Thank you Rachel Carson!

"Our daylight stretches from 6:30 am til 9:30 pm. The early migrants should be showing up soon, and we are hoping to see and hear our first robin by May 6th. Wish us luck!"

What to Watch For
Predict when the first robins will reach interior Alaska! From Early Bird Contest Headquarters in Shageluk, Alaska, comes this update:  

"NO ROBINS YET! But we saw our first Canadian Geese, April 16 which does mean we should see Robins soon."

Based on the records students have keep for the past decade, when do you predict robins will reach Shageluk, Alaska at latitude 62N?

• Robin arrival records for Shageluk, Alaska
• Send your prediction to: jnorth@learner.org

When will robins reach the remaining reaches of Alaska? There's still time to send your prediction for the "Early Bird Contest."

SINGING Robins
(Map/List)

This Week's Featured Map

• Robin Range Map
• More Migration Maps

Journal Page
From Elm Leaves to Robins

In her book, Silent Spring, Rachel Carson wrote about a chain of events that ended in tragedy for robins. It all began because people wanted to protect American elm trees from a deadly disease. They sprayed the elm trees with an insecticide that contained a powerful chemical called DDT. The chemical pesticides ended up killing backyard robins, but long after the elm trees were sprayed. Follow the robin’s food chain to see what happened, and read about Rachel Carson's courage to voice her concerns.

• From Elm Leaves to a Silent Spring

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Wayne Kruyduba