Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Common Baskettail
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. | |||
| Common Baskettail Epitheca cynosura |
1.5-1.7″ | M-Apr — L-Jun Abundant. |
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| Habitat: High numbers at edge of dirt road; ponds, swamps, slow-moving sections of streams and rivers; permanent quiet waters. Peak activity in late afternoon. Forages 4-10′ over sunny forest openings, fields, and water. Perches obliquely on stems of low vegetation. | |||
Male
May 11, 2013
Ellicott City
Bonnie Ott
Male Appendages
May 30, 2003
Font Hill Park
June Tveekrem
Female
May 15, 2002
Gorman NRA
June Tveekrem
Exuvia
May 11, 2006
Gateway Village Pond
Jo Solem