He/Him. Infatuated with iNaturalist, its community and the natural world. Community science is such a rewarding way to interact with amazing and diverse people!

If you find a bat colony in California, CDFW would like to know about it! To help our bat monitoring efforts, please fill out the form found at this link: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Mammals/Bats/Report-Colony

Likewise, if you find a sick or dead bat, you can report it here: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Laboratories/Wildlife-Health/Monitoring/WNS/Report

Check out the California Bumble Bee Atlas: https://www.cabumblebeeatlas.org/
I'm fascinated with plant-animal interactions, how they influence biodiversity and conservation, and how natural history collections work to understand them. I'm a beginner with most taxa, please help me with IDs!

If you want to see some of my drawings!: https://dnwinkler.weebly.com

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Unobserved species: &unobserved_by_user_id=YOURNAME&view=species&hrank=species&lrank=species
Heat map of my Observations (to see your own map, change the name after "user_id=" in the URL)
How to use iNat search URLs (wiki)
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Citing iNat: https://help.inaturalist.org/en/support/solutions/articles/151000170344-how-should-i-cite-inaturalist-
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California confusing species:

• Malva multiflora: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/malva-multiflora-cretan-mallow-california/journal/65847-how-to-identify-malva-multiflora-cretan-mallow

Texas confusing species:

• Dandelions: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/nathantaylor/14848-texas-species-of-dandelion-as-near-as-i-can-tell
• Medicago: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/nathantaylor/12907-the-common-yellow-flowered-medicago-species-of-texas
• Croton: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/nathantaylor/12462-croton-list-of-central-and-north-central-texas
• Broomweed vs. Snakeweed: https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/28366-differentiation-of-gutierrezia-texana-and-amphiachyris-species-in-north-central-texas
• Buckeye Butterflies: https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/44540-three-species-of-junonia-buckeye-butterflies-in-south-texas?fbclid=IwAR0jvy0rVwu_DpVem6bKpzPg1fjEsnEBc5y_TCEyF-hKC7lq-7lwehDGxj4#activity_comment_5945675
• Metalmarks: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/sfrue/30415-calephelis-metalmark-id-notes-for-texas-fatal-rounded-rawson-s-little
• Spiranthes cernua complex: https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/12170-spiranthes-magnicamporum-vs-spiranthes-cernua

United States: Sumacs: https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/37313-how-to-id-sumacs-rhus-dichotomous-key-video
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Useful Links:
Nathan Taylor's lists: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/nathantaylor/24006-hub-to-my-stuff
Crawfish ID: https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/16497-how-to-photograph-crayfish-for-inaturalist
Bombus ID: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/neylon/74825-my-bee-guides

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