Migration Update: February 1, 2011 | |||||||||||
Welcome to Journey North's 18th season! Join citizen scientists across North America as we track the robin's spring migration. Learn how to watch for robins and how to listen for their first song. What do robins do in the wintertime? What do they eat? Observations people reported in January help tell the story! This Week's Report Includes:
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Image of the Week | ||||||||||
Photo: Fran Ludwig |
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Report Your Sightings! What, Where & How | |||||||||||
We are collecting the following observations. Will you help?
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Latest Maps: Where Are Robins Now? | |||||||||||
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Journal: Learning from Citizen Scientist Observations | |||||||||||
January was snowy and cold! Each time a cold front moved across the continent, people reported hundreds and thousands of robins on the move. Many were surprised to see robins so early, and didn't realize some are overwintering robins. How can they survive? Where were the robins and what were they doing? Here's a sample:
All the observations our citizen scientists made in January gave a good snapshot of robin behavior in the wintertime. See for yourself! What can you learn by reading the observations? Try this!
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Thirsty
robins shared a drink in Virginia. |
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Journal Page and Teaching Suggestions |
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Focus: What Do Robins Eat in the Wintertime? | |||||||||||
Read
Discoveries Made by Citizen Scientists
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Links: Robin Resources to Explore | |||||||||||
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Photo:
John Deignan
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More
Robin Lessons and Teaching
Ideas! |
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The Next Robin Migration Update Will Be Posted on February 15, 2011.
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