*RESULTS* 2022 ESB Spooky Season Bioblitz: Grey Wolves vs Vampire Bats

Hello everyone!

It’s been one week since the Spooky Season Bioblitz concluded. That should’ve given you ample time to submit all of your observations. With that being said, I’m sure you’re all excited to see our results.

In first place we have Team Vampire Bats, with a total of 425 observations. 12 of those observations belong to Class Arachnida, cumulating in a total of 437 points! The team roster for Vampire Bats includes @katsuofthenubs, @elkoftheriot, and @leviathanteeth. Team Vampire Bats scored 59 more points than Team Grey Wolves, making them the winning team for the blitz. The top observer for this team was @katsuofthenubs with 364 observations and 70 species.

In second place we have Team Grey Wolves, with a total of 361 observations. 17 of those observations belong to Class Arachnida, cumulating in a total of 378! The team roster for Grey Wolves includes @eridanlover, @tsslimemold, @local_romano_lover, and @danyantree. The top observer for this team was @eridanlover at 291 observations and 117 species.

In terms of taxa diversity, Team Grey Wolves scores above Team Vampire Bats, 183 to 125. The most observed species was the muskovy duck (Cairina moschata), with 43 observations, all by @katsuofthenubs. Several threatened native species were also observed, including California adolphia (Adolphia californica), Heermann’s gull (Larus heermanni), San Diego sagewort (Artemisia palmeri), and San Diego marsh-elder (Iva hayensiana) by @eridanlover, as well as Southern California walnut (Juglans californica) by @elkoftheriot.

Special thanks for @mako252 and @aaronddhh for being the top identifiers for Team Vampire Bats and Team Grey Wolves respectively!

In total, 786 observations of 290 species were observed over the course of the entire blitz. Congratulations to all of our team members for making this contributions to citizen science, thank you for participating, and hope to see you again next season! Our next blitz will take place December 5th-11th. Stay tuned for more information.

Posted on November 6, 2022 12:36 AM by eridanlover