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Journey North News will be posted on Tuesdays: Feb. 5, 19, Mar. 5, 12*, 19, Apr. 2, 9*,16, 30, May 14 (* Migration Data Only) Journey North News Winter Robin Round-up: February 5-19, 2002 Where do robins spend the winter, anyway? Let's find out! Before the spring migration begins this year, we'd like to know if you have robins over-wintering in your town. Go outside and look for robins. Ask your neighbors if they have seen robins. Contact your friends and relatives in other parts of North America. Ask everybody you know to help you look for robins! Then report your sightings by February 19, 2001 to see the story, coming on our Winter Robin Round-up map. American Robin Migration Update: February 19, 2002 Are you wondering where robins were found in February? The results of the Winter Robin Round-Up are in! Our observers tell about typical robin behavior they've seen during this unusual winter as we wait for the big surge northward. That means it's time to tune up with our Robin Song Study--the sure way to know when YOUR robin arrives back on territory. Relate climate to robin migration with a new activity using Plant Hardiness Zone Maps. American Robin Migration Update: February 26, 2002 Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your migration map. And a reminder: Please Report Migrating Earthworms! Even though they only travel a few feet, earthworms undergo a "vertical" migration each spring after the ground thaws. If earthworms have wriggled to the surface where you live, please let us know. We'll include a map and data with this Friday's Signs of Spring. American Robin Migration Update: March 5, 2002 Robins have reached spots in Canada and some northern states, and are even singing in some northern places but the big push north hasn't begun. Were robins stalled by the strong arctic air mass that moved across the continent last week? Stay tuned; when warm air moves in again, robins will probably move right along with it! What kind of lunch could make a robin act tipsy? See how to map your robin's home territory, and don't miss your chance to solve an ecological mystery in our stellar literature link with activities to last all spring. Robin Migration Update: March 12, 2002 Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your migration map. Watch for a full update next week--and keep watching and listening for robins! Robin Migration Update: March 19, 2002 The weather warmed and robin migration surged, with the latest maps showing beautiful migration patterns. Robins are already singing in one Northern Post! Are the robins now in the south more likely to be headed for the northern, central, or southern parts of robin nesting range? It's time to enter our annual Early Bird Contest, and we're introducing our fabulous new Robin Nest Photo Study today! Take a look at the "nest-building blueprints" in a robin's brain, and five new Challenge Questions too. Robin Migration Update: March 26, 2002 Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your migration map. Watch for a full update next week--and keep watching and listening for robins! Robin Migration Update: April 2, 2002 Robins are surging forward! Males are getting ever closer to our Northern Observation Posts, and females are following. Karin Nanos, a teacher at Upland Hills School in Oxford, Michigan, found a rare and exciting "teachable moment" when a pair of robins nested in a greenhouse students were constructing. See the video of the baby robins at every stage from egg to fledging, and try our Challenge Questions. It's time to enter the American Bird Conservancy's poster contest, and you can still enter our Early Bird Contest! Robin Migration Update: April 9, 2002 Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your migration map. Watch for a full update next week--and keep watching and listening for robins! Robin Migration Update: April 16, 2002 Robins are reaching more of our Northern Observation Posts! How do your predictions match up with the actual arrival dates? This week's Upland Hills School Nest Cam video clips show new life in the nest! See the video clips of the first baby to hatch, watch one of its first meals, and see how many brothers and sisters hatch out. And see how the baby robins in Julie's Robin Nest Photo Study are feathering out. Also, try your hand at explaining why some robins keep bonking into windows in spring, and see if you can come up with some good ways to prevent this problem. Robin Migration Update: April 30, 2002 Despite the bad weather that has plagued most of the continent this spring, from late, deep snows to tornadoes, robins are just about all done with migration now, and are starting to nest in many places. And a few Journey North participants have been having problems with those nesting robins! Look for a few answers to common robin problems, and good news about an old robin friend. This week's Upland Hills School Nest Cam video clips show the babies growing, preening, feeding, and pooping! And the babies in Julie's Robin Nest Photo Study are going, going, GONE! FINAL Robin Migration Update: May 14, 2002 After a long, cold spring, a few robins are finally back in the far northern extremes of their range. But recent cold weather means they're still not at some of our Northern Observation Posts. A rare albino robin is tending a nest in Oregon, and we tell you what makes albinos grow white feathers. This week's Upland Hills School Nest Cam video clips show how mother protects the babies from overheating. See how surprised the last nestling looks when its nestmate jumps out of the nest! Copyright 2002 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. 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