August 21, 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 immatures
Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta)
Observed
2 males
Russet-tipped Clubtail (Stylurus plagiatus)
Observed
2-3
Prince Baskettail (Epitheca princeps)
Observed
2
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
2-3
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
4-5
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
Observed
2
Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)
Observed
1
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
100+ It was cloudy when I arrived so the vegetation was full of damsels.
Orange Bluet (
Enallagma signatum)
Photographed
20-30 males and females
Skimming Bluet (
Enallagma geminatum)
Photographed
10-15 males and females
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Observed
Dozens