June 2, 2026 — Dane County
GARDNER UW ARBORETUM Monitoring by Bob and Maggie Honig. UW Arboretum East Entrance & Gardner Marsh. Includes Wingra Creek either direction from the Arboretum Drive bridge over the creek (upstream to the dam, downstream for very roughly 400 feet) and the Gardner Marsh trails/boardwalks.
GARDNER UW ARBORETUM Monitoring by Bob and Maggie Honig. UW Arboretum East Entrance & Gardner Marsh. Includes Wingra Creek either direction from the Arboretum Drive bridge over the creek (upstream to the dam, downstream for very roughly 400 feet) and the Gardner Marsh trails/boardwalks.
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Photographed
In/on the waterside vegetation Male: 12 Female: 2 mature, 2 immature
Photographed
In/on the waterside vegetation Male: 12 Female: 2 mature, 2 immature
Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)
Photographed
1 male perched on lily pad
Photographed
1 male perched on lily pad
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)
Photographed
14 seen perched on lily pads and flying over water - most certainly several times more than the number we report that we could not ID due to distance and glare (over 10 unidentified damselflies were seen flying over the water, and sun angle was bad for photos).
Photographed
14 seen perched on lily pads and flying over water - most certainly several times more than the number we report that we could not ID due to distance and glare (over 10 unidentified damselflies were seen flying over the water, and sun angle was bad for photos).
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
1 patrolling over water
Observed
1 patrolling over water
Common Baskettail (Epitheca cynosura)
Photographed
21 patrolling over water (all baskettails assumed to be Common).
Photographed
21 patrolling over water (all baskettails assumed to be Common).
Prince Baskettail (Epitheca princeps)
Observed
2 patrolling over water
Observed
2 patrolling over water
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
Photographed
1 perched on leaf overhanging water near dam
Photographed
1 perched on leaf overhanging water near dam