Howard County Bird Club

Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
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Atlantic Bluet

Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park; WMA – Wildlife Management Area.

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Species common name
Scientific name
Length (in inches; M and F if different) Flight season
Relative abundance
Habitat.

 

Atlantic Bluet Enallagma doubledayi M: 1.1-1.5″ F: 1.1-1.4″ 12 Jul
Rare
Habitat: Sandy-bottomed ponds, dense shoreline vegetation. Bogs. Western Shore. Ponds, lakes, slow rivers (Georgia). Fly among emergent shoreline vegetation, often perching on projecting stems.