Fitzgerald Marine reserve, Moss Beach, CA: 2024-03-18

Leading Tour at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, San Mateo County, California Monday March 18th, 2024


Weather & Tide

+0.1 at 13:36 Very sunny, a little windy

Duties & Visitors

Seal Cove, tour for third graders from Farallone View in Montara! One kid for Jordan street and one from Sunshine Valley Road

Observations

Several ochre, one bats. Higher tide -- only just got to urchin beds! Overall, very good.

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Posted on March 19, 2024 03:51 AM by gecbrew gecbrew | 0 comments | Leave a comment

World Bee Day 2024

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/world-bee-day-week-2024

I've got a little bioblitz project I've started that people may be interested in:

World Bee Day/Week 2024
May 17, 2024 - May 23, 2024
In recognition of Bees and all of the other pollinators.

I've noticed that 21% of the observations posted to Footzoom are of organisms that qualify as pollinators . T...

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Posted on March 19, 2024 12:49 AM by bobmcd bobmcd | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Observation of the Month for February 2024

This months observation was by Misha Zitser . He observed this in February of 2024 in New York. His inaturalist name is zitserm and the observation can be seen at:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200536812

We believe this to be in the Penicillium digitatum or Citrus Green Mold. If you have further information please do not hesitate to contact us.

Some more information...

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Posted on March 19, 2024 12:34 AM by tomzuckerscharff tomzuckerscharff

Barrett, The Honors College and ASU are Excited to Participate in CNC 2024

As we step into the vibrant month of April, Barrett, The Honors College at ASU gears up, once again, to participate in the City Nature Challenge (CNC) alongside our Phoenix community for the fourth consecutive year. This annual event not only celebrates the biodiversity thriving in our beautiful city but also serves as a powerful platform for students to take a much-needed study break during the busy Finals season.

The City Nature Challenge is not just a friendly competition; it'...

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Posted on March 19, 2024 12:32 AM by salevy1 salevy1 | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Bromus carinatus complex as treated in Jepson eFlora

The shortest and among the most informative papers (New combinations in Bromus sitchensis) I’ve read relating to grass identification provides insight not just for the Bromus sitchensis and/or Bromus carinatus complexes, but for grass identification generally. 1

I. Bromus carinatus complex

Six native Bromus taxa in western North Amer...

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Posted on March 18, 2024 11:50 PM by rawlingstimby rawlingstimby | 0 comments | Leave a comment

2024 FOY: Hoary Comma

Today, March 18, I photographed the first butterfly to show on our property. It was a Hoary Comma, ssp: zephyrus.

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Posted on March 18, 2024 10:45 PM by paul_prappas1 paul_prappas1 | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Tephrochlamys:Género de la Familia Heleomyzidae establecido recientemente en iNat para Chile

Registro de MatiasG, Especie (Tephrochlamys sp.), Isla de Chiloé - Chile


Registro de MatiasG, Especie (Tephrochlamys sp, Julio de 2023, Isla de Chiloé- Chile.

Tephrochlamys:Género de la Familia Heleomyzidae establecido en iNat para Chile

Este es un género introducido no registrado en Chile oficialmente. Pertenece a la subfamil...

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Posted on March 18, 2024 09:59 PM by orlandomontes orlandomontes

New for 2023

I added gray sedge, Carex divulsa, and cape pondweed, Aponogeton distachyos, which were newly added to the Monitor List in 2023. Apologies for missing them earlier.

https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weeds/gray-sedge
https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weeds/cape-pondweed

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Posted on March 18, 2024 09:30 PM by ccoslor ccoslor | 0 comments | Leave a comment

New additions for 2024

Added beach grasses, Ammophila breviligulata, A. arenaria, and the hybrid A. breviligulata x A. arenaria.

https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weeds/beach-grass-american-european-and-hybrid

These are listed on iNaturalist as Calamagrostis spp.

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Posted on March 18, 2024 09:26 PM by ccoslor ccoslor | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Palmer Amaranth

A new noxious weed has been added to the Class A list as of 2024. Palmer amaranth, Amaranthus palmeri was found in the state recently and so I am adding it here too.

https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weeds/palmer-amaranth

Also added hybrid variable-leaf milfoils https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weeds/variable-leaf...

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Posted on March 18, 2024 09:10 PM by ccoslor ccoslor | 0 comments | Leave a comment

New Event at Seven Islands State Birding Park

Seven Islands State Birding Park, at the eastern edge of Knox County, is holding a bioblitz from 1-4pm on Sunday, April 28th. If you've never been, this is a wonderful park in a large bend of the French Broad River dominated by large meadows with a wide variety of habitats between. Explore the park with one of the rangers who knows where all the best habitats are for making observations. The event is free. For more information and to register, visit:

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Posted on March 18, 2024 08:28 PM by mtnotter mtnotter | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Coming Soon!

