Ημερολόγιο της/του hkibak

A lot of good stuff gets posted to the iNat Forum and though I monitor it, I still miss a lot since there is quite a bit of "chaff" posted there as well ;-) (I'm guilty). So I've decided to assemble links to the ones that I find that interest me. If you see some that you think would be interesting to me, please leave a link in the comments so I can add it.

How to See the Elevation of an Observation by Tony Iwane tiwane

This is huge in my opinion! We can now see elevation and lithology associated with an observation:
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/you-can-now-access-elevation-and-other-details-from-macrostrat-for-an-observations-location/39066/1

Spring Oak Gall (Wasp) Hunting by Adam Krantz megachile

https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/spring-oak-gall-wasp-hunting/38630

How to use iNaturalist’s Search URLs - wiki part 1 of 2 by Tony Iwane tiwane

https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-use-inaturalists-search-urls-wiki-part-1-of-2/63/1

How to use iNaturalist’s Search URLs - wiki - part 2 of 2 by Jim Morefield jdmore

https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-use-inaturalists-search-urls-wiki-part-2-of-2/18792/1

National Weather Service Water Year Oct. 1, 2022 - Sep. 30, 2023
For WY 2023-2024 https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/hkibak/86783-fort-ord-national-monument-precipitation-water-year-2024
Precipitation MONTEREY AIRPORT (MTY) Elevation: 217'
Proxy for Ft Ord?

Summary of 1"+ events

1) 1.24 on 11/08/2022
2) 1.39 on 12/11/2022
3) 1.10 on 12/27/2022
4) 1.04 on 12/31/2022
5) 1.28 on 01/09/2023
6) 1.05 on 02/24/2023
7) 1.29 on 03/10/2023 this event finally caused Ostracod Pond to overflow... first time I am aware of since 1998

10/01/2022  0.00   0.00   *None of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) stations are a better proxy for 
                           the average precipitation on Ft Ord than the Monterey Airport in my opinion.  
                           Probably an average of the Ft Ord station (wind profiler north of the Marina
                           Airport) and the Monterey Airport values would approximate Fort Ord
                           National Monument better. But the NPS summaries are great!
                            Be aware that their Rain Year is DIFFERENT!

11/01/2022  0.11   0.11     NPS Oct Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/oct22wx.pdf

11/07/2022  0.36   0.47 
11/08/2022  1.24   1.71 
11/09/2022  0.30   2.01  
 
12/01/2022  0.28   2.29     NPS Nov Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/nov22wx.pdf
12/02/2022  0.09   2.38 
12/03/2022  0.54   2.92 
12/04/2022  0.54   3.46 
 
12/06/2022  0.13   3.59 
 
12/09/2022  0.08   3.67 
12/10/2022  0.76   4.43 

12/11/2022  1.39   5.82 
12/12/2022  0.99   6.81 

12/27/2022  1.10   7.91 
12/28/2022  0.03   7.94 
12/29/2022  0.11   8.05 
12/30/2022  0.05   8.10 
12/31/2022  1.04   9.14 
01/01/2023  0.10   9.24     NPS Dec Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/dec22wx.pdf
01/02/2023  0.01   9.25 
 
01/04/2023  0.07   9.32 
01/05/2023  0.85  10.17 

01/08/2023  0.54  10.71 
01/09/2023  1.28  11.99 
01/10/2023  0.39  12.38 
01/11/2023  0.12  12.50 

01/13/2023  0.10  12.60 
01/14/2023  0.60  13.20 
01/15/2023  0.18  13.38 
01/16/2023  0.48  13.86 
01/17/2023  0.01  13.87 
01/18/2023  0.00  13.87 
01/19/2023  0.17  14.04 
 
01/29/2023  0.08  14.12 

02/01/2023  0.00  14.12     NPS Jan Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/jan23wx.pdf

02/03/2023  0.09  14.21 
02/04/2023  0.01  14.22 
02/05/2023  0.17  14.39 
02/06/2023  0.02  14.41 

02/11/2023  0.36  14.77

02/22/2023  0.02  14.79                    Central California Comparison on 3/01/2023
02/23/2023  0.09  14.88                SINCE    OCT 01-      OCT 01-       OCT 01-  OCT 01-
02/24/2023  1.05  15.93                MIDNITE  MAR 1        MAR 1         MAR 1    SEP 30
                         STATION       TOTAL    2023    PON  2022     PON  NORMAL   NORMAL  
02/27/2023  0.63  16.56  -----------   -------  -----------  ------------  -------  -------
02/28/2023  0.36  16.92  SALINAS        0.00   10.59   116    6.18    68     9.11    12.58
03/01/2023  0.46  17.38  BARSTOW        0.05    1.83    76    1.01    42     2.41     3.77
                         PASO ROBLES    0.03   15.70   180    7.37    85     8.72    12.15
03/04/2023  0.32  17.70  SANTA MARIA    1.24   18.37   196    6.33    67     9.39    13.32
03/05/2023  0.33  18.03  LANCASTER      0.04    5.79   114    3.18    63     5.08     6.81
03/06/2023  0.00  18.03 *I included this bolded record to illustrate the extreme patchiness of the rainfall
03/07/2023  0.07  18.10  since December. On March 6th our East Campus location in Marina we received significant 
03/08/2023  0.34  18.44  rainfall several times while Salinas and the Monterey Airport received nothing. 
03/09/2023  0.23  18.67  Since the storms at the end of December we've been getting our rainfall, not in the 
03/10/2023  1.29  19.96  typical cold "fronts" of previous years, but either as thunderstorm like "squalls" or by
03/11/2023  0.02  19.98  being at the edge of one of the atmospheric rivers. As of March 6th, we never experienced
                         a direct hit as they have to the north, east, and south of us. Some areas in California have 
03/14/2023  0.33  20.31  >300% of normal, others have <75%. We are at 138% of normal for this time of year.**
03/15/2023  0.26  20.57

03/19/2023  0.43  21.00
03/20/2023  0.02  21.02     NPS Feb Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/feb23wx.pdf
03/21/2023  0.31  21.33
03/22/2023  0.99  22.32 

03/28/2023  0.31  22.63 
03/29/2023  0.28  22.91 
03/30/2023  0.08  22.99 

04/02/2023  0.04  23.03     NPS Mar Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/mar23wx.pdf

04/07/2023  0.03  23.06 

04/18/2023  0.03  23.09

05/01/2023  0.05  23.14     NPS Apr Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/apr23wx.pdf
05/02/2023  0.25  23.39 
05/03/2023  0.21  23.60
05/04/2023  0.02  23.62 
05/05/2023  0.03  23.65 
05/31/2023. 0.01. 23.66

06/01/2023  0.00  23.66     NPS May Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/may23wx.pdf
06/06/2023. 0.15  23.81

07/01/2023  0.00  23.81     NPS Jun Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/jun23wx.pdf

08/02/2023  0.01  23.82     NPS Jul Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/jul23wx.pdf

09/03/2023  0.01  23.83     NPS Aug Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/aug23wx.pdf

09/09/2023  0.01  23.84 

09/30/2023  0.04  23.88     NPS Sep Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/sep23wx.pdf

Other Useful Measures of Precipitation https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/11152500/#parameterCode=00065&period=P70D
**https://weatherspark.com/h/y/1042/2023/Historical-Weather-during-2023-in-Monterey-California-United-States#Figures-Rainfall
Map of some of the pools on Ft Ord https://insidetrail.com/wp-content/uploads/maps/Fort-Ord-Map-2021.pdf

(1)  33.73 ft on 02/03/1998
(2)  33.11 ft on 04/03/1958
(3)  32.46 ft on 12/24/1955
(4)  32.20 ft on 03/11/1995
(5)  31.30 ft on 02/12/1938
(6)  29.53 ft on 01/03/1997
(7)  29.50 ft on 01/21/1909
(8)  28.60 ft on 02/22/1917
(9)  28.20 ft on 02/11/1922
(10) 28.03 ft on 03/02/1983

(1)  30.29 ft on 03/12/1995
(2)  26.51 ft on 02/26/1969
(3)  25.00 ft on 02/12/1938
(4)  24.60 ft on 01/13/2023 (P)
(5)  24.54 ft on 02/08/1998
(6)  23.90 ft on 02/08/1937
(7)  23.83 ft on 12/25/1955
(8)  23.44 ft on 03/03/1983
(9)  22.66 ft on 02/11/1978
(10) 22.46 ft on 04/04/1958

I am collecting my identification tools here instead of on my profile page.

My non-iNat tools:
Monterey County Wildflowers
Oregon Flora
California Flora w/Keybase
US https://wildflowersearch.org/
San Diego Plant Atlas
Rupert Clayton's California Themidaceae Guide
Watanabe's SeaNet
Tracking https://dirttime.ws/DirtTime/Notebook/
https://www.coyotelearning.org/
Arthropods
Pogonomyrmex
The Mushroom Expert

iNat related tools developed by others:
Script for displaying non-wild species with high quality identifications
Script for identifications I have made of a specific taxon

This post is devoted to accumulating methods for rearing local gallformers I am interested in.

POWELL and POVOLNY: Gnorimoschemine Moths from California (2001)
in Holarctic Lepidoptera, Sep 1, 2001, v. 8, suppl. 1
Gnorimoschemine Moths of Coastal Dune and Scrub Habitats in California (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
[I have pdf]

Larval rearing.- In the lab, larvae were confined with clippings of the host plants in 7 x 5" (ca. 17.5 x 12.5cm) plastic boxes or 12 x 18" (30 x 45cm) polyethylene bags, lined with paper toweling. Each collection (single date, site, and plant species) was given a date-based lot number (e.g., 77F2 was the 2nd collection in June 1977). In total, we report larval food records for Gnorimoschemini from about 170 collections representing 25 of the 35 species discussed here. About 35 of these collections were made by J. A. De Benedictis and others at San Bruno Mountain, and were previously reported (De Benedictiset al., 1990), some with only generic or tentative species identifications,which are clarified in our synonymies.