October 2, 2025 — Calumet County
Wetland and pond area along Kesler Road just beyond the Village of Sherwood Yard Waste Collection area.
Wetland and pond area along Kesler Road just beyond the Village of Sherwood Yard Waste Collection area.
Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta)
Netted and released
Netted, photographed and released 7 Lance-tipped darners in 77 minutes of surveying. Observed an estimated 12 more specimens. Specimen #4 was the first that exhibited significant cumulative wing damage. Specimen #5 was a female “yellow form” and was the first captured at this site in 2025. It exhibited significant cumulative wing damage. Lance-tipped Darners have been observed by this surveyor as being capable of fast flight, covering a lot of territory quickly. They are also “thorough” flyers, exploring in and out low among reeds at the water’s edge. It is not uncommon that the first sighting of a specimen is from well across the pond, and then being able to track the predictable flight path of the Lance-tipped as it moves along the reeds to where this surveyor eagerly awaits with net ready—and even sometimes being fortunate enough to net the beauty.
Netted and released
Netted, photographed and released 7 Lance-tipped darners in 77 minutes of surveying. Observed an estimated 12 more specimens. Specimen #4 was the first that exhibited significant cumulative wing damage. Specimen #5 was a female “yellow form” and was the first captured at this site in 2025. It exhibited significant cumulative wing damage. Lance-tipped Darners have been observed by this surveyor as being capable of fast flight, covering a lot of territory quickly. They are also “thorough” flyers, exploring in and out low among reeds at the water’s edge. It is not uncommon that the first sighting of a specimen is from well across the pond, and then being able to track the predictable flight path of the Lance-tipped as it moves along the reeds to where this surveyor eagerly awaits with net ready—and even sometimes being fortunate enough to net the beauty.