Field Workshop at Blue Heron Park
Sunday, August 9, 2009 at 12(noon)
We will be reviewing field techniques for counting and recording observations for the SIDfA project. Some dragonflies will also be netted for close-up inspection of field marks!
Meet in the Nature Center parking lots, 222 Pollion Rd.
For more information call Seth at 718-619-5905
-Seth Wollney
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Another New Species Added to the Island's List!
Congratulations to SIDfA Volunteer, Anne Purcell for adding a new species to the Island's List! Anne found up to 7 Prince Baskettail (Epitheca princeps) at the Silver Lake Reservoir on Monday, August 3. This is a common species in New York and New Jersey, but had eluded previous dragonfly researchers. On Tuesday morning, Jarred Sutton and I took a trip to photograph (on right) and observe the new find. We were able to locate at least 4 males patrolling the shoreline!
The species can easily be viewed by searching the rocky/weedy shoreline of the north (little) side of the reservior from the paved walkways. Many Widow Skimmers were also noted, especially near the flag pole.
-Seth Wollney
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
Monday, July 6, 2009
New Species Recorded for Staten Island
Hi All...
Thanks to every one for starting to submit records to the data base!
Dave Eib, SIDfA volunteer discovered a large "Mosaic" darner at Walker Pond while surveying on June 25th. Luckily, the d-fly perched close enough for Dave to capture the stunning photograph on the right! Thanks to such an amazing photograph we were able to identify this amazing creature as Staten Island's first recorded Spatterdock Darn (Rhionaeschna mutata).
This is proof positive that more species occur on the island than are presently known about so new discoveries are out there to be made by the ardent observer...
Happy Dragonflying....
Seth
-Seth Wollney
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
Thanks to every one for starting to submit records to the data base!
Dave Eib, SIDfA volunteer discovered a large "Mosaic" darner at Walker Pond while surveying on June 25th. Luckily, the d-fly perched close enough for Dave to capture the stunning photograph on the right! Thanks to such an amazing photograph we were able to identify this amazing creature as Staten Island's first recorded Spatterdock Darn (Rhionaeschna mutata).
This is proof positive that more species occur on the island than are presently known about so new discoveries are out there to be made by the ardent observer...Happy Dragonflying....
Seth
-Seth Wollney
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
New Dragonfly Photo Set o Flickr
Hi All,
The dragonfly activity has been very good the past few days! On average there are about 7 species flying at any one location! Visit the SIDfA Downloads page for the Protocol Manual and Field Data Forms. I am putting the final touches on the ID Key, which shall be posted by this weekend. You will need to download and install the PowerPoint Viewer 2003 to use the interactive ability of the Key. A .pdf version of the Key will also be available for download.
In addition to the Key, I've created a new "set" on Flickr for Staten Island Dragonflies (click here)
Happy Dragonflying!
Seth
-Seth Wollney
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
The dragonfly activity has been very good the past few days! On average there are about 7 species flying at any one location! Visit the SIDfA Downloads page for the Protocol Manual and Field Data Forms. I am putting the final touches on the ID Key, which shall be posted by this weekend. You will need to download and install the PowerPoint Viewer 2003 to use the interactive ability of the Key. A .pdf version of the Key will also be available for download.
In addition to the Key, I've created a new "set" on Flickr for Staten Island Dragonflies (click here)
Happy Dragonflying!
Seth
-Seth Wollney
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Up And Running!
The website is now up and running as it should be! Here's a few of the updates:
-Map Issue fixed for most browsers. If a window still pops up when you open the "submissions", just click OK, and enter the data.
-"Location" drop-down: a blank has been added for locations that are not on the drop down menu. Use this if the location you selected is not included on the drop down.
-You can only enter is one sighting at a time into the data base. Use the "Go Back" button in your browser window after each submission. This will show your last observation, so all you will need to do is change the sighting information (below the Map). Although the cursor in the Map will reset, the lat/lon information DOES NOT! So, don't worry about where the cursor is after your first entry.
-SIDfA KEY will be ready by Sunday evening.
Let's hope the rain clears up and dragonflies abound!
Be Well....
-Seth Wollney
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
-Map Issue fixed for most browsers. If a window still pops up when you open the "submissions", just click OK, and enter the data.
-"Location" drop-down: a blank has been added for locations that are not on the drop down menu. Use this if the location you selected is not included on the drop down.
-You can only enter is one sighting at a time into the data base. Use the "Go Back" button in your browser window after each submission. This will show your last observation, so all you will need to do is change the sighting information (below the Map). Although the cursor in the Map will reset, the lat/lon information DOES NOT! So, don't worry about where the cursor is after your first entry.
-SIDfA KEY will be ready by Sunday evening.
Let's hope the rain clears up and dragonflies abound!
Be Well....
-Seth Wollney
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
Friday, June 19, 2009
Friday Web Updates!
Just wanted to let every one know that some updates have been completely on the SIDragonfly web site!
I will be posting PDFs of the Manual and Field Data Form to the "Downloads" page tomorrow morning when I get to work. The Key, as presented Sunday, will hopefully be ready for downloading by Saturday afternoon.
The submissions page IS READY and can be used! For now, just leave the "Location Name" as "Blue Heron Park". Use of the Google Map will allow us to use GIS software to create maps and analyze locations.
Happy Dragonflying!
-Seth Wollney
SIDfA Project Coordinator
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
I will be posting PDFs of the Manual and Field Data Form to the "Downloads" page tomorrow morning when I get to work. The Key, as presented Sunday, will hopefully be ready for downloading by Saturday afternoon.
The submissions page IS READY and can be used! For now, just leave the "Location Name" as "Blue Heron Park". Use of the Google Map will allow us to use GIS software to create maps and analyze locations.
