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September 16, 2021 — LaCrosse County

Spillway dike on west side of French Island near the La Crosse Airport. This dike forms the south edge of Lake Onalaska.

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
100+ feeding over and perched in vegetation on the dike
Green-striped Darner (Aeshna verticalis)
Photographed
1 mating pair
Photo of Green-striped Darner
Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta)
Observed
2 males
Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)
Observed
1 male
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Photographed
30+ immatures and tenerals
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
1 male
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
10 males and females
Striped Saddlebags (Tramea darwini)
Photographed
1 female
Photo of Striped Saddlebags
Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)
Photographed
1 female
Photo of Variegated Meadowhawk
Photo of Variegated Meadowhawk
Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)
Observed
2
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
6-8 males and females
Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)
Observed
2 females and 1 male
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)
Observed
1 female