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August 5, 2020 — Dane County

This is a small wetland that always has standing water. I believe the Black Earth Creek begins here. It has some cattails and tall grass. It can be entered by walking along an impoundment that begins where the bike path nears the corner of Red Beryl Drive and Sunstone Lane

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Observed
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Photographed
Photo of Eastern Forktail
Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene)
Observed
only one individual seen
Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)
Photographed
Photo of Slender Spreadwing
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus)
Photographed
Photo of Lyre-tipped Spreadwing