diff --git a/birdweather/forStation.go b/birdweather/forStation.go
index 731ab43..1463279 100644
--- a/birdweather/forStation.go
+++ b/birdweather/forStation.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func BirdsForStation(stationid string) (string, []structs.BirdCount) {
 	return counts.Station.Name, result
 }
 
-func RecordCountsForStationPastMinutes(stationId string, hours int) {
+func RecordCountsForStationPastHours(stationId string, hours int) {
 	client := graphql.NewClient("https://app.birdweather.com/graphql", http.DefaultClient)
 	duration := InputDuration{
 		Count: hours,
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func RecordCountsForStationPastMinutes(stationId string, hours int) {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	fmt.Printf("Got %d species for station %s\n", len(counts.Station.TopSpecies), stationId)
+	metrics.RecordSpecies(counts.Station.Name, len(counts.Station.TopSpecies))
 	for _, count := range counts.Station.TopSpecies {
 		metrics.RecordBird(counts.Station.Name, count.Species.CommonName, count.Breakdown.AlmostCertain)
 		fmt.Printf("Recorded %d of %s\n", count.Breakdown.AlmostCertain, count.Species.CommonName)
diff --git a/cmd/hourlyMetrics.go b/cmd/hourlyMetrics.go
index e5509bf..7018b96 100644
--- a/cmd/hourlyMetrics.go
+++ b/cmd/hourlyMetrics.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var hourlyMetricsCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		stationIds := viper.GetIntSlice("stations")
 		for _, stationId := range stationIds {
 			fmt.Printf("Recording counts for station %d\n", stationId)
-			birdweather.RecordCountsForStationPastMinutes(fmt.Sprint(stationId), 1)
+			birdweather.RecordCountsForStationPastHours(fmt.Sprint(stationId), 1)
 		}
 	},
 }
diff --git a/metrics/influx.go b/metrics/influx.go
index f09e003..1fa1ef8 100644
--- a/metrics/influx.go
+++ b/metrics/influx.go
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ func initInflux(args []string) {
 		command = ""
 	}
 	options := &influxdb.Options{}
-	options.SetApplicationName("birdweather")
-	options.AddDefaultTag("command", command)
+	options.
+		SetApplicationName("birdweather").
+		AddDefaultTag("command", command).
+		AddDefaultTag("application", "birdweather")
 	influxClient = influxdb.NewClientWithOptions(
 		viper.GetString("influx.url"),
 		viper.GetString("influx.token"),
@@ -37,13 +39,13 @@ func initInflux(args []string) {
 func finishInflux() {
 	duration := time.Since(invokeTime)
 	p := influxdb.NewPointWithMeasurement("execution").
-		AddField("latency", duration.Milliseconds()).
-		SetTime(time.Now())
+		AddField("latency", duration.Milliseconds())
 	writePoint(p)
 	influxClient.Close()
 }
 
 func writePoint(p *write.Point) {
+	p.SetTime(time.Now())
 	err := writeAPI.WritePoint(context.Background(), p)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
@@ -54,8 +56,7 @@ func writePoint(p *write.Point) {
 func recordInfluxFetch(station string, speciesCount int) {
 	p := influxdb.NewPointWithMeasurement("fetch").
 		AddTag("station", station).
-		AddField("species", speciesCount).
-		SetTime(time.Now())
+		AddField("species", speciesCount)
 	writePoint(p)
 }
 
@@ -66,8 +67,7 @@ func recordInfluxInvoked() {
 func recordInfluxEmail(recipientCount int, bodyLength int) {
 	p := influxdb.NewPointWithMeasurement("email").
 		AddField("recipients", recipientCount).
-		AddField("body_length", bodyLength).
-		SetTime(time.Now())
+		AddField("body_length", bodyLength)
 	writePoint(p)
 }
 
@@ -75,7 +75,13 @@ func recordInfluxBird(stationName string, birdName string, count int) {
 	p := influxdb.NewPointWithMeasurement("bird").
 		AddTag("station", stationName).
 		AddTag("name", birdName).
-		AddField("count", count).
-		SetTime(time.Now())
+		AddField("count", count)
+	writePoint(p)
+}
+
+func recordInfluxSpecies(stationName string, count int) {
+	p := influxdb.NewPointWithMeasurement("species").
+		AddTag("station", stationName).
+		AddField("count", count)
 	writePoint(p)
 }
diff --git a/metrics/root.go b/metrics/root.go
index 7a8ccf3..9cbfcf7 100644
--- a/metrics/root.go
+++ b/metrics/root.go
@@ -46,3 +46,9 @@ func RecordBird(stationName string, birdName string, count int) {
 		recordInfluxBird(stationName, birdName, count)
 	}
 }
+
+func RecordSpecies(stationName string, count int) {
+	if produceMetrics {
+		recordInfluxSpecies(stationName, count)
+	}
+}