Sir
Syd and Roast: Diaries of Two Tundra Swans
Meet Syd and Roast
In
1999 Journey North students kept track of two swans, a male named "Roast" and
a female named "Sir Syd." Both birds winter on the Atlantic
coast, and were captured on
their staging grounds near Long Point, Ontario, which juts out into Lake
Erie.
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"Roast"
Sex: Male
Transmitter No. 20113
Weight: 7400 gms.
Capture Date: 18 March 1999 |
"Sir
Syd"
Sex:
Female
Transmitter No. 20179
Weight: 5150 gms.
Capture Date: 12 March 1999 |
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- Calculate
Roast and Sir Syd's weights in pounds. How many math books would
balance one of them?
- Female
swans lay eggs, which uses up valuable protein and fat, and then
incubate the eggs, which takes a lot of calories. Yet males are much
larger. Why do you think males are larger than females?
Diaries
of Two Swans
Sir Syd's
Diary
- 12 March:
Sir Syd was captured on March 12th, 1999.
- 19 March:
Between the 16th and the 19th of March, Sir Syd moved 100 km west
to Dutton, ON.
- 22 March:
Between the 19th and 22nd (most likely on the 21st), Sir Syd moved
225 km northwest to the east shore of Saginaw Bay in Michigan.25
March: Sir Syd is still located on the east shore of Saginaw Bay
in Michigan.
- 28 March:
Between the 26th and 28th of March, Sir Syd moved 450 km west. She
is located 50 km west of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
- 4 April:
Between the 29th of March and the 4th of April, Sir Syd moved 650
km northwest. She is located 25 km west of Wheaton, Minnesota.
Roast's
Diary
- 18 March:
Roast was captured on the Sinclair-Campbell Ducks Unlimited Property,
west of Port Rowan, ON on the 18th of March, 1999.
- 21 March:
Between the 18th and 21st of March, Roast moved 80 km west to the
agricultural fields near St. Thomas, ON.
- 25 March:
Roast was still located in the St. Thomas, Ontario area.
- 28 March:
Between the 26th and 28th of March, Roast moved 550 km northwest.
She is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan near Algoma,
Wisconsin.
- 31 March:
Sometime between the 29th and 30th of March, Roast moved 800 km northwest
to a location near Fargo, North Dakota.
- 3 April
Between the 1st and 2nd of April, Roast moved 50 km northwest to
a spot near Hunter, North Dakota.
Try
This! Journaling Question
- Calculate
the distance that Sir Syd or Roast has flown since the satellite
transmitter was put on.
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