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The City Nature Challenge results are in 鈥� Find out how ABQ, Santa Fe and Silver City did
House finch the most commonly spotted animal in all three cities
The City Nature Challenge has ended, and globally, 3,001,825 observations of 76,422 different species were recorded.
The event is a four-day bioblitz that took place April 24-27, with citizen scientists photographing and identifying wild plants and animals using the iNaturalist app.
This year the sa国际传媒官网网页入口, Santa Fe and Silver City areas participated. Here's a breakdown of how each did.
ALBUQUERQUE
Observations: 11,891
Species found: 1,488
Most observed plant: spiny goldenweed
Most observed animal: house finch
Threatened species identified: 20
SANTA FE
Observations: 2,085
Species found: 615
Most observed plant: broom snakeweed
Most observed animal: house finch
Threatened species identified: 13
SILVER CITY
Observations: 1,493
Species found: 561
Most observed plant: New Mexico thistle and pinkflower hedgehog cactus
Most observed animal: house finch
Threatened species identified: 13
