Help us find more wildlife than last year's City Nature Challenge in Southwest Virginia. All iNat observations made in Bristol, Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Norton, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, and Wise counties will automatically count in the Challenge.

We're almost half-way through the challenge and observations are rolling in. Here's how many MORE we need to reach our goal and top last year's record. Will you spread the word and help us?
• 54% of our goal acc...

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Help us find more wildlife than last year's City Nature Challenge on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. All iNat observations made in Northampton & Accomack county automatically count in the Challenge.

We're almost half-way through the challenge and observations are rolling in. Here's how many MORE we need to reach our goal and top last year's record. Will you spread the word and help us?
• 40% of our goal accomplished: 358 more wildlife observations needed
• 53% of our ...

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Help us find more wildlife than last year's City Nature Challenge in the Charlottesville Region. All iNat observations made in Albemarle, Charlottesville, Nelson, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Orange counties will automatically count in the Challenge.

We're almost half-way through the challenge and observations are rolling in. Here's how many MORE we need to reach our goal and top last year's record. Will you spread the word and help us?
• 25% of our goal accomplished: 2,32...

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I hiked in the George F Canyon Nature Trail in Rolling Hills CA on April 27th. I observed biotic factors like , plants, bees and butterflies. The canyon was full of California bush sunflowers. This trail was one of the trails on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
I also saw abiotic components like seasonal stream that runs along the trail.

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We have lots of observations and a lot of different kinds of organisms. Little Rhody is punching above its weight class as usual! Be sure to tell your friends. We have until Midnight Monday to make our observations for the 2024 Providence Area City Nature Challenge

Take a look at the leaderboard here
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-202...

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We have lots of observations and a lot of different kinds of organisms. We are doing great for our first year. Be sure to tell your friends. We have until Midnight Monday to make our observations for the 2024 City Nature Challenge Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand count.

Take a look at the leaderboard here
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ci...

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Сегодня достигнута отметка в 300 наблюдений!
Почти 100 видов, и чуть больше 40% из них - "в культуре". Не все наблюдения определены до вида, при более точной идентификации скорее всего видов было больше, чем сейчас на счётчике - 98.

Из интересного. Первое наблюдение Мать-И-Мачехи (Tussilago farfara) на территории Новгородской области было сделано в этом году 21 марта. Это первое наблюдение в этом проекте на сегодня. Спустя месяц с небольшим можно наблюдать первые"белые одува...

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Katelyn Beskind
Field Journal 7

Field Journal Basic Information
Date: 4/27/2024
Start time: 1:26pm
End time: 2:30pm
La Platte River marsh

Weather
Temperature: 62 degrees Fahrenheit
Wind speed & direction: 16 mph NNW
Precipitation: Not raining or snowing
Humidity: 27%
Visual appearance: Sunny, few clouds

Habitat(s):
Marsh edge near open water <...

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Thanks to all the additional members that loaded observations, well done. I know some of you must still upload and we can not wait to see when all the observations are in.

Team proud of you, we have now 1228 (421) observations logged, 547 (250) species listed and 20 (11) observers have uploaded their data. (Previous day`s results are in brackets)

It was a slower day in Mtunzini. We started the morning travelling in rain. Luckily the weather improved during the day. Again...

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"Au fil des dernières décennies, les paysages façonnés par une agriculture intensive ont été le théâtre d’une perte significative au sein des groupes taxonomiques d’insectes, révélant une réduction spectaculaire de 95,1% de la biomasse totale en seulement 24 ans, selon une étude publiée dans Pest Science en 2023. Cette réalité complexe souligne l’urgence d’explorer comment ce déclin favorise l’émergence de bio-ravageurs, nécessitant une analyse approfondie.

Tendances générales d...

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We're nearly halfway through the City Nature Challenge and we're already up to 85 different species! At the moment it looks like osarenogae is winning the Global Explorer prize with some lovely observations from Abuja, Nigeria. Can someone beat that over the next two days? And don't forget there's also a prize to get the first observation from your country.

Thanks to everyone for sharing your observations so far. We're looking forward to seeing what you find over the next two d...

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The early sunlight was a ruse - the temperature dropped throughout the day, and the wind picked up as the clouds moved in. Rain is in the offing.

Still, we have folks out collecting data! I headed to Round Pond and picked up a lot of mosses and lichens, and even a few moths. Heard my first black-throated green warbler of the season, too. But did not see or hear the sandhill cranes that are supposedly nesting there. If you head that way and can get them, awesome!

We a...

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Here we go!!!

After a surprisingly snowy first week, the weather is back on our side. Coming into the first weekend, we have Erfan in first place, with an impressive research grade observation !

Great time to get out there and try to take the lead :)

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Dopo il caldo quasi estivo di alcuni giorni di Aprile, il meteo continua a cogliere impreparati. C'è stato un brusco calo di temperature che ha indotto alcune arnie di Apis mellifera a fare a meno di parte della covata da fuco, osservabile di buon mattino sui predellini di volo. Mi chiedo se altri impollinatori selvatici si siano trovati costretti a fare lo stesso e quanto questo possa impattare per loro l'inizio della stagione.
Le temperature alle 8 del mattino erano intorno a 4°. <...

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Pollinators serve as mutualistic partners in complex ecological networks with plants.These interactions serve as essential fundamental components to terrestrial ecosystem functioning by regulating wild plant reproduction, maintaining plant diversity, forming habitat and community dynamics, providing food for other wildlife, and by influencing the dispersal of species throughout landscapes.

We can also be thankful to the ground nesters for their role in bioturbation and bringing ...

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A huge thank you to the classrooms who came out yesterday to Saskatoon's forests to learn about nature, and their teachers! What an amazing day. Thanks for the people who came out in the evening to connect with Saskatoon's forest!

🌿 Day 2 of the City Nature Challenge Saskatoon and Area 2024 is here, and the excitement is soaring as high as the Western Meadowlarks in the sky! 🦋 Today, keep your eyes peeled for the vibrant flutter of butterflies, the melodic chirping of warblers ...

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Let's see what this does

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The keyboard shortcuts for reviewing IDs are
A for agree
I for Identify
C for comment
Return to enter ID or Comment
Arrow right for next observation
Arrow left for previous observation

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Well that was a wet one! And it looks like it will be a windy one today. Here's some highlights from what has been posted already.

@seraphinpoudrier found this Black knot fungus growing on a chokec...

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Good Luck everyone this weekend! Day 1 has some flurries in the morning and it was a bit cold on the hands trying to navigate the cameras. We are doing well so far in terms of observations (~2300 at the time of this post). I feel optimistic that we could get close to the 10K mark this weekend but it's always a soft guess as I have no idea how many people are sitting on un-uploaded observations. Do you have a strategy for uploading your observations or just get em up when you can? During ...

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Day 1 was rainy, but there was still lots to find! Many thanks to all who are recording Utah's unique biodiversity - it is exciting to see your great observations coming through! 3 More days of the City Nature Challenge - what else will you find!?

Here are just a few highlights from yesterday:
-This Woodhouse's Toad seen by

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Please make sure when you upload to group photos of the same sighting in one observation.
Remember, if you accidentally upload multiple observations of the same species, taken at the same place and time it will skew the data.

Happy snapping.

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Hey all!
The city nature challenge began yesterday morning and runs through Monday evening. If you're able - get out and report some observations.
This is an international event attracting iNat observations from countries all over the world. Join in on this worldwide bioblitz by submitting observations and helping ID others' observations. If you use iNat with a DSLR, you have until next Saturday to upload your observations to be counted in the event.

Do you plan to bio...

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In just under 48 hours, we'll all be together at the Winter Haven Scrub Site for a bioblitz!
The city nature challenge officially started yesterday, so get outside and practice your naturalist skills before Monday! We're so excited for everyone to join us. If you haven't registered for the event, please do so here: https://WHScrubBioBlitz2024.eventbrite.com/?aff=inat

There are a number ...

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Google translated from
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250034279_Taxonomia_e_morfologia_de_especies_neotropicais_de_Graphomya_Robineau-Desvoidy_Diptera_Muscidae

Identification key for adults

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Both parafacialia and gena with yellow pollinosity;
tergite 5 gold...

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We're off to a great start to this year's City Nature Challenge in San Diego County.

On the first day, we had over 1000 species observed and nearly 3500 observations.

We're lucky to live in such a biodiverse part of the world, where there are opportunities to see something fascinating wherever we are in the county!

One of our top marine observers, @tidepooltales, submitted great coc...

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Wow! The 2024 Ada County City Nature Challenge is off to a fantastic start! Collectively 100 participants have documented 342 species across the county! It looks like the weather will be perfect to get out exploring again today. Did you know that Ada County is one of dozens of communities competing in the 2024 CNC Northern Rocky Mountain Biodiversity Challenge? Currently we are in second place behind Division 6 AB. Learn more about this challenge here

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Let's keep the observations going!

VCP is leading the greenspace observations here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-nyc-green-space-race

The Bronx is leading with observations in the Battle of the Boroughs. But Queens is leading with species!

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2023 had our most ever April observations (367), counties (46), and species (20).

So far for 2024, we now have the most observations (420+) and the most counties (50+ so far). We're just short on species (19). Still waiting on Southern Spreadwing, Painted Skimmer, Blue Dasher, Skimming Bluet, Red Saddlebags, and Lancet Clubtail - these have all April records in the last three years.

Our final April days include warm weather and and a weekend - both good signs for submissi...

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Elytra yellow, puncturation of elytra strong, with irregular pattern of reddish spots, never with black. Pronotum yellow, with two small red or black round spots.

Detailled description and figure in Borowiec 1994, page 54

Original description in:
Boheman, C. H., 1854. Monographia Cassididarum. Tomus secundus. Holmiae.
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/37920#p...

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