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September 15, 2018 — Dane County

man-made permanent pond/wetland lined by cattails surrounded by a raised dyke/path with lots of grass, shrubs, smartweed.

Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)
Photographed
Lifer for me! And apparently new for Dane County. I am not 100% confident about the female, and the photo is not very good, but she struck me as different from the eastern forktails also present.
Photo of Fragile Forktail
Photo of Fragile Forktail