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August 2, 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.

Blue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis)
Netted and released
Photo of Blue-fronted Dancer
Photo of Blue-fronted Dancer
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)
Observed
Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta)
Observed
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa)
Photographed
Photo of Shadow Darner
Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum)
Photographed
Photo of Band-winged Meadowhawk
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
Spot-winged Glider (Pantala hymenaea)
Photographed
Photo of Spot-winged Glider
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)
Observed
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed