CNC DC—A Snapshot from 24 Hours In

Undeterred by grey skies and chilly damp conditions (it’s nothing compared to what we experienced in March) DC area iNaturalists continued to rack up outdoors observations all day.

At 4/28/2018, 00:00, 24 hours into the Challenge, @lisam is in the lead for observations with 149 gathered in one 8-hour day. @jmgconsult, who was leading for much of the day, now has 130 observations from several locations in Maryland. The most species for today were recorded by @arbiess with 90, with @lisam running a close second at 83.

Of the top ten most observed species, three are exotic (garlic mustard, common dandelion, and red deadnettle.) New iNat users should be advised that some observations of the native red-seeded dandelion may have snuck in, and should check the “similar species” tab on the common dandelion page for help in the tricky matter of distinguishing the two. Other most-observed species as of tonight are mayapple, eastern redbud, flowering dogwood, common blue violet, poison ivy, American holly and American robin. @karyn-nrd racked up the day’s highest concentration of unusual taxa, with one comb jelly, one amphipod and one blue crab, all straight from the Chesapeake Bay. Juniper-apple rust also seems to be everywhere and may have given some first-time observers a bit of a scare. The bald eagle count for today is 5.

It’s been a great day, team! Rest up, everyone, and let’s do it again tomorrow!

Publicado el abril 28, 2018 04:04 MAÑANA por dbarber