Weekly statistics between January 31, 2021 and February 6, 2021
This week 40 observers made 366 observations between Sunday, January 31, 2021 to Saturday, February 6, 2021. Among the top five observers, @ronwertz observed 73 examples of life in the Anacostia watershed; @dbarber contributed 71; @carrieseltzer contributed 61; @stephen220 contributed 48; and @dtread1 contributed 11. Rounding out the top 10, @tiberiusdreadnought contributed 10; @owlice contributed 8; @alisha3 contributed 7; and @kearins and @rauvbbj contributed 6 each. 14 people contributed one observation, 5 people contributed two observations, and 3 people contributed 3 observations. Birds stayed in first place (189 observations), followed by Plants (124 observations) and Fungi (18 observations). Reptilia was the least observed Taxon, with 1 observation. Ray-finned fishes were not observed at all for a second week in a row!
A few highlights of observations are provided below, to celebrate the wide variety of life found in the Anacostia watershed.
@younglee Northern Dusky Salamander https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68933622
@ronwertz American Black Duck https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69071302
@rauvbbj American Goldfinch https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69149858
@stephen220 American Goldfinch https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68946391
@brewster_mccloud American Pipit https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68915829
@kearins Bald Eagle https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69159028
@dtread1 Belted Kingfisher https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69185478
@wildlymistaken Brown Creeper https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69067172
@lauriedkr Cooper's Hawk https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68916932
@stephen220 Cooper's Hawk https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69034437
@owlice Double-crested Cormorant https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69129157
@carrieseltzer Downy Woodpecker https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69153563
@rauvbbj Eastern Bluebird https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69115529
@ronwertz Great Blue Heron https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69071285
@ronwertz Hairy Woodpecker https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68994041
@ronwertz Red-shouldered Hawk https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69071305
@carrieseltzer Yellow-bellied Sapsucker https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69153559
Observations this week, by Taxon:
Amphibia 2
Animalia 8
Arachnida 2
Aves 189
Fungi 18
Insecta 8
Mammalia 8
Mollusca 2
Plantae 124
Reptilia 1
(blank) 4