2022 - A year of new discoveries!

Thank you to all who contributed to The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County iNaturalist project in 2022! We saw significant growth across the entire project.

Over 550 observers contributed to the project with just over 10,000 observations of plants, wildlife, fungi and other taxa. At least 2,030 species of organisms were confirmed in the forest preserves in 2022! These included:
• 73 threatened or endangered species
• 813 insect species
• 688 plant species
• 200 fungi species
• 192 bird species
• 55 arachnid species
• 22 mammal species
• 20 fish species
• 15 mollusk species
• 9 reptile species
• 9 protozoan species
• 7 amphibian species

New observations coupled with the entry of historical observations saw the project species total climb to 3,301! That means 501 species were added in 2022. Great job everyone!

It was a year for the birds! In 2022, the top 10 most commonly observed species were:
• 84 Red-tailed Hawk
• 76 Mallard
• 66 Song sparrow
• 57 American tree sparrow
• 54 Red-winged blackbird
• 49 Great blue heron
• 46 Common eastern bumblebee
• 42 Cedar Waxwing
• 42 Indigo Bunting
• 42 Northern Cardinal

The top 10 most common non-avian species observed:
• 46 Common eastern bumblebee
• 39 Common milkweed
• 37 Prairie trillium
• 35 Wild bergamot
• 35 Tall bellflower
• 33 White-tailed deer
• 33 Mayapple
• 32 Common jewelweed
• 32 New England aster
• 31 White fawnlily

Our favorite observation of the year was made by students from the Akiba-Schechter school while on a field trip to Fullersburg Woods, in Oak Brook. They found a species of soil centipede (Strigamia bothriopus) not previously observed in Illinois, with only six records west of the Appalachian mountains. Their find shows that anyone can contribute to science!

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138640618

Keep exploring the forest preserves and adding to iNaturalist! In an upcoming journal, we’ll highlight how your sightings are helping the Forest Preserve District’s ecologists! Have a happy 2023!

Posted on Φεβρουάριος 06, 2023 0358 ΜΜ by naturalist_glenn naturalist_glenn

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