What You Can Do in These Last Few Hours

Fewer than 24 hours remain until the count shuts down and everything is tallied. DC Metro Area is still doing great! Here are some things you can do today to help us finish strong:

-Make sure all your observations are uploaded and identified to the best of your ability.

-If you know someone else who participated, reach out to them and make sure they know that everything needs to be uploaded by tonight.

-Go back and look at your own observations. For those that are not Research Grade, if someone has offered an ID that differs from yours, use the Compare button next to the species name to explore related species from the area and choose the one you think is the best fit.

-Mark finds (yours AND others') as Captive/Cultivated when appropriate. They will still count for the City Nature Challenge! A separate count will be taken for wild vs. Captive/Cultivated observations. Having this information marked on each observation will keep the system from aggregating confusing information about the natural distributions of species.

-If you have suggested a species ID that you’re confident in and really want to get confirmed but no one seems to have seen your post, you could tag a person who seems knowledgeable in that taxon with an @ mention in the comment field. Don’t overdo this, as everyone is really busy this week with observations and identifications--but if you think you have one of the CNC DC missing species (see post from April 28), a little assertiveness is justified.

-Continue to offer ID’s for others’ observations. I’ve learned multiple new species this week and have gone back and ID’d a few that were unknown to me the first time I saw them.

-Check your notifications again at the end of the day to day to see if there are any ID conflicts you can resolve on your observations before turning in for the night.

Thanks everyone, it's been an amazing week!

Posted on May 3, 2018 12:14 PM by dbarber