The last day of the City Nature Challenge 2024 in Luxembourg is here and we have now significantly surpassed the results of last years challenge! With another full day ahead of us, we can now start hoping for the most successful CNC in Luxembourg ever?
The number of observation we have to beat is 7,928, the result of the 2019 edition.
So off to a final effort of documenting biodiversity, and thanks for all your valuable contributions:
Good day
Field Guide to fish (guya) of Orpheus Island (Goolboddi), Queensland First Edition, April 2024
Dr Adam Smith (CEO of Reef Ecologic) and Jacinta Jefferies a JCU Masters student and intern have drafted a guide to fish at Orpheus and would appreciate your comments
https://reefecologic.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Fish-field-guide-Orpheus-Island...
Hi Team,
WOW!!!!! We have already surpassed last year's observation count (1,007) and are at 1,077!! We have also surpassed last year's 254 species and are already at 263 (a number that keeps rising as more identifications are made and seems to be rapidly rising as I am typing)! And, as far as I can see, we have observations in all of the Preserves and all of the accessible Reserves!
Things are getting close in the race for the most observations, Cynthia and Abbie are no...
Large toktokkie with red patches on pronotum, elytra with reddish costae and large backwards-pointing tubercles.
Original description in:
Haag-Rutenberg G. 1871. Beiträge zur Familie der Tenebrioniden (III. Stück). Coleopterologische Hefte VIII: 29–113.
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81206#page/315/mode/1up
Translated from Latin & German:
Short-ovat...
Genus Piesomera Solier diagnosis in:
Kaminski et al. 2022. Female terminalia morphology and cladistic relations among Tok‐Tok beetles (Tenebrionidae: Sepidiini). Cladistics. 38 (6)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361750699_Female_terminalia_morphology_and_cladistic_relations_amon...
We hope everyone had a great weekend of exploring and documenting our local wildlife! @Hexagonaria and I headed up to McLean Game Refuge in Granby today to add some more observations in the northernmost part of Hartford County, it was our first time visiting that location and it was really beautiful. Can't wait to go back, we didn't make it all that far because we were taking so many pictures!
As of 11:00 PM we are at 661 species - we are catching up to some of t...
Couldn't resist. When I finished that last post, I had to check the numbers. We're at 1,202 species and counting!
On 28 April 2024, at about 14h00, I encountered an individual of Tiliqua rugosa (https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Tiliqua_rugosa/) by the side of the road in Karrakatta Cemetery (https://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/our-cemeteries/karrakatta-cemetery/) in the Perth Metropolitan area.
The autumn weat...
Much of the fun of iNaturalist is contributing to projects, such as the City Nature Challenge, but there are hundreds of other projects out there to which you can contribute, and you probably already are without knowing it. Entering observations gives implicit permission for "umbrella" projects, like the City Nature Challenge, to harvest those observations. (That was in the fine print you didn't read when you joined iNat.)
Umbrella projects are the most common types of projects an...
It's almost the end of day 3 and we're over 2000 observations ahead of our 2023 total! We also currently have the top species count of any of our previous NYC CNCs. The weather today was great and we're looking at another good one tomorrow. Let's finish strong, NYC!
Battle of the Boroughs update: The Bronx is now on top for both observations AND specie...
There's still one more day to participate in the #CityNatureChallenge. As of 9 p.m. on April 28, we have 82 participants with nearly 1,350 observations of plants and animals in our region 👏 We're still doing a great job in the state-wide competition, safely ahead of Frankfort and Lexington. Our naturalists in the SOKY community were so ready for the City Nature Challenge! Let's finish strong! Make as many observations as you can tomorrow, April 29.
📣Heads up - after this observation ...
The thunder is rumbling outside as I write this journal entry. What was supposed to be a complete washout turned out not to be so bad. I spoke by text early on with Mark McDermott at the Big Sit, who described it as "slow." The rain chances kept going down and pushing back, so I headed out to see what I could do. I went back to Madison County, where I found my Little Blue Herons in the very same tree I left them on Friday and got photos for the Challenge! I picked up a few other thi...
5161 Observaciones
1400 Especies
40460 Identificaciones
977 Identificadores
28 Artículos en el diario
2 Listas
69 Seguidores
Rodolfo Salinas-Villarreal
What a joy it has been to see all of these observations come in all weekend long! We have already exceeded last years numbers across the board and we still have more than a whole day left! We are SO close to our goals, (and not to jinx anything) I am really confident we are going to meet or beat them!
As a self admitted bird nerd- some of the bird observations have been incredible! Red-headed Woodpeckers, Blue Grosbeaks, and Northern Parulas- truly spectacular.
I know fo...
Very glad to have encountered so many native species. There is at times a tell that a species is introduced—a certain disharmony... Uvularia sessilifolia and Symplocarpus foetidus, on the other hand, are as if the glory of this place discovered and discreetly unveiled...
I also saw one or two red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus). For some days now I have been hearing their song, which I am well acquainted with (given I bought a plush of this bird with a playable recording ...
