August 19, 2026 — Dane County
UW Arboretum Odonata Monitoring, 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: 1:00-2:08pm, 75-76F, wind NNE-NE 3 mph (gusts 5-7 mph), partly cloudy. GARDNER MARSH BOARDWALK: 2:15-2:54pm, 76-77F, partly to mostly to partly cloudy, wind NE-NNE 3-4 mph (gusts 7-8 mph).
UW Arboretum Odonata Monitoring, 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: 1:00-2:08pm, 75-76F, wind NNE-NE 3 mph (gusts 5-7 mph), partly cloudy. GARDNER MARSH BOARDWALK: 2:15-2:54pm, 76-77F, partly to mostly to partly cloudy, wind NE-NNE 3-4 mph (gusts 7-8 mph).
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK: 1 imm f, several mature (pruinose) f incl 1 ovipositing, 2 mature m. GARDNER MARSH BOARDWALK: 1 imm m (ID by Edgar Spalding), 1 mature (pruinose) f.
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK: 1 imm f, several mature (pruinose) f incl 1 ovipositing, 2 mature m. GARDNER MARSH BOARDWALK: 1 imm m (ID by Edgar Spalding), 1 mature (pruinose) f.
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK: few/several males, 1 tandem pair.
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK: few/several males, 1 tandem pair.
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
WINGRA CREEK: 7 cruising, at least 3 or 4 were male, rest couldn't tell due to backlighting/glare. GARDNER MARSH BOARDWALK: 1 male cruising.
Observed
WINGRA CREEK: 7 cruising, at least 3 or 4 were male, rest couldn't tell due to backlighting/glare. GARDNER MARSH BOARDWALK: 1 male cruising.
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
WINGRA CREEK: 3 males cruising.
Observed
WINGRA CREEK: 3 males cruising.
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK: 37 males on or flying (and battling) over the lily pads. GARDNER MARSH BOARDWALK: 2 males on/over lily pads.
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK: 37 males on or flying (and battling) over the lily pads. GARDNER MARSH BOARDWALK: 2 males on/over lily pads.
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK: 23 males on or flying (and battling) over the lily pads.
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK: 23 males on or flying (and battling) over the lily pads.
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK: 4 pruinose males, 2 other males midway through developing full pruinosity. GARDNER MARSH BOARDWALK: 1 green individual. (+ another probably pruinose blue male but flew off before I could see well)
Photographed
WINGRA CREEK: 4 pruinose males, 2 other males midway through developing full pruinosity. GARDNER MARSH BOARDWALK: 1 green individual. (+ another probably pruinose blue male but flew off before I could see well)
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Photographed
GARDNER MARSH BOARDWALK: 1 male.
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GARDNER MARSH BOARDWALK: 1 male.