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July 28, 2022 — Dane County

Abandoned railway line that cuts across County Rd Y 100 yards west of where Y crosses Rte 78. Walk the railway line north approximately 0.5 miles to where it passes over a small, slow stream. A faster, sandy-bottomed stream crosses a little further north.

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum)
Photographed
Photo of Band-winged Meadowhawk
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)
Photographed
Photo of Wandering Glider
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
Observed
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed