During this years bio blitz, my friends from NR2 and I explored downtown Burlington. We encountered many animal species such as: Eastern gray squirrels, Black-Capped Chickadees, European Starlings, Seagulls, Mourning Doves, American Crow, Robins, Goldfinch, and even a rabbit. As for plant species we also observed many such as Sugar Maple, Dandelions, Eastern White pines, Red Maple, Norway Spruce, Honeysuckle, Apple trees, Stag-horn Sumac, and white oak.
As with my experience with inaturalist, I still don’t fully understand how to use the app but I know a lot more about it then I did in the beginning of the semester.
I thought it was interesting that even though many cities had more sitings than us, Burlington had more sighting per capita than many of the other cities.
Overall, It was really fun to get outside with my friends and explore Burlington in this unique way.
Here is a picture of a seagull that I observed this weekend.
