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Regular York County Audubon programs and field trips are free and open to the public.What’s Coming Up
- Saturday Morning Bird Walks at the Wells Reserve
6/5, Saturday - 8/14, Saturday - Birding by Ear Workshop with Dan Gardoqui
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- Saturday Morning Bird Walks at the Wells Reserve
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Category Archives: Observations
NORTHERN LAPWING – Berwick, 11/3
On November 3rd, Andy Aldrich and Ken Janes found a Northern Lapwing at the Tuckahoe Turf Farm in Berwick. The … Continue reading
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Lapland Longspur in Sanford
Andrew Aldrich to maine-birds… Sanford Sewage Plant, York, US-ME Oct 18, 2012 11:20 AM – 12:40 PM The LALO was … Continue reading
Bird Day Draws a Crowd
The Birding Challenge dovetailed nicely with an International Migratory Bird Day event held at the Wells Reserve on May 14. … Continue reading
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Quest for 300 Gets Tougher
Last time I wrote that in 2010, birders using eBird had reported seeing 298 species in York County. Since then, … Continue reading
Who did you introduce to birding today?
Barred Owl. Photo by Marie Jordan.
I had a call at at 8:30 this morning. It was my 7-year-old granddaughter excitedly telling me that they had a Barred Owl in their yard (Maine woods)… right then! She wanted me to bring her little Peterson bird book over that I started for her, so she could put a Barred Owl in it. I did, and gave her a little notebook to write in, since she is now learning to read and write. I was nearly 50 before I was introduced to birding, thanks to the Beaver Lake Nature Center near me in central New York. So, here comes another generation of bird watchers!
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Song Sparrow by the Gazebo
Watched the sparrow fly in to land on the gravel surrounding the Wells Reserve gazebo. It hopped around pecking for … Continue reading
