August 29, 2016 — Rock County
Harper's Prairie Pond (retention pond and surrounding prairie) on west side of Beloit, WI. In the triangle made by 3 roads: S. Madison Road (= Hwy. 213), Whipple St., and Frederick St.
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Saw several in flight
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
Saw only one in flight
Blue Dasher (
Pachydiplax longipennis)
Photographed
Both males and females common. Males associated with lily pads and females in vegetation along the path.
Eastern Pondhawk (
Erythemis simplicicollis)
Photographed
No males seen. Several females along the path.
Widow Skimmer (
Libellula luctuosa)
Photographed
Both males and females in vegetation along the path.
Eastern Forktail (
Ischnura verticalis)
Photographed
Only one female seen.