American Robin
Early Bird Contest for Shageluk, Alaska
When
do you predict the first robin will arrive this spring?
Students
at Innoko River School in Shageluk, Alaska, keep data for the first sighting
of Gonondadoy (Deg Xinag for "Robin")
in their far-north
community. This
data can help you predict the answer to this question: When will the first
robin arrive in Shageluk, Alaska, this spring?
Year |
First
Robin in Shageluk, AK |
| 1997 | April 20 |
| 1998 | April 16 |
| 1999 | April 27 |
| 2000 | April 21 |
| 2001 | May 8 (heard May 2) |
| 2002 | April 25 (heard Apr. 17) |
| 2003 | April 24 |
| 2004 | April 23 |
| 2005 | April 9 |
| 2006 |
April 23 |
| 2007 | April 22 (heard Apr. 20) |
| 2008 | April 21 |
| 2009 | April 25 |
| 2010 | April 26 |
| 2011 | May 4 (heard May 1) |
| 2012 | April 20 (seen and heard) |
| 2013 | May 14 |
| 2014 | ? |
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