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Spring in Maryland. Last updated: 5/20/2015.
Below: Fringed Polygala blooming in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/9/2015). (View MBP)
Below: A Snowy Plover in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/6/2015).
First state record found by Bob Ringler, Kevin Graff, Joe Hanfman, and Jeff Culler. (View MBP)
Below: A Snowy Plover in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/6/2015).
First state record found by Bob Ringler, Kevin Graff, Joe Hanfman, and Jeff Culler. (View MBP)
Below: A Snowy Plover in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/6/2015).
First state record found by Bob Ringler, Kevin Graff, Joe Hanfman, and Jeff Culler. (View MBP)
Below: A Snowy Plover poses with a first-cycle Little Gull in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/6/2015).
First state record found by Bob Ringler, Kevin Graff, Joe Hanfman, and Jeff Culler. (View MBP)
Below: A subadult Little Gull on Hart-Miller Island, Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/6/2015). (View MBP)
Below: An Ipsilon Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/29/2015). (View MBP)
Below: A Locust Leaf Miner collected in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/12/2015). Measured 7 mm. (View MBP)
Below: Eastern Waterleaf in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2015). Verified by Bill Harms. (View MBP)
Below: An Anomala undulata in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/29/2015). (View MBP)
Below: False Mermaidweed in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2015). Identified by Bill Harms. (View MBP)
Below: Spotted Ladysthumb in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2015). Identified by Bill Harms. (View MBP)
Below: A Primrose-leaved Violet specimen collected in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). (View MBP)
Below: The basal leaves of Golden Ragwort in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Golden Ragwort blooming in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Dutchman's Breeches in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Sessile-leaved Bellwort in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/29/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Swamp Pink in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/30/2015). (View MBP)
Below: A Bibio species in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/29/2015).
Determined by John F. Carr and Steve Scholnick via BugGuide. (View MBP)
Below: Cypress Spurge in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/27/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Smooth Solomon's-seal in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Annual Honesty blooming in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Basal leaves of Annual Honesty in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Hedgehog Woodrush in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). Identified by Bill Harms. (View MBP)
Below: A Lance-leaved Violet specimen collected from a swamp in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015).
Determined by Bill Harms. (View MBP)
Below: Bare-stemmed Teesdalia blooming in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Basal leaves of Bare-stemmed Teesdalia in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Virginia Pine in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Wild Pink in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Wild Pink blooming in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Sweet Vernalgrass in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Pink Lady's Slipper in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Cranberry in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Golden Club in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Bridalwreath Spiraea blooming in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Black-edged Sedge in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Black-edged Sedge in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). Identified by Bill Harms. (View MBP)
Below: Bushy Bluestem in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). (View MBP)
Below: An adult Anomala binotata in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/20/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Virginia Springbeauty blooming in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/19/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Coltsfoot blooming in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/19/2015). (View MBP)
Below: A Red-banded Leafroller Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/18/2015). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. (View MBP)
Below: A Pseudexentera virginiana in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/18/2015). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. (View MBP)
Below: A Stenolophus lineola in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/18/2015). (View MBP)
Below: An Ophion species in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/18/2015). Determined to genus by Ross Hill/BugGuide. (View MBP)
Below: A Burrowing Owl near the Salton Sea in California (7/26/2006). (View MBP)
Below: Yellow Archangel in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/17/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Trailing Arbutus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/17/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Mouse-eared Cress in Kent Co., Maryland (4/27/2015). Identified by Wayne Longbottom. (View MBP)
Below: Swamp Pink in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/16/2015). (View MBP)
Below: The Neighbor (caterpillar) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/12/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Whitlow Grass blooming in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/12/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Mayapple emerging in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/12/2015). (View MBP)
Below: A Greater Bee Fly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/12/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Bradford Pear getting ready to bloom at Kinder Farm Park in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/12/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Yellow Trout Lily emerging in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/12/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Yellow Trout Lily in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/12/2015). (View MBP)
Below: A Bumble Flower Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/11/2015). (View MBP)
Below: American White Pelicans at Blackwater NWR, Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/29/2015). The flock amassing ultimately totaled 116 birds, a new state high count for Maryland. The previous high count was 81 at Blackwater NWR by Harry Armistead (3/23/2012). (View MBP)
