Please Report These Events to Journey North

SPRING, 1998

Sunlight	Data
Our Photoperiod on the following days
January 20
February 20
March 20 (Spring Equinox)
April 20
May 20
Date our photoperiod reaches 13 hours
Length of shadow of a meter stick at noon on the following days
January 20
February 20
March 20 (Spring Equinox)
April 20
May 20
Temperature
Date of last snowfall
Date of last frost
Last date our night temperature drops to: -15C (3 F), -10C(14F), -5 C(22F), 0C (32F), 5C (41 F)
Ice covers birdbath (or puddle) for the last time.
Ice-out occurs on our adopted local pond, lake, river or ocean. (Adopted for Journey North spring "ice-out" observations)
Our air temperatures on the following days
January 20: High____ Low ___ Average ___
February 20: High____ Low ___ Average ___
March 20: High____ Low ___ Average ___
April 20: High____ Low ___ Average ___
May 20: High____ Low ___ Average ___
Plants
Our Adopted Tree (Adopted for Journey North spring "leaf-out" observations) Species adopted:________________________________________
Date leaf-out occurred on our adopted tree.
Tulips
Date our tulips EMERGE
Date our tulips BLOOM
Our growing season is ____ days long.
Animals
Date first frog heard singing.
Date first robin sighted.
Date first hummingbird sighted.
Date first monarch butterfly sighted.
Date first monarch egg sighted on milkweed plant.
Date first oriole sighted or heard.
Date first manatee, bald eagle, loon, whooping crane, whale sighted. (If you're lucky.)
Phenological information about other animals in our region. ( Use extra paper.)
More About Our Climate
Our total annual precipitation.
Average of inches of rain we receive each year.
Average of inches of snow we receive each year.
Other Clues! About our local History, Geography, Culture, Anthropology, etc.