September 13, 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
Several in flight
Autumn Meadowhawk (
Sympetrum vicinum)
Photographed
Saw a few
Black Saddlebags (
Tramea lacerata)
Photographed
Saw several; all but one in flight
Blue Dasher (
Pachydiplax longipennis)
Photographed
Several; some ovipositing
Eastern Pondhawk (
Erythemis simplicicollis)
Photographed
Several; some ovipositing
Red Saddlebags (
Tramea onusta)
Photographed
Only saw one
Widow Skimmer (
Libellula luctuosa)
Photographed
Several males
Eastern Forktail (
Ischnura verticalis)
Photographed
Several, both males and females
Familiar Bluet (
Enallagma civile)
Photographed
Many
Fragile Forktail (
Ischnura posita)
Photographed
Only noted one
Orange Bluet (
Enallagma signatum)
Photographed
Only saw one pair
Skimming Bluet (
Enallagma geminatum)
Photographed
Several males