There is an owl that I see almost everyday in the same tree on my walk home from school. In theory, there isn’t a definitive way for me to tell that it 's the same individual, but it’s quite obvious. I’ve had the same experience with a gecko in my backyard and a pair of kestrels at my Dad’s propert…

The general guideline is one observation/individual/day unless something significant about the organism changes (ie, the organism moved a long distance, engaged in a behavior change you want to document, changed life stage, etc.)

Repeated Observations of the Same Individual

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iPhil May 21, 2023, 9:05am 5

You could also use the field “Similar Observation Set” to link the observations:
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/using-the-field-similar-observation-set-for-linking-observations-of-lepidoptera-when-raising-on/1018

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Repeated Observations of the Same Individual

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