American Robin
  
Migration Update: March 2, 2010
Please Report
Your Sightings!

Change is in the air! March is the month of peak robin migration, and we hope this week's update will help you get ready. When do you predict your robin will sing its first spring song? What questions do you have for our robin expert after looking at this week's photos?

This Week's Report Includes:

Image of the Week

What do you wonder about robins?

Photo: Wayne Kryduba
The Migration: What's Happening Now & What to Watch For

What's Happening Now
Robins are about to spread across the map! It's March and this is the month of peak robin migration. During January and February, robins were most concentrated in flocks in the southern states and along the Atlantic Coast, according to our observers. Relatively few spent the winter north of the United States border. In fact, of the 548 "waves" of robins reported, only 4 were reports from Canada. (Can you find which provinces?)

What to Watch For
Listen: Things are about to change! Only 20 people have reported singing robins so far. By mid-March, the robin chorus will extend for miles. We hope your robin will be among them! Get ready to listen. Everybody is depending on you!

Learn: Will you know if your first robin is a male or female? How can you tell when a robin is building a nest? Or when mother robin is sitting on her eggs? This Checklist of Spring Robin Observations will guide you. Share it with your family, friends, and neighbors near and far. Ask everyone to help watch for robins!

Checklist
for Spring Robin Observations


Singing Robins
(map/animations/sightings)

This Week's Featured Map


When Will Your Robin Sing?
Observe and Wonder: Then Ask the Expert!

Observe and Wonder
These pictures show robins doing various things. We hope they'll spark your curiosity. Take a look and have a brainstorm! Challenge yourself to ask at least two questions about each picture. Capture your questions and submit your favorites to our Robin Expert Laura Erickson.

Ask the Expert
Special thanks to Laura Erickson for sharing her time and expertise again this year to answer your questions! Beginning Friday, March 5, you will have two weeks to prepare and submit your questions to Laura.

Ask the Expert Will be Open
March 5 - March 19, 2010.


Photo by Marie Nitke

Research Question and Links: Explore!

This Week's Research Question: Why do robins sing?

Other links to explore:

Please Report Your Sightings!
The First Robin You
See

Robins migrating in Waves
The First Robin You
Hear Singing

Your first sighting of Earthworms


Wayne Kruyduba
More Robin Lessons and Teaching Ideas!

The Next Robin Migration Update Will Be Posted on March 9, 2010.

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