I was in Waitsfield Friday and Saturday this week, but I was still able to engage in the City Nature Challenge when I returned to Burlington. I observed a lot of species on campus, in addition to in Centennial Woods. I observed a total of 22 species! The actual number might be higher because I couldn’t identify all of my observations.
We also found A TON of frog eggs in a pond while we were here. I wasn’t able to log it in the City Nature Challenge, but it was still incredibly cool.
When I returned to Burlington, I went on a few walks with friends to observe species! It was really fun to include other people in this experience.
I took some cool pictures during this challenge! I liked using inaturalist because my identifications got confirmed by experts.
Another thing I really enjoyed was looking at the observations in all of the other cities. Seeing the amount of biodiversity and cool new species was very special. I also got to check in on my home town and discover species I didn’t know existed there! I really enjoyed participating in this and I’d like to do it again next year. I will definitely be using inaturalist more after this as well.