2026 City Nature Challenge Results
Another SPECTACULAR win for CITIZEN CEINCE and the San Antonio Metro Area !!!
Globally
> 106,000 people across 754 cities and 61 countries took part, making CNC the largest community science event.
Our 12-County San Antonio Metro Area
The rankings are for our area compared to EVERYONE who participated across the globe
2nd for species - 4,816
2nd for observations - 102,653
* 65% of these made the gold standard of "Research grade", a higher % than 1st & 2nd place
5th for observers - 1,879
3rd for identifiers - 1,731
What a great collaboration for SA Metro !!!!!!
We offer a SPECIAL THANKS to all who attended our talks and 5 (!) bioblitzes.
It’s not just about the numbers. The biggest victory is for Citizen Science as SA Metro catalogued 69 at-risk species, 99 species found nowhere else, and 54 TX Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN).
So…Keep up the momentum and continue sharing the iNaturalist and Seek mobile apps with others to continue cataloging all nature's creatures year-round : )
We love hearing from you!
Laura@Busy-Birding.com
830-328-2662
