| Common Name |
County |
Date |
Observer(s) |
Number |
Comments |
Record Type |
| 1 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2002-05-06 |
Shawn Wolfe |
0 |
BECR |
Sight |
| 2 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2006-07-22 |
J. Pippen |
0 |
BECR |
Sight |
| 3 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
? |
Duncan Cuyler |
1 |
Donnelly, T.W. 2004. Distribution of North American Odonata. Part I, Part II and Part III |
d |
| 4 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2006-06-29 |
Ted Wilcox |
1 |
|
Sight |
| 5 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2007-06-11 |
Ted Wilcox |
10 |
|
Sight |
| 6 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2007-06-12 |
Ted Wilcox |
8 |
|
Sight |
| 7 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2007-06-21 |
Ted WIlcox |
5 |
|
Sight |
| 8 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2007-06-30 |
Ted WIlcox |
6 |
|
Sight |
| 9 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2007-07-12 |
Ted Wilcox |
4 |
|
Sight |
| 10 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2007-08-18 |
Ted Wilcox |
3 |
|
Sight |
| 11 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2005-06-08 |
Curtis Smalling |
1 |
Meat Camp Creek Environmental Studies Area near point 36.24414; 081.62866 |
Photo online |
| 12 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2008-06-08 |
R Emmitt, R Rittmaster |
6 |
Bob on Blue Ridge parkway near Moses Cone |
Sight |
| 13 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2009-06-01 |
Curtis Smalling |
6 |
at Meat Camp Creek Environmental Studies Area |
Sight |
| 14 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
1965-05-16 |
Paulson DR & ML |
1 |
Sim's Pond, Blue Ridge Parkway, 3450 ft, female=1 @ 3450 ft |
Collect |
| 15 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2009-08-25 |
Curtis Smalling |
4 |
Meat Camp Creek ESA - 2 males 2 females |
Sight |
| 16 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2009-07-07 |
Mia Hall |
1 |
Blue Ridge Parkway - Cone Park, MP 294 |
Sight |
| 17 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2010-05-26 |
Curtis Smalling |
30 |
Meat Camp Creek Environmental Studies Area - conservatively |
Sight |
| 18 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2010-05-28 |
Curtis Smalling |
20 |
Meat Camp Creek Environmental Studies Area |
Sight |
| 19 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2010-06-20 |
Curtis Smalling |
15 |
Meat Camp Creek Environmental Studies Area - some females present |
Sight |
| 20 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2010-08-16 |
Curtis Smalling |
20 |
at the newly created Boone Greenway storm water wetlands project |
Sight |
| 21 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2011-04-23 |
John Murray |
1 |
1 male seen at Boone Greenway Wetlands |
Sight |
| 22 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2011-06-10 |
Curtis Smalling |
30 |
all at Meat Camp Creek Environmental Studies Area - mostly males but a couple of females present |
Sight |
| 23 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2011-06-13 |
Curtis Smalling |
12 |
Boone Greenway - at least 2 females present and ovipositing |
Sight |
| 24 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2011-07-24 |
Curtis Smalling |
10 |
at created wetland, Boone Greenway and associated river frontage |
Sight |
| 25 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2011-08-08 |
Curtis Smalling |
5 |
Meat Camp Creek Environmental Studies Area |
Sight |
| 26 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2012-04-30 |
Curtis Smalling |
5 |
Meat Camp Creek ESA - 4 males 1 female |
Sight |
| 27 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2012-06-19 |
Harry LeGrand, Curtis Smalling |
4 |
|
Sight |
| 28 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2012-06-30 |
Curtis Smalling |
4 |
Meat Camp Creek Environmental Studies Area |
Sight |
| 29 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2013-06-26 |
N. Howell, Ed. Corey |
1 |
BECR |
Sight |
| 30 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2014-07-07 |
Curtis Smalling |
2 |
Meat Camp Creek ESA |
Sight |
| 31 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2014-07-14 |
Curtis Smalling |
6 |
at Meat Camp Creek ESA |
Sight |
