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July 1, 2024 — Dane County

Picnic Point, part of UW Lakeshore Preserve, sticks out into Lake Mendota. A trail follows the edge between University Bay and the partly wooded peninsula, which has many grass and brushy open areas.

Vesper Bluet (Enallagma vesperum)
Photographed
a very reliable spot for this species, though usually only a few present, is in the brushy woods near the bike path bridge, where Willow Creek enters University Bay
Photo of Vesper Bluet
Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)
Photographed