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Dr. Jeff Wells is the Senior Scientist for the Boreal Songbird Initiative. During his time at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and as the Audubon Society's National Conservation Director, Dr. Wells earned a reputation as one of the nation's leading bird experts and conservation biologists. He is now dedicated to understanding and protecting the land where North America's birds are born and raised, the Boreal Forest of Canada and Alaska. Check back regularly to read Dr. Wells' perspectives on the conservation, migration and interesting habits of Boreal birds. |
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Green-winged Teal
Credit: Tye Gregg, Ducks Unlimited
You might recall we did a post a while back on the negative impacts the Gulf Coast oil spill could have on migratory birds. We recently submitted and published another piece on the Ducks Unlimited website highlighting these threats, which include direct contact with oil, contaminated habitat, and weakened food [...]
Hi all -
I thought I would provide you with a brief update from Jeff about his trip up to Northern Quebec this week (he tried to write something before heading up but packing and last-minute details got in the way!). This short update via phone messages he left:
Early Sunday morning Jeff began the long drive [...]
The Big Sit that Louis Bevier and I did at Ocean Point, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, on Friday ended up being tougher than we had hoped for. The stormy/shower front line across New England effectively shut off the stream of migrants that could be seen on radar moving in droves in the mid-Atlantic region so that [...]
Aching back, gorgonzola & blueberry pizza, and 74 species–is this the end?
My wife called mid-morning to say she was coming down to join us this afternoon and asked if there was anything we would like her to bring down. “Yes,” I said, “more warblers.”
We are continuing to struggle with a paucity of warblers and other migrants. A few minutes ago though we did interrupt munching thru [...]
A White-throated Sparrow’s pure “Oh Sweet Canada” rang out from a nearby bush into the otherwise silent night once every hour starting at about 1 am but once 4 am rolled around that single bird’s voice was joined by a deafening chorus of White-throats. By 5:30 we had tallied 27 species including a calling Common [...]
Cold and slow going so far. Just heard a Barred Owl. That brings us to grand total of 5 species!
At midnight tonight (Thursday, May 13), I will be sitting in the dark, ears tuned to the skies with my friend Louis Bevier, professional bird tour leader and ornithologist extraordinaire, in the dark spruce woods at the tip of a peninsula on the coast of Maine. We will be embarking on a version of a [...]
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