Howard County Bird Club

Howard County Bird Club

A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
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Red Saddlebags

Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park; UMDCF – University of Maryland Central Farm. WMA – Wildlife Management Area.

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Species common name
Scientific name
Length (in inches; M and F if different) Flight season
Relative abundance
Habitat.

 

Red Saddlebags
Tramea onusta
1.6-2.0″ E-Jun – L-Sep
Stray.
Habitat: Locally common in southern U.S.

Meadowbrook Park

Male (immature)
October 2, 1999
Meadowbrook Park
Nancy Magnusson/Bob Solem photo