Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Brown Spiketail
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. | |||
| Brown Spiketail Cordulegaster bilineata |
2.3-2.7″ | M-May — M-Jun Uncommon. |
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| Habitat: Seepage areas, streams. Trickles, often sandy or boggy, usually sunny. Forages along sunlit edges of roads/woods. Somewhat wary. | |||
Male
June 7, 2020
Hugg-Thomas WMA
Bonnie Ott
Male
June 14, 2013
Mount Pleasant
Bonnie Ott
Pair in wheel
May 31, 2016
Mount Pleasant
Bonnie Ott
Pair in wheel
June 15, 2015
Hollofield, PVSP
Linda Hunt