Day Four: End of Observation Phase, Beginning of the Identification Phase

Well, there are two and a half hours left in the observation phase. Too many observations left to upload them all tonight? Not to worry! As long as they are time-stamped during the four-day observation period, you can continue to upload them throughout the identification phase that starts at midnight tonight and runs through midnight on the 5th. (We may have till as late as 9:00 am on the 6th, but they could also harvest the Central Time Zone data early, so don't wait until the very, very last minute, please.)

Stats as of 9:30 pm on Monday evening are: 4,754 observations of 1,308 species by 209 observers. All three are records, and this is more than I could have ever hoped for. I've said it before, and I mean it--YOU PEOPLE ARE AWESOME!! I have a confession to make. I had a chance to run for the Piratic Flycatcher in Houston today, so I took it and only got a couple of observations for the challenge in my yard. I currently still lead in number of observations, with 382. 17 people had 100 or more observations.
Dwight Bohlmeyer pulled ahead in number of species with 247 to my 228. Couldn't lose to a nicer guy! And he maintains his absurd ratio of only 1.04 observations/species. 10 people had 100 or more species. (suesue1949 missed it by one species!)

So, a few stats. Of the 1,308 species, 524 (40.3% are plants), 473 (36.4%) are insects, 124 (9.5%) are birds, 58 (4.5%) are fungi and lichens, and the rest are various other groups. 1,303 (27.4%) are already at research grade. Salt Marsh Moth caterpillars maintain their lead as most observed species, with 43 observations. These guys have definitely earned their spot, too, what with all of them dying to get photographed on the roads! One moth and six plants had 20 or more observations; 73 species had 10 or more. Salt Marsh Moth was the most-observed animal, insect, and lepidopteran. Marsh Pink was the most-observed plant (23). Emerald Flower Scarab was the most-observed beetle (19). Variegated Fritillary was the most-observed butterfly (18). Northern Cardinal was the most observed bird (16). Fox squirrel was mammal (12), Eastern Pondhawk was odonate (also 12), Common Box Turtle was herp (11), Western Mosquito Fish was fish (5), and Green-spored Parasol seems to be mushroom (3).

I'll do some more analyses as the identifications start rolling in. Did I mention how awesome all y'all are? I truly appreciate all the effort everyone has contributed to this project.

Bruce

Publicado el abril 30, 2024 02:55 MAÑANA por bruceneville