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May 31, 2011 — LaCrosse County

Bike Trail below Sunset Vista Road in Onalaska (west of Hwy 35 at intersection with Mason Street.

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
1 male
Common Baskettail (Epitheca cynosura)
Netted and released
40+ in a swarm. Newly emerged.
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
2-3 males feeding away from water
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
Photographed
10-15 newly emerged. Most hiding in grass near the water. (1 photo)
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Several males and females including a pair in wheel. Also saw one bluet that I couldn't catch.