Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Common Pondhawk
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 Pondhawk Erythemis simplicicollis |
1.4-2.0″ | E-May — M-Oct Abundant. |
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| Habitat: Ponds; quiet weedy or slowly flowing waters, usually w/ plants on water surface. Perches anywhere: on bare ground or twigs/floating trash; roosts overnight in tall weeds or brush. | |||
Male
July 1, 2012
Lake Elkhorn
Allen Lewis
Male
July 3, 2005
Fulton Ponds
Richard Orr
Female
June 9, 2016
David Force WMA
Linda Hunt
Female
July 28, 2012
Rockburn Branch Park
Annette Allor