Journal archives for July 2018

July 14, 2018

400 observations and counting!

Greetings, pollinator hunters! We're thrilled to see our observation totals hit the 400 mark this week, with 100 of those observations coming in the last week alone. We're getting some great records of the target species--bees, flower longhorns, hairy flower scarabs, hover flies, sphinx moths, and flower moths--all over New York. We're well on our way to making real contributions to understanding the distributions of these important pollinators.

What better way to spend a hot summer day than staring at flowers and seeing who visits for a drink? Keep those observations coming!

Posted on July 14, 2018 12:40 PM by mattschles mattschles | 8 comments | Leave a comment

July 18, 2018

Fewer restrictions on submitted photographs

Several participants have informed us that they've had trouble with the taxonomic restrictions imposed on submissions to the project. While we still hope participants submit mainly photographs os insects they at least suspect are within the focal species groups, any photograph of a bee, fly, moth, or beetle will be allowed. The focal species list is now in the project Description, as well as at www.nynhp.org/pollinators.

We hope this change makes it easier for you to submit your observations. Can we get to 800 by the end of July?

Posted on July 18, 2018 04:37 PM by mattschles mattschles | 0 comments | Leave a comment