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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
Photo of Eastern Forktail
Photo of Eastern Forktail
Photo of Eastern Forktail
Photo of Eastern Forktail
Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)
Observed
1 male
Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)
Photographed
don't have notes on numbers
Photo of Orange Bluet
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
Photo of Common Baskettail
Prince Baskettail (Epitheca princeps)
Observed
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
few