A HUGE THANK YOU, so far to the many observations of fungi (136 species), molluscs (221 species), arachnids (57 species) and ray finned fish (11 species).
@nicklambert I could sit and watch those shells for the day, woohoo!
Take this weekend to continue posting all your observations from last Sunday's outing everyone. Once again, THANKS for all the great observations!!!
As I look through the uploaded observations of arachnids, I must mention both @bonnieeamick and @cecileroux for some truly scary yet beautiful specimens. Thanks!!
Thank you for your patience as we sorted through thousands of observations to find our photo winners! Winners, your digital certificate award can be access by clicking on the link. Congratulations! And, once again, many thanks to @gpasch and The Lost Tinamou nature preserve for creating the awards.
With our final international Socially Distant Bioblitz (#10!) coming up this Sunday, we are just 7,000 observations short of reaching the 100,000 mark . If everyone recruits 2 people to participate in the last event, I'm sure we can achieve this goal!
Category: Fungi including Lichens
First Place: Mycena purpureofusca by @jackson_chu
Second Place: Common Sunburst Lichen by @mkkennedy
Third Place: Hoof Fungus by @kildor
Category: Herps
First Place: Eastern Mud Turtle by @bonnieeamick
Second Place: American Bullfrog by @srall
Third Place: Green Anole by @puffin21
Category: Mammals
First Place: California Mule Deer by @andreacala
Second Place: Desert Cottontail by @andreacala
Third Place: Nutria by @sedgequeen
Category: Plants
First Place: Red Maple by @srall
Second Place: Common Reed by @kildor
Third Place: Himalayan Balsam by @hln_m_t
Category: Insects
First Place: White-marked Tussock Moth by @bonnieeamick
Second Place: Fatal Metalmark by @andreacala
Third Place: Pale Green Assassin Bug by @dendroica
Special Mention: Bishop's Mitre Shield Bug by @hln_m_t, Four-lined Silverfish by @giantcicada, and Gray Bird Grasshopper by @scubabruin
Category: Molluscs
First Place: Lined Little Dove Shell by @nicklambert
Second Place: Pacific Banana Slug by @jackson_chu
Third Place: Gold Ring Cowry by @birdexplorers
Special Mention: Northern Moon Snail by @mkkennedy, Asian Tramp Snail by @fmiudo, and Copse Snail by @jensu
Category: Arachnids
First Place: Spined Micrathena by @bonnieeamick
Second Place: Cross Orbweaver by @francesgiberson
Third Place: Eurasian Green Crab Spider by @markuskrieger
Special Mention: Ornate Cow Tick by @kildor, Bold Jumping Spider by @giantcicada, Opilio saxatilis by @prokhozhyj, and Marpissa milleri by @onidiras
Category: Birds
First Place: Common Chiffchaff by @kildor
Second Place: Great Crested Tern by @birdexplorers
Third Place: Black Redstart by @pedrozazafernandes
Special Mention: Nevada Savannah Sparrow by @birdwhisperer, Blue Jay by @jldm, Little Corella by @twan3253, House Sparrow by @henriqueandrades, and Hooded Crow by @prokhozhyj
