Midnight Update: Day 3
We've had another beautiful day to iNaturalize, starting out cloudy in many areas followed by sun and breeze. It just felt great to be outside.
We've got one more day to make observations and recruit observers. When you get into work tomorrow and someone asks you why you have that healthy glow and twinkle in your eye, are you going to tell them about your weekend adventures? About how you found amazing things just because you were paying attention? About how even when the world makes you feel cynical and weary, there's always something in nature that can astonish and refresh you? You can share the fun by recruiting one new iNat user tomorrow, connecting them with our community and getting us over 1000 observers for this year's CNC.
Did you notice that there was a friendly competition the last 2 years around who would make the first observation as the clock struck midnight on Thursday? I wonder if there will be an equivalent contest around who will make the last observation just before midnight tomorrow...If you're contemplating this, here are some strategies you could consider to make observations after dark:
- flashlight-illuminated backyard flora
- basement creepy-crawlies
- audio recordings of insomniac mockingbirds
- compost critters
dead bugs from your windowsill
Let's see what people come up with!
Remember that while observations need to made (that is, photos or audio recordings taken) by midnight on Monday, we have until the end of the week to upload and identify observations. The sooner you upload, the more eyes will see your work and the more likely you are to get ID's. If you can help with ID's, great! Even if not, please stay tuned to iNat for the rest of the week and check to see if someone has suggested ID's on any of your mystery observations, so that you can accept those ID's if they seem reasonable and get your observations up to Research grade.
At midnight we have 19,150 observations, 1,749 species and 996 observers. While it's a little odd to talk at midnight our time about how that stacks up against other cities because of global time differences, you may be curious so here's what we've got: DC is 8th for observations, 10th for species and 5th for observers. Really great considering how many cities are participating, and many of the frontrunners have got tropical forest or fynbos going for them, or else they're, well, California. Thanks to all the observers, organizers, event leaders, spouses and partners who hold the fort down while we're in the field, and of course all the identifiers!
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