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The 2024 EcoBlitz Binghamton University iNaturalist Umbrella Project final results:
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Number of Observations: 1,281
Number of Species: 411
Number of Observers: 93
Most observed species: eastern red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus)

And now for the prizes!
Most observations: @zprete has 201 observations
Honorable mention for most observations: @rpitt has 185 observations

Most species: zprete has 123 species
Honorable mention for most species: rpitt has 117

Coolest vertebrate: @akidd4's four-toed salamander
Honorable mention for coolest vertebrate: @tblock3 's green frog

Coolest invertebrate: zprete's bronze ground beetle
Honorable mention for coolest invertebrate: @ek184's Asian lady beetle

Coolest plant/fungus: @lyraeal's rue anemone
Honorable mention for coolest plant/fungus: rpitt's jelly fungus that is probably witch's butter (these are hard to identify to species without microscopy)

Since very few people besides the EcoBlitz organizing committee favorited observations, it wasn't possible to do a people's choice prize. The 6 prizes will be going to the winners and honorable mentions: @zprete, @rpitt, @akidd4, @tblock3, @ek184, and @lyraeal! Please watch your iNaturalist messages for instructions on how to pick up your prizes!

We hope to have everyone at the next BU EcoBlitz! To find out more information, make sure to join our official EcoBlitz Listserv: https://forms.gle/t42pqh6CbEeiYEje9

Kudos to all the contributors!
@plong2, @orionbp9, @npietra1, @mikep1620, @rileytm05, @jonathanh17, @rpitt, @amotorina0817, @keaganups, @anassimi, @varun998, @rkardon, @zbashar0708, @jmcmanmon, @justalittleguy, @iriswied, @brandon1616, @heyitsadam, @ksmith34, @bugbaer, @vijay_g, @lauren_white1, @kattab50, @kira185, @kpoley1, @chris_syrett, @julall, @ldiamond1, @wowsomany, @mckennalynch28, @zprete, @brooke94628, @rachelkrugster, @npenhollow, @astroari, @esha_g, @nickbronson6, @gm6603, @julesyager, @bbweiss, @tblock3, @jlapido02, @lyraeal, @abbycass, @lilyshellz, @kvanzan1, @jdeehan1, @akidd4, @mareep34347, @dcandel1, @mtroutt, @jennaem, @angela96551, @maryregelski, @asuske1, @cdefran2, @terrestrial_alien, @luoser, @joline3, @seebassie, @laurabous, @jjk066, @acchurchill, @haileyjurenko, @caitlintucker1, @lindsay_h_, @roy239, @kmprior, @pigforce1031, @jm1819, @juliette24, @pxpscl, @pslat, @scott_zheng, @katharinegrimes, @jisellet, @wilson64831, @sshah103plants, @ek184, @egrames, @maddieblake, @iwyatt, @adamphess1234, @mhamilton82, @toripistilli, @alundgr2, @smday55, @aagarw15

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the EcoBlitz! In addition to the previously planned prizes for most observations, etc., we've also decided to do a people's choice prize. To do this, we need your help! Please take a look at the eligible observations and Favorite your favorite observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?d1=2024-02-01&place_id=any&project_id=ecoblitz-binghamton-university-umbrella-project&verifiable=any

These are currently organized from most to least recent, but you can search them by organism or other factors that you're interested in. We will be announcing all the prizes Tuesday afternoon, so please Favorite your favorites by noon on Tuesday.

Kudos to all the contributors!
@plong2, @orionbp9, @npietra1, @mikep1620, @rileytm05, @rpitt, @amotorina0817, @keaganups, @anassimi, @varun998, @rkardon, @zbashar0708, @jmcmanmon, @justalittleguy, @iriswied, @brandon1616, @heyitsadam, @ksmith34, @bugbaer, @vijay_g, @lauren_white1, @kattab50, @kira185, @kpoley1, @chris_syrett, @julall, @ldiamond1, @wowsomany, @mckennalynch28, @zprete, @brooke94628, @rachelkrugster, @npenhollow, @astroari, @esha_g, @nickbronson6, @gm6603, @julesyager, @bbweiss, @tblock3, @jlapido02, @lyraeal, @abbycass, @lilyshellz, @kvanzan1, @jdeehan1, @akidd4, @mareep34347, @dcandel1, @mtroutt, @jennaem, @angela96551, @maryregelski, @asuske1, @cdefran2, @terrestrial_alien, @luoser, @joline3, @seebassie, @laurabous, @jjk066, @acchurchill, @haileyjurenko, @caitlintucker1, @lindsay_h_, @roy239, @kmprior, @pigforce1031, @jm1819, @juliette24, @pxpscl, @pslat, @scott_zheng, @katharinegrimes, @jisellet, @wilson64831, @sshah103plants, @ek184, @egrames, @maddieblake, @iwyatt, @adamphess1234, @mhamilton82, @toripistilli, @jonathanh17, @alundgr2, @smday55, @aagarw15, @binniesong

Since the EcoBlitz ends Saturday night, here's an update!

