Searching for Odes at Tonto Creek via Gisela

This morning I birded and oded at Tonto Creek via the town of Gisela.  This stretch of Tonto Creek is a lush phenomenon and attracts an assortment of wildlife.  45 species of birds, including my first Yellow-billed Cuckoo for Gila County was awesome.  I also had a lot of fun searching for odes.  Habitat here is variable and has attracted an assortment of odes in the past.  I was hoping to have some success here today.  Here are a few of the odes that I got to see.

American Rubyspot

Springwater Dancer

Pacific Forktail

Pale-faced Clubskimmer

A Pale-faced Clubskimmer who pretty much drowned

Mexican Forktail (my main highlight of the day; my one and only lifer)

Blue-eyed Darner

Blue Dasher

Blue-ringed Dancer

Flame Skimmer

White-belted Ringtail

California Dancer

Aztec Dancer

Sooty Dancer

Powdered Dancer and Blue-ringed Dancer

Powdered Dancer

Widow Skimmer

Dusky Dancer and Familiar Bluet

Dusky Dancer

Familiar Bluet

Desert Firetail

Kiowa Dancer (Thanks to Justin Jones for the ID)

Don't know

Tonto Creek at Gisela is a very productive oding place.  In total, I got 24 species, the best I have done for myself individually at one location so far.  Here is the list (not all were able to be photographed):

American Rubyspot, Aztec Dancer, Black Saddlebags, Blue Dasher, Blue-eyed Darner, Blue-ringed Dancer, California Dancer, Common Green Darner, Desert Firetail, Dusky Dancer, Familiar Bluet, Flame Skimmer, Kiowa Dancer Mexican Forktail, Pacific Forktail, Pale-faced Clubskimmer, Powdered Dancer, Red Saddlebags, Sooty Dancer, Springwater Dancer, Wandering Glider, Western Pondhawk, White-belted Ringtail, Widow Skimmer