This week 285 observers made 1233 observations between Sunday, April 10, 2022 to Saturday, April 16, 2022. Among the top five observers, @stephen220 observed 89 examples of life in the Anacostia watershed; @ronwertz contributed 76; @epic2112 contributed 59; @belyykit contributed 55; and @swindsor contributed 51. Rounding out the top 10, @dtread1 contributed 49; @treegrow contributed 46; @wilpersm contributed 34; @marsrevolt contributed 20; and @rauvbbj contributed 16. 148 people contributed one observation,46 people contributed two observations, and 21 people contributed 3 observations. Plants moved into first place with 600 observations, more than double the 244 observations of Birds. Insects stayed in third with 178 observations. Mollusca had the fewest observations, with 7.
Sharing a few observations from the previous week:
jorbogmont Black Laceweaver https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111264473
stephendorey Bold Jumping Spider https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111239410
epic2112 Bronze Jumping Spider https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111324389
bwahh canopy jumping spider https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111353443
maragay Cobweb Spiders https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111425807
ecopolis Eastern Parson Spider https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111356473
swindsor Entelegyne Spiders https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111489402
swindsor Fishing Spiders https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111277642
swindsor Fishing Spiders https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111277698
tomatotreebeer Magnolia Green Jumping Spider https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111411911
dms215 American Bittern https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111696733
stephen220 Bald Eagle https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111812646
epic2112 Barred Owl https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111494881
stephen220 Black-crowned Night-Heron https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111812656
belyykit Palm Warbler https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111776565
copasetikncool Palm Warbler https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111222999
ronwertz Palm Warbler https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111561557
stephen220 Yellow Palm Warbler https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111830915
blautenbach Yellow-bellied Sapsucker https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111332166
oliviarutigliano Yellow-crowned Night-Heron https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111540159
Observations this week, by Taxon:
Amphibia 15
Animalia 19
Arachnida 22
Aves 244
Fungi 22
Insecta 178
Mammalia 24
Mollusca 7
Plantae 600
Reptilia 69
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This week 326 observers made 1566 observations between Sunday, April 17, 2022 to Saturday, April 23, 2022. Among the top five observers, @ronwertz observed 174 examples of life in the Anacostia watershed; @belyykit contributed 91; @willpersm contributed 76; @stephen220 contributed 60; and @dtread1 contributed 40. Rounding out the top 10, @kayohareeye and @woebehtajocha each contributed 27; @andrew1955 and @swindsor each contributed 24; and @btslover4lyfe contributed 23. 148 people contributed one observation,56 people contributed two observations, and 24 people contributed 3 observations. Plants stayed in first place with 893 observations, more than double the 274 observations of Birds. Insects stayed in third with 155 observations. Mollusca had the fewest observations, with 3.
Sharing a few observations from the previous week:
@cw1018 Asian Shaggy Digger Bee https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112856099
@ronwertz Asian Shaggy Digger Bee https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112298245
@snowmie700 Bee Moth https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112688253
@stellatea Bee Moth https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112627972
@jorbogmont Bees https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112434537
@swindsor Bees https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112533093
@bradrogers1160 Eastern Carpenter Bee https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112428931
@coxfamilydc Eastern Carpenter Bee https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113201799
@hlinak Eastern Carpenter Bee https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112382200
@kent_beduhn Eastern Carpenter Bee https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112548128
@patrmcgo Eastern Carpenter Bee https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112392649
@swindsor Eastern Carpenter Bee https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112533176
@allenbirdk Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112278327
@bradrogers1160 Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112428477
@kent_beduhn Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112548451
@rachel1924 Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112385172
Observations this week, by Taxon:
Actinopterygii 7
Amphibia 21
Animalia 3
Arachnida 20
Aves 274
Fungi 10
Insecta 155
Mammalia 39
Mollusca 3
Plantae 893
Reptilia 91
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This week 378 observers made 2740 observations between Sunday, April 24, 2022 to Saturday, April 30, 2022. Among the top five observers, @jmgconsult observed 420 examples of life in the Anacostia watershed; @jorbogmont contributed 101; @jgingold contributed 87; @dtread1 contributed 73; and @stephen220 contributed 72. Rounding out the top 11, @freelydia123 contributed 68; @belyykit contributed 59; @onertwons contributed 56; @carrieseltzer contributed 53; and @pclee and @wilpersm each contributed 50. 173 people contributed one observation, 56 people contributed two observations, and 33 people contributed 3 observations. Plants stayed way out in first place with 1762 observations, thanks to two days of City Nature 2022 DC (April 29 and 30). Birds had 398 observations (second place) and Insects were in third place (241 observations). Chromista and Protozoa each had the fewest observations, with 1 apiece.
Sharing a few observations from the previous week:
@bellcamr American Giant Millipede Complex https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112866708
@epic2112 American Giant Millipede Complex https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113027350
@jorbogmont American Giant Millipede Complex https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113921162
@cpserf American Waterslaters https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113464366
@epic2112 Black-and-gold Flat Millipede https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113592666
@djbays Common Earthworm https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113854481
@creekcritters Crayfishes and Lobsters https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113486131
@jhedlund22 Crayfishes and Lobsters https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113987243
@ginag Freshwater Jawless Leeches https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/114296724
@jorbogmont Glass Shrimps https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113558686
@epic2112 Greenhouse Millipede https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113604958
@swindsor House Centipede https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113042797
@jorbogmont Red Swamp Crayfish https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113557845
@austindeorio Common Five-lined Skink https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113856072
@carrieseltzer Common Five-lined Skink https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/114071192
@jenna920 Common Five-lined Skink https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112978330
@hughrand Northern Watersnake https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113475495
@ronwertz Northern Watersnake https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112740741
Observations this week, by Taxon:
Actinopterygii 25
Amphibia 29
Animalia 23
Arachnida 25
Aves 398
Chromista 1
Fungi 74
Insecta 241
Mammalia 41
Mollusca 14
Plantae 1762
Protozoa 1
Reptilia 77
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Kudos to everyone for a successful City Nature Challenge DC! The DC area did quite well overall, ranking first for number of Identifiers, second for number of observers, fifth in number of observations, and seventh in number of species out of 445 cities in 47 countries participating. Observations made from April 29 – May 2 were automatically included in the Anacostia Watershed as well. Here is a snapshot of the results for the Anacostia watershed.
294 observers made 3087 observations between Friday, April 29, 2022 to Monday, May 2, 2022. Among the top five observers, @jmgconsult observed 323 examples of life in the Anacostia watershed; @jorbogmont contributed 212; @tdhudgins contributed 117; @carrieseltzer contributed 105; and @alexr2 contributed 94. Rounding out the top contributors, @dtread1 contributed 92; @jgingold contributed 87; @bosinski contributed 83; @copasetikncool contributed 70; and @freelydia123 contributed 68.
Observations during City Nature Challenge DC 2022, by Taxon:
Actinopterygii 30
Amphibia 26
Animalia 36
Arachnida 33
Aves 407
Fungi 68
Insecta 286
Mammalia 56
Mollusca 12
Plantae 2040
Reptilia 76
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