Decided it was time to finally make it easier for myself to track what I've observed in the park near me. Now I have a new place added.
Best way to make a KML file is to
If you want to see the progress, here is the new project!
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/tho...
I did not do great on butterflies during this year's visit, but I did pretty well on moths.
But some of the identifications may be wrong:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207270518 -- Spotted Oleander Moth
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207270699 -- Spotted Oleander Moth...
This will hopefully be an easy-to-reference list of helpful posts about identifying various organisms that can sometimes be hard to separate species, as applicable mainly to Texas. Please note, I did not create these. Credit is given to the OP.
Zeltnera and Centaurium
https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/rymcdaniel/66657-zeltnera-texensis-a...
... besides that it puts down poison into the soil that prevents native seeds from germinating?
Here's one involving butterflies.
The spread of garlic mustard is causing the West Virginia White butterfly (Pieris virginiensis) to decline in number.
This butterfly with translucent white wings depends crucially on native two-leaved toothwort (Cardamine diphylla) as its host plant. (
My friend Misha last year asked me to record as many fungi as I could on Nevis. I did not do so well back then, but I did better during this year's visit, perhaps because the island was getting more rain than usual at this time of year.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207770424 -- Helminthosporium
Thank you all for participating in our (Native Plant Society: PDX chapter) Annual Native Plant Appreciation Month (NPAM) BioBlitz, whether you chose to join the project or just found your observations being snapped up into our Project. If they were added, it means that they were identified by enough others to be considered Research Grade. Of course there is still plenty of room for misidentifications, but we keep this requirement in the hopes that our observations will be a valid demon...
The Chester Conservation Commission, in partnership with Moosewood Ecological LLC, is hosting a town-wide bioblitz the weekend of June 1-2, and you are invited! Weather permitting, in-person events will be held on Saturday (rain-date Sunday), including guided woodland and wetland walks and a community bioblitz check-in. We'll also have an information table set up at Spring Hill Farm (96 Towle Road, Chester, NH) from 8am - 4pm to answer bioblitz questions, provide hand-on iNaturalist help...
Summer is apon us! i hope eveyrone is happy and healthy. Let the observations conitue. I have made some udates to the projcet. I hope you enjoy and everyone enjoys the new season.
Congratulations to the class of 2024! Looking forward to seeing all of the biodiversity you discover as you leave the geese, rabbits, and squirrels of campus. Take care, and be sure to check in on ECNaturalists!
I created new observation field to further describe the nature of organisms occurring at built environment in particular observation. It currently accepts following values:
A revised taxonomy of Tiarella in eastern North America was proposed in July 2021. (Nesom 2021) The new taxonomy was subsequently accepted by Plants of the World Online (POWO), Flora of the southeastern United States (FSUS), VASCAN, and others. iNaturalist (which follows POWO) split Tiarella cordifolia into five species in November 2022.
In ...
We're already halfway through the month of May, which means it's time to start casting your votes for the best Vermont Atlas of Life Photo-observation of the Month! You can "fave" any and all observations that you like—located to the right of the photographs and just below the location map is a star symbol. Click on this star and you've fave'd an observation. At the end of each month, we'll see which Photo-observation has the most votes and crown them the monthly winner! Check out this m...
Big Brown Bat foraging a couple of hours after the solar eclipse on April 8. © iNat user @hobiecat
Hey there folks,
We're just over a week out of the identification period closing, which meant the end of the City Nature Challenge 2024. We did well here in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, with 9,873 observations of 2083 species. Most exciting is that we had 220 people who made observations during the CNC, the new high for participation in the seven years our region has been a part of the global bioblitz.
yes there are cacti found in Manitoba - and more could be known about them. Let's start with what was known in Scoggans 1957 Flora of Manitoba...
Pincushion cacti were represented by a single species: Mamillaria vivipara (Nutt.) Haw. which we currently know in iNat as Escobaria vivipara (Spinystar). All the reports listed were from sandhills. Localities were Lauder, Grande Clariere, ...
Del 17 al 26 de mayo de 2024, las integrantes de JACANAS se unirán a miles de entusiastas de la naturaleza de todo el mundo para celebrar la increíble diversidad de aves que nos rodean mediante la participación en "La Gran Semana" https://lagransemana.org.
JACANAS es un grupo de mujeres amantes de las aves, que se destaca por su dedicación a la observación y conservación de estos organismos. Durante "La Gran Semana"...
The May 15th end of Turkey Season gave this Tom a reason to strut!
Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 78817029 - Wild Turkey; Walton County, Georgia. May 15, 2018.
Tuesday 7:4...
If you are doing multiple dives, over a number of days for the census, or any project, maybe frustration is setting in for you too with less new finds recorded?
Do not despair: nature is dynamic above and below water.
Conditions change with each tide and the critter haven from last week, or the previous day, may no no longer "the spot".
Take time to recharge and refocus: see what else is happening underwater with regard to fish life, shrimp, crabs and seastars and then who ...
Most recent: Calculation of silica content in diet of ostrich
In each case, the first value is % of diet, and the second value is silica %
Asteraceae 15.6% 8.0% 124.8
Malvaceae 18.6% 4.0% 74.4
Commelinaceae 12.8% 8.5% 108.8
Fabaceae 8.1% 0.7% 5.67
Balanitaceae 5.4% 0.2% 1.08
Solanaceae 5.4% 0.1% 0.54
Acanthaceae 0.8% 7.0% 5.6
Convolvulaceae trace 3.0% 0.03
Poaceae 18.0% 4.8% 86.4
seed capsules 4.0% 0.3% 1.2
inflorescences 3.5% 0.2% ...
Leitung Heinrich
Hi all,
I’ll be in Eugene this week. Perfect for hosting a iNat Happy Hour this Friday 5/17 from 5:30-7:30 at
Oakshire Brewing Public House
207 Madison Street Eugene, Oregon 97402
Tagging the most recently active users for the Eugene area with at least 100 observations. Please feel free to tag people you think would be interested in the comments.
Looking forward to meeting you all!
Cat
Thank you to everyone who participated in the CNC this year - what a fabulous event!
I've put together a blog post on Greater Wellington highlights - it was difficult to choose as there were so many interesting finds and stunning photos. Congrats to those that made it into the post and bring on 2025!
I have been thinking that I need to keep a better journal about my nature wanderings, both physical and mental.
I have come up to Coyote Pond almost everyday for a week now. I saw a rat scurry under a ledge about a month ago when walking on the middle trail, the one below the ridge top and I set a trail camera on it. The first time was just overnight and I got a photo of a upper portion of a rodent
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For the week ending 12 May 2024 there were 137 observations of lizards in the Amazon. These represented
Hello & happy spring! Karner season is approaching fast and I’m here to give you an update:
Lupine is just starting to flower in sunny/southern spots. As a reminder, the best time to scout your sites is when the lupine is in bloom. This way you know exactly where to go for your surveys later in the summer. I’d give the lupine another week or two to get bloomin before you head out to scout.
As a reminder, all the training materials can be found on the Volunteer Website...
Sur 30.000 observations effectuées en Haute-Savoie, le top 10 des espèces botaniques les plus photographiées est :
As the spring season reaches its prime and many plants begin to re-emerge, one plant to watch out for is christmas berry (Photinia villosa). Native to temperate Asia, this species was introduced to the US as an ornamental plant that is valued for its year-round beauty. However, christmas berry poses a significant ecological threat by creating dense shade and thickets that prevent native seeds from germinating and growing.
Birds are attracted to its fruits and play a role...
The San Diego County Plant Atlas is thrilled to announce a celebration to mark the monumental achievement of 1 million plant observations on iNaturalist. The celebration will take place on Friday, May 24, 2024, from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm at the San Diego Natural History Museum during Nat at Night.
The event promises an evening filled with excitement and appreciation for the biodiversity of San Diego County. Nat at Night will kick off at 5:00 pm, with free entry to museum members a...
Hey everyone, we have 1 week before this scavenger hunt ends! If you've been having trouble finding the species on the list, don't despair: you only need to have uploaded 1 thing on our list to be eligible for our draw prize :)
