Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Gray Petaltail
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. | |||
| Gray Petaltail Tachopyteryx thorei |
2.8-3.2″ | E-Jun — E-Jul Rare. |
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| Habitat: Permanent hillside seepages in sunny areas w/ little water in hardwood forests. Tends to land vertically on sunny, gray, dead tree trunks. Known to land on gray clothes. | |||||
Male
June 3, 2013
Daniels Road, PVSP
Bonnie Ott
Male
June 7, 2010
Patapsco Valley State Park
Sue Muller
Male
June 18, 2016
Henryton, PVSP
Richard Orr
Male (abdomen)
June 12, 2001
Orange Grove, PVSP
Bob Solem