Yesterday, 18 July 2020, Erika and I drove 40 minutes to the Black River, southwest of Olympia in Grays Harbor County. Dennis Paulson wrote us that this location was good for River Jewelwings and snaketails. We did not stay long along this gorgeous river—way too many maskless people tubing in the creek. Although we missed snaketails, we easily found a few male River Jewelwings. These elegant damselflies cavorted along the river’s edge. They occasionally fluttered their wings--apparently a territorial display directed toward other males, since we saw no females. When females are around, males will drop to the water and float past them, apparently communicating the habitat conditions (quality and current) of their territories. (Paulson 2009, 2019).
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