August 3, 2026 — Dane County
UW ARBORETUM ODONATA MONITORING PROJECT GARDNER AREA 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. WINGRA CREEK 11:45AM-1:08PM, 76-79f, sunny, wind S 1-2 mph, gusts 4-5 mph. GARDNER MARSH BOARDWALKS 1:10-1:50PM, 79-80F, sunny, wind S 2-3 mph, gusts 5-4 mph. (weather per Apple iPhone weather app) Several (not many) unidentified Zygoptera in addition to species listed.
UW ARBORETUM ODONATA MONITORING PROJECT GARDNER AREA 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. WINGRA CREEK 11:45AM-1:08PM, 76-79f, sunny, wind S 1-2 mph, gusts 4-5 mph. GARDNER MARSH BOARDWALKS 1:10-1:50PM, 79-80F, sunny, wind S 2-3 mph, gusts 5-4 mph. (weather per Apple iPhone weather app) Several (not many) unidentified Zygoptera in addition to species listed.
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK 2 male, 1 red female, 7 pruinose females - on and over lily pads.
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK 2 male, 1 red female, 7 pruinose females - on and over lily pads.
Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK 1 male.
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK 1 male.
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK 10 (maybe more) males on and over lily pads. The last 2 photos are of the same individual that has a broken (not simply constricted) shoulder stripe which I'd never seen previously. (Is it unusual? It resembles the exclamation-point-like shoulder stripe of a Fragile Forktail, though this is clearly not that species) - this is shown nicely in John Abbott's Damselflies of Texas field guide.
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK 10 (maybe more) males on and over lily pads. The last 2 photos are of the same individual that has a broken (not simply constricted) shoulder stripe which I'd never seen previously. (Is it unusual? It resembles the exclamation-point-like shoulder stripe of a Fragile Forktail, though this is clearly not that species) - this is shown nicely in John Abbott's Damselflies of Texas field guide.
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
WINGRA CREEK 16 males cruising, GARDNER MARSH 1 ovipositing pair + 1 male cruising. GARDNER MARSH 1 tandem pair ovipositing + 1 male cruising (1 distant unidentified dragonfly with size and behavior suggesting this species)
Observed
WINGRA CREEK 16 males cruising, GARDNER MARSH 1 ovipositing pair + 1 male cruising. GARDNER MARSH 1 tandem pair ovipositing + 1 male cruising (1 distant unidentified dragonfly with size and behavior suggesting this species)
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
WINGRA CREEK 1 tandem pair flying + 3 males cruising.
Observed
WINGRA CREEK 1 tandem pair flying + 3 males cruising.
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK 26 males on and over lily pads, lots of battling. GARDNER MARSH 2 males, over lily pads (some distant unidentified dragonflies suggested this species)
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WINGRA CREEK 26 males on and over lily pads, lots of battling. GARDNER MARSH 2 males, over lily pads (some distant unidentified dragonflies suggested this species)
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK 35 males on and over lily pads, lots of battling.
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WINGRA CREEK 35 males on and over lily pads, lots of battling.
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK 5 males on lily pds mostly, occasional flying.
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WINGRA CREEK 5 males on lily pds mostly, occasional flying.
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Photographed
GARDNER MARSH 1 male
Photographed
GARDNER MARSH 1 male