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“How to Love a Forest” with Ethan Tapper” – Tuesday, May 6th at 7 p.m. in person and via Zoom (and a walk at 2 p.m.)

York County Audubon Posted on April 17, 2025 by BillApril 17, 2025

What does it mean to love a forest? In this talk, Ethan Tapper, a forester, author and content creator from Vermont, will draw from his work as a forester and his bestselling book — How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World — to discuss what it means to care for forests and other ecosystems at this moment in time. How do we respond to the harmful legacies of the past? How do we use our species’ incredible power to heal rather than to harm? How do we reach towards a better future? In a time in which many believe that “protecting” ecosystems means protecting them from ourselves, Ethan argues that humans must take action to help ecosystems heal and to move into a more abundant future. Ethan’s message is at once compassionate and pragmatic, clear-eyed and hopeful, sobering and inspiring, a powerful new idea for how we can build a world that works for all of its ecosystems and all of its people.

This program will be presented at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6th in the Mather Auditorium at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm. It will be free and open to all ages, and no registration is required for attending the program in person. It will also be live-streamed via Zoom.

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To view it via Zoom, you’ll need to register in advance.  To do so, please click on this link and enter your name and email address: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-TWx7hpKQm-kbcnxuiltOQ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We hope you can join us either in person or via Zoom!

Ethan will also be leading an interpretive walk of Tatnic Woods, starting at 2 p.m. It will be a two-hour deep dive into forest ecology,  birds, wildlife habitat, natural history and more.

Preregistration is required, and space is limited.  Cost for the walk is $20/member, $25/non-member.  This program is offered in partnership with the Wells Reserve and Great Works Regional Land Trust, with members of each organization receiving discounted pricing.

To reserve a spot for the walk, please go to:  https://wellsreserve.regfox.com/a-walk-in-the-woods-with-ethan-tapper

Posted in Events, Zoom

A Video of our April Program: The Yellowstone River Osprey Project with Marco Restani

York County Audubon Posted on April 16, 2025 by BillApril 17, 2025

This program was presented on April 15, 2025 at the Wells Reserve and via Zoom. For a description of the program, you can scroll down to the original post for the program.

To access the recording, please click on the image below to watch it on this page, or you can click on “Watch on Youtube” at the bottom of that image. (We also recommend clicking on the little white square in the bottom right corner of that viewing screen to convert the image to “full screen”).

Posted in Program, video, Zoom

The Yellowstone River Osprey Project with Marco Restani – Tuesday, April 15th at 7 p.m. – in-person and via Zoom

York County Audubon Posted on March 30, 2025 by BillMarch 30, 2025

A banded adult Osprey near its nest

In 2009 a few members of the Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society in Billings, Montana initiated a field study of Ospreys. They were interested in monitoring the distribution and abundance of the local population, and in helping management agencies and electric utilities reduce human-Osprey conflicts. That first year 3 members found 22 nests. Today over 40 volunteers monitor nearly 100 nests along the Yellowstone River in collaboration with power companies, landowners, and government agencies. This presentation will describe how nest monitors are trained to become proficient in Osprey observation and data collection. From the efforts of these dedicated volunteers, you will learn where Ospreys produced along the Yellowstone River migrate and spend the winter, how long they live, where they settle to breed, and their lifetime reproductive success. You will also learn how many electrocutions and twine entanglements occur each year, and the management to reduce these mortality factors.

Marco Restani began birding with the Seacoast Chapter of New Hampshire Audubon in the late 1970s and the mentorship he received launched him on a lifelong journey with birds. Originally an ‘Army Brat’, he attended high school in Durham before heading west to the University of Montana (BS), Montana State (MS), and Utah State (PhD). Following post-doctoral research at the University of Washington, Marco was Professor of Wildlife Ecology for 15 years. Currently, he is a Biologist at NorthWestern Energy in Montana responsible for developing and implementing the company’s avian protection program. He has studied raptors for over 35 years and each summer since 2012 conducts research for the Yellowstone River Osprey Project.

Marco Restani with a Golden Eagle

This program will be presented at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15th in the Mather Auditorium at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm. It will be free and open to all ages, and no registration is required for attending the program in person. It will also be live-streamed via Zoom.  To view it via Zoom, you’ll need to register in advance.  To do so, please click on this link and enter your name and email address: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bcBHFnpYRbq0QtkHBVG1OQ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We hope you can join us either in person or via Zoom!

