September 16, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Charest - © Hans Westerling (Flickr); Boreal - © Garth Lenz
Last week over 500 scientists from Quebec and around the world sent a letter to Quebec Premier Jean Charest asking him to fulfill his...
September 15, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Here's an op-ed I recently placed in the Maine newspaper the Bangor Daily News. Here's a link to the op-ed on their website:
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/120590.html
Maine residents share...
September 10, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Boreal Forest in Quebec
Credit: Garth Lenz
Today a letter signed by over 500 scientists from 30 countries was delivered to the Quebec government. The letter reiterated the scientific principles...
September 8, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Late last month the government of Peru announced that it would be protecting over 1 million acres of tropical Amazonian rainforest near the Brazilian border. The newly-formed Matsés National Reserve...
September 4, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Doppler Radar
Taken from the NOAA Public Image Library
For most birders a pair of binoculars or a scope can be the best way to spot birds, if not just the naked eye. But there's another very...
September 2, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Canada Warbler
Credit: Jeff Nadler
Global trends have shown increasing numbers of species becoming at risk or endangered, and this year Ontario is no exception. A total of 10 species, including 6...
August 31, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Adult Whooping Crane
Credit: Bates Littlehales
It appears to be bad year for the last natural migrating flock of whooping cranes.
For those of you unfamiliar the whooping crane, there are 3 total...
August 28, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Map of St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Location "A" is Great Pond - click for larger map
August 20, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Whimbrel
Credit: James H. Robinson
Recently I received a note about a Whimbrel named Hope.
Hope is equipped with a satellite transmitter and is on a remarkable journey. She was fitted with a...
August 18, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Winter Wren
Credit: Tom Vezo
There is something mysterious to me about the Winter Wren. Its song is loud, long, exuberant, and, yes, so beautiful with its rollicking trills and warbles that it can...
