week 3: Kendall-Frost marsh
We started off our week 3 field trip to Kendall Frost marsh by trying to guess the name of this mysterious specimen from the San Diego Natural History Museum's Nature to You loan program.
Allas dagboksinlägg
Si comincia!
Invitiamo a caricare osservazioni in questo spazio.
Prossimamente organizzeremo eventi specifici per promuovere le osservazioni nel bacino del fiume Chiese e del lago d'Idro.
CNPS-SLO Event iNaturalist Outdoor Training Workshop #1 January 28 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
There was interest from CNPS-SLO in doing an iNaturalist hike to show people who are not familiar with the platform how to use it and tips.
I will be hosting this event, and it will be in Irish Hills.
I don't know how many people will attend - it could be 2, or it could be 40. RSVP was not required.
If anyone local to SLO here on iNat would like to attend and help newer users one on one, please stop by.
Aside from the basics, let me know if there is anythi...
Observation fields in use.
collection locale - https://www.inaturalist.org/observation_fields/15915
name of geologic formation/member - https://www.inaturalist.org/observation_fields/15929
dominant associated fauna - https://www.inaturalist.o...
week 2: Dike Rock tide pools
We spent our week 2 field trip at one of my favorite locations, Dike Rock tide pools. We narrowly missed
one of the biggest cliff collapses in recent years. Make sure to give the cliffs plenty of space, especially after heavy rain.
I pointed out a partially submerged rock as we walked from the pier to the tide pools. As we observed together, there were no sea stars visible on this rock. Back w...
Personal Project
Personal Project, iNaturlist
Each student will be responsible for registering for an iNaturalist account (http://www.inaturalist.org/) and adding at least one observation per week. You should clearly understand the ultimate purpose of the project and be able to verbalize it:
You are collecting research-grade observations used by real scientists. Let’s have the scientific community be proud of us! We are do...
January 27 - Species Changes
Slaty Skimmer
The January 5 Journal elicited some observations and a question regarding Slaty Skimmer from jheiser. This got me thinking a bit (I do read all the comments!) The first Ohio Slaty Skimmer was observed in 1896 (Osburn, Erie Co), so it been around for a while, albeit in low numbers few and far between.
This began to change to change in the 1990's when we started to see a few every year. The big increase began in 2017 with the start of the statewide survey.
EcoFlora & NY Mycological Society Fungal Foray and More!
Join NY EcoFlora and the NY Mycological Society on a walk in Alley Pond Park, Queens
Sunday, January 29th at 10:00 a.m. EST
Led by Misha Zitser
REGISTER HERE
Whether you a...
Rosary Pea
The Rosary Pea (Abrus precatorius) is a small, climbing vine that is native to tropical regions of Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. It is a popular ornamental plant due to its bright red and black seeds, which are often used in jewelry and other decorative items. However, the plant also has a dangerous side, as the seeds contain a toxic compound called abrin, which can cause serious illness or death if ingested.
The Rosary Pea is a perennial plant that can grow up to 20 feet long...
Jan 26 2023 - Heatherwood Trail
Met at 1:30 at Heatherwood Trailhead
Weather: Sunny to overcast, breezy, ambient air temperatures ~mid-30s (F)
Ellie was ill and could not join. Hector, a visiting PhD student from Spain joined us.
General route: Walked west on the Heatherwood Walden Link trail (name from Gaia GPS) along Boulder Creek about 0.6 miles, making many stops, then headed back to the TH.
Quick notes about observations:
- Across the creek we saw house finches and sparrows perched...
Last chance to submit comments to save Liberty Hill
With few days left to submit, I've put together simplified instructions. I also keep gathering more photos and data of this incredible place, with a lot of help from other people who really care.
Here is a new version of the video, taking advantage of additional drone shots of the meadow and a ton more wildflowers.
395-EUFORGEN Webinars: Biotic outbreak management of the Genetic Conservation Units Network
EUFORGEN Webinars: Biotic outbreak management of the Genetic Conservation Units Network
How can biotic outbreaks be addressed from a genetic perspective? How do diseases spread and what are the alternatives for tree conservation in case of outbreaks? Can trees develop tolerance to attack environment? Using ash dieback as a case study, all these and many other key questions will be discussed during the February EUFORGEN webinar series "Biotic outbreak management of the Genetic Con...
