Limited Coverage, Comprehensive Coverage and
"On Vacation" Species.
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Journey North tracks migration and spring events in two ways:

We also have those we call:

Limited Coverage
Limited coverage allows us to add new species and spring events from time to time, without omitting any of our old favorites. Participants can continue to contribute data, but we cover the news in a more generalized, limited way. Readers have full access to background materials and information about the species.

Limited Coverage species DO include:

  • Sightings: You can report your sightings.
  • Live Maps: You can see the live maps.
  • Occasional Updates: Read one or two updates during the season.
  • Permanent resources about the species.

Limited Coverage species DO NOT include:

  • News Updates : We do not publish regular updates summarizing the progress of the migration (or spring event)
  • Ask the Expert: We do not provide the "Ask the Expert" feature.
This Year's Limited Coverage Species

Migrations

  • Loons
  • Orioles
  • Barn Swallows
  • Red-winged Blackbirds
  • Bald Eagles

Spring Events

  • Earthworms
  • Frogs Singing
  • Ice Out
  • Leaf-Out
  • Maple Sap Running
  • Other Signs of Spring

Comprehensive Coverage
The majority of the species are tracked comprehensively. Updates for these species include:
  • Online data collection from participants
  • Migration data summaries (for making your own migration maps)
  • Migration maps
  • Narrative summaries of the migration's progress
  • Journal Questions and responses
  • The "Ask the Expert" Feature
  • Access to Facts, Lessons, Activities and Information and other permanent resources about the species.

"On Vacation"
As the name implies, we are not presently covering these migrations. However, we have tracked these species in the past so we do have:

  • An extension collection of resource materials.
  • "Answers from the Expert" information.
  • Historic migration maps from previous years.

You can still read and learn about these species, even though we are not tracking them "live" this year. Our "on vacation" species were tracked by satellite as part of scientific research projects. While the research has ended, the species themselves are always traveling and there's much to learn from their past travels. Enjoy!

 

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