Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Autumn Meadowhawk
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 |
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| Habitat. | |||
| Autumn Meadowhawk Sympetrum vicinum |
1.0-1.2″ | L-Jun – E-Dec Abundant. |
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| Habitat: Widespread at permanent ponds. Tandem adults often cluster at specific sites to oviposit. | |||||
Male
July 25, 2013
Patuxent River State Park
Linda Hunt
October 8, 2011
Meadowbrook Park
Bonnie Ott
Immature Male
June 9, 2016
David Force WMA
Linda Hunt
Female
June 8, 2011
West Friendship Park
Bonnie Ott
Male and Female (in wheel)
2001
Howard County
June Tveekrem