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August 6, 2018 — Vernon County

Sand prairie upland of the Upper Mississippi NWR on the west side of Prairie Ln just SE of Stoddard sewage lagoons.

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
a few flying over open areas or perched in vegetation
Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta)
Netted and released
1 female yellow form
Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)
Observed
1 immature male
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
a few flying over open areas or perched in vegetation
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
2 females and 1 male
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
many
Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)
Photographed
Several
Photo of Orange Bluet
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)
Photographed
a few
Photo of Skimming Bluet
Photo of Skimming Bluet
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Observed
many