10 дней на Камчатке позволили вернуться к наблюдениям и приступить к реализации проекта "Красная книга Камчатского края". Теперь его надо доделать и дать ему свободу.)
Хочется сделать Натуралист публичным. Экспериментирую с каналами в Телеге. Канал по Камчатке запущен. Наблюдаем дальше.
Hope everyone has been having fun this weekend! We were off to a slow start with the not so nice weather Friday-Saturday, but today and tomorrow are much more welcoming, so we're looking forward to further observations getting added for the coming week. We'll have a bunch of visual and audio uploads from Latimer Park, Keery Park and several local parks in west Cloverdale to add for the City of Surrey's account in the next few days so stay tuned.
Some interesting finds and gorgeou...
Hope everyone has been having fun this weekend! We were off to a slow start with the not so nice weather Friday-Saturday, but today and tomorrow are much more welcoming, so we're looking forward to further observations getting added for the coming week. We'll have a bunch of visual and audio uploads from Latimer Park, Keery Park and several local parks in west Cloverdale to add for the City of Surrey's account in the next few days so stay tuned.
Some interesting finds and gorgeo...
I have gotten very fond of the dark-furred eastern gray squirrels, as one might guess from my profile picture. I get to see them on a regular basis where I currently live, but I will be relocating very soon to the Southern Tier area of NY state and of all the things I am worried about missing, the black squirrels are very high on the list.
I have tried noodling around on the internet to try to see if there are any near where I will be living and exploring. I found an iNat project ca...
Since we're heading into the final week, here's an update on the EcoBlitz!
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The 2024 EcoBlitz Binghamton University iNaturalist Umbrella Project stats as of today:
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Number of Observations: 709
Number of Species: 287
Number of Observers: 70
Most observed species: Eastern red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus)
Most observations: rpitt has 104 observations
Most species: rpitt has 68 species
This week should be ...
For many months now I have had the idea to write a guide for the tribe Amphidorini, where I could cover every species known and provide information to identify them. Last month I finally decided that I would commit to writing it and I have gotten a decent amount of progress since then, though I am still on Blapylis. Despite the title, I will also include information for those species from Mainland Mexico and Guatemala, they just have so little information that I do not realty think they ...
For my third hike I went to Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park in Oakland. I ended up trekking along the Graham and West Ridge Trail. It was a sunny day with light winds and zero clouds in the sky. It was fairly cool although I felt a bit too warm underneath my jacket. I didn't see much wildlife other than the occasional squirrel and some corvids squawking hear and there. There where quite a lot of people hiking along the trails and many of them had brought dogs. Some of which either didn't...
Con este reto he descubierto flora y fauna que desconocía y ahora quiero enseñárselos.
Ce qui me semble être un jeune renard roux. On s’est suivi, sans le vouloir, un bon vingt minutes. Secteur abandonné du Golf Métropolitain Anjou, 28 avril 2024, vers midi…
Look at us go! As of this afternoon the community has documented 142 species with 219 observations uploaded by 21 observers! Woohoo! Despite the strong winds and cool temperatures, we have done a fantastic job of capturing the biodiversity of our beautiful canyon and mountains. Many thanks to all who have participated and it is not too late to join in the project!
The FOCCC BioBlitz project will be open through Monday April 29th to allow everyone to upload their observations to ...
Date: April 26th, 2024
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Location: East Woods Trail, South Burlington Vermont
Weather: The weather today was 57 degrees Fahrenheit and sunny/mainly blue skies. There was a slight breeze, but it was fairly calm out.
Habitat: East Woods Area is a small, hilly, loop trail with a mixture of coniferous and deciduous trees. There are many snags and decomposing trees on the ground. New growth of young trees is also present under the canopy. Some areas are more...
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the 2024 Friends of Cave Creek Canyon BioBlitz thus far! I am heading to the canyon shortly to document more species but first wanted to share this quick update:
The BioBlitz got off to a wild and windy start on Thursday, April 25th. Seventeen 7th grade students from Center for Academic Excellence (Douglas) braved the high winds and arrived at the Visitor Information Center (VIC) at 10:00 a.m. They spent the next five hours exploring...
by Janet Wright (janetwright on iNaturalist.org), Spring 2024
This guide was written for the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I assume you’re already familiar with using the iNaturalist mobile app. If you’re not, here’s a quick introduction: https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/video%252Btutorials#add_mob.
Now, see what advanced power iNaturali...
Les recordamos que pueden asistir a cualquier parque o area natural cercana, siempre y cuando lleven con ustedes a un guia en caso de ser bosques.
Lista de sitios recomendados:
Parque las Riberas
Parque 87
Parque Hundido Colinas de San Miguel
Parque Constitución
Cerritos Santa Fe
7 gotas.
Dear friends,
Another day of our wonderful challenge. We have a sunny day and I hope you have a nice time outside (with a few new observations of course).
There is still one day tomorrow to make observations and a few days to upload/identify them. Therefore, If you still have the strength and time to do some photos, it would be perfect. Compared to other cities, Krakow is in the upper half of the leaderboard with the neighbors Bratislava and České Budějovice.
Sho...
