Boreal Bluet - Sighting Record
 
Graph Showing Seasonal Distribution of Sighting Records Map Showing Sighting Localities
 
Table of Sighting Records
Date Location # Observer Verification*
June 19, 2005  Calgary, AB 1 RB P
July 10, 2005   Cochrane, AB  10+ RB P
July 23, 2006  Somerset, Calgary, AB 1 RB P 
June 29, 2007  Shawnesy, Calgary, AB 1 RB MC
June 28, 2008  Weaselhead, Calgary, AB 2 RB MC
June 28, 2009  Bow Valley Prov. Park, AB 5 RB P
June 26, 2010  Weaselhead, Calgary, AB 2 RB MC
July 23, 2010  Wintering Hills, AB  2 RB MC
July 3, 2011  Bow Valley Prov. Park, AB 2 RB P
June 17, 2012  274th Ave & RR 10, S. of Calgary, AB 2 RB MC
June 21, 2012  Frank Lake, AB 4 RB MC
June 21, 2012  Cayley Marsh, Cayley, AB 2 RB MC+S
June 21, 2012  Silver Lake, AB 2 RB MC
June 21, 2012  Hwy 535 east of Lake Newell, AB 5 RB MC&S
June 21, 2012  Lake Newell, AB 1 RB S
June 22, 2012  Kitsim Reservoir, AB  1 RB MC
June 22, 2012   Twp Rd 172 & Rg Rd 2012, AB 1 RB MC
June 22, 2012  Lake McGregor @ Hwy 531, AB 1 RB S
June 22, 2012  South of Vulcan, AB  2 RB MC&S
June 22, 2012  Twp Rd 154 & Rd Rd 263, AB 1 RB MC
Aug. 17, 2012  Basano, AB 1 RB MC
Aug. 17, 2012  Hwy 556 & Rg Rd 153A, AB 1 RB MC
Aug. 17, 2012  Cabin Lake, AB 3 RB MC
Aug. 17, 2012  Greenen Lake, AB 6 RB MC
Aug. 18, 2012  Cypress Hills, AB 3 RB MC
Aug. 18, 2012  Hwy 501 ~3.6km west of Hwy 41, AB 1 RB MC
Aug. 18, 2012  Pakowski Lake, AB 1 RB MC
Aug. 18, 2012  Stirling Lake, AB 1 RB MC
Aug. 19, 2012  Lloyd Lake, AB 11 RB MC
June 24, 2013  Lloyd Lake, AB 1 RB MC
June 26, 2013  Dalemead Lake, AB 1 RB S&MC
June 26, 2013  Namaka Lake, AB 7 RB S&MC
June 26, 2013  Rg Rd 230, 1.6km N. of Hwy 561, AB 5 RB S&MC
June 26, 2013  Deadhorse Lake, AB 5 RB S&MC
June 26, 2013  Hwy 56, 600m S of Twp Rd 250, AB 1 RB S&MC
June 26, 2013  Whey Lake, AB 5 RB S&MC
June 26, 2013  Two Bar Lake, AB 2 RB S&MC
June 26, 2013  Twp Rd 295 & Rg Rd 204, AB 1 RB S&MC
June 26, 2013  Snake Lake, AB 7 RB S&MC
June 26, 2013  Ewing Lake, AB 1 RB S&MC
June 27, 2013  Halkirk, AB 2 RB S&MC
June 27, 2013  Lanes Lake, AB 6 RB S&MC
June 27, 2013  Federal Marsh (T.Rd364&RR115), AB 5 RB S&MC
June 27, 2013  Loyalist Creek Reservoir, AB 7 RB S&MC
June 27, 2013  Misty Lake, AB 5 RB S&MC
June 27, 2013  Grassy Island Lake, AB 1 RB S&MC
June 27, 2013  Rg Rd 31 & Twp Rd 334, AB 1 RB S&MC
June 27, 2013  1.5km N of Jct Hwy 899 & 9, AB 2 RB S&MC
June 27, 2013  Oyen @ Jct of Hwy 9 & 41, AB 1 RB S&MC
June 28, 2013  Rg Rd 94 200m S of Hwy 9, AB 1 RB S&MC
June 28, 2013  Plover Lake, AB 5 RB S&MC
June 28, 2013  Handhills Lake, AB 8 RB S&MC
June 28, 2013  Braconnier Reservoir, AB 2 RB S&MC
June 28, 2013  Rg Rd 270 3km S of Hwy 582 2 RB S&MC
June 28, 2013  Stirlingville, AB 2 RB S&MC
June 28, 2013  Irricana, AB 15 RB S&MC
July 31, 2013  Haynes, AB 2 RB S&MC
Aug. 1, 2013  Donalda, AB 8 RB S&MC
Aug. 1, 2013  Rg Rd 132 & Hwy 608, AB 3 RB S&MC
Aug. 1, 2013  Grass Lake, AB 7 RB S&MC