| 32 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2014-07-14 |
Curtis Smalling |
4 |
at Boone Greenway wetlands |
Sight |
| 33 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2015-05-05 |
Curtis Smalling |
2 |
first sunny day above 70 |
Sight |
| 34 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2015-05-28 |
Curtis Smalling |
4 |
at Meat Camp Creek Environmental Studies Area |
Sight |
| 35 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2015-06-02 |
Curtis Smalling |
4 |
Meat Camp Creek Environmental Studies Area |
Sight |
| 36 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2015-06-09 |
Curtis Smalling |
4 |
Meat Camp Creek Environmental Studies Area |
Sight |
| 37 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2015-06-11 |
Curtis Smalling |
6 |
Meat Camp Creek Environmental Studies Area |
Sight |
| 38 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2015-06-15 |
Curtis Smalling |
4 |
Meat Camp Creek Environmental Studies Area |
Sight |
| 39 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2015-06-30 |
John Petranka, Sally Gewalt |
10 |
Meat Camp Creek Environmental Studies Area. - Males. |
Photo |
| 40 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2016-08-22 |
John Petranka, Sally Gewalt |
5 |
Meat Camp Creek Environmental Studies Area. 3 males, 2 females. Photo. |
Photo |
| 41 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2016-08-22 |
John Petranka, Sally Gewalt |
5 |
Sim's Pond, Julian Price Park, Blue Ridge Parkway. Marshy area around pond inlet. Males. Sight. |
Sight |
| 42 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2016-08-22 |
John Petranka, Sally Gewalt |
2 |
Trout Lake, Julian Price Park, Blue Ridge Parkway. Males. Photo. |
Photo |
| 43 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2016-08-22 |
John Petranka, Sally Gewalt, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin |
5 |
Julian Price Lake, Blue Ridge Parkway. Lakeshore along Price Lake Trail between boat rental and Boone Fork. Males. Sight. |
Sight |
| 44 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2017-05-15 |
Curtis Smalling |
6 |
Meat Camp Creek ESA |
Sight |
| 45 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2017-05-16 |
John Petranka |
5 |
Sim's Pond, Julian Price Park, Blue Ridge Parkway. Marshy area around pond inlet. - Males. |
Photo |
| 46 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2017-05-17 |
John Petranka |
5 |
Trout Lake, Julian Price Park, Blue Ridge Parkway. - Males. |
Photo |
| 47 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2017-05-17 |
John Petranka |
5 |
Julian Price Lake, Blue Ridge Parkway. Lakeshore along Price Lake Trail. - Males. |
Photo |
| 48 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2017-06-29 |
John Petranka |
5 |
Sim's Pond, Julian Price Park, Blue Ridge Parkway. Marshy area around pond inlet. |
Sight |
| 49 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2017-09-18 |
Richard Stickney |
1 |
Boone Greenway along S. Fork New River |
Sight |
| 50 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2018-05-01 |
Guy McGrane |
1 |
Appears to be the earliest report for the county - Ben Miller Road-photo |
Photo online |
| 51 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2018-06-02 |
Mike Turner |
2 |
Brookshire Park; Boone, NC |
Sight |
| 52 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2018-06-02 |
Mike Turner |
6 |
Valle Crucis Community Park |
Sight |
| 53 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2018-06-05 |
John Petranka |
1 |
Meat Camp Creek Environmental Studies Area. - Male. |
Sight |
| 54 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2018-06-05 |
John Petranka |
2 |
Clawson-Burnley Park, Boone. At the retention ponds. - Males. |
Sight |
| 55 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2018-06-05 |
John Petranka, Chuck Smith |
1 |
Boone Fork, Julian Price Park, Blue Ridge Parkway. In marshy area along Boone Fork Trail 0.36 miles north of the picnic area footbridge. - Male. |
Sight |
| 56 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2018-06-15 |
John Petranka, Sally Gewalt. |
15 |
Elk Knob State Park, small marshy pond. Elevation ca. 4,400ft. - Mostly males at pond. |
Photo |
| 57 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2018-06-16 |
John Petranka |
1 |
Sim's Pond, Julian Price Park, Blue Ridge Parkway. Marshy area around pond inlet. - Male. |
Sight |
| 58 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2018-07-29 |
Mike Turner |
2 |
Buckeye Lake; Beech Mountain, NC |
Sight |
| 59 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2018-08-05 |
John Petranka |
5 |
Elk Knob State Park, small marshy pond. Elevation ca. 4,400ft. - 4 males, 1 female. |
Photo |
| 60 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2018-08-07 |
John Petranka |
2 |
Trout Lake, Julian Price Park, Blue Ridge Parkway. - Males. |
Sight |
| 61 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2018-09-04 |
John Petranka, Bob Cherry Mackenzie Clark |
1 |
Blue Ridge Parkway, wetlands near Julian Price Picnic Area. - Male. |
Sight |
| 62 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2019-05-01 |
Guy McGrane |
1 |
Fairly early, good pictures - at pond |
Photo |
| 63 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2019-05-25 |
Guy McGrane |
1 |
Hickory Knoll - Juvenile male |
Sight |
| 64 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2019-05-20 |
John Petranka |
5 |
Sim's Pond,Julian Price Park, Blue Ridge Parkway. Marshy area around pond inlet. - Males. |
Photo |
| 65 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2019-06-24 |
John Petranka |
3 |
Boone Fork, Julian Price Park, Blue Ridge Parkway. In marshy area along Boone Fork Trail 0.36 miles north of the picnic area footbridge. |
Photo |
| 66 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2019-06-26 |
John Petranka |
1 |
Elk Knob State Park (ELKN), small marshy pond. Elevation ca. 4,400ft. - Male. |
Photo |
| 67 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2019-08-08 |
Mark Shields |
1 |
Elk Knob State Park (ELKN); small marshy pond |
Sight |
| 68 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2019-08-08 |
Mark Shields |
1 |
Meat Camp Creek Environmental Studies Area |
Sight |
| 69 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2019-08-21 |
John Petranka |
3 |
Boone Fork, Julian Price Park, BRP. In marshy area along Boone Fork Trail 0.36 miles north of the picnic area footbridge. - Males. |
Sight |
| 70 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2020-07-04 |
Richard Stickney |
5 |
Small pond near Elk Knob SP |
Sight |
| 71 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2021-06-10 |
John Petranka, Sally Gewalt |
4 |
Elk Knob State Park pond. |
Photo |
| 72 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2021-07-17 |
Max Ramey, Aaron Reb |
9 |
Bass Lake |
Sight |
| 73 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2021-07-17 |
Max Ramey, Aaron Reb |
9 |
Elk Knob SP Pond |
Sight |
| 74 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2022-06-06 |
Max Ramey |
1 |
Watauga River Road (Low-water Bridge upstream from Long Ridge Rd. intersection)) |
Sight |
| 75 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2022-08-09 |
Guy McGrane |
8 |
Boone Greenway-Angel Stair wetland |
Photo online |
| 76 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2022-09-09 |
L. Arent |
4 |
Brookshire Park |
Sight |
| 77 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2023-07-10 |
L. Arent |
16 |
Brookshire Park |
Sight |
| 78 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2023-08-23 |
L. Arent |
3 |
Valle Crucis Community Park |
Sight |
| 79 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2024-06-11 |
Harry LeGrand, Lori Arent, Audrey Whitlock |
7 |
- Brookshire Park |
Sight |
| 80 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2024-06-20 |
Guy McGrane |
3 |
Brookshire Park - 2 in wetlands and one on hillside |
Sight |
| 81 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2024-08-10 |
Lori Arent, Harry LeGrand, Audrey Whitlock |
1 |
various sites in the county |
Sight |
| 82 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2024-08-11 |
Lori Arent, Harry LeGrand, Audrey Whitlock |
6 |
various sites in the county |
Sight |
| 83 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2025-08-10 |
Guy McGrane |
3 |
Brookshire Park |
Sight |
| 84 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2025-09-11 |
Mark Shields, Hunter Phillips |
1 |
Clawson-Burnley Park, Boone |
Sight |
| 85 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] |
Watauga |
2025-09-12 |
Mark Shields, Hunter Phillips |
1 |
Elk Knob State Park |
Sight |