June 17, 2022 — Iowa County
Retention pond in new residential development of Ridgeway. Get on main street, the main drag through the town. Turn up Tallman court and look to the right. keep going until you see benches around a pond. that is it.(if you reach the next road you have gone too far. 2022 houses are being built, the garden club is working on wild life garden around pond and marking paths to get to pond from roads.
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
no pics but observed
Common Whitetail (
Plathemis lydia)
Photographed
Spotted more than 20 at pond. observed males guarding females while laying eggs. have pics
Dot-tailed Whiteface (
Leucorrhinia intacta)
Photographed
noticed one, possibly 2 of this species
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (
Libellula pulchella)
Photographed
spotted at least 2 couples
Azure Bluet (
Enallagma aspersum)
Photographed
spotted many of this species ( at least 10)
Eastern Forktail (
Ischnura verticalis)
Photographed
Southern Spreadwing (
Lestes australis)
Photographed