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June 21, 2020 — Dane County

Wetland/native plant restoration park immediately off of Old Middleton Road in Madison.

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
Red Saddlebags (Tramea onusta)
Observed
I watched two coupled in flight through binoculars, so I can't rule out Carolina but the fact that they were a mated pair makes T. onusta way more likely.
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
Azure Bluet (Enallagma aspersum)
Photographed
first of the year for me - this is the only place I ever find them
Photo of Azure Bluet
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hageni)
Photographed
Photo of Hagen's Bluet
Photo of Hagen's Bluet
Marsh Bluet (Enallagma ebrium)
Photographed
Photo of Marsh Bluet
Photo of Marsh Bluet
Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener)
Photographed
first of the year for me
Photo of Spotted Spreadwing