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September 25, 2014 — LaCrosse County

Spillway dike on the west side of French Island (just west of La Crosse Airport at west end of Spillway Drive).

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
25+ juveniles flying over and perched in vegetation on dike.
Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta)
Photographed
10+ males and females including a pair in wheel. Singles flying over and perched in vegetation on dike (2 photos)
Russet-tipped Clubtail (Stylurus plagiatus)
Photographed
1 female (2 photos)
Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)
Observed
15+ males and females
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
1 juvenile flying over dike
Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)
Observed
1 mature male (2 photos)
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Observed
5 males and females
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
15+ males and females
Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)
Observed
1 male on duckweed below spillway
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Netted and released
1 female.