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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.

Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
one female ovipositing
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
many
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Photographed
young and old
Photo of Common Whitetail
Photo of Common Whitetail
Photo of Common Whitetail
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Photographed
Photo of Eastern Pondhawk
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
abundant
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)
Photographed
one young female and one young male
Photo of Skimming Bluet
Photo of Skimming Bluet
Slender Bluet (Enallagma traviatum westfalli)
Photographed
one male present - their numbers rose and fell quickly at this spot
Photo of Slender Bluet
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Observed