March 25, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Triangle Lake, from Jeff's trip on the Albany River
Credit: Jeff Wells
It seems as if Boreal birds have really stepped into the spotlight recently. It started with the Audubon report that found many...
March 18, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
While scanning the flocks for Pine Siskins at my feeder this winter (I also blogged about Siskins back in October), I spotted an oddly distinctive one. I studied it closely, wondering at first if...
March 17, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
This one will be a short post, but I thought I would share some videos I took last Sunday afteroon.
As spring slowly sets in and the temperatures around Maine rise, birds long gone for the winter...
March 13, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Can you guess where this Boreal bird has spent the winter?
Credit: Jeff Wells
The bird, a Common Goldeneye.
A hint:
Credit: Jeff Wells
Watch this video to find out if you are right:
March 10, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Hi all,
I thought I would share with you a truly wonderful opportunity to learn about the devastating environmental impacts of Canada's tar sands, a unique oil extraction technique that devastates...
March 4, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Credit: Kirk Rogers
I'm a bit late in reporting on this year's Matinicus Island Christmas Bird Count since we flew out and did the count on January 6th but above and below are some photos provided...
March 2, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
A couple of blog posts ago I had predicted that the first spring migrant Turkey Vultures would arrive in Maine where I live by about Feb. 14-15. I left about that time for vacation but before I left...
February 20, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Hello there - this is David from BSI posting on behalf of Jeff (who is currently on vacation in Florida!).
Many of you remember Jeff's previous post about the recent Audubon report that found 177...
February 18, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Deline at Sunrise
Credit: Ed Reeves
Last week I wrote about the report released by Audubon last week that documented northward range shifts in 177 bird species. Coverage of the report was...
February 10, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Turkey Vulture
Credit: Kirk Rogers
It's cold and clear this early February day in Maine. We have about three feet of hard packed snow on the ground and the wide Kennebec River is frozen enough to...