Happy Dragonflying!
-Seth Wollney
SIDfA Project Coordinator
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Web Site Fix-up!
There are some new updates and tweaks scheduled for the SIDragonfly web site. These include:
-ADDING a page to download important information regarding SIDfA including Data Forms, Protocol Manual and Key to local dragonflies!
-Fixing the map function so no message is displayed
-Eliminating the need for a location name
Please visit again soon for updates! Thanks for contributing!
-Seth Wollney
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
-ADDING a page to download important information regarding SIDfA including Data Forms, Protocol Manual and Key to local dragonflies!
-Fixing the map function so no message is displayed
-Eliminating the need for a location name
Please visit again soon for updates! Thanks for contributing!
-Seth Wollney
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
Monday, June 15, 2009
1st SI Dragonfly Atlas Workshop
1st SI Dragonfly Atlas Workshop at Clay Pits Pond Park
We are very glad to report that the 1st SIDfA held at the Interpretive Center at Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve well attended and a good base of volunteers has been created! Paul Lederer and Seth Wollney presented a digital slide show which covered Dragonfly biology and behavior and then featured the new SIDfA Identification Key!
After the slide show presentation, a number of participants joined Paul and Seth for a walk to Sharrotts Pond for some field study! The group was not let down! Plenty of blue dasher, common whitetail and damselflies were actively foraging and courting near the observation deck. At one point, a female Common Green Darner landed on a little lily pad to oviposite before moving on.
Due to multiple requests, we are considering presenting the slide show again on July 2, 2009 at the Staten Island Museum. If you are interested, please e-mail me with you preferred time, either 11am or 2pm, at swollney@statenislandmuseum.org.
-Seth Wollney
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
We are very glad to report that the 1st SIDfA held at the Interpretive Center at Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve well attended and a good base of volunteers has been created! Paul Lederer and Seth Wollney presented a digital slide show which covered Dragonfly biology and behavior and then featured the new SIDfA Identification Key!
After the slide show presentation, a number of participants joined Paul and Seth for a walk to Sharrotts Pond for some field study! The group was not let down! Plenty of blue dasher, common whitetail and damselflies were actively foraging and courting near the observation deck. At one point, a female Common Green Darner landed on a little lily pad to oviposite before moving on.
Due to multiple requests, we are considering presenting the slide show again on July 2, 2009 at the Staten Island Museum. If you are interested, please e-mail me with you preferred time, either 11am or 2pm, at swollney@statenislandmuseum.org.
-Seth Wollney
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
Thursday, May 28, 2009
2009 Season Starting Up!
The cool, rainy weather so fair this spring has brought a slow start to the Dragonfly season. Some of our early migrants, such as Common Green Darner and Common White-tail have started to patrol ponds in search of food and mates!
A field manual and recording forms will be made available within a few days for use when out collecting data.
Check back in a few days for updates on programs and field-work.
I will also be making my self available to any one interested in meeting up for "Dragonflying" out-side of a schedule walk or workshop. Please feel free to e-mail me at seth@sethwollney.com to set up a meeting date and location.
-Seth Wollney
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
A field manual and recording forms will be made available within a few days for use when out collecting data.
Check back in a few days for updates on programs and field-work.
I will also be making my self available to any one interested in meeting up for "Dragonflying" out-side of a schedule walk or workshop. Please feel free to e-mail me at seth@sethwollney.com to set up a meeting date and location.
-Seth Wollney
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
Thursday, February 19, 2009
2009 Dragonfly Events
The Staten Island Dragonfly Atlas (SIDA) is happy to announce some workshops during the 2009 season. Everyone who is interested in learning about Staten Island's Dragonflies, and how to be a part of the SIDA survey team is welcome to attend any, or all workshops. Workshops will be split between an indoor lecture about dragonflies, and an outdoor season with dragonfly experts. Workshops have been planned to coincide with "flight-periods" of the various species.
2009 List of Events:
April 5, 2009, 12:00pm
Blue Heron Nature Center, 222 Poillon Ave.
-Special attention will be given to the early emerging species, and some of the migratory species which will be gracing the skies.
June 14, 2009, 11:00am
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, 2351 Veterans Rd West
-Summer's setting in, and new species are flying around. Come and learn how to identify a lots of new species!
July 19, 2009, 12 Noon
Conference House Park
-Summer Dragonflies at the southern most park in New York State.
August 9, 2009, 12 Noon
Blue Heron Pond Park, 222 Poillon Ave
-Fall season dragonflies will be emerging at this time of year! Meadowhawks, and pond-loving species will be the focus of this workshop
September 6, 2009, 11am
Long Pond Park, meet at PS 6 on Page Ave
-This is will be an outdoor workshop focusing on fall fliers, and migrants!
October Event: TBA
-Seth Wollney
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
2009 List of Events:
April 5, 2009, 12:00pm
Blue Heron Nature Center, 222 Poillon Ave.
-Special attention will be given to the early emerging species, and some of the migratory species which will be gracing the skies.
June 14, 2009, 11:00am
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, 2351 Veterans Rd West
-Summer's setting in, and new species are flying around. Come and learn how to identify a lots of new species!
July 19, 2009, 12 Noon
Conference House Park
-Summer Dragonflies at the southern most park in New York State.
August 9, 2009, 12 Noon
Blue Heron Pond Park, 222 Poillon Ave
-Fall season dragonflies will be emerging at this time of year! Meadowhawks, and pond-loving species will be the focus of this workshop
September 6, 2009, 11am
Long Pond Park, meet at PS 6 on Page Ave
-This is will be an outdoor workshop focusing on fall fliers, and migrants!
October Event: TBA
-Seth Wollney
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
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