Little Yellows at Patuxent Research Refuge

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Oct 4, 2026, 12:41:38 PM (2 days ago) Oct 4

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I took advantage of the warm spell last week and visited the Patuxent Research Refuge on September 30th, October 1st and October 2nd.

I focused on the north end of Cash Lake on the 30th, Lake Redington on the 1^st and various sites on the Central Tract on the 2nd.

The dragonfly numbers were low for species and individual numbers. Butterflies were better represented. The numbers below represent the total for all three days. It looks promising for a good showing of Little Yellows this year.

ODONATES SEEN:

Sweetflag Spreadwing — 1

Swamp Spreadwings -- 6

Familiar Bluet -- 1

Lily Pad Forktails -- 2

Fragile Forktails -- 2

Eastern Pondhawk -- 1

Common Whitetails -- 9

Blue Dashers -- 21

Blue-faced Meadowhawks — 6 — See: Blue-Faced Meadowhawk Perched | Blue-faced Meadowhawk (Sympe… | Flickr

Autumn Meadowhawks -- 3

BUTTERFLIES SEEN:

Cabbage Whites -- 4

Orange Sulphurs -- 3

Little Yellows — 2 — one on path adjacent to the south section of Lake Redington and one next to road at Knowles Marsh 1 — See: Little Yellow at Lake Redington | Little Yellow (Pyrisitia l… | Flickr

Eastern Tailed Blues -- 32+

Pearl Crescents -- 24

Red-spotted Purple -- 1

Variegated Fritillary -- 1

Common Buckeye -- 1

Monarchs -- 3

Eastern Comma — 1 — See: Eastern Comma Perched | Eastern Comma. Patuxent Research Ref… | Flickr

Least Skippers -- 11

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS TAKEN DURING THE THREE-DAY VISIT:

Wilson's Snipe -- Wilson's Snipe at Cash Lake | Wilson's Snipe. Cash Lake, Pat… | Flickr

Swainson's Thrush -- Swainson's Thrush at Lake Redington | Swainson's Thrush. Lak… | Flickr

Rough Greensnake -- Rough Greensnake Hit and Run | It had been several years sin… | Flickr

Painted Turtle -- Eastern Painted Turtle on the Patuxent River | Eastern Paint… | Flickr