May 27, 2024 — Dane County
Abandoned railway line that cuts across County Rd Y 100 yards west of where Y crosses Rte 78. Walk the railway line north approximately 0.5 miles to where it passes over a small, slow stream. A faster, sandy-bottomed stream crosses a little further north, and 0.5 mile further north it reaches the Wisconsin River - sandy.
Abandoned railway line that cuts across County Rd Y 100 yards west of where Y crosses Rte 78. Walk the railway line north approximately 0.5 miles to where it passes over a small, slow stream. A faster, sandy-bottomed stream crosses a little further north, and 0.5 mile further north it reaches the Wisconsin River - sandy.
Midland Clubtail (Gomphurus fraternus)
Photographed
a few yards from the sandy southern bank of the Wisconsin River
Photographed
a few yards from the sandy southern bank of the Wisconsin River
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Photographed
Photographed
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
Observed
Observed
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
Observed
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
Photographed
Photographed
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Observed
Western Red Damsel (Amphiagrion abbreviatum)
Photographed
both sexes seen at this reliable spot
Photographed
both sexes seen at this reliable spot