August 19, 2013 — LaCrosse County
Retention Pond on Timberwood Lane, Holmen
Retention Pond on Timberwood Lane, Holmen
Black-tipped Darner (Aeshna tuberculifera)
Photographed
2-3 males patrolling edge of pond
Photographed
2-3 males patrolling edge of pond
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Photographed
2-3 males patrolling pond
Photographed
2-3 males patrolling pond
Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum)
Photographed
1 male (1 photo)
Photographed
1 male (1 photo)
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
several tenerals flushed from vegetation at edge of pond
Observed
several tenerals flushed from vegetation at edge of pond
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
2 males
Observed
2 males
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Photographed
2 males (1 photo)
Photographed
2 males (1 photo)
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
3-4 males patrolling the edge of the pond
Observed
3-4 males patrolling the edge of the pond
Azure Bluet (Enallagma aspersum)
Netted and released
a couple dozen as well as tenerals taking first flight
Netted and released
a couple dozen as well as tenerals taking first flight
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
several
Observed
several
Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile)
Photographed
several males
Photographed
several males
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus)
Netted and released
1 male
Netted and released
1 male
Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)
Netted and released
a pair in tandem
Netted and released
a pair in tandem