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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.

Archive for April, 2011

Grizzly Bear Birds

Monday, April 25th, 2011

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 [...]

Just one more excuse to get outside

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

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 [...]

Boreal Water Makes a Splash

Friday, April 1st, 2011

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 [...]


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