Day Two

Well, the observation phase is almost half over. I now know that someone out there reads my posts and needs to get a life. I hope you're having fun with the challenge. Maybe getting out and exploring new areas or learning something new about nature. I was surprised to find that I needed a winter jacket in almost-May! Lake Limestone today not only had whitecaps, but the surf was spraying 8 feet in the air when it hit the breakwater! Not a very great day for butterflies!

I'm going to do today's post early, not wait until it's practically tomorrow. As of 20:30, we have 1,248 observations of 528 species by 67 observers. The breakdown by organism group is:

Plants 281 spp
Fungi 25 spp
Insects 128 spp
Arachnids 17 spp
Mollusks 8 spp
Fishes 0 spp
Amphibians 3 spp
Reptiles 9 spp
Birds 87 spp
Mammals 8 spp
Other animals 4 spp

The breakdown by county is:

Brazos 667 observations of 407 species by 44 observers
Burleson 160 of 106 by 9
Grimes 42 of 31 by 5
Leon 108 of 80 by 9
Madison 102 of 83 by 4
Robertson 140 of 95 by 2 (great work, shardintx!)

307 observations (24.7%) have reached research grade, i.e., have the identification supported by two or more independent identifiers and are at the best possible level of identification.

Y'all are doing a great job! Keep it up, and don't forget to help with the identification phase!
Bruce Neville
Brazos Valley CNC Coordinator

Julkaistu huhtikuu 30, 2023 01:55 AP. käyttäjältä bruceneville