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August 21, 2013 — LaCrosse County

Spillway dike on west side of French Island (west end of Spillway Drive near La Crosse airport).

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
10-15 males and females perched in grass and feeding over dike
Prince Baskettail (Epitheca princeps)
Observed
1 patrolling over water above dike
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
2 females
Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)
Observed
a few
Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)
Collected
8-10 found perched in vegetation and feeding over dike (3 photos)
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
2-3 females
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
several
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Observed
20+ males and females