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July 14, 2013 — Monroe County

Cataract Mill Pond, Cataract, WI (west side of Hwy 27 north of Sparta)

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Several patrolling males and a pair in tandem
Common Baskettail (Epitheca cynosura)
Observed
a couple males
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
a few males
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
1 male
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
a pair with female ovipositing and male hover guarding.
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
a few
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
several
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
Observed
1 male flying over pond to get to stream below dam
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Several males and females
Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)
Photographed
a few pairs in tandem (1 photo)
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)
Photographed
a few including a pair in tandem and ovipositing
Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans)
Collected
1 male probably came from stream above or below pond. (1 photo)
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Photographed
a few including a pair in tandem and ovipositing. (couldn't catch them) (1 photo)