June 27, 2025 — Sauk County
Aldo Leopold Foundation preserve. The checklist includes species found on my hike to the bank of the Wisconsin River and around the edge of Chapman Lake on the first day of the Milwaukee Public Museum Bioblitz.
Aldo Leopold Foundation preserve. The checklist includes species found on my hike to the bank of the Wisconsin River and around the edge of Chapman Lake on the first day of the Milwaukee Public Museum Bioblitz.
Elegant Spreadwing (Lestes inaequalis)
Photographed
several individuals including pairs in tandem - netted to confirm identification
Photographed
several individuals including pairs in tandem - netted to confirm identification
Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)
Observed
one mature male
Observed
one mature male
Azure Bluet (Enallagma aspersum)
Photographed
one male
Photographed
one male
Blue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis)
Observed
abundant along the Wisconsin River
Observed
abundant along the Wisconsin River
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Observed
Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile)
Netted and released
Netted and released
Marsh Bluet (Enallagma ebrium)
Netted and released
Netted and released
Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)
Photographed
Photographed
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)
Observed
Observed
Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans)
Observed
Observed
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Observed
the most common bluet
Observed
the most common bluet
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Observed
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Observed
Observed
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
common
Observed
common
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
common
Observed
common
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
Observed
Observed
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
Observed
Observed
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
Observed
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
Observed
Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)
Observed
one observed through binoculars
Observed
one observed through binoculars
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Observed
Observed
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
Observed