Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Vesper Bluet
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. | |||
| Vesper Bluet Enallagma vesperum |
M: 1.1-1.5″ F: 1.2-1.5″ | 14 Jun — 24 Sept Uncommon |
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| Habitat: Ponds/marshes (marsh-bordered lakes), slow streams w/ abundant emergent/floating vegetation. Semicrepuscular (not flying in forenoon; most active in late afternoon, sometimes not active until dusk). Rests in white pines. Flies close to water surface. | |||
Male
July 9, 2017
Meadowbrook Park
Tony VanSchoor
Female
July 22, 2012
Centennial Park
Bonnie Ott
Female
July 22, 2012
Centennial Park
Bonnie Ott