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Journey North News will be posted on Tuesdays Jan. 31, Feb. 14, 28, Mar 7*, 14, 21*, 28, Apr. 4*, 11, 25, May 9 (* Migration Data Only) FINAL American Robin Migration Update: May 9, 2006 From Florida to Alaska and California to Nova Scotia, robins are home. They're hunkering down to the serious business of making new little robins. If incubation starts on May 11, when will Mama Robin's babies hatch? Robins are migrating and nesting farther north than ever before. Our animated temperature maps hold possible clues to the reason. How might the long days in northern regions benefit birds that nest there? Thanks to all who reported their robins and helped us track the 2006 journey north! American Robin Migration Update: May 2, 2006 Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your migration map. This week's maps have few new sightings, but some robins are still underway, migrating to North America's far north to breed. We have exciting news from our Northern Observation Posts (NOPs) in today’s short update. When will the robins reach the end of the trail? Make YOUR Prediction! Watch for a full update next week, according to the schedule above. American Robin Migration Update: April 25, 2006 Robins are nearing the end of the trail! Observers way up in Shageluk, AK heard their first robin on Earth Day. But robins still haven't made it to all the places where people eagerly await them. The suspense is growing, and you can read the latest news from our Northern Observation Posts and predict where these harbingers of spring will next appear. Robins star in our new photo slide show. YOUR mission is to see it, figure out THEIR mission, and then answer the season's final Challenge Question. American Robin Migration Update: April 18, 2006 Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your migration map. In the far eastern edge of Nova Scotia comes word that the robins are now singing. "One of our students at Mira Road Elementary School heard a robin song in New Waterford, Cape Breton," wrote Sandra LaBlanc. "It sang all morning." Check out the latest sightings on this week's maps. Come back next week for a full report. American Robin Migration Update: April 11, 2006 Robins are homeward bound! They’re singing in 3 more NOPs, but Shageluk, AK, site of this year’s Early Bird Contest, isn’t seeing “hide nor feather” of any spring birds! In Kentucky, an observer reported robins starting their nesting cycle. How can latitude help you predict when eggs might be laid? A baby robin weighs less than a quarter when it hatches, but it already knows three things. What are they? American Robin Migration Update: April 4, 2006 Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your migration map. Robins reported singing across the border into Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alberta this week. And in New Hampshire, after seeing robins all winter long, a careful observer reported a robin singing for the first time. Which Northern Outpost will be the next to report their first song? YOU predict, then come back next week to find out! American Robin Migration Update: March 28, 2006 Robins reached some FAR northern places this week, yet didn't make much progress in much of their range. Why? What do you notice when you look closely at robin feathers? Our chart and photos invite you to observe and wonder. Start a comparison of short-distance migrants (robins) and long-distance migrants (hummingbirds) to see what you discover as the season unfolds. Which senses do robins use to find worms? Explore with Dr. Heppner's clever experiment! Photo: Ann Cook American Robin Migration Update: March 21, 2006 Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your migration map. From North Tonanwanda, NY, comes the first song report, "I know spring and warm weather are not far off." It is officially spring and Robins are singing from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic coast. Watch for a full update next week. American Robin Migration Update: March 14, 2006 Compare the week's average temperatures and the places where robins are singing and you'll see a pattern! Our new lesson guides you in testing a theory about that. Which of our 2006 Northern Observation Posts had an ash day instead of a snow day? Meet students of Innoko River School in Shageluk, Alaska, your officiants for the 2006 Early Bird Contest. Hear what students in Ireland say about THEIR robins, and start preparing your questions for Ask the Expert, now open! American Robin Migration Update: March 7, 2006 Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your migration map. Robins are beginning to sing their spring song! Welcome songs are scattered from west to east. Watch for a full update next week. American Robin Migration Update: February 28, 2006 No big push northward has occurred yet, but the big-action month of March is about to begin and our maps show that robins are on the move. How fast do robins travel when they migrate? Answer Challenge Question #2 to “Name That Tune” so you know when your robin is home. Our new download-and-print booklet helps you explore the question: Will a Robin Choose Your Neighborhood? American Robin Migration Update: February 14, 2006 Where were robins found in February? See your sightings as we unveil the 2006 Winter Round-up map! Read about winter robins with observer comments and our new print-and fold booklet for kids. Download your official Robin Migration Journal. Get tips for making sense of the tricky-to-track robin migration, and check our Robin Dictionary of calls and true song for the surest way to know when YOUR robin arrives back on territory. Photo: Ann Cook Announcing the 13th Annual Winter Robin Round-Up! February 1-14, 2006 Where are the robins spending this 2006 winter? Let's find out! Before the spring migration begins, we'd like to know if you have robins over-wintering in your town. Go outside and look for robins. Ask everybody you know--near or far--to help you look for robins. Then report your sightings by February 14. Together we'll all tell the story as we make our Winter Robin Round-Up map!                 Copyright 1997-2006 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form