Το Ημερολόγιο του Biodiversity of the Anacostia River

204 observers made 963 observations between Sunday, July 26 to Saturday, August 1. Among the top five observers, @ronwertz observed 138 examples of life in the Anacostia watershed; @hholbrook contributed 76; @gchilds contributed 55; @stephen220 contributed 51; and @jmgconsult contributed 48. Rounding out the top 11, @mstrecker contributed 29; @carrieseltzer contributed 26; @dtread1 contributed 26; @smoore_catcount contributed 16; and @epic2112 and @spry each contributed 15. 105 people contributed one observation, 34 people contributed two observations, and 17 people contributed 3 observations. Insects were the main species observations this week (349 observations), followed by Plants (315 observations) and Birds (Aves) stayed in third place position (102 observations). Mollusca has the fewest observations (1).
A few highlights of observations are provided below, to celebrate the wide variety of life found in the Anacostia watershed. All observations are welcome, every contribution helps document the magnificent diversity of our community. Thank you to everyone who contributed observations this week!

@jhoban Northern Two-lined Salamander
@ronwertz Belted Kingfisher
@stephen220 Double-crested Cormorant
@ronwertz Killdeer
@mattshabitats Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
@hholbrook Great Spangled Fritillary
@jmgconsult Halloween Pennant
@jamiejorgensen2 North American Luna Moth
@yogichi Twice-stabbed Stink Bug
@bridgetlovesnature Lotus

Observations this week, by Taxon:
Actinopterygii 5
Amphibia 11
Animalia 1
Arachnida 13
Aves 102
Fungi 58
Insecta 349
Mammalia 34
Mollusca 1
Plantae 315
Protozoa 3
Reptilia 35
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191 observers made 828 observations between Sunday, August 1 to Saturday, August 8. Among the top five observers, @ronwertz observed 132 examples of life in the Anacostia watershed; @stephen220 contributed 93; @mstrecker contributed 34; @dtread1 contributed 29; and @jmgconsult and @msimmons contributed 24. Rounding out the top 11, @paul1009 contributed 19; @woodcut55 contributed 17; @katya26 contributed 16; and @gchilds and @hholbrook each contributed 15. 96 people contributed one observation, 33 people contributed two observations, and 13 people contributed 3 observations. Insects were the main species observations this week (251 observations), followed by Plants (232 observations) and Birds (Aves) stayed in third place position (135 observations). Animalia has the fewest observations (1).

A few highlights of observations are provided below, to celebrate the wide variety of life found in the Anacostia watershed. All observations are welcome, every contribution helps document the magnificent diversity of our community. Thank you to everyone who contributed observations this week!
@stephen220 Belted Kingfisher with a fish!
@msimmons Red-femured Spotted Orbweaver
@gchilds White-jawed Jumping Spider
@ronwertz American Goldfinch
@dtread1 Eastern Bluebird
@mjmwx Wild Turkey
@mattshabitats Yellow Warbler
@katya26 Coral-pink Merulius
@mstrecker Delicate Cycnia Moth

Observations this week, by Taxon:
Actinopterygii 2
Amphibia 3
Animalia 1
Arachnida 17
Aves 135
Fungi 105
Insecta 251
Mammalia 30
Plantae 232
Protozoa 4
Reptilia 37
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187 observers made 855 observations between Sunday, August 9 to Saturday, August 15. Among the top five observers, @jmgconsult observed 82 examples of life in the Anacostia watershed; @ronwertz contributed 68; @stephen220 contributed 37; @dtread1 contributed 35; and @carrieseltzer contributed 33. Rounding out the top 12, @smoore_catcount contributed 26; @mstrecker contributed 21; @hannahjanee contributed 20; @paul1009 and @woodcut55 each contributed 19; and @mattshabitats and @ryanteaguebeckwith each contributed 18. 86 people contributed one observation, 31 people contributed two observations, and 21 people contributed 3 observations. Insects were the main species observations this week (250 observations), followed by Plants (230 observations). Thanks to all the rain, Fungi (186 observations) displaced the Birds (Aves) with (79 observations). Protozoa has the fewest observations (1).

A few highlights of observations are provided below, to celebrate the wide variety of life found in the Anacostia watershed. All observations are welcome, every contribution helps document the magnificent diversity of our community. Thank you to everyone who contributed observations this week!

@jmgconsult Eastern Phoebe
@dtread1 Killdeer
@stephen220 Osprey
@ronwertz Red-bellied Woodpecker
@blitzen1986 Ruby-throated Hummingbird in the rain
@stephen220 Solitary Sandpiper
@krlips Wrinkly Stinkhorn
@mattshabitats Black Swallowtail
@stephen220 Calico Pennant
@jenhoward Familiar Bluet
@spry Polyphemus Moth
@jmgconsult Red-banded Hairstreak

Observations this week, by Taxon:
Actinopterygii 4
Amphibia 5
Animalia 3
Arachnida 14
Aves 79
Fungi 186
Insecta 250
Mammalia 35
Mollusca 3
Plantae 230
Protozoa 1
Reptilia 34
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The biodiversity of the Anacostia project broke the 100,000 observations threshold this week! Thanks to everyone for their contributions!
228 observers made 1263 observations between Sunday, August 16 to Saturday, August 22. Among the top five observers, @jmgconsult observed 164 examples of life in the Anacostia watershed; @ronwertz contributed 131; @carrieseltzer contributed 105; @stephen220 contributed 44; and @dtread1 contributed 36. Rounding out the top 10, @mstrecker contributed 33; @bioball contributed 31; @epic2112 contributed 27; @wilpersm contributed 19; and @lhaller contributed 16. 108 people contributed one observation, 36 people contributed two observations, and 19 people contributed 3 observations. Insects were the main species observations this week (403 observations), followed by Plants (366 observations). Thanks to continuing rain, Fungi (170 observations) stayed in third place. Animalia has the fewest observations (4).
A few highlights of observations are provided below, to celebrate the wide variety of life found in the Anacostia watershed. All observations are welcome, every contribution helps document the magnificent diversity of our community. Thank you to everyone who contributed observations this week!

@stephen220 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
@ronwertz Ruby-throated Hummingbird
@jmgconsult Tufted Titmouse
@mstrecker Conifer Mazegill
@jgingold Fairy Fingers
@iwalkeri Fluted bird's nest fungus
@bioball Old-man-of-the-woods
@paul1009 Red Chanterelle
@izafarr Catalpa Sphinx

Observations this week, by Taxon:
Actinopterygii 9
Amphibia 12
Animalia 4
Arachnida 24
Aves 113
Fungi 170
Insecta 403
Mammalia 29
Mollusca 6
Plantae 366
Reptilia 59
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177 observers made 687 observations between Sunday, August 23 to Saturday, August 29. Among the top five observers, @jmgconsult observed 57 examples of life in the Anacostia watershed; @stephen220 contributed 56; @ronwertz contributed 42; @mstrecker contributed 40; and @treegrow contributed 29. Rounding out the top 10, @hholbrook contributed 23; @everydaybotany contributed 22; @woodcut55 contributed 15; @dbee contributed 14; and @wildlymistaken contributed 12. 96 people contributed one observation, 26 people contributed two observations, and 14 people contributed 3 observations. Insects were the main species observations this week (261 observations), followed by Plants (255 observations). Birds (76 observations) regained third place. Animalia had the fewest observations (4).

A few highlights of observations are provided below, to celebrate the wide variety of life found in the Anacostia watershed. All observations are welcome, every contribution helps document the magnificent diversity of our community. Thank you to everyone who contributed observations this week!

@nalarogers Pickerel Frog
@jorbogmont Magnificent Bryozoan
@jamiejorgensen2 Spined Micrathena
@justinoneill American Redstart
@stephen220 Blue-winged Teal
@stephen220 Chestnut-sided Warbler
@mstrecker Cooper's Hawk
@dtread1 Red-shouldered Hawk
@justinoneill Gallinipper
@owlice Hornworm Parasitoid Wasp
@alexking1 Polyphemus Moth
@justinoneill Reddish-brown Stag Beetle
@carrieseltzer Snowberry Clearwing

Observations this week, by Taxon:
Amphibia 9
Animalia 4
Arachnida 25
Aves 76
Fungi 51
Insecta 261
Mammalia 13
Mollusca 6
Plantae 225
Reptilia 12
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