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
Friday, June 19, 2009
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
Monday, September 29, 2008
9/28 CLP
Around 2PM, in Clove Lakes Park near the pine trees on Forest Avenue, there were about 7-8 Common Green Darners flying around. The weather was humid with cloud cover after morning rain.
Catherine Barron
9/28/2008
Catherine Barron
9/28/2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
9/25 Nature Section Meet/SI Dragonfly Atlas
At the SI Museum's Nature Section meeting on September 25, Seth Wollney made the announcement that the Section will be undertaking a five year study of dragonflies on Staten Island beginning in April 2009. The citizen science project will be called the Staten Island Dragonfly Atlas (SIDA) and will try to better understand the general distribution and abundance of dragonflies on the Island. A migration study will be a component of the study. Four lectures and four field work sessions will be offered and a portal for the collection and analysis of data is being developed.
William T. Davis, a founder of the SI Museum, published a list of Odonata, suborder Anisoptera, in 1898 and 1913. We are fortunate that a one hundred year comparison can be done.
Paul Lederer, SI Museum Researcher who has been observing and collecting dragonflies for the last 12 years, gave a lecture and slide show on the clear wing dragonflies of Staten Island. He talked about how to ID and about the habits of the dragonflies.
To prepare for the 2009 study, there will be an identification workshop for Sympetrums (meadowhawks) at Long Pond on Sunday, 9/28, at 10 AM.
Catherine Barron
Recording Secretary
Nature Section
William T. Davis, a founder of the SI Museum, published a list of Odonata, suborder Anisoptera, in 1898 and 1913. We are fortunate that a one hundred year comparison can be done.
Paul Lederer, SI Museum Researcher who has been observing and collecting dragonflies for the last 12 years, gave a lecture and slide show on the clear wing dragonflies of Staten Island. He talked about how to ID and about the habits of the dragonflies.
To prepare for the 2009 study, there will be an identification workshop for Sympetrums (meadowhawks) at Long Pond on Sunday, 9/28, at 10 AM.
Catherine Barron
Recording Secretary
Nature Section
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