Posted in Program, Zoom | Tagged osprey, restani

A Video of our March program: Behavior, Society, and Sex in Adolescent Birds with Dr. Liam Taylor

York County Audubon Posted on March 21, 2025 by BillMarch 31, 2025

This program was presented on March 18, 2025 at the Wells Reserve and via Zoom. For a description of the program, you can scroll down to the original post for the program.

To access the recording, please click on the image below to watch it on this page, or you can click on “Watch on Youtube” at the bottom of that image. (We also recommend clicking on the little white square in the bottom right corner of that viewing screen to convert the image to “full screen”).

Posted in Program, video, Zoom

Behavior, Society, and Sex in Adolescent Birds with Dr. Liam Taylor – Tuesday, March 18th at 7 p.m. – in-person and via Zoom

York County Audubon Posted on February 27, 2025 by BillFebruary 27, 2025

Most birds have some growing up to do before they start to breed. Despite reaching full size within weeks or months of hatching, some species will not raise offspring for years, or even decades. Dr. Liam Taylor explores the strange things that some birds need to do before they reproduce—from developing a territory on a rocky island to finding a dance partner on the rainforest floor. Looking back through millions of years of evolution, we will uncover how behavioral, social, and sexual development continues to create new challenges and opportunities for adolescent birds.

Liam Taylor is an ornithologist and evolutionary biologist, studying how social structures influence the ecology, evolution, and conservation of birds.  He’s a Postdoctoral Scholar in Biology at Bowdoin College.  Liam’s field work at Bowdoin’s Scientific Station on Kent Island (several miles off the mainland in the Bay of Fundy) involves Leach’s Storm-Petrels, American Herring Gulls, Black Guillemots, and Tree Swallows. Previous fieldwork projects have included Golden-winged Manakins (in the cloud forests of Ecuador), White-throated Manakins (in the Brazilian Amazon), and Semipalmated Plovers (just beyond the tree line in Churchill, Manitoba).

This program will be presented at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18th in the Mather Auditorium at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm. It will be free and open to all ages, and no registration is required for attending the program in person. It will also be live-streamed via Zoom.  To view it via Zoom, you’ll need to register in advance.  To do so, please click on this link and enter your name and email address:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mbqKqhi_SS23HoJE6Op5cQ#/registration

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We hope you can join us either in person or via Zoom!

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mbqKqhi_SS23HoJE6Op5cQ#/registration
Posted in Program, Zoom

A Video of our January program: Old Forests: Jewels in the crown of the Maine landscape? with Malcolm Hunter

York County Audubon Posted on February 11, 2025 by BillFebruary 11, 2025

This program was presented on January 21, 2025 at the Wells Reserve and via Zoom. For a description of the program, you can scroll down to the original post for the program.

To access the recording, please click on the image below to watch it on this page, or you can click on “Watch on Youtube” at the bottom of that image. (We also recommend clicking on the little white square in the bottom right corner of that viewing screen to convert the image to “full screen”).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ungxRFjS2QA?t=120s

Posted in Uncategorized

The Hidden History of American Shorebirds – An online talk with Kenn Kaufman – Monday, February 10th at 6 p.m.

York County Audubon Posted on January 30, 2025 by BillJanuary 30, 2025

The shorebirds – sandpipers, plovers, and their kin – are beautiful, but telling the many species apart can be a confusing challenge for birders. However, the level of confusion was much greater in the early 1800s, when naturalists were struggling to classify all these birds for the first time. Some species were described to science over and over, under different names, while some other species were overlooked completely for decades. And for many years, everyone underestimated the amazing migrations of these long-distance travelers. In this program, based on a chapter from his most recent book, Kenn Kaufman will describe the misadventures of early shorebird-watchers, and how those events are reflected in our experience of birding today.

Kenn Kaufman is the author of more than a dozen books, including Kingbird Highway, his memoir about traveling the country searching for birds as a teenager in the early 1970s. His other titles include The Birds that Audubon Missed, A Season on the Wind, Flights Against the Sunset, and the Kaufman Field Guide series, covering birds, mammals, insects, butterflies, and other subjects.

This program will be presented only via Zoom.  To view it, you’ll need to register in advance.  To do so, please click on this link and enter your name and email address:  https://maineaudubon.ticketspice.com/an-evening-with-kenn-kaufman-february-10

This program is being presented by Maine Audubon in conjunction with all the MA chapters.  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.  We hope you can join us!

Posted in Program, Zoom | Tagged Kenn Kaufman, shorebirds

Old Forests: Jewels in the crown of the Maine landscape? – a Zoom program with