Reminder:   ROBIN reports.............     It you're inclined, please
report your wintering robins to Jouney North.     Ruth


Announcing the 10th Annual Winter Robin Round up!
Dates: February 4 - 18, 2003
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Calling All Robins! Where do robins spend the winter, anyway? Let's find
out! Before the spring migration begins this year, we'd like to know if you
have robins over-wintering in your town. We hope you'll help with Journey
North's Annual Winter Robin Round-Up!
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How to Participate in Journey North's Winter Robin Round Up
1. Go outside and look for robins. Ask your neighbors if they have seen
robins. Contact your friends and relatives in other parts of North America.
Ask everybody you know to help you look for robins!
2. When you spot a robin, come to the Web and report your observations to
Journey North.

http://www.learner.org/cgi-bin/jnorth/jn-sightings


Important: Our goal is to show where robins are present in early February.
This means that ANY robin seen during this time is considered a "winter"
sighting.
We will add your robin observations to the winter map whether they're...
* seen alone (FIRST Robin),
* in groups (WAVE of Robins),
* singing (FIRST song), or
* OTHER Robin observations.
Remember, you have until February 18th, 2003 to collect your sightings!
3. On February 18th we'll post a map to show where robins are found
spending the winter of 2003. We'll also give you a data summary so you can
make your own map.
4. After February 18, please continue to watch for robins and help us track
their spring migration. We'll give you instructions to:
Report the First Robin You SEE
Report the First Robin You HEAR SINGING
Report WAVES of Migrating Robins
Report Your First EARTHWORM
Report OTHER Robin Behaviors You Observe
Thank you for your help!!

Cindy Schmid
Journey North

Stewarts
E. Dorset, VT
USA