July 30, 2023 — Dane County
Fireman's Park, large pond with woods around most of it, open sand beach on one end. I walked along a path through the woods along one side.
Fireman's Park, large pond with woods around most of it, open sand beach on one end. I walked along a path through the woods along one side.
Blue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis)
Photographed
many males and females
Photographed
many males and females
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Observed
Slender Bluet (Enallagma traviatum westfalli)
Photographed
This was my first visit to this pond. Perhaps it is a reliable spot for this species. I saw only one female.
Photographed
This was my first visit to this pond. Perhaps it is a reliable spot for this species. I saw only one female.
Variable Dancer (Violet Dancer ssp.) (Argia fumipennis violacea)
Photographed
I cannot find this species in the Middleton/Madison area but a few miles further south in Verona (near the Sugar River), it is apparently regular.
Photographed
I cannot find this species in the Middleton/Madison area but a few miles further south in Verona (near the Sugar River), it is apparently regular.