Raising Maine

Allison Wells is a widely published natural history writer whose family in Maine goes back hundreds of years. She holds an MFA from Cornell University, where she taught writing before combining her love of birds and writing by becoming communications director for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. In 2004, she and her mate moved back to their native Maine to raise their nestling among their extended flock. Allison writes about birds, birding, and Maine's spectacular environment that is so essential to raising healthy and happy broods. On Twitter: BirdMama