# What are your favorite projects? **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [May 15, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885 "2022-05-15T00:44:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lappelbaum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/lappelbaum/32/7312_2.png) [@lappelbaum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/lappelbaum)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/21 "2022-05-16T02:10:51Z")
> [@graysquirrel](#): > > [Feral Observations of Domesticated Animals](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/feral-observations-of-domesticated-animals) - I created this project, mostly because I got sick of people marking feral animals as “captive” when they clearly aren’t. This is both for documenting populations of ferals, and so I can easily look for “casual” observations once in a while and ask people to unmark the things they’ve downvoted. Feel free to add any ferals you find, or to help with DQA countervotes. I joined this one too. I added all my domestic waterfowl observations. I periodically go through rabbit observations correcting cottontail vs domestic european rabbit, marking captive rabbits, and reporting feral/stray rabbits to [AbandonedRabbits.com](http://AbandonedRabbits.com) (unless they are part of a previously documented feral colony). So I added some of those observations too. ---
**Author:** ![robotpie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/robotpie/32/630_2.png) [@robotpie](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/robotpie)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/22 "2022-05-16T03:58:56Z")
I am quite fond of the [Hong Kong Moths project](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/hong-kong-moths). I feel it is a prime example of Hong Kong’s level of biodiversity. This was also one of the first project I joined in iNat. ---
**Author:** ![felix-nicholls](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/felix-nicholls/32/29498_2.png) [@felix-nicholls](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/felix-nicholls)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/23 "2022-05-16T05:38:50Z")
[Carnivourous Plants of Western Australia](https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/carnivourous-plants-of-western-australia) and: [Native Hybrid Orchids of Western Australia](https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/native-hybrid-orchids-of-western-australia) But I did create them! ---
**Author:** ![raymie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/raymie/32/12650_2.png) [@raymie](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/raymie)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/24 "2022-05-16T12:53:08Z")
I’m only going to mentions ones I haven’t seen mentioned already, and only traditional projects. [Banded Birds](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/banded-birds) for banded or otherwise tagged birds. [Bird Feeders](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/bird-feeders) for observations of animals (birds or non-birds) feeding from bird feeders. [Bird Food](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/bird-food) for observations of organism being eaten by birds. [Bird-window Collisions](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/bird-window-collisions) for birds that have hit windows. [Black Squirrel](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/black-squirrel) for black-colored Eastern Gray Squirrels. [Digiscoped Photos](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/digiscoped-photos) for photos taken with a phone through binoculars or spotting scopes. [Hand Feeding](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/hand-feeding) for animals feeding from people’s hands. [Ignore the Elephant Seal](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ignore-the-elephant-seal) for observations where the subject of the observation is not the most prominent organism in the photo. [Introduced Species](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/introduced-species) for established populations of introduced species. [Muddled Ducks](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/muddled-ducks) for domestic and/or hybrid ducks. [Norway Spruce Naturalization in North America](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/norway-spruce-naturalization-in-north-america) for wild Norway Spruces in North America. [Observations with a Good View](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/observations-with-a-good-view) for observations with scenic views in the background. [Preening Birds](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/preening-birds) for preening birds. [Project Porchlight](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/project-porchlight) for nocturnal insects visiting lights. [Squirrels Eating Stuff](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/squirrels-eating-stuff) for squirrels eating. [The Butt End of Nature](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/the-butt-end-of-nature) for photos of animal butts. [US-Mexico Border Naturalists](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/us-mexico-border-naturalists) for observations close to the US-Mexico border (on either side). ---
**Author:** ![kmforum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kmforum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/kmforum)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/25 "2022-05-16T13:30:15Z")
Some good ones I didn’t know! Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![gatorhawk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/gatorhawk/32/32567_2.png) [@gatorhawk](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/gatorhawk)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/26 "2022-05-16T15:03:25Z")
I really enjoy [US Highway Rest Areas (Work in Progress)](https://www.inaturalist.org/places/us-highway-rest-areas-work-in-progress) ---
**Author:** ![Mercedes-Fletcher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/mercedes-fletcher/32/24784_2.png) [@Mercedes-Fletcher](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Mercedes-Fletcher)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/27 "2022-05-16T15:43:25Z")
I’ll be joining a handful of these! Ignore the Elephant Seal sounds awesome. I love projects for oddly specific and silly things like that! I’m sure I have a few observations that will fit right in. ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/28 "2022-05-16T21:21:14Z")
> [@robotpie](#): > > I am quite fond of the [Hong Kong Moths project](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/hong-kong-moths). Many Hong Kong users I know tell me how much this project and @hkmoths’ IDs encouraged them to start using iNat and getting into moths. An excellent example (and there are many others) of how a good project and project creators/managers can create a community. ---
