May 13, 2021 — Chippewa County
Intersection of the Deer Fly Trail and The Ice Age Trail
Common Green Darner (
Anax junius)
Netted and released
Several at Vista Lake (north of the intersection of the Deer Fly Trail and the Ice Age Trail) and at a beaver pond along the Ice Age Trail. Patrolling males and a few tandem pairs.
Beaverpond Baskettail (
Epitheca canis)
Photographed
One
Dot-tailed Whiteface (
Leucorrhinia intacta)
Netted and released
One. [General observation notes: 13:00-14:00, mostly cloudy, 68 F, odonate activity declined significantly when sky became cloudy]