September 5, 2025 — Dane County
I paddled up Pheasant Branch Creek starting at Lake Mendota, looking for a sheltered warm spot on a chilly, windy day.
I paddled up Pheasant Branch Creek starting at Lake Mendota, looking for a sheltered warm spot on a chilly, windy day.
Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)
Photographed
several, males and females
Photographed
several, males and females
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
many
Observed
many
Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)
Observed
one
Observed
one
Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)
Observed
several
Observed
several
Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum)
Photographed
one
Photographed
one
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Observed
one
Observed
one