journey north

Welcome to Journey North

Established in 1993, journey north is a participatory science program that unites people across north america to share the incredible stories of wildlife migration and to contribute critical data to migration science. , a non-profit for 25 years, journey north is now a program of the university of wisconsin-madison arboretum., participate, migration map.

Spring 2024 Maps

View Map All Other Signs of Spring View Data
View Map Bald Eagle View Data
View Map Barn Swallow (FIRST sighted) View Data
View Map Daylight View Data
View Map Earthworm (FIRST sighted) View Data
View Map Habitat View Data
View Map Hummingbird (OTHER Observations) View Data
View Map Hummingbird, Nectaring from Flowers View Data
View Map Hummingbird, Other Species Sighted View Data
View Map Hummingbird, Ruby-throated (FIRST) View Data
View Map Hummingbird, Rufous (FIRST) View Data
View Map Ice-Out View Data
View Map Leaf-Out (Any Species) View Data
View Map Loon (FIRST sighted) View Data
View Map Maple Syrup (FIRST Sap Run) View Data
View Map Milkweed (FIRST sighted) View Data
View Map Milkweed Sighted View Data
View Map Monarch (OTHER Observations) View Data
View Map Monarch Adult (FIRST sighted) View Data
View Map Monarch Adult Sighted View Data
View Map Monarch Egg (FIRST sighted) View Data
View Map Monarch Egg Sighted View Data
View Map Monarch Larva (FIRST sighted) View Data
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View Map Monarch, Captive-Reared View Data
View Map Oriole (1st Baltimore) View Data
View Map Oriole (1st Bullock's) View Data
View Map Practice Report (Any Species) View Data
View Map Red-winged Blackbird (FIRST sighted) View Data
View Map Robin (First HEARD singing) View Data
View Map Robin (First SEEN) View Data
View Map Robin (Nesting Behavior) View Data
View Map Robin (OTHER Observations) View Data
View Map Robin (WAVE seen) View Data
View Map Symbolic Monarch Participants View Data
View Map Tulips Bloomed View Data
View Map Tulips Emerged View Data

Spring is hummingbird migration season: Interactive map shows where they will be

As north america moves into spring, hummingbirds are migrating north. an interactive map by hummingbird central uses crowdsourced sightings to show their path..

The great North American eclipse is behind us, flowers in the northern states are starting to bloom and all the signs of spring are here . That means hummingbirds are on the move.

Known for their long, nectar-sipping beaks and ultra-fast wing flutters, hummingbirds are only found in the Americas.

Many hummingbird species migrate north in late winter and spring after spending the cold winters in Central America or Mexico. According to the American Bird Conservancy, some hummingbirds travel up to 5,000 miles every year.

USA TODAY has compiled bird sighting data from Project FeederWatch to show the hummingbird migration patterns. Here's what it looks like:

Tips for feeding hummingbirds

According to the National Audubon Society, native, flowering plants are the best food source for hummingbirds. But you can help it along its migration journey with a simple feeder.

Mix refined, white sugar and water in a 1:4 ratio, boil it and cool it, and put it out for the birds in feeder. Don't use any food coloring or sweetening agents, as it could harm the birds, the Audubon says.

The Audubon also recommends the following for feeding hummingbirds:

Empty and clean the filter once a week in cold weather, twice a week in hot weather
Put the feeder out about a week before the birds usually arrive in your area
Avoid using pesticides or dish detergent

If you're not having any luck seeing hummingbirds at your feeder, the audubon society suggests hanging it nearby red or orange tubular flower plants, which they are naturally attracted to.

Contributing: Jenna Prestininzi, Camille Fine, USA TODAY Network

Northwest Journey

Northwest Journey provides a community-based day or half-day treatment option by offering comprehensive intervention and preventative services aimed at preventing out-of-home placements and creating family stability and individual success. In addition, Northwest Journey provides therapeutic support services for children, adolescents, and families transitioning back to the community from out-of-home placements.

Is Northwest Journey the Right Fit?

Northwest Journey is a mental health day treatment program unlike any other in the state of Wisconsin for children and adolescents. Consider Northwest Journey when:

Traditional weekly outpatient counseling and/or therapy is no longer effective.
Your child’s behaviors are becoming increasingly unmanageable at home, in school or the community.
Your child is going to be discharged from an inpatient hospital, residential or group home setting.
Your child’s mental health is impeding daily living skills.

