American Robin
Migration Update: March 13, 2007
Please Report
Your Sightings! >>

Today's Report Includes:


Explore! Observer C. Stowe saw this robin. How is it different from most robins? >>
The Migration: Maps, Questions, Highlights

Robins: 1st SEEN
Map

Robins: WAVES
Map

Robins: SINGING
Map
Data for classroom mapping.

Map Animation: The map of Robins Singing will show the clearest pattern each spring. This is why we provide "Robins Singing" data for classroom mapping. >> Watch the migration! We'll add to this animation each week.

 Handout: Today's Robin Map Questions

Highlights: Robins on the Move!
"I always look forward to January thru March," wrote a Florida observer, "because the Robins are here. They come here by the hundred! The sky gets covered by them and the ground is just full of them. The robins are gone from here now."

In Montana above normal temperatures have brought early snow melt and the first robins.

"Robins are singing and going crazy in my backyard bushes in anticipation of meeting their mates," came the report from Richmond, VA on March 11.

Migration is in full swing! What's next for these robins? Our booklet and slideshow let you know.

Slideshow >>
Booklet >>
Investigate: When Will Robins Reach the End of the Trail?
We're proud to announce our official Northern Observation Posts (NOPs) — the 22 yellow stars on the robin maps. Because few people live in the most remote regions, we have found willing volunteers to watch for the robins to arrive at the northern limits of their range. They're waiting!

Robin migration is tightly connected to weather. One theory says that robins migrate along with average temperatures of 36 degrees F. Investigate this theory and it can help you make predictions about when the robins will reach the NOPs and the end of the trail!
  • Lesson: When Will Robins Reach the End of the Trail? >>



Take the challenge! See NOP comments and start your prediction log today.
Journal Question: Early Bird in Alaska?

Get Acquainted!

Meet students at Innoko River School in Shageluk, AK as they wait for their robins! >>

The students in Shageluk, Alaska have question for you:

  • When will the first robin reach Shageluk, Alaska?

Write your prediction in your Robin Migration Journal. Then enter your prediction in our 2007 Early Bird Contest. When students in Shageluk send the actual date, the contest winner gets a Journey North T-shirt! The winner could be YOU!
Compare: Robin Sightings and the U.S. Population

Good scientists always question their data and how it was collected. And they're careful about interpreting what they see. Can we assume that there are more robins in areas with lots of people? Roll your mouse over two maps to explore an answer to this question:

  • Lesson: Comparing Maps — Be Careful What They "Tell" You >>

 
Links: More Robin Resources to Explore
  • Tips: Report Your Robin Sightings >>
  • Ask the Expert (March 9-23!): Send Your Questions >>
  • Listening: Play Name That Tune >>
  • Analyzing: Recognizing a Good Territory from Above >>
  • Observing: Robins of a Different Feather >>
  • Planning Ahead: What to Watch For (Spring Phenology of Robins) >>
  • Mapping: How to Use Journey North's Live Maps >>
More Robin Lessons and Teaching Ideas!

The Next Robin Migration Update Will Be Posted on March 20, 2007 (data only).

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