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September 8, 2015 — LaCrosse County

Private retention pond on west side of Timberwood Lane in Holmen

Black-tipped Darner (Aeshna tuberculifera)
Netted and released
2-3 males patrolling at pond
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
15+ Tenerals flushed from edge of pond, others flushed from area around the pond. 1-2 mature adults patrolling
Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)
Observed
15-20 including pairs in tandem and in wheel
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
15+ tenerals flushed from weeds around the pond
Red Saddlebags (Tramea onusta)
Observed
1 teneral flushed from weeds around the pond
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Observed
2 males
Azure Bluet (Enallagma aspersum)
Observed
a few males
Photo of Azure Bluet
Citrine Forktail (Ischnura hastata)
Photographed
1 male
Photo of Citrine Forktail
Photo of Citrine Forktail
Photo of Citrine Forktail
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
many males and females
Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile)
Netted and released
10+ males and females
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus)
Netted and released
10+ males and a few pairs in tandem and in the wheel.
Photo of Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Photo of Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)
Netted and released
2 females