It's only 21 days away from the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse here in Ohio! Are you ready? Now would be a good time to start thinking about where you're going to make your observations during the day and what species or species you'd like to observe.

You can practice making observations by entering a general observation through your own account prior to the eclipse, just to get used to using the app.

If you have any questions, you can contact us at

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Posted on March 18, 2024 07:26 PM by yourwildohioeducator yourwildohioeducator | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Brecksville Reservation Hike

Brecksville Reservation Hike

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Posted on March 18, 2024 06:52 PM by gustavgolden gustavgolden | 9 observations | 0 comments | Leave a comment

iNaturalist Resources

New to iNaturalist? Register for the in-person Introduction to iNaturalist Workhsop April 10 from 6-8pm at the Swan Lake Nature House. Learn how to use iNaturalist, participate in the City Nature Challenge and take good photos to help with identification. Register here.

Or check out the links below to learn how to use the iNatura...

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Posted on March 18, 2024 06:37 PM by capital_regional_district capital_regional_district | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Genus Trichius (Scarabaeidae, Coleoptera) in Europe

There are only 3 species:

-Trichius fasciatus
-Trichius gallicus
-Trichius sexualis.

T. fasciatus is the most widespread species and its range overlaps the other two species, but it's easily identifiable in most cases: all 3 species have 3 pairs of black markings on the elytra, and in T. fasciatus the most anterior marks touch the anterior margin of the elytra.

In the other 2 species there is a separation between the margin and the markings. These two have...

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Posted on March 18, 2024 05:20 PM by antonva antonva | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Caliscelis (Bambula) swazi Gnezdilov & Bourgoin 2009

The genus Caliscelis was erected by Laporte for caliscelids with decorative forelegs and named after them (καλή = beautiful σχελίς = legs).
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/partpdf/40999
Only 3 species are known from Southern Africa.
Caliscelis can be easily distinguished from related genera in the region by the flattend leaf-shaped fore or middle femora and by the ob...

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Posted on March 18, 2024 05:19 PM by traianbertau traianbertau | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Genus Panorpa (Mecoptera) in Galicia

As described in this article (http://sea-entomologia.org/IDE@/revista_60.pdf) and dicussed in this observation (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151817873)., there are 4 species of Panorpa Scorpionflies in Spain:

-P. communis
-P. germanica
-P. meridionalis
-P. vulgaris

P. meridiona...

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Posted on March 18, 2024 05:01 PM by antonva antonva | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Texas Tortoise Observations

Hello to all Texas tortoise observers and enthusiasts out there! First, I wanted to thank you all for your patience and positive responses to all of my direct messages about my project. I haven't had a chance to message everyone who has observed a Texas tortoise, but I wanted to take this opportunity to provide everyone an overview of what we are doing with the data that you all are providing.

I am a Ph.D. candidate studying diseases in Texas tortoises. My focus with the iNatural...

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Posted on March 18, 2024 04:30 PM by jackietl jackietl | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Welcome to City Nature Challenge 2024!

This blog is a 3 minute read


Hello City Nature Challenge participants! 

We’re delighted that you’ll be taking part in the City Nature Challenge with us this year, recording wildlife across the West of England. With less than 6 weeks to go, we’re counting down the days!

Last year, we had a whopping 1260 species recorded by a wonderful 383 of you. We can’t wait to see wh...

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Posted on March 18, 2024 04:10 PM by festofnature festofnature | 0 comments | Leave a comment

2024 Odonata Season

The 2024 season for dragonflies and damselflies seems to be starting later and slower than 2023. Locally, we have three damselflies in the Ischnura genus:
posita
prognata
hastata

In 2023 I started seeing all three in significant numbers in February. This year, it wasn't until mid-March that I started seeing more than just a few individuals. I should note however that the I. hastata really seems to prefer warmer weather and only showed up last year...

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Posted on March 18, 2024 03:32 PM by amypadgett amypadgett | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Suplemento La Jornada Ecológica 275 (abril 2024)

Me tocó coordinar el suplemento Los Bosques de niebla en la Sierra Potosina junto a investigadores como Tarin Toledo Aceves, del Instituto Nacional de Ecología de la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, como Javier Fortanelli Martínez, José García Pérez, Pedro Castillo Lara, Edgar Gregorio Leija Loredo, Gerardo Palacio Aponte, Humberto Reyes Hernández y Paola Spíritu Ruiz. Igualmente, por Mane Salinas Rodríguez, de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Así como contar con las visio...

