July 21, 2021 — Dane County
It is a typical public park with playground equipment and large mowed playing fields, less than half a mile west of Lake Mendota. There is a large pond in the middle of the park.
It is a typical public park with playground equipment and large mowed playing fields, less than half a mile west of Lake Mendota. There is a large pond in the middle of the park.
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
one female ovipositing
Observed
one female ovipositing
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
many
Observed
many
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Photographed
young and old
Photographed
young and old
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Photographed
Photographed
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
abundant
Observed
abundant
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)
Photographed
one young female and one young male
Photographed
one young female and one young male
Slender Bluet (Enallagma traviatum westfalli)
Photographed
one male present - their numbers rose and fell quickly at this spot
Photographed
one male present - their numbers rose and fell quickly at this spot
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Observed
Observed