Project Update - August 2021

Firstly, welcome to our new project followers; @briarrose777, @llsparks, and @mjwarman!

The project has increased from 2360 to 2761 observations (+401), 885 to 970 species (+85), and 105 to 108 observers (+3). This was assisted by our first iNaturalist BioBlitz program. We will be having regular BioBlitzes, using the different MetroPark locations. Look out for a different BioBlitz program each month. We mentioned last month how we noticed that some park observations were not counting due to boundary boxes and accuracies. We have now found a way to filter out all of your observations for Erie County that are NOT included in the Erie MetroParks iNaturalist Project. To do this, use the following URL and change the username to your own. Then look at the map and see if any observations SHOULD be included. You can then edit the locations/accuracies of those observations. I noticed that some geolocations randomly appeared in the wrong place, so needed a quick fix.

Example URL: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?not_in_project=erie-metroparks&place_id=2775&subview=map&user_id=martyndrabik&verifiable=any (change ‘martyndrabik’ to your username.

In total, there were 395 observations added to the project within August 2021. The observations include 228 insects, 127 plants, 14 fungi, 9 birds, 6 arachnids, 6 mammals, 1 amphibian, and 1 mollusk.

Of these, there were 270 species recorded. The most observed species was the Monarch on 7 occasions. Monarch is second on 6 occasions, and Dense Blazing Star is third on 5 occasions.

The 395 observations came from 13 different observers. Our top 5 observers for the month were @mikehensley75 (158), @briarrose777 (109), @martyndrabik (48), @crosscountrycoach (19), and @llsparks (19).

The top observations of the month include:
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90408888
Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis) - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91276540
Milkweed Tussock Moth (Euchaetes egle) - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91280050
Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia) - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92400921
Pennsylvania Ambush Bug (Phymata pennsylvanica) - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92371216

Thanks to all for contributing to the project. We will post another update next month. Please also look out for our upcoming programs via https://eriemetroparks.org/programs/

Our next BioBlitz program is at Castalia Quarry MetroPark on September 8th, starting at 5 p.m.

~ Martyn

Posted on 01 September, 2021 11:49 by martyndrabik martyndrabik

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