Below: American White Pelicans at Blackwater NWR, Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/29/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Ceramic Parchment in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/16/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Banasa dimiata in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/20/2014). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. (View MBP)
Below: A Helmeted Guineafowl in Washington Co., Maryland (3/21/2004). (View MBP)
Below: An American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/2/2008). (View MBP)
Below: A Rock Pigeon in Baltimore City, Maryland (2/15/2015). (View MBP)
Below: An American Eel in Baltimore City, Maryland (2/15/2015). Seized from a Ring-billed Gull and released alive. (View MBP)
Below: Goldenrod Gall Fly galls (winter) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2/8/2015). (View MBP)
Below: An Atlantic White Cedar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2/5/2015). (View MBP)
Below: A Chestnut-collared Longspur in Washington Co., Maryland (2/1/2015). Found by Tom Feild, Geraldine King, and Jim Green. (View MBP)
Below: A Parallelostethus attenuatus larva found in rotting wood in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/25/2015). Larva was raised in closed jar and adult verified as this species. Adult determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. (View MBP)
Below: A Parallelostethus attenuatus larva found in rotting wood in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/25/2015). Larva was raised in closed jar and adult verified as this species. Adult determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. (View MBP)
Below: A Parallelostethus attenuatus larva found in rotting wood in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/25/2015). Larva was raised in closed jar and adult verified as this species. Adult determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. (View MBP)
Below: Trailing Arbutus in winter in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/19/2015). (View MBP)
Below: A Yellow-haired Dagger Moth caterpillar found on Scarlet Oak in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/11/2014). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. (View MBP)
Below: A Northern Broken-Dash in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/12/2014). (View MBP)
Below: A Podabrus frater in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/12/2014). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. (View MBP)
Below: Maryland Meadowbeauty (winter close-up) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/10/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Hyssop-leaved Thoroughwort (winter aspect) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/10/2014). (View MBP)
Below: Lyre-leaved Sage (winter aspect) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/4/2015). (View MBP)
Below: White Vervain (winter aspect) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/4/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Silky Dogwood in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/3/2015). (View MBP)
Below: A "Richardson's" Cackling Goose in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/3/2015). (View MBP)
Below: A "Richardson's" Cackling Goose in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/3/2015). Note the lighter gray mantle color. (View MBP)
Below: Cranefly Orchid in winter in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/3/2015). (View MBP)
Below: False Indigo Bush (winter aspect) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/1/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Small-spiked False Nettle (winter aspect) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/1/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Small-spiked False Nettle (winter aspect) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/1/2015). (View MBP)
Below: Carolina Elephant's-foot (winter aspect) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/1/2015). (View MBP)
Below: A Franclemont's Sallow Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/28/2014). Photographed at front porch light on a mild 49F night. Determined by Hugh McGuinness. (View MBP)
Below: A male Fall Cankerworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/26/2014). 36F at time of photo. (View MBP)
Below: Winter Creeper fruit in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/26/2014). (View MBP)
Below: Winter Creeper (with fruit) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/26/2014). (View MBP)
Below: Infertile surface comparison of False Turkey Tail (left) and Turkey Tail (right) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/26/2014). (View MBP)
Below: Fertile surface comparison of False Turkey Tail (left) and Turkey Tail (right) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/26/2014). Note obvious pores on Turkey Tail. (View MBP)
Below: A comparison of False Turkey Tail (above) and Turkey Tail (below) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/26/2014). (View MBP)
Below: Oriental Bittersweet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/26/2014). (View MBP)
Below: Ridged Carrion Beetles (all dark) with American Carrion and Margined Carrion Beetles in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (5/29/2010). (View MBP)
Below: A Pied Crow in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/25/2011). (View MBP)
Below: A Pied Crow in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/25/2011). (View MBP)
Below: A Pied Crow in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/25/2011). (View MBP)
Below: A Pied Crow in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/25/2011). (View MBP)
Below: A Changeable Grass-veneer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/25/2014). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. (View MBP)
Below: A first-winter Black-legged Kittiwake in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/25/2014). Found by Dan Haas. (View MBP)
Below: A Western Tanager in flight over Assateague Island, Worcester Co., Maryland (11/15/2014). Found by Dave Czaplak and Mark Hoffman. About the 10th record for Maryland and the first documented for Assateague Island. (View MBP)
Below: Sika Deer on Assateague Island in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/15/2014). (View MBP)
Below: Maryland's first Couch's Kingbird in Allegany Co., Maryland (11/13/2014). (View MBP)
Below: An Eastern Parson Spider in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/11/2014). This species overwinters under bark and this individual was probably settling in for the season. (View MBP)
Below: A female Amara apricaria in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/28/2014). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. (View MBP)
Below: A female Amara apricaria in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/28/2014). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. (View MBP)