**Author:** ![lappelbaum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/lappelbaum/32/7312_2.png) [@lappelbaum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/lappelbaum)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/29 "2022-05-16T21:53:18Z")
Are you going to make a collection project for this place? ---
**Author:** ![Star3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/star3/32/73028_2.png) [@Star3](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Star3)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/30 "2022-05-16T23:33:19Z")
[I like all the ones I’ve joined, naturally](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/user/star3) - even the ones I only joined to add others’ observations to - but my **favorites** are probably: [**Weird Wild Wonders**](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/weirdwildwonders): I’ve learned so much that helps with unknowns and even helped ID some things here. [**Tilly Bones**](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/tilly-bones): I got to witness the birth of this project, as spawned from several observations in Weird Wild Wonders. [**Nature Drawing & Journaling**](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/nature-drawing-and-journaling): An interesting look into alternative ways of documenting encounters for iNat. [**Audio Observations from Around the World**](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/audio-observations-from-around-the-world): ~~technically, I think this is a collection project, but~~ as with Nature Drawing & Journaling, it’s interesting to see other forms of evidence. [**Microscopy**](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/microscopy): Cool pics, and maybe someday I’ll find my old childhood microscope & post something in here too. [**Pollution**](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/pollution): Not a fun one, per se, but very useful. And of course these were especially helpful during lockdown: - [**Meet Your Nature Neighbors**](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/meet-your-nature-neighbors) - [**Never Home Alone: The Wildlife of Homes**](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/never-home-alone-the-wild-life-of-homes) - [**Project PorchLight**](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/project-porchlight) ---
**Author:** ![Star3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/star3/32/73028_2.png) [@Star3](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Star3)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/31 "2022-05-16T23:37:52Z")
Also, @Mercedes-Fletcher , given your participation in some other threads, this may be relevant to your interests: [The Name Game, A project to encourage and gather observations of organisms with odd, absurd, or awesome names.](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/the-name-game) ---
**Author:** ![Mercedes-Fletcher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/mercedes-fletcher/32/24784_2.png) [@Mercedes-Fletcher](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Mercedes-Fletcher)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/32 "2022-05-16T23:39:50Z")
I think you’re right! Thank you! :) ---
**Author:** ![Star3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/star3/32/73028_2.png) [@Star3](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Star3)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/33 "2022-05-17T00:13:06Z")
> [@graysquirrel](#): > > [Resinicolous Fungi](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/resinicolous-fungi) - species of fungus that grow on tree resin That’s so specific that it reminded me: Does anyone know of any projects for molds, fungi etc on food? Like a Food Spoilage project? I was looking for one a while back & didn’t see anything, but that just feels like something that must already exist. ---
**Author:** ![gatorhawk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/gatorhawk/32/32567_2.png) [@gatorhawk](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/gatorhawk)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/34 "2022-05-17T01:00:09Z")
I don’t think I will be making a project for it, as I have no experience whatsoever doing so. I would love for someone to create a project for it though. ---
**Author:** ![lappelbaum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/lappelbaum/32/7312_2.png) [@lappelbaum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/lappelbaum)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/35 "2022-05-17T03:09:03Z")
Collection projects are really easy to make. I can do it for you if you want. ---
**Author:** ![lappelbaum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/lappelbaum/32/7312_2.png) [@lappelbaum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/lappelbaum)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/36 "2022-05-17T03:11:07Z")
> [@Star3](#): > > [**Audio Observations from Around the World**](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/audio-observations-from-around-the-world): technically, I think this is a collection project No, it’s a traditional project ---
**Author:** ![Star3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/star3/32/73028_2.png) [@Star3](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Star3)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 7:09am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/37 "2022-05-17T07:09:29Z")
Really? Huh, my audio observations always seem to get automatically added to it IMMEDIATELY & I’m not a member. ---
**Author:** ![marina\_gorbunova](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/marina_gorbunova/32/31454_2.png) [@marina\_gorbunova](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/marina_gorbunova)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/38 "2022-05-17T07:15:45Z")
Isn’t it one of old traditional projects with automatic system? ---
**Author:** ![lappelbaum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/lappelbaum/32/7312_2.png) [@lappelbaum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/lappelbaum)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/39 "2022-05-17T12:31:18Z")
Yes. It has an aggregator or whatever it’s called. @Star3 If it were a collection project, the banner for the project wouldn’t show up on your observation unless you joined the project. ---
**Author:** ![Star3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/star3/32/73028_2.png) [@Star3](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Star3)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885/40 "2022-05-17T13:49:53Z")
Ah, that’s right. I forgot about the aggregators. I’ve edited my post. Thanks, @lappelbaum & @marina_gorbunova [Previous page](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-projects/31885.md?page=3)