June 11, 2025 — Dane County
420pm-540pm. UW Arboretum East Entrance & Gardner Marsh. Includes channelized Wingra Creek either direction from the Arboretum Drive bridge over the creek and the Gardner Marsh trails/boardwalks. Also observing: Andy Maher and Sara Lindauer.
In addition to checked species, there were addition damselflies and dragonflies unidentified.
Eastern Forktail (
Ischnura verticalis)
Photographed
males and females, many
Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)
Observed
1 male
Orange Bluet (
Enallagma signatum)
Photographed
don't have notes on numbers
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
several
Common Baskettail (
Epitheca cynosura)
Photographed
many - confirmed several by netting - many others looking the same flying over Wingra Creek
Prince Baskettail (Epitheca princeps)
Observed
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
few