Overall SDB Series Awards and Recognitions
As COVID-19 vaccinations begin their spread around the world, we look back upon all the highs and lows of the year 2020. Hopefully the Socially Distant Bioblitz Series was a source of community, enjoyment, and adventure that helped offset your pandemic-relates worries. We aimed high - 100,000 observations from 100 countries - and were proud of our accomplishments! Over the course of 10 events between 5 April and 18 October, we amassed 102,000 observations from 93 countries. Over 5,000 naturalists contributed to this global event by sharing observations or making identifications. We are pleased to recognize the following individuals for their outstanding participation in the Socially Distant Bioblitz Series. Click on the link to access your certificate:
Category: Top Observers
@alexis_orion (6,484 observations; 1,246 species),
@bonnieeamick (6,431 obs; 1,165 sp.),
@yayemaster (4,356 obs; 1,048 sp.),
@srall (3,855 obs; 795 sp.), and
@nick2524 (3,503 obs; 343 sp.).
Shout out to @nicklambert for being an early driving force behind the SDB in Australia (2,378 obs; 875 sp.)!
Category: Top Identifiers
@slamonde (2,579),
@srall (2,178),
@mercantour (1,808),
@sadawolk (1,290), and
@tsn (1,286).
Category: Top Audio Observers
@bonnieeamick (192 observations),
@gpasch (79 obs),
@ashley_bradford (51 obs),
@losttinamou (49 obs),
@slamonde (45 obs).
Category: All Stars!
Ten out of ten SDBs: @alexis_orion,
@srall,
@slamonde,
@amzamz,
@gpasch,
@rhjackso, and
@losttinamou.
Nine out of ten SDBs:@bonnieeamick,
@nick2524,
@onidiras,
@pedrozazafernandes, and
@kitbeard.
Eight out of ten SDBs:@jensu,
@cgbb2004,
@awsalas, and
@athanabanana,
@helik7,
@chrisleearm,
@mnerrie,
@magichin, and
@xulescu_g.
Seven out of ten SDBs:@yayemaster,
@astrobirder,
@alecc,
@cecileroux,
@mikeakresh,
@dendroica,
@lancecaldwell,
@fmiudo,
@potassiumsilver,
@hemavipa,
@thomaseverest,
@prokhozhyj,
@klodonnell,
@chickadee77, and
@themez.
Participating Countries
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Best wishes to all for a safe end to 2020 and a happy new year!