Aug. 1, 2013  Sedgewick, AB 3 RB S&MC
Aug. 1, 2013  Edberg, AB 3 RB S&MC
Aug. 2, 2013  Nevis (Rg Rd 230 & Twp Rd 382), AB 2 RB S&MC
Aug. 2, 2013  Lakeview Lake, AB 5 RB S&MC
June 8, 2014  Twp Rd 210 & Hwy 799, AB 1 RB MC
July 1, 2014  Frank Lake, AB 5 RB MC&S
May 24, 2015  Priddis, AB 2 RB S&MC
June 7, 2015  Rg Rd 255 & Hwy 590, AB 1 RB S
June 21, 2015  Lloyd Lake, AB 2 RB S&MC
June 28, 2015  Mud Lake, AB 1 RB S
June 29, 2015  Hill Spring, AB 1 RB S
June 29, 2015  Hwy 5 - 1km E of Rg Rd 284, AB 5 RB S&MC
June 29, 2015  Rg Rd 204 - 1.5km S of Hwy 501, AB 6 RB S&MC
June 29, 2015  McIntyre Ranch, AB 1 RB S
June 30, 2015  Purple Springs, AB 5 RB S&MC
July 13, 2015  Chestermere (High School), AB 1 RB S
Aug. 16, 2015  Hansen Estates, AB 4 RB S&MC
Aug. 16, 2015  Beaumont, AB 4 RB S&MC
June 5, 2016  Frank Lake, AB 9 RB S&MC
June 23, 2016  McBride Lake, AB 9 RB S&MC
June 23, 2016  Dipping Vat Lake, AB 1 RB S
June 27, 2016  Many Islands Lake, AB 1 RB MC
June 27, 2016  Many Islands Lake, AB 1 RB S
June 28, 2016  Hwy 524& Rg Rd 84, AB 2 RB S&MC
June 28, 2016  Suffield, AB 1 RB S
June 2, 2017  Brant Lake, AB 5 RB S,MC
June 15, 2017  Pine Coulee, AB 3 RB S,MC
June 15, 2017  Rg Rd 283, South of Twp Rd 154, AB 2 RB S,MC
July 4, 2017  Lowden Lake Spring, AB 1 RB MC
July 5, 2017  Stettler, AB 3 RB S,MC
July 6, 2017  Bat Lake, AB 1 RB S
July 6, 2017  Hwy 881 & Hwy 55, AB 7 RB S,MC
July 7, 2017  Hwy 16 & Rg Rd 130, AB 6 RB S,MC
July 7, 2017  Vermilion, AB 8 RB S,MC
July 8, 2017  Lloydminster, AB 1 RB S
July 8, 2017  Paradise Valley, AB 6 RB S,MC
July 8, 2017  Hwy 17 & Hwy 610, AB 8 RB S,MC
July 8, 2017  Hughenden, AB 2 RB S,MC
July 8, 2017  Wainwright, AB 1 RB S
June 3, 2018  Frank Lake, AB 2 RB S,MC
June 17, 2018  Bull Creek Hills Trail, AB 3 RB S,MC
June 21, 2018  Cochrane Lake, AB 5 RB S,MC
June 29, 2018  Somerset Pond, Calgary, AB 2 RB S,MC
July 6, 2018  Granum, AB 15 RB S,MC,F
July 6, 2018  Research Center, Lethbridge, AB 5 RB S,MC
July 7, 2018  Orion, AB 5 RB S,MC,F
July 7, 2018  Bingham, AB 1 RB S
July 7, 2018  Foremost, AB 1 RB S
July 7, 2018  Legend, AB 12 RB S,MC,F
July 7, 2018  Conrad, AB 5 RB S,MC
July 7, 2018  Judson, AB 16 RB S,MC
July 8, 2018  Taber Lake, Taber, AB 9 RB S,MC
July 8, 2018  Enchant, AB 2 RB S,MC
July 8, 2018  Champion, AB (stop 1) 15 RB S,MC,F
July 8, 2018  Champion, AB (stop 2) 4 RB S,MC,F
July 28, 2018  Windymere Ranch, AB 2 RB S,MC
July 28, 2018  Fireman's Park, Bellevue, AB 11 RB S,MC
July 29, 2018  Coleman, AB 9 RB S,MC,F
June 28, 2019  Deadhorse Lake, AB 11 RB S, MC
Sept. 3, 2019  Dalemead Lake, AB 11 RB S, MC
June 21, 2020  Weed Lake, AB 5 RB S, MC
July 6, 2020  Auburn Bay Marsh, Calgary, AB 2 RB S, F
June 4, 2021  Calgary, AB 6 RB S,MC,F
June 13, 2021  Dalemead Lake, AB 1 RB S
June 20, 2021  Belmont, Calgary, AB 2 RB MC
June 23, 2021  Belmont, Calgary, AB 1 RB MC
July 1, 2021  Stauffer, AB 8 RB S,MC
