July 15, 2023 — 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.
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
Eastern Amberwing (
Perithemis tenera)
Photographed
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
Halloween Pennant (
Celithemis eponina)
Photographed
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
Widow Skimmer (
Libellula luctuosa)
Photographed
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Skimming Bluet (
Enallagma geminatum)
Photographed
Slender Bluet (
Enallagma traviatum westfalli)
Photographed
They are going strong at this pond, for the third year in a row.
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Observed