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The 2024 EcoBlitz Binghamton University iNaturalist Umbrella Project stats as of today:
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Number of Observations: 1,083
Number of Species: 361
Number of Observers: 88
Most observed species: Eastern red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus)
Most observations: zprete has 150 observations
Most species: zprete has 95 species

Today and tomorrow should continue to have great weather, so if you need a break from studying (or grading), maybe head out and spend a little time observing nature! Also, please remember the goal is to document wild plants and animals. Some of you have really risen to the challenge of not posting cultivated campus plants by posting insects or other animals visiting them or by finding interesting weeds. Nice work! :D

Kudos to all the people who have contributed observations so far:
@plong2, @orionbp9, @npietra1, @mikep1620, @rileytm05, @rpitt, @amotorina0817, @keaganups, @anassimi, @varun998, @rkardon, @zbashar0708, @jmcmanmon, @justalittleguy, @iriswied, @brandon1616, @heyitsadam, @ksmith34, @bugbaer, @vijay_g, @lauren_white1, @kattab50, @kira185, @kpoley1, @chris_syrett, @julall, @ldiamond1, @wowsomany, @mckennalynch28, @zprete, @brooke94628, @rachelkrugster, @npenhollow, @astroari, @esha_g, @nickbronson6, @gm6603, @julesyager, @bbweiss, @tblock3, @jlapido02, @lyraeal, @abbycass, @lilyshellz, @kvanzan1, @jdeehan1, @akidd4, @mareep34347, @dcandel1, @mtroutt, @jennaem, @angela96551, @maryregelski, @asuske1, @cdefran2, @terrestrial_alien, @luoser, @joline3, @seebassie, @laurabous, @jjk066, @acchurchill, @haileyjurenko, @caitlintucker1, @lindsay_h_, @roy239, @kmprior, @pigforce1031, @jm1819, @juliette24, @pxpscl, @pslat, @scott_zheng, @katharinegrimes, @jisellet, @wilson64831, @sshah103plants, @ek184, @egrames, @maddieblake, @iwyatt, @adamphess1234, @mhamilton82, @toripistilli, @jonathanh17, @alundgr2, @smday55, @aagarw15

Since we're heading into the final week, here's an update on the EcoBlitz!

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The 2024 EcoBlitz Binghamton University iNaturalist Umbrella Project stats as of today:
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Number of Observations: 709
Number of Species: 287
Number of Observers: 70
Most observed species: Eastern red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus)
Most observations: rpitt has 104 observations
Most species: rpitt has 68 species

This week should be great weather for observing all sorts of organisms, so keep the observations coming! Also, please remember the goal is to document wild plants and animals, so if you're tempted to post cultivated plants on campus, maybe take a closer look and see if you can find any insects or other animals visiting the plants instead. :D

Kudos to all the people who have contributed observations so far:
@rpitt, @zprete, @keaganups, @rachelkrugster, @mikep1620, @npenhollow, @orionbp9, @anassimi, @julall, @jm1819, @lyraeal, @kpoley1, @lindsay_h_, @bugbaer, @lauren_white1, @plong2, @esha_g, @jjk066, @maryregelski, @nickbronson6, @rileytm05, @tblock3, @amotorina0817, @bbweiss, @brooke94628, @caitlintucker1, @ksmith34, @vijay_g, @chris_syrett, @gm6603, @julesyager, @seebassie, @acchurchill, @dcandel1, @heyitsadam, @iriswied, @jdeehan1, @jmcmanmon, @kmprior, @mtroutt, @pigforce1031, @terrestrial_alien, @varun998, @zbashar0708, @akidd4, @alexandria34347, @astroari, @asuske1, @brandon1616, @jennaem, @jlapido02, @juliette24, @justalittleguy, @kira185, @laurabous, @ldiamond1, @lilyshellz, @luoser, @mckennalynch28, @rkardon, @roy239, @wowsomany, @abbycass, @angela96551, @cdefran2, @haileyjurenko, @joline3, @kattab50, @kvanzan1, @pxpscl

Congratulations to the winners of the first Binghamton University and Center for Integrated Watershed Studies Ecoblitz! Please find below our winners and honorable mentions and the final event stats. We had many amazing submissions, and we thank everyone that participated!

We hope to have everyone at the next BU EcoBlitz! To find out more information, make sure to join our official EcoBlitz Listserv https://forms.gle/a5kTJexLyLbFXJa66!

Have a great summer!

Most # of Observations
1st: julall (128)
Honorable mention: npenhollow (96)

Most # of Species
1st: julall (79)
Honorable mention: sophse (55)

Coolest Plant/Fungi
Haircap moss by: an_empty_teabag

Coolest Invertebrate
Chinese Mantis by: npenhollow

Coolest Vertebrate
Spring Peeper by: aberard2

Final Event Stats:

of Observations: 1,162

of Species: 329

of Observers: 103

of Identifiers: 190

Most observed species: Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

There are 3 days left for the #EcoBlitz2022! For the final few days, we will be sharing the status of the project and stats about observations!

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The 2022 EcoBlitz Binghamton University iNaturalist Umbrella Project stats as of today:

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Number of Observations: 1,123

Number of Species: 324 (about 50% of them are plants!)

Number of Observers: 98

Most observed species: Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Most observations: julall has 112 observations

Most species: julall has 71 species

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There is still time to add observations, ID your species, and be in the running for a PRIZE! For more information on how to add your observations to our iNaturalist page, visit https://tinyurl.com/ciws-eco2022