July 4, 2021  Dalemead Lake, AB 1 RB S
July 6, 2021  Belmont, Calgary, AB 5 RB MC
July 24, 2021  Somerset Pond, Calgary, AB 3 RB MC,S
July 25, 2021  McKinnon Flats, AB 1 RB S
Aug. 7, 2021  Somerset Pond, Calgary, AB 10 RB MC,S,F
Aug. 12, 2021  Somerset Pond, Calgary, AB 4 RB MC
Sept. 3, 2021  Bridlewood W. ROW, Calgary, AB 2 RB MC
June 4, 2022  Belmont, Calgary, AB 6 RB S,V
June 25, 2022  Belmont, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
July 1, 2022  Dalemead Lake, AB 9 RB S,MC,Female
July 8, 2022  Belmont, Calgary, AB 11 RB MC,Female
July 13, 2022  Twp Rd 92A & Hwy 22, AB 1 RB S
July 14, 2022  Beauvais Lake Prov. Park, pond #1, AB 1 RB P
July 14, 2022  Beauvais Lake Prov. Park, pond #2, AB 1 RB P
July 14, 2022  Beauvais Lake Prov. Park, pond #3, AB 3 RB P
July 14, 2022  Beauvais Lake Prov. Park - East End, AB 1 RB P
July 15, 2022  Hill Spring, AB 1 RB MC
July 23, 2022  Dalemead Lake, AB 3 RB S,MC
Sept. 5, 2022  Belmont, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
Sept. 10, 2022  Belmont, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
June 4, 2023  Dalemead Lake, AB 2 RB S,MC,Female
June 10, 2023  Belmont, Calgary, AB 11 RB MC,Female
June 12, 2023  Saddle Mountain Road, AB 3 RB S,MC,Female
June 13, 2023  Beauvais Lake Prov. Park, AB 3 RB P
June 13, 2023  Beauvais Lake Prov. Park, AB 7 RB P
June 15, 2023  Waterton Reservoir Marsh, AB 10 RB S,MC
June 16, 2023  Belmont, Calgary, AB 1 RB MC
June 22, 2023  Canmore, AB 1 RB S
June 30, 2023  Dalemead Lake, AB 10 RB S,MC,Female
July 6, 2023  Belmont, Calgary, AB 3 RB MC
July 15, 2023  Belmont, Calgary, AB 2 RB MC
Aug. 11, 2023  Silverton Pond, Calgary, AB 3 RB S,MC
Aug. 25, 2023  Belmont, Calgary, AB 4 RB S,MC
Aug. 26, 2023  Belmont, Calgary, AB 4 RB S,MC
Sept. 11, 2023  Dalemead Lake, AB 2 RB S, Female
Sept. 22, 2023  Belmont, Calgary, AB 1 RB S
Sept. 23, 2023  Silverton Pond, Calgary, AB 4 RB S,MC
June 7, 2024  Belmont, Calgary, AB 6 RB MC, S
June 23, 2024  Shell Buffalo Hills Con. Ranch, AB 4 RB MC, P, S
June 23, 2024  Shell Buffalo Hills Con. Ranch, AB 1 RB S
July 1, 2025  Dalemead Lake, AB 4 RB S,MC
July 22, 2025  Weir Bridge Day Use Area, AB 2 RB S,MC
Aug. 2, 2025  Sunshine Lake, High River, AB 4 RB S,MC
Aug. 2, 2025  Emerson lake, High River, AB 8 RB S,MC
Aug. 5, 2025  Belmont, Calgary, AB 2 RB S,MC
Aug. 5, 2025  Belmont, Calgary, AB 4 RB MC
Aug. 10, 2025  Dalemead Lake, AB 9 RB S,MC,Female
Aug. 10, 2025  Dalemead Lake, AB 2 RB MC
Aug. 24, 2025  Belmont, Calgary, AB 4 RB S,MC
Sept. 8, 2025  Somerset West Pond, Calgary, AB 2 RB S,P,MC
Sept. 8, 2025  Dalemead Lake, AB 1 RB S
         
         
         
         
 
 

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*Verification Abbreviations: V= visual, P = photograph, S = specimen, 3P = 3rd party photograph, ES = Expert Source &   MC = Identified from Male Clasper    

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