May 29, 2018 — Rock County
Rock River Lagoon. Diversion of the Rock River that forms an elongate, shallow lagoon in Riverside Park, Beloit. The lagoon is about 110 m wide (E-W) and 225 m long (N-S), has some grasses/sedges growing around the edge, and is aerated with a fountain. Located on the west of Riverside Drive, about 0.5 km north of the intersection with White Avenue.
Common Green Darner (
Anax junius)
Photographed
Saw several; one pair ovipositing
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
Saw several patrolling shoreline
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (
Libellula pulchella)
Photographed
Saw only one
Eastern Forktail (
Ischnura verticalis)
Photographed
Several males and females seen
Familiar Bluet (
Enallagma civile)
Photographed
Saw several
Tule Bluet (
Enallagma carunculatum)
Photographed
Noticed only one