March 22, 2013 | Dr. Jeff Wells
I just came across some relatively new papers I had not seen that shared some eye-opening new facts about migratory connectivity in some northern birds. A paper published in 2012 describes the...
February 19, 2013 | Dr. Jeff Wells
George River caribou herd
Credit: Valerie Courtois, Canadian Boreal Initiative
January 14, 2013 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Member of the George River caribou herd
Credit: Valerie Courtois, Canadian Boreal Initiative
Over the holidays Jeff posted a new guest blog on National Geographic about the plight of the George...
December 6, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
We received permission from Fletcher Smith of the Center for Conservation Biology to post the following update about Hope, a Whimbrel whose migration has been tracked via satellite for the past...
November 16, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Evening Grosbeak
Credit: D. Faucher, Ducks Unlimited
October 10, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
The following is a guest post by Christian Artuso of Bird Studies Canada. Over the past few years he has been helping to organize and develop the Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas, a comprehensive outlook...
October 5, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
A few mornings ago I stepped out the front door of my house in Maine. It was 5 AM and still dark outside but the sky was echoing with the flight calls of migratory birds. Rainy, foggy weather was...
September 11, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Caspian Terns in Maine
Credit: Mike Fahay
August 28, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Kevin Shackleton, Vice President of Ontario Nature, recently visited the remote and rugged region around Fort Severn, Ontario, the most northern community in the province as a part of his Big Year....
August 24, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Just a quick update that Pingo has in fact landed in Brazil after the long, multi-day migration beginning in Maritime Canada. There was some guessing as to whether Pingo would end up in Brazil or the...
