This is Bird Note. Birds accomplish incredible feats of migration, but they're

not the only ones. Monarch butterflies travel between the US and Mexico. Ray

whales split their time between arctic feeding grounds and warmer waters where

they raise their young. An organization called Journey North is studying all of

these migrations and more. Journey North volunteers observe local animal

migrations and report what they see online. If you're interested in hummingbirds

appearing in the neighborhood, monarchs wafting gently past, or gray whales

spouting offshore, you can contribute to the project. And these efforts build on

each other. If you watch for your local humors, you'll probably spot a monarch or

too as well. While you're at it, you can keep track of signs of spring and fall

in the plant community too. Observing these seasonal changes can help make you a

well-rounded community scientist, attuned to life's ebbs and flows. And the

info collected by Journey North helps build a picture of how wildlife is

responding to changes in habitat and the climate. Learn more about Journey

North and other community science projects on our website, birdnote.org. I'm

Ariana Rimmel.