Patuxent Research Refuge July 6th & 9th

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I visited the Refuge last Sunday (6th) and Wednesday (yesterday).  I only spent a couple hours both days due to a combination of heat and rain.  On Sunday, I visited the North Tract at the Little Patuxent River at Bailey Bridge and the surrounding environs (open to the public every Sunday). On Wednesday, I visited the Central Tract (closed to the public) at the Patuxent River at Duvall Bridge and Knowles Marsh 3 (Knowles Marsh Drained | Every few years, several of the larg… | Flickr );  and Duvall Pond 1 (Duvall Pond 1 | Patuxent Research Refuge, Prince Georges Cou… | Flickr ). 

Not much flying and the rivers were too high to search for cast skins, but seeing a male Pipevine Swallowtail and my first Fawn Darners of the year were nice.

DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES SEEN:

Ebony Jewelwings -- 20+

Blue-fronted Dancers — 15 — See: Male Blue-Fronted Dancer from the Side | Blue-fronted Dancer… | Flickr  &  Male Blue-Fronted Dancer Perched | Blue-fronted Dancer (Argi… | Flickr 

Powdered Dancer -- 1

Blue-tipped Dancers -- 9

Stream Bluet -- 1

Familiar Bluets -- 3

Lilypad Forktail -- 1

Common Sanddragon -- 1

Swamp Darner -- 1

Fawn Darners — 2 — See: Female Fawn Darner well Hidden | Fawn Darner (Boyera vinosa)… | Flickr  &  Female Fawn Darner from the Side | Fawn Darner (Boyera vinos… | Flickr 

Prince Baskettails -- 3

Eastern Pondhawks -- 19

Slaty Skimmers -- 11

Great Blue Skimmers -- 3

Common Whitetails -- 6

Blue Dashers -- 500+

Eastern Amberwings -- 1

BUTTERFLIES SEEN:

Eastern Tiger Swallowtails -- 2

Zebra Swallowtails -- 2

Pipevine Swallowtail — 1 — See: Male Pipevine Swallowtail | Pipevine Swallowtails are not th… | Flickr 

Summer Azure -- 1

Pearl Crescents -- 2

Great Spanged Fritillary -- 1

Red Admiral — 1 — See: Red Admiral on Gravel Road | Red Admiral Patuxent Research R… | Flickr 

Red-spotted Purples -- 9

Horace's Duskywings -- 8

Sachem -- 1

Richard Orr