July 3, 2019 — Chippewa County
Bloomer. Small creek that empties into Lake Como. Sandy bottom, rocky in shallow sections. A few feet wide in most places, occasionally widening into small pools. Much grassy vegetation growing in shallow areas. Shoreline densely vegetated with tall grass. Shrubby vegetation nearby in some sections. North of soybean factory on Industrial Drive.
Common Green Darner (
Anax junius)
Photographed
An ovipositing pair on a retention pond south of the creek
River Jewelwing (
Calopteryx aequabilis)
Netted and released
Several
Aurora Damsel (
Chromagrion conditum)
Photographed
Tandem pair and an individual male
Marsh Bluet (
Enallagma ebrium)
Netted and released
A few