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Posted on March 18, 2024 02:51 PM by josecastaneda2 josecastaneda2 | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Foggy owl **Strix Nebulosa**

Lifer?
Lifer!
(A lifer is a life bird and the first time seeing one.)

An infrequent visitor in our area, the most charming cat! It seems to be what perfection looks like.

Accidentals feel different, brighter, more emotional and seem to have more weight on the scales of impressions. This is only yours, this is luck, this is intimate and fill with energy, this is honest.

In this case it is not possible to feel the joy of a s...

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Posted on March 18, 2024 02:47 PM by anastasiiamerkulova anastasiiamerkulova | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Домашнее задание №2

Пожалуйста, до 1 апреля г. выполните следующее домашнее задание.

Посетите за эти 2 недели лес, пойменный луг, парк, другие территории. Постарайтесь найти первые первоцветы, которые мы проходили на 2-х занятиях
Сфотографируйте эти растения и занесите на Inaturalist
Выполните тренажёры и тесты, которые будут размещены в учебном Телеграм-чате.
Поделитесь своими фото и в учебном Телеграм-чате курса.

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Posted on March 18, 2024 02:27 PM by anzhela4 anzhela4 | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Top contributor for January-March

Congratulations once more to Jonathan Mark Birch @jonathanmarkbirch for not just being the top contributor in this project for 2024 but being the only contributor for the first quarter of the year with a 51 observations and 39 species recorded.

There is still a chance for you to become a top observer at The City Nature Challenge 2024, our next citizen science event (26-29 April 2024). Here ...

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Posted on March 18, 2024 02:07 PM by reshmee_brijlal reshmee_brijlal | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Top contributor for January

Ben Morris @benbmorris remains at the top of the leaderboard, with 594 observations; of which 299 were made in January alone! Congratulations Ben!

There is still a chance for you to become a top observer at The City Nature Challenge 2024, our next citizen science event (26-29 April 2024). Here is a link to join CNC in your city:

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Posted on March 18, 2024 02:03 PM by reshmee_brijlal reshmee_brijlal | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Top contributors

Our top observer for 2023 is still held by Shiella Ngobeni @ts219321228.

Only one observation has been made in the current year by Bantu Zwane @br_221967526.

There is still a chance for you to become a top observer at The City Nature Challenge 2024, our next citizen science event (26-29 April 2024). Her...

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Posted on March 18, 2024 02:00 PM by reshmee_brijlal reshmee_brijlal | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Amiantus octocostatus Péringuey 1896

Original description in:
Péringuey, L. 1896. Descriptions of new genera and species of Coleoptera from South Africa, chiefly from Zambezia. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. Vol. 44
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14682244#page/211/mode/1up
Black, covered on the upper part with a dense, light-brown tomentum; head rugose; prothorax gibbous, a li...

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Posted on March 18, 2024 12:04 PM by traianbertau traianbertau | 0 comments | Leave a comment

The Hull City Nature Challenge 2024 is just under 6 weeks away!

Our website has been updated with new resources and links including iNaturalist training sessions, guides on how to use iNaturalist, and bioblitz resources: www.neyedc.org.uk/hull-cnc-2024

We are holding two iNaturalist training sessions in the run-up to the event, one online on the 18th April via Zoom, which you can sign up for here:

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Posted on March 18, 2024 11:54 AM by neyedc neyedc | 0 comments | Leave a comment

Первая декада марта. Весна: день за днём - 2024

ПЕРВАЯ ДЕКАДА МАРТА

Фенология
В первой декаде марта в Московском регионе преобладала солнечная и малооблачная погода, днём отмечалось повышение температуры воздуха до +5..+7 С, ночью заморозки до -10 С. На полях еще лежит снег, в населённых пунктах протояли теплотрассы. Снег тает на южных крутых склонах, асфальтовые дороги в основном без снега; вокруг деревьев появляются проталины. Ока частично подо льдом, в некоторых местах обширные полыньи, небольшие п...

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Posted on March 18, 2024 08:49 AM by nevski nevski | 1 comment | Leave a comment

A comparison of adaptive colouration between the puku (Kobus vardoni) of south-central Africa and the hard-ground barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii branderi) of peninsular India

INTRODUCTION

Bovids (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovidae) and cervids (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer) are, in a loose sense, ecological counterparts on different landmasses.

Cervids tend to replace bovids in seasonally frigid (e.g. boreal zone) or monsoonal (e.g. southern Asia) climates ().

However, there are a...

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Posted on March 18, 2024 08:04 AM by milewski milewski | 28 comments | Leave a comment
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