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POLLINATOR ROLL CALL

Pollination occurs when pollen is moved within flowers or carried from flower to flower by pollinating animals FIRST ANNUAL CITY-WIDE

Pollinator
such as birds, bees, bats, butterflies, moths, beetles, or other animals, or even by the wind. Looking for some help
identifying those awesome beneficial insects?

HONEY BEE BUMBLE BEE CARPENTER BEE MONARCH BUTTERFLY

COUNT
PAINTED LADY BUTTERFLY SKIPPER BUTTERFLY TIGER SWALLOWTAIL COMMON FLY
july 18 to 24
ALL OVER INDIANAPOLIS
HORSEFLY HOVER FLY YELLOW JACKET PAPER WASP
#KIBEES
HELP US CREATE AN ANNUAL SNAPSHOT OF INDYS POLLINATORS!
POLLINATORS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN SUSTAINING
THE BALANCE OF OUR ECOSYSTEMS AND BUILD a certified
THE BASIS OF THE FOOD WEBTHAT MEANS Bee-come OR COUNTER!
WITHOUT THEM WE WOULD STARVE! KIBPOLLINAT

Help us keep the pollinators buzzing, and our food web intact; become a
HORNET MILKWEED BEETLE JUNE BEETLE
citizen scientist. Join our research team by taking a few minutes to watch
flowers, trees and even grasses in a KIB GreenSpace, City Park or even
SHARE PHOTOS WITH THE HASHTAG #KIBEES your own yard. Count what you see and report backits that easy!
Buzz Off, Im Counting Pollinators!
Fold along the dotted line to create a sign to designate your counting area!

PLEASE RECORD QUANTITIES & TYPES TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY


POLLINATOR DATA SHEET Participants will receive a certificate & special treat for helping count Indys pollinators!

POLLINATOR QUANTITY NOTES


NAME: __________________________________________________________________________ BEES
HONEY BEE
EMAIL: __________________________________________________________________________ BUMBLE BEE
CARPENTER BEE
MAILING ADDRESS:_______________________________________________________________ OTHER/NOT SURE

BUTTERFLIES / MOTHS
MONARCH
Dont forget to print clearly so we can send you an OFFICIAL KIB POLLINATOR COUNTER certificate! PAINTED LADY
SKIPPER
SWALLOWTAIL
OTHER/NOT SURE

DATE: _____/_____/______ TIME: ___ :___ AM/PM FLIES


COMMON
(START TIME OF 4 MINUTE OBSERVATION) HORSEFLY
LOCATION: _________________________________________________ HOVERFLY (BEE MIMIC)
OTHER/NOT SURE
(EXACT ADDRESS, OR PLEASE LIST PARK NAME, INTERSECTION OR NEIGHBORHOOD)
WASPS

NAME OF PLANT/FLOWER: ___________________________________


YELLOW JACKET
PAPER WASP
(IF KNOWN. IF UNKNOWN PLEASE SPECIFY PLANT, FLOWER, GRASS, SHRUB OR TREE) HORNET

BEETLES
FLOWER/LOCATION NOTES: __________________________________ MILKWEED BEETLE
JUNE BEETLE
(E.G. SINGLE FLOWER OR CLUSTER OF FLOWERS. NEAR BUSY STREET OR SECLUDED AREA)
OTHER

Check it Out!
BIRD, BAT, OR SOMETHING ELSE? QUANTITY
NO PROBLEM, THESE GUYS ARE POLLINATORS TOO! SIMPLY WRITE A
BRIEF DESCRIPTION HERE & INCLUDE THE QUANTITY IN YOUR TALLY.

REPORTING: ENTER DATA AT KIBI.ORG/KIBEES OR MAIL TO: KIB 1029 FLETCHER AVE. INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46203
A HANDY RULER REPEAT THIS PROCESS AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WOULD LIKE, BUT PLEASE SUBMIT EACH COUNT SHEET SEPARATELY.

AT YOUR SELECTED LOCATION FIND A TREE, PERENNIAL OR EVEN FLOWERING GRASSES OR


WEEDS, LIKE DANDELION OR CLOVER. LIMIT YOUR SURVEY SITE TO A 11 X 11 SECTION.
YOU MAY USE A SINGLE LARGE FLOWER OR A CLUSTER OF SMALL FLOWERS IN THAT
SURVEY AREA. WATCH THE SELECTED FLOWERS FOR 4 CONTINUOUS MINUTES. RECORD

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
ANY INSECT THAT LANDS UPON THE FLOWERS IN YOUR DESIGNATED AREA. DO YOUR BEST
TO IDENTIFY THE INSECT OR RECORD ANY DISTINCTIVE FEATURES. DO NOT MAKE A RECORD
FOR ANY INSECT THAT SIMPLY FLIES THROUGH YOUR SAMPLE AREA WITHOUT LANDING.
IF >>> REMEMBER IF YOU COUNT ZERO POLLINATORS, THAT DATA IS IMPORTANT TOO!

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