May 22, 2018 — Chippewa County
Deer Fly Trail, south of Bass Lakes. Extensive sphagnum bogs.
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Several patrolling shoreline of the flowage. Did not see any pairs.
American Emerald (
Cordulia shurtleffii)
Photographed
A few along the dirt/gravel road, low or a few feet up in roadside vegetation.
Chalk-fronted Corporal (
Ladona julia)
Photographed
Several on sunny sections of the dirt/gravel road and in nearby vegetation.
Beaverpond Baskettail (
Epitheca canis)
Netted and released
Several patrolling the flowage shoreline, the nearby vegetation, and over sphagnum bogs.
Four-spotted Skimmer (
Libellula quadrimaculata)
Photographed
One in grass near shoreline of flowage.
Hudsonian Whiteface (
Leucorrhinia hudsonica)
Netted and released
Several on dirt/gravel road and in roadside vegetation.
Sedge Sprite (
Nehalennia irene)
Photographed
One in low roadside vegetation, near shoreline of flowage.