Date: 4/23/26 2:31 pm From: Clifford Hawley via groups.io <yellowhammerCA...> Subject: Re: [centralvalleybirds] The City Nature Challenge is coming up next week! April 24-27
Hey birders,
This great event starts tomorrow and goes through Monday. The Sacramento
Region's previous high species count was 177 bird species but well over 250
species have been recorded in the region for the month of April over the
years. Any photos or audio recordings of birds taken in the 8 counties are
counted to the challenge. Upload any observations to iNaturalist this
weekend and help us break 200 species this year. Shoot me an email if you
need any help getting started. Good birding,
Clifford Hawley
Sacramento, CA
"For, what are the voices of birds...
But words, our words,
Only so much more sweet?"
Robert Browning
On Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 5:21 PM Clifford Hawley via groups.io <yellowhammerCA=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Hi Central Valley Birders,
>
> There is a very cool event coming up at the end of this month. Most of
> the Central Valley is represented this year.
>
> CITY NATURE CHALLENGE, Sponsored by the Center for Community and Citizen
> Science in the UC Davis School of Education
>
> April 24-27, 2019
> Calling all naturalists!
>
> Not familiar with the City Nature Challenge? It’s a global event to see
> which region can record the greatest number of species and observations
> of their local wild plants and animals over a 4-day period. And from April 2
> 4-27, The Center for Community and Citizen Science is spearheading a
> local effort to get residents and visitors of the Sacramento Region to
> document as many species as possible using iNaturalist
> <https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2019-sacramento-region> > .
>
>
>
> The City Nature Challenge begins Friday, April, 24 at 12 AM PT and ends
> Monday, April 27 at 11:59 PM PT. Global results will be announced around
> 2pm Pacific time on Wednesday, May 13th
>
>
>
> How to contribute to the count
>
> Visit as many habitats as possible and get photos of the birds you see
> (plants, insects, reptiles, mammals as well – but for our purpose the focus
> is on the birds). If you cannot get photos, get a recording of the
> call/song. *Everyone* reading this has the ability to participate at some
> level!
>
> Upload your photos and observations to iNaturalist
> <https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2019-sacramento-region>.
> You can use a desktop computer or the app. Not familiar with the app? Not
> to worry, it’s designed to be user-friendly. All you have to do is:
>
> 1. Download the free iNaturalist app to your Android or iPhone
> 2. Create an account.
> 3. Join the 2026 City Nature Challenge: Sacramento Region
> <https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2026-sacramento-region> > iNaturalist project or your local project.
> 4. Take photos from April 24-27 of wild plants and animals in the
> Sacramento Region (in your backyard, at a park, etc.)
> 5. Upload your photos to iNaturalist
> 6. Learn more as the iNaturalist community helps identify your
> observations and help identify the observations of others
>
> I recommend using iNaturalist before the weekend starts, and as the event
> approaches, we would love to organize maximum coverage.
>
> Good birding.
>
> --
> Clifford Hawley
> Sacramento, CA
> "For, what are the voices of birds...
> But words, our words,
> Only so much more sweet?"
> Robert Browning
>
> --
>
> Clifford Hawley
> Sacramento, CA
>
> "For, what are the voices of birds...
> But words, our words,
> Only so much more sweet?"
> Robert Browning
>
>
>
