Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Black-tipped Darner
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. | |||
| Black-tipped Darner Aeshna tuberculifera |
2.8-3.2″ | M-Aug — M-Oct Uncommon. |
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| Habitat: Open ponds, especially acid ones. Cruises over shallow water w/ emergent grasses and rushes in mid to late afternoon. | |||
October 7, 1996
Alpha Ridge Landfill
Bob Solem
October 7, 1996
Alpha Ridge Landfill
Bob Solem