August Challenge: Find the Top 20!
It's time for our final summer challenge! For the month of August, let's see how many of iNaturalist's Top 20 Observed Species you can find! With one exception, these can all be found across the entire US (no Western Fence Lizards in the east, sorry). Make yourself a checklist and see who you can find!
Top 20 Observed Species on iNaturalist
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Western Honey Bee, Apis mellifera
Monarch, Danaus plexippus
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias
American Robin, Turdus migratorius
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus
Canada Goose, Branta canadensis
White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus
Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis
Great Egret, Ardea alba
Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
Asian Lady Beetle, Harmonia axyridis
Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
House Finch, Haemorhous mexicanus
Common Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale
Common Yarrow, Achillea millefolium
Western Fence Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis
Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura
Rock Pigeon, Columba livia
Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
