Many thanks to the trailblazing volunteers who made the Lincoln Park Conservancy’s pilot BioBlitz a big success. Twenty-one adventurous participants documented over 220 species in just one morning of observations! The data collected will be stored on iNaturalist, compiled, and used to inform future management decisions in and around the North Pond Nature Sanctuary with the goal of fostering wildlife and Chicagoans’ appreciation for it.
A BioBlitz is a communal citizen-science effort to record as many species within a designated location and time period as possible.
Here are just a few highlights from the day:
- 221 species
- 21 observers
- 881 observations
- 71 identifiers
Most observed species overall:
- Common milkweed (23 observations)
- Gray Squirrel (17)
- Common sneezeweed (17)
- American Black Elderberry (16)
- Honey Locust (13)
- Common Evening Primrose (13)
- American Senna (13)
Most observed non-native species:
- House sparrow (12 observations)
- Western Honeybee (12)
- White mulberry (7)
Threatened or endangered species:
- Common milkweed/Monarchs (23/11 observations)
- Double crested cormorant (10)
- American Senna (13)
- Green ash (6)
- American elm (4)
- Black crowned night heron (2)
Check out our events calendar for more chances to BioBlitz in Lincoln Park!