What are the Benefits of Northwest Journey?

Northwest Journey consistently uses evidence-informed practices to provide high-quality and effective mental health treatment to youth in our program. Our individualized and family-centered treatment plans and approaches are developed with a strength-based and trauma-informed perspective.

The supportive and therapeutic environment, along with the treatment services we employ, enable the child and family to develop positive relationships, learn new and healthy skills, and make positive changes. Each child has an individualized treatment plan which allows us to tailor treatment services to meet their specific needs.

We draw on the strengths and coping skills children and families bring to the treatment process to help facilitate change and enhance healthy skills and relationships, which results in a more productive and satisfying life experience.

I want to give a shot out to our student Cam. After a long stretch of chronic truancy at school and initially when he started here, he had perfect attendance in April and on his way to that in May as well! -

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Therapeutic Services

Individual counseling.

Sessions are conducted regularly with each client to work on specifically identified issues.

Family Counseling

These services focus on the specific needs of the child within the family. Family issues such as communication, relationships, divorce, and drug and alcohol use are discussed.

Group Counseling

Facilitated in the discussion, educational and experiential formats on topics like living skills, errors in thinking, human development, anger management, communication, self-esteem, and alcohol and other drug issues.

Educational Services

In collaboration with local school districts to coordinate necessary academic requirements and facilitate reintegration into the school system.

Coordination of Care Services

Partners with families and providers to ensure that practices and treatments are successfully cohesive.

Transitional Services

Designed to address transitional needs for each individual child through county, school and family coordination.

Qualifications and Certifications

Northwest Journey is a certified children’s mental health day treatment program in accordance with DHS 40. We have psychologists, registered nurses, psychotherapists, and mental health professionals working as a team to lead the treatment process.

Northwest Journey offers in-person and telepsychiatry when we are unable to get psychiatric services within the community. No other children’s day treatment offers this service.

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Our team of mental health professionals are dedicated to providing compassionate care and support to help strengthen families and communities.

Northwest Journey accepts school aged children.

Our groups typically involve 8 to 11 clients who meet for 60 minute sessions up to 5 hours per day. Groups focus on learning relationship skills, social skill building, life skills, errors in thinking, anger management, healthy living, coping skills, self-esteem, stress management techniques, and recreational therapy.

It is imperative for a client to begin mental health treatment as soon as the need is identified. This will allow the client to work through the issues they are struggling with while learning the coping techniques to manage themselves in the educational environment.

Most Northwest Journey Sites provide one hour per day of structured education time. Many of the mental health groups can be transferred into elective credits if the school chooses to do so.

Northwest Journey arranges and provides transportation to and from the program.

The need for medication is determined by the client’s psychiatrist

Clients are typically enrolled at Northwest Journey for 3-9 months.

The client’s multidisciplinary team works together with the clients to determine an appropriate time for the client to be discharged after the client has made progress on his/her/their treatment goals. Northwest Journey provides transitional services along with recommendations that are appropriate for the client post discharge.

The transition into the school environment can be challenging/daunting for many of the clients that we serve. Northwest Journey works closely with the clients’ school to ensure a smooth transition back into the learning environment at a pace the client is comfortable with.

Northwest Journey does not provide lunch, however lunch is available for those who may have forgotten, or are in need of a lunch. Most Northwest Journey sites provide a healthy snack and/or breakfast.

A child may be the right fit for our program if the following are true:

Counseling and therapeutic intervention is necessary beyond weekly outpatient visits.
A child or adolescent’s behaviors and/or emotions lead to situations not sufficiently managed at home, in school or in the community.
Current or previous treatment is not meeting the needs of the child, adolescent, or family.
Discharge from an inpatient hospital, residential, or group home setting is imminent, and intensive treatment is needed to maintain treatment gains, or to further treatment outcomes.
A child or adolescent’s mental health issues (depression, anxiety, behaviors, etc.) are impeding success.

Our goal is to make this process as easy as possible for clients and their families. We are willing to come to you to meet in person and help walk you through the process. It is helpful for the process if you have the following on items on hand:

Your insurance card
Well-Child exam paperwork
Guardianship Paperwork ( for children in out of home placements )

We accept all forms of insurance including medical assistance. We are here to help you through the insurance process. Each client will receive a benefit check before enrolment is completed. Schools and families will never be charged without their signed consent, prior to the beginning of programing