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Journey North News
- Announcing
the 11th Annual Winter Robin Round-Up: February 3-17
Where
are the robins spending this 2004 winter? Let's find out! Before the
spring migration begins, we'd like to know if you have robins over-wintering
in your town. Go outside and look for robins. Ask everybody you know--near
or far--to help you look for robins. Then report your sightings by February
17. Together we'll all tell the story as we make our Winter Robin Round-Up
map!
- Reminder:
11th Annual Winter Robin Round-Up
The
Round-Up is underway. What are we hearing so far? See a few highlights
in today's reminder, and watch for a full update next week. In the meantime,
keep watching and listening for robins so you can join the Round-Up!
- American
Robin Migration Update: February 17, 2004
Where were robins found in February? See your sightings as we unveil
the 2004 Winter Robin Round-Up map! Find out how to tell the over-wintering
robins from the first robins of spring, and learn surprising things
in our photo study of robins in a ring around the bird bath.
- American
Robin Migration Update: March 2, 2004
Robins are appearing in more places, but no big push northward has occurred
yet. Play Name That Tune so you know when your robin is "home."
When will robins reach the end of the road? Meet this year's NOPs (Northern
Observation Posts) and make your predictions, starting with our Early
Bird Contest. What's an isotherm? Investigate the relationship between
robin migration and temperature.
- American
Robin Migration Update: March 9, 2004
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!
- American
Robin Migration Update: March 16, 2004
Robins are spreading out and creeping northward, but the big surge north
is still to come. See what students report! Our up-close videos let
you study robins giving the alarm call and true song with expert Laura
Erickson guiding you. If you were an airborne robin, how would you spot
a good territory?
- American
Robin Migration Update: March 23, 2004
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!
- American
Robin Migration Update: March 30, 2004
The migration continues its steady march and the maps show a clear pattern.
A few robins are singing in Canada, and arrivals everywhere are busy
setting up territories. Julie s Robin Hood is back for the 4th year!
See her field notes and video clip with a surprise. Find out how to
map YOUR robin s territory. Can you be the Expert and answer an observer
s question about nest boxes?
- American
Robin Migration Update: April 6, 2004
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!
- American
Robin Migration Update: April 13, 2004
Spring is spreading as robins, including first females, push steadily
into Canada and points north. What happens when two "new kids on
the block” go after the same territory? Discover the answer (and
more questions) in our video clip. If your robins are back, watch out
for flying balls of litter! Our inside scoop about nest building tells
you what that means. Report your robins, all the way home!
- American
Robin Migration Update: April 27, 2004
The robin migration has slowed, and robins are now singing in several
Northern Observation Posts. Farther south, busy robins are laying eggs
for the next generation. We’ve got the story on those little blue
eggs, and also the scoop on poop. Peek into a nest with the Upland Hills
School Nest cam video clips! See results of the 2004 Early Bird Contest,
and try survival math in this week’s challenge question.
- FINAL
American Robin Migration Update: May 11, 2004
After a long, cold spring, robins are reaching the northern limits of
their range. Which 2 Northern Observation Posts are still holdouts?
Even into Canada, robins are busily nesting and hatching the next generation.
See photos, facts and fun about those babies in this week's report.
You'll learn something surprising in our running robin video clip. Worm
your way into an escaping predation race, and download our idea list
for observations to make all summer long. Welcome home, robins!
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