{"id":6848,"date":"2022-05-26T22:51:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T22:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=6848"},"modified":"2022-05-26T22:55:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T22:55:17","slug":"journey-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2022\/05\/26\/journey-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Journey North"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is growing a little late for this post this season as I have saw loons near our lake property several weeks ago, but better late than never. This site was a recommendation from the woman doing the weather on our local station and I was reminded. It is worth a look each Spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/journeynorth.org\/\">Journey North<\/a> is a great site from the University of Wisconsin focused on seasonal change and migration. It has <a href=\"https:\/\/journeynorth.org\/tm\/educators_index.html\">lesson ideas for educators<\/a>. I would describe this as a <strong>citizen science<\/strong> site collecting and reporting data provided by local observers. I could have submitted my first observation of a loon on our lake and the date the ice was out as data points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the website, there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/journeynorthorg\/\">Facebook page<\/a> (see image below) so you can receive updates in your Facebook news feed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/north.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"6849\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2022\/05\/26\/journey-north\/north\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/north.png\" data-orig-size=\"1284,2778\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"north\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/north-473x1024.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/north-473x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/north-473x1024.png 473w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/north-139x300.png 139w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/north-768x1662.png 768w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/north-710x1536.png 710w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/north-947x2048.png 947w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/north.png 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bonus pic &#8211; This image was captured with my iPhone at dusk in front of our cabin. I didn&#8217;t want to get too close because one loon was on their nest, but it is an interesting shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/loondusk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6850\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2022\/05\/26\/journey-north\/loondusk\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/loondusk.png\" data-orig-size=\"1296,1069\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"loondusk\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/loondusk-1024x845.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/loondusk-1024x845.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6850\" width=\"451\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/loondusk-1024x845.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/loondusk-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/loondusk-768x633.png 768w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/loondusk.png 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_6848\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"6848\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is growing a little late for this post this season as I have saw loons near our lake property several weeks ago, but better late than never. 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