July 21, 2023 — Door County
Mud Lake Wildlife Area. 155-acre shallow (maximum depth 5 feet) drainage lake surrounded by an extensive shrub and timber swamp. The lake has a truly wild character to it. The bottom is predominantly marl, although dolomite bedrock is exposed in some areas. Many old snags along the shoreline attest to water levels that fluctuate with seasonal precipitation. Aquatic plants are most diverse in the outlet stream and include bur-reed, coon's-tail, pondweed, and wild rice. In the lake, soft-stem bul-rush, yellow water-lily, common reed, and cat-tail are found. Immediately surrounding the open water is a narrow zone of shrubby northern sedge meadow dominated by sedges, willows, dogwoods, and sweet gales. The wetlands and lake provide a habitat for rare dragonflies. Door Peninsula Ecoregion / Northeast Wisconsin Region.
Mud Lake Wildlife Area. 155-acre shallow (maximum depth 5 feet) drainage lake surrounded by an extensive shrub and timber swamp. The lake has a truly wild character to it. The bottom is predominantly marl, although dolomite bedrock is exposed in some areas. Many old snags along the shoreline attest to water levels that fluctuate with seasonal precipitation. Aquatic plants are most diverse in the outlet stream and include bur-reed, coon's-tail, pondweed, and wild rice. In the lake, soft-stem bul-rush, yellow water-lily, common reed, and cat-tail are found. Immediately surrounding the open water is a narrow zone of shrubby northern sedge meadow dominated by sedges, willows, dogwoods, and sweet gales. The wetlands and lake provide a habitat for rare dragonflies. Door Peninsula Ecoregion / Northeast Wisconsin Region.
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
Observed
Chalk-fronted Corporal (Ladona julia)
Photographed
Sighted dozens on and around the lake walkway.
Photographed
Sighted dozens on and around the lake walkway.
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
Photographed
Sighted dozens on and around the lake walkway.
Photographed
Sighted dozens on and around the lake walkway.
Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)
Photographed
Photographed
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Photographed
Photographed
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Photographed
Sighted dozens on and around the lake walkway.
Photographed
Sighted dozens on and around the lake walkway.
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Photographed
Photographed