End of July
Blue Dasher has now been reported for all 88 Ohio Counties in 2023, joining Eastern Forktail as County-Complete. Five other species are very close, seems pretty do-able - these are the needed observations:
| Fragile Forktail | Common Whitetail | Eastern Amberwing | Eastern Pondhawk | Widow Skimmer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandot | Putnam | Fayette | Fayette | Wyandot |
The next five candidates might be:
| Prince Baskettail | Violet Dancer | Orange Bluet | Blue-fronted Dancer | Stream Bluet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | Fayette | Allen | Allen | Ashland |
| Athens | Hardin | Carroll | Carroll | Auglaize |
| Columbiana | Hocking | Fayette | Gallia | Carroll |
| Fayette | Huron | Hancock | Geauga | Guernsey |
| Hocking | Knox | Henry | Guernsey | Harrison |
| Holmes | Logan | Hocking | Hardin | Hocking |
| Marion | Madison | Holmes | Harrison | Huron |
| Ottawa | Mercer | Mahoning | Huron | Jefferson |
| Richland | Ottawa | Mercer | Jackson | Marion |
| Sandusky | Ross | Paulding | Jefferson | Mercer |
| Vinton | Warren | Putnam | Morrow | Morgan |
| Wyandot | Williams | Ross | Ottawa | Scioto |
| Wyandot | Sandusky | Richland | Tuscarawas | |
| Van Wert | Trumbull | Union | ||
| Williams | Union | Vinton | ||
| Wyandot | Wood | |||
| Wyandot |
These five have all been recorded in every county, just not in the same year. Familiar Bluet and Autumn Meadowhawk numbers are rising quickly, and that should continue in Aug and Sep.
We are over 24,000 RG observations on the year, at this point just a little behind 2022 in observations. We now have 14 days with 500+ observations.
Franklin Co is leader by a lot, will be hard for Ashtabula or Lucas to catch.
Eastern Forktail continues as the most reported species, with a lead over Eastern Pondhawk. That lead is likely to dissipate. Blue Dasher will be the clear leader for July.
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