Tramea carolina
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Tramea carolina, the Carolina saddlebags, is a species of dragonfly native to eastern North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carolina Saddlebags sighting in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th most-seen of the 189 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Carolina Saddlebags in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in June and October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carolina Saddlebags sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Carolina Saddlebags sightings, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 10%) and Congaree National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Carolina Saddlebags that you can see in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Seaside Dragonlet (about 40%), Blue Dasher (about 20%) and Eastern Pondhawk (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carolina Saddlebags is recorded against all the insects logged in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (22 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
