Identification Resources at your Fingertips

Need help identifying something you found? If you have submitted anything to iNaturalist, you probably noticed the smartphone app (and website!) has a built in tool that suggests an identification for the plant, animal, or fungi in your photo. Although not always correct, this ID tool is often the first option for identifying your observation. Here are some other tools you can use for making an identification.

Birds - All About Birds (https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/)
Plants - GoBotany (https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/full/)
Insects - BugGuide (https://bugguide.net/node/view/15740)

Books - Peterson Field Guides (https://www.hmhbooks.com/series/peterson-field-guides)

More links to resources can be found on Vermont Center for Ecostudies' site: http://val.vtecostudies.org/about/identification-resources/

And remember, even if you don't know what it is that you found, submit it anyways! Your iNaturalist community (>1 million users!) is eager to assist.

If you have a favorite go-to identification resource of your own, we want to hear about it! Share it on our Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/513004289600804/

Posted on March 31, 2020 05:01 PM by slamonde