Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Calico Pennant
Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park; WMA – Wildlife Management Area.
Click on the common name to obtain additional information. Legend:
| Species common name Scientific name |
Length (in inches; M and F if different) | Flight season Relative abundance |
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| Habitat. | |||
| Calico Pennant Celithemis elisa |
1.1-1.3″ | M-May — L-Oct Common. |
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| Habitat: Weedy ponds w/ emergent grass; bulrush beds in fresh, shallow water. Forages from tips of weeds in open fields often far from water. | |||||
Male
August 4, 2017
Meadowbrook Park
Tony VanSchoor
Male
October 22, 2015
Elkridge
Linda Hunt
Immature male
June 4, 2016
MPEA
Bonnie Ott
Female
June 10, 2015
Jennings Chapel
Linda Hunt