Worldwide Observations from iNaturalist

  • January: 9,031

    J

  • February: 9,446

    F

  • March: 10,519

    M

  • April: 9,530

    A

  • May: 10,835

    M

  • June: 14,558

    J

  • July: 20,542

    J

  • August: 22,962

    A

  • September: 15,817

    S

  • October: 9,984

    O

  • November: 7,017

    N

  • December: 7,307

    D

Peak June to September, from 147,548 research-grade observations worldwide.

Observations by destination

Research-grade observations by month at each linked place, from iNaturalist
January

J

February

F

March

M

April

A

May

M

June

J

July

J

August

A

September

S

October

O

November

N

December

D

Monterey Bay
January: 3
February: 2
March: 6
April: 3
May: 6
June: 4
July: 6
August: 7
September: 10
October: 6
November: 6
December: 3
Santa Cruz Island
January: 1
February: 1
March: 4
April: 5
May: 1
June: 7
July: 3
August: 3
September: 2
October: 1
November: 2
December: 0
Snake Island
January: 0
February: 0
March: 1
April: 1
May: 3
June: 2
July: 8
August: 7
September: 1
October: 1
November: 1
December: 1
San Juan Island
January: 0
February: 1
March: 2
April: 2
May: 2
June: 1
July: 5
August: 3
September: 8
October: 2
November: 0
December: 0
Dana Point, California
January: 2
February: 4
March: 1
April: 0
May: 2
June: 2
July: 5
August: 2
September: 2
October: 3
November: 1
December: 0

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