iNaturalist map showing individual observations within the Backlands
After Bev Wigney made a post “22,429 iNaturalist Eyes on Nova Scotia“, I was prompted to find out how many such eyes there are on the Backlands.
I set up an iNaturalist “Project” – “Halifax NS Backlands” – on April 20, 2020 which collates all iNaturalist observations within the Backlands, that area defined by a map (see image at right).
The project provides a running tally of
- the total number of Observations – Observations are individual records of an observation of a particular species at a particular site within the Backlands on a specified day;
- the total number of Species recorded by all Observers/All records (not all confirmed);
- the number of Identifiers – iNat members who check others’ entries and proposed species identifications, providing some assessment, agreeing or not or suggesting an alternative ID;
- The number of Observers – registered members of iNaturalist (anyone can join).
The Answer today for the number of Observers: 447!
Screen Capture from the top of the Halifax NS Backlands Project Page
That’s a lot of Eyes on the Backlands!
Also view Projects on iNaturalist, a page on this website, lots more stats.