I just uploaded my 2,000th "Species" (Taxon) on iNaturalist: a Red-shouldered Bug, Jadera haematoloma, that landed on a table at the Kingsland Wildflower Festival last weekend.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/233291270

It's my 1,836th "Wild" Species, i.e.: not captive nor cultivated, e.g.: plants in my garden.

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My last public appearance of the season is ... TODAY!

Join me for a "Pollinator Safari / Walkabout" from 1-3pm at the East 4th Street Community Garden in Kensington, Brooklyn:

"We'll "hunt" for pollinators, and other flower visitors, around the garden. As we try to identify them, we'll learn about the garden’s biodiversity and ecology."

https://flic.kr/p/ocT5Sg

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#Events #Brooklyn #NYC #UrbanNaturalists #Gardens

cc: @darwin

I realized over the weekend that I had never uploaded any photos or observations from my 2nd visit to the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. I also discovered I'd never processed observations from a trip to a Long Island bog, back in 2014!

So, currently:
- 17,036 Observations
- 1,901 Species

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=xris&verifiable=any

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cc: @darwin

When I posted this about a month ago, I was at 1,844 species on iNat.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d2=2024-03-18&place_id=any&user_id=xris&verifiable=any&view=species

Just catching up on old observations - most of those from a June 2015 field trip in Pennsylvania - brought me to 1,855.

I'm now up to 1,860. By the of 2022, I had 1,529 species. Last year it was 1,829.

My projection of 2,000 by year-end was conservative. Let's say ... 2,200 for this year ?!

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