Day Six: The Progress Continues

The observations continue to trickle in and the identifications continue to arrive. We added nearly 100 observations today. Laura Sare bumped me from the top spot with 440 observations. Again, I'm happy to cede top spot, particularly to such a worthy "opponent." Our species count is currently at 1,418, just a few over last night's 1,409. That number is going to vary, probably staying in that neighborhood, as IDs are refined and changed over the next few days. Yesterday's post should have read "by 218 observers," not "species" (it's late when I write these, okay?); that's also up slightly today, to 220. I haven't looked closely, but one species that got added today that almost got missed was Chuck-will's-widow, recorded by call in Robertson County. Thank you, shardintx! On the identification front, 1,875, or 34.4%, have reached research grade. There's still plenty of work to be done there.

I got an email from CNC Central today that there were more than 2.1 MILLION observations worldwide this year! They are also looking for "interesting" observations for the annual infographic. They define "interesting" as (among other things) new finds, rare species, observations with a story behind them, "really cool" photos, or amazing species interactions. Last year, I submitted the beetle on this year's banner, a species that had only been reported 3 times prior in all of iNat. As you're doing your identifications, help me by popping any "interesting" observations in the comments. They don't have to be world-worthy. Maybe we can just start a thread of our favorite observations?

Bruce

Posted on May 2, 2024 03:11 AM by bruceneville