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May 29, 2018 — Rock County

Rock River Lagoon. Diversion of the Rock River that forms an elongate, shallow lagoon in Riverside Park, Beloit. The lagoon is about 110 m wide (E-W) and 225 m long (N-S), has some grasses/sedges growing around the edge, and is aerated with a fountain. Located on the west of Riverside Drive, about 0.5 km north of the intersection with White Avenue.

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Photographed
Saw several; one pair ovipositing
Photo of Common Green Darner
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
Saw several patrolling shoreline
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Photographed
Saw only one
Photo of Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Photographed
Several males and females seen
Photo of Eastern Forktail
Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile)
Photographed
Saw several
Photo of Familiar Bluet
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Photographed
Noticed only one
Photo of Tule Bluet