June 14, 2025 — 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.
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
Observed
two males
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Western Red Damsel (
Amphiagrion abbreviatum)
Photographed
several, including tandem pairs, at this very reliable spot
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
Observed
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed