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August 13, 2020 — Ozaukee County

I walked the east and west prairie loop at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve, north of the clubhouse.

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Photographed
Photo of Blue Dasher
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Photographed
Photo of Eastern Pondhawk
Ruby Meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum)
Photographed
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Photographed
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Photographed
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Photographed
Photo of Widow Skimmer
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
most numerous odonate on the property.
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus)
Photographed
Photo of Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)
Photographed
A female Slender Spreadwing was eating an Eastern Forktail.
Photo of Slender Spreadwing
Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener)
Photographed
Photo of Spotted Spreadwing