New
Jersey Students Observe Migration for One Full Month
September 13 – October 14, 2004
Date |
#
seen in 10 minutes |
10/14/04
|
0 |
10/12/04 |
0 |
10/8/04
|
8 |
10/7/04
|
7 |
10/5/04
|
2 |
10/4/04
|
13 |
10/1/04
|
26 |
9/29/04
|
7 |
9/27/04 |
18 |
9/16/04
|
2 |
9/14/04
|
3 |
9/13/04
|
3 |
Observations and Comments
10/14/04
It has been a very cool week; today and tomorrow--rain. Sadly, no monarchs
have been sighted. We hope they are safely on their way to Mexico!!
10/12/04
Apparently too cool...no monarchs today:(
10/08/04
Early autumn weather--cool mornings, warm afternoons. Clear skies, low
humidity. After ten minutes of observation, 8 monarchs counted.
10/07/04
Warm day after a cool night; clear skys, low relative humidity. After
ten minutes of class observation 7 monarchs were sighted.
10/05/04
Cold front came through last evening--today is considerably cooler than
yesterday. 60 degrees with winds out of the north at 9 mph. After 10 minutes
of observation--2 monarchs.
10/04/04
Warm autumn day, SW winds at 8mph....an average of 13 monarchs in ten
minutes of observation.
10/01/04
Lovely, warm, early autumn day! Monarch count picked up today. With 10
minutes of observation, we counted 26 monarches!
09/29/04
Today, cloudy but warm with high humidity. Observation time--10 minutes,
monarchs counted--7.
09/27/04
We found approximately 18 monarchs in 10 minutes. It was a much better
counting day than any previous day.
09/16/04
Not much action. Sighted 2 in 10 minutes (or 0.2 per minute).
09/14/104
Not much action
Sighted 3 in 10 minutes (or 0.3 per minute).
09/13/04
Not much action
Sighted 3 in 10 minutes (or 0.3 per minute).
About the Penn Beach Elementary School Study
We are a class of 20 fifth grade students in Pennsville, New Jersey. Weather permitting, we make our observations at least three times a week. We have submitted daily as well as weekly numbers. Our observations are taken from our school garden which is an absolutely beautiful garden created with plants that attract wildlife.
Our students are divided into groups; butterfly observers, plant maintenance, and scientific illustrators. We rotate on a daily basis.
Each day of observation we check data from the weather.com (to begin our study of phenology) and then complete our counts. As we observe, the students use field guides to identify any other 'finds' in the garden.
Currently, we are focusing on the Monarch and have raised and released many this fall. Soon, we will begin our tulip garden, and continue with the study of seasons throughout the winter.
We are excited
with everything we have experienced; students and parents are thrilled
we are learning in an outdoor learning lab. As a teacher, this is my first
venture into Journey North, but it will not be my last. What a wonderful
teaching/learning tool! I can't wait to work our way
through the seasonal aspect, and eagerly wait to see who returns in the
Journey North.
Sincerely,
Julia
B. Walls and students from Room 153
Penn Beach Elementary School
Pennsville, NJ
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