 ad.males |
Sight |
| 32 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2014-07-01 |
Mike Turner |
30 |
Stagecoach Waterfowl Impoundment - ad.males |
Sight |
| 33 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2014-07-20 |
John Petranka |
25 |
Sandy Creek Park, and Greenway north to Pickett Rd.. - Very common, perched along greenway and around margin of swamp. |
Photo |
| 34 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2014-08-08 |
John Petranka |
15 |
Sandy Creek Park and greenway - Common around ponds and along greenway. |
Photo |
| 35 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2014-08-14 |
John Petranka |
1 |
Discovery Lake on campus of NIEHS/EPA - Male |
Photo |
| 36 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2014-09-06 |
John Petranka |
5 |
Sandy Creek Park - Around the ponds and greenway. |
Photo |
| 37 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2013-08-20 |
Owen McConnell |
1 |
Flat River Waterfowl Impoundments |
Photo online |
| 38 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2015-05-25 |
John Petranka |
2 |
Little River Regional Park, along South River Loop Trail - Males. |
Photo |
| 39 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2015-06-25 |
Mike Turner |
25 |
Patterson Rd. Waterfowl Impoundment - 20 ad.males |
Sight |
| 40 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2015-08-08 |
Mike Turner |
10 |
Upper Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment - ad.males |
Sight |
| 41 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2015-07-20 |
John Petranka |
2 |
Northeast Creek at Granville Drive, Durham. Around small pools formed from off-road vehicle use. - Males. |
Sight |
| 42 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2015-08-13 |
John Petranka, Sally Gewalt |
2 |
New Hope Creek Trail just south of US 15-501 in powerline clearing. - 1 male, 1 female. |
Photo |
| 43 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2017-05-28 |
Mike Turner |
4 |
Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment - ad.males |
Sight |
| 44 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2019-05-16 |
R. Emmitt |
1 |
Eno River State Park Cole Mile Road |
Sight |
| 45 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2019-05-16 |
R. Emmitt |
1 |
Ellerbee Marsh |
Sight |
| 46 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2019-05-23 |
R. Emmitt |
1 |
Hollow Rock Nature Park meadow |
Sight |
| 47 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2019-05-27 |
R. Emmitt |
2 |
Eno River State Park at Cole Mill rd. |
Sight |
| 48 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2019-06-13 |
R. Emmitt |
6 |
Eno River State Park down stream of Cole Mill Rd |
Sight |
| 49 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2019-06-25 |
R. Emmitt |
5 |
Eno River at Guess Rd |
Sight |
| 50 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2020-09-04 |
Harry LeGrand, Lori Arent |
6 |
Brickhouse Road |
Sight |
| 51 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2021-05-26 |
Harry LeGrand, Lori Arent |
3 |
Brickhouse Road (Butner-Falls Lake Game Land) |
Sight |
| 52 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2021-07-25 |
Matt Spangler |
2 |
Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek (Durham) |
Sight |
| 53 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2021-08-04 |
John Petranka |
10 |
NHCBS, New Hope Creek Bottomlands, Old Chapel Hill Road Park along Paved Trail |
Photo |
| 54 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2021-08-15 |
John Petranka |
3 |
NHCBS, New Hope Creek Bottomlands, Powerline |
Photo |
| 55 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2021-08-22 |
John Petranka |
3 |
NHCBS, New Hope Creek Bottomlands, Powerline |
Photo |
| 56 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2022-06-22 |
John Petranka |
1 |
NHCBS, New Hope Creek Bottomlands, Edge Trail |
Photo |
| 57 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2022-06-22 |
John Petranka |
3 |
NHCBS, New Hope Creek Bottomlands, Powerline |
Photo |
| 58 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2022-06-24 |
John Petranka |
15 |
NHCBS, New Hope Creek Bottomlands, Loop Trail, east section, New Hope Creek sandbars |
Photo |
| 59 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2022-06-24 |
John Petranka |
10 |
NHCBS, New Hope Creek Bottomlands, Flood Channels and Oxbows |
Photo |
| 60 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2022-07-04 |
Harry LeGrand, Lori Arent |
1 |
Hill Forest |
Sight |
| 61 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2022-06-28 |
John Petranka |
10 |
NHCBS, Mud Creek Bottomlands, Parcel 140106, adjacent to Oak Creek Village Shopping Center. Along sewer right of way and flood channels |
Photo |
| 62 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2021-06-28 |
John Petranka |
10 |
NHCBS, Mount Moriah Bottomlands, Parcel 140148, beaver pond and adjacent swamp adjoining Mount Moriah Road |
Photo |
| 63 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2022-07-11 |
Harry LeGrand. Lori Arent |
18 |
Flat River impoundments |
Sight |
| 64 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2022-08-12 |
Matt Spangler |
1 |
New Hope Creek (upstream of Jordan Lake) |
Sight |
| 65 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2024-05-30 |
Matt Spangler |
1 |
Discovery Lake |
Sight |
| 66 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2024-06-21 |
Harry LeGrand |
1 |
Horton Grove Nature Preserve |
Sight |
| 67 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2024-07-14 |
Matt Spangler |
3 |
Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek (Durham) |
Sight |
| 68 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2024-07-17 |
L. Arent |
15 |
Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment |
Sight |
| 69 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2024-07-27 |
Lori Arent, Harry LeGrand |
12 |
Flat River Waterfowl Impoundments |
Sight |
| 70 Great Blue Skimmer [Libellula vibrans] |
Durham |
2024-08-18 |
Harry LeGrand, Lori Arent |
50 |
Brickhouse Road |
Sight |