Researchers need YOUR help tracking the presence of American robins (Turdus migratorius) so they can compare your observations with other environmental data, including climate and weather changes.

1. Spot a robin
2. Record the date and location
3. Take note of its activity (what is it doing? what is it eating? is it near other birds?)
Your information will inform researchers at Nature's Notebook, a project of the National Phenology Network.

American robins are arriving in the Colorado Rockies 14 days earlier than they did 30 years ago and have been spotted in parts of Alaska for the first time. Because robins consume a wide variety of foods, an increase or decrease in their population may indicate (or impact) changes in other animal and plant species. It's time for you to get involved and help the planet!

This project is part the Changing Planet series, presented by the National Science Foundation, NBC News, Discover Magazine, Science For Citizens, Planet Forward and The Weather Channel.