Notes on the Odonates of NC
27 records
Common Name County Date Observer(s) Number Comments Record Type
1 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2022-07-07 George Andrews 9 Mountain Island Lake, Neck Road kayak launch - Males only Sight
2 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2018-08-12 Robert Gilson 1 West Branch Nature Preserve Sight
3 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2018-08-08 Robert Gilson and Chris Talkington 25 Reedy Creek Nature Preserve Sight
4 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2018-08-04 Robert Gilson and Chris Talkington 5 Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge Sight
5 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2018-07-12 Robert Gilson 27 Reedy Creek Nature Preserve Sight
6 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2018-07-08 Chris Talkington 8 Rivergate Shopping Center retention ponds. Charlotte NC Sight
7 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2018-07-04 Robert Gilson 14 Chris Talkington Sight
8 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2018-06-28 Robert Gilson 7 Albert Stevens Sight
9 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2018-06-06 Rob Van Epps 1 Lake Davidson off Jetton Street Sight
10 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2017-10-22 George Andrews 1 Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge, from kayak. - A late male, cruising more than perching. Sight
11 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2017-06-13 Rob Van Epps 1 Roosevelt Wilson Park; Davidson, NC Sight
12 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2015-07-05 George Andrews 2 Colonel Francis Beatty Park, between rain showers Sight
13 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2014-09-06 George Andrews 1 Colonel Francis Beatty Park - behind ball fields - Very dark female. Sight
14 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2014-07-13 George Andrews 3 Colonel Francis Beatty Park Sight
15 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2013-09-28 George Andrews 2 Beatty Park fields - clear, N winds 15 knots - males Sight
16 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2013-09-14 George Andrews 2 Beatty Park. Clear skies, 80 degrees, northerly winds 10-15 knots Sight
17 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2013-08-03 George Andrews 4 Beatty Park - 09:30-11:30 Sight
18 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2013-08-03 George Andrews 2 Beatty Park - 17:30-19:00. Concentrated on fields with quick look at pond. Sight
19 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2013-07-25 George Andrews 4 Beatty Park Sight
20 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2013-07-22 George Andrews 15 Beatty Park - 01:30-03:30 PM. Sight
21 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2013-07-22 George Andrews 5 Beatty Park Sight
22 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2013-07-20 George Andrews 6 Beatty Park fields - 50/50 sun/shade - 90 degrees - light wind Sight
23 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2013-07-08 George Andrews 2 Beatty Park from 05:30 - 07:30 PM. Skies 60/40 clear/cloud, temp. 85. Sight
24 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2013-05-27 George Andrews 1 Park Road Park Lake, Charlotte, NC. Clear sky, 75°, light wind. Circled lake at noon. - Male Sight
25 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg 2010-07-05 Rob Van Epps 3 Hot, sunny. McDowell Creek Greenway and Latta Plantation Prairie Sight
26 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg ? Duncan Cuyler 1 Donnelly, T.W. 2004. Distribution of North American Odonata. Part I, Part II and Part III d
27 Widow Skimmer [Libellula luctuosa] Mecklenburg ? 14 Sight