5 CNHP personnel and many other folks had a great time last Saturday inventorying all the different species living at Soapstone.
BioBlitzers hard at work at Soapstone Prairie Natural Area
Here are the results, courtesy of Crystal Strouse, Natural Areas Technician for the City of Fort Collins:
Numbers of species recorded
Bees, wasps, grasshoppers and leafhoppers | 34 |
Butterflies | 35 |
Moths | 47 |
Spiders and Beetles | 32 |
Aquatic Invertebrates | 97 |
Birds | 51 |
Mammals | 26 |
Reptiles and Amphibians | 9 |
Plants | 316 |
Fungi | 34 |
For a total of 681 species recorded in a single 24-hour period. Not bad at all! A big thank you to everyone who participated!