Frederick Watershed April 24, 2026

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Bonnie Ott and I visited the Catoctin Mtns at the Frederick Watershed yesterday before noon. We started the morning walking the trail leading to Long Pond in search of the Pink Lady-slippers of which a nice bloom was taking place.  See: Pink Lady-Slippers | Pink lady-slipper (Cypripedium acaule).… | Flickr  &  Pink Lady-Slippers Up Close | Pink lady-slipper (Cypripedium… | Flickr .  We then walked Salamander Rock Road to the tower in search of  Brown Elfins,  We found a single Brown Elfin.  We finished the morning at Lower Sand Flat and Sihouette Ponds.

ODONATES SEEN:

Southern Spreadwings — 6 — See: Southern Spreadwing | Frederick County | Bonnie Ott | Flickr 

Familiar Bluet — 1 mature male

Fragile Forktails -- 15+

Eastern Forktail -- 1

Common Green Darners -- 9

Swamp Darner -- 1

Common Baskettail -- 1

Blue Corporals — 100+ — See: Blue Corporal | Frederick County | Bonnie Ott | Flickr 

Painted Skimmers -- 6

Carolina Saddlebags -- 3

BUTTERFLIES SEEN:

Eastern Tiger Swallowtails -- 10+

Zebra Swallowtails -- 3

Spicebush Swallowtails -- 5

Cabagge Whites -- 6

Clouded Sulphur -- 1

Brown Elfin — 1 — See: Brown Elfin on Hayscented Fern | Frederick County | Bonnie Ott | Flickr 

White M Hairstreak — 1 — near the Salamander Rock Tower

Azures -- 6

Eastern Tailed Blues -- 7

Pearl Crescents -- 3

Silver-spotted Skippers -- 2

Juvenal's/Horaces Duskywings -- 20+

Richard Orr