Bohemian Waxwing a.k.a. “Grizzly Bear Bird”.
Credit: Jeff Wells
Birders in many parts of southern Canada and the northern U.S. were fortunate this past winter to have been blessed with large numbers one of my favorite Boreal birds, a species I like to call the Grizzly Bear Bird. I don’t call them that because of their demeanor–they [...]

It’s that time of year again. That time when the songbirds are flying through our backyards, waterfowl and shorebirds are touching down in and around the lakes, ponds, and rivers around us, and the occasional raptor perches high up in a tree to observe its surroundings.
Spring migration is a special time of year. And it’s [...]

An American Pipit alongside the George River in Northern Quebec, one of Canada’s numerous large undammed rivers.
Credit: Jeff Wells
I wrote last week about a recent report, A Forest of Blue by the Pew Environment Group, of which I was a lead author. My last entry provided a more thorough review of the findings, but in [...]