Texas: my first visit to South Padre Island and the Rio Grande Valley
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I just got back from my first ever iNatting trip to Texas. It was supposed to be 8 days but we lost half of the first 24 hours because we were unable to land at Brownsville due to severe fog and so we had to return to the Dallas / Fort Worth Airport and spend the night there, awake and uncomfortable. We were a group of five people, headed up by Steve Rosenthal, who is a very keen sheller from Long Island in New York State. During the Texas trip, all five of us stayed on South Padre...
Terminumfrage online-iNat-Treffen/Schulung
Liebe alle,
lange ward's versprochen, nun wird es bald endlich soweit sein!
Um eine Einschätzung zu bekommen, welches geeignete Termine sind, bitte ich euch darum eure Präferenzen in diesem Doodle-Link einzutragen:
https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/b83BWWma
Der genaue Termin wird dann Anfang Februar bekannt gegeben, vielleicht wird es auch eine Hybrid-Veranstaltung...
2 330 000 !!!
3 mil identificaciones
Hoy, 27 de enero 2023, con un año y cuatro días desde que conocí iNaturalist, llego a las tres mil identificaciones. No es nada fácil. Dedica tiempo y conocimientos. No empecé a identificar al mismo tiempo que entré en esta red ya que no sabía cómo funcionaba. Recién cuando me instalé la aplicación en Octubre 2022 entendí cómo se hacía.
Moth Species Per Family in southern Africa
From Kruger's List (using old Family concepts: DNA & new species will upset this, so as of about 2020) we have
about 10,800 species (incl. Butterflies) in these families (**** with over 1000 observations in Jan 2023):
1,587 Erebidae Tiger Moths ****
1,563 Geometridae Geometer Moths ****
983 Noctuidae Owlet Moths ****
631 Pyralidae Pyrilid Snout Moths ****
598 Gelechiidae Twirler Moths
540 Crambidae Crambid Snouth Moths ****
[509 Lyc...
XVI Reunión Nacional de Herpetología
Sinaloa presente en la XVI Reunión Nacional de Herpetología.
Contentos de haber participado en este gran congreso con algunos trabajos como resultado del entusiasmo y esfuerzo de este proyecto. Fue grato convivir con colegas apasionados de los anfibios y reptiles.
Además, fuimos parte del Comité Organizador y asistimos al taller de comunicación acústica en anfibios y reptiles por él Dr. José Manuel Serrano y la Bióloga Samantha Ordoñez Flores (UNAM). Esperamos con ansias volver a...
How to see blue butterflies in Palos Verdes, El Segundo.
For the Palos Verdes blue, the adults take flight roughly between late January to early May, while the El Segundo blue does so from around June to early September, according to UCLA’s Biodiversity Atlas of Los Angeles.
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2023-01-26/blue-butterflies-in-los-angeles
South section - 1/26/2023
Thursday, 9:00-11:05 am. 0 live newts, 23 dead newts.
Weather: Started cold, but the was nice. It has been dry for almost a week. the rain might be back on Sunday.
Coverage: Aldercroft Heights intersection to the first stop sign. I walked with Matt.
Newts: we had 23 dead newts, 2 of them tiny juveniles. 13 of the newts were found on the reservoir side, and 10 on the hill side. The road seemed like it was recently cleared from soil and rocks, with some newts probably.
Ot...
The genus Coptera new to Australia (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae)
This appears to be the first record of the genus Coptera in Australia, unless anyone has a previous one? https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109500586
New genus of Monomachidae?
This specimen may represent a new species and genus of the family Monomachidae: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47650538
It's a wingless female, but only two monomachid species are known in S. America with wingless females, both in the genus Chasca (https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/v...
Trichopria - a genus new to Alaska?
I'm not aware of any formal publications mentioning this, so the observation by @gwark may be the first: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77697710
Identification key for Palaearctic Idiotypa
Recently published! Revision of Palaearctic Idiotypa (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae, Diapriinae, Spilomicrini) - Chemyreva, Notton & Zaldívar-Riverón.
Free download on request here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351287846_Revision_of_Palaearctic_Idiotypa_Hymenoptera_Diapriidae_Diapriinae_Spilomicrini
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The genus Paramesius new to Hawaii
This genus Paramesius is newly reported from Hawaii, based on the observation posted by @Deptula https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41970564 which elicited an independent confirmation by @kmagnacca who has collected it on Kauai and Hawaii in native forest. Not a great surprise as it's a widespread genus. Not sure i...
Brooklyn CNC 2023 Events and Locations
This journal post will be updated as things continue to develop through this year's City Nature Challenge (CNC).
Yours in Nature - @xris
Friday, April 28, 2023
No Brooklyn events scheduled yet.
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Red Hook Farms
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Time: 10a - 1pm
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