June 26, 2025 — Dane County
Observations from park bench side of pond
Rain runoff from Construction above the pond has flooded the pond and turned the water a deep brown.
1400, 85F mostly sunny, winds 5mph
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
Red Saddlebags (Tramea onusta)
Observed
More brown than red
Only saw one
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (
Libellula pulchella)
Photographed
Several, male and female in wheel
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
A few, all male