יומן של City Nature Challenge 2018: San Francisco Bay Area

Nice work, San Francisco Bay Area! When I went to bed last night, we were in the lead of all the cities participating in the City Nature Challenge! Of course, when I went to bed, it was also coming into the mid-part of Day 2 for Hong Kong, and while we were sleeping, they crept up and took the lead! I know we will overtake them once again as we get the observation-making ball rolling today, but let's also watch out for San Diego, who is keeping firmly on our heels!

You can check out the leaderboard here: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2018

Where did everyone go yesterday to make observations? Where are you going today?

Yesterday I spent my morning at Edgewood Park taking in all of the amazing wildflowers & insects, and then ventured out to the Pillar Point tidepools in the afternoon for a not-so-great low tide... but luckily there is so much life in the tidepools that I could still find a ton of species even with the tide flooding out much of the reef. Today I'm going to the bioblitz at Trione-Annadel State Park! There are a ton of events happening today if you're looking to find a group to make observations with: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2018-san-francisco-bay-area/journal/15165-events-for-the-2018-city-nature-challenge

Have fun out there today!

We're doing a great job, SF Bay Area! Squarely in the lead for observations, species, and people. I personally think finding lots of different species is pretty rewarding, and it's how we can measure the "most biodiverse" city in the City Nature Challenge.

It's easy to see the species we have found, but what are we missing that we could potentially go find? Are you up for a treasure hunt? :) If so, I recommend the "compare" tool! These links are comparing species found in the SF Bay Area ever in April & May, versus the species we have found so far in the 2018 City Nature Challenge. You can see which "low hanging fruit" species are still out there to find!

Mammals
Birds
Reptiles
Amphibians
Butterflies & Moths
Dragonflies & Damselflies
Ants, Bees, Wasps, & Sawflies
Flies
Beetles
Arachnids
Crustaceans
Mollusks

Basidiomycota
Ascomycota

Conifers
Ferns
Grasses
Asterales: Sunflowers and allies
Apiales: Carrots and allies
Boraginales: Borages and allies
Brassicales: Mustards and allies
Caryophyllales: Pinks, Cacti, and allies
Ericales: Heathers and allies
Fabales: Legumes and allies
Fagales: Oaks/birches/etc
Lamiales: Mints and allies
Malvales: Checkerblooms/mallows/rock-roses/etc
Ranunculales: Buttercups, Poppies, and allies
Rosales: Roses and allies
Sapindales: Maples, Mangos, Mahogany, Citrus, and allies
Saxifragales: Saxifrages and allies
Solanales: Nightshades, Bindweeds, Gooseweeds, and allies

If there are other taxa you're interested in that are not in this list, all you have to do is change the "taxon id" in both strings of the comparison. You can find the taxon id by doing a search for the taxon you're interested in on the "Observations" page and the taxon id will show up in the url! **Please note: you can only compare 500 species at once, so be sure to pick a taxonomic level that represents 500 species or less in the SF Bay Area. "Plants" won't work, but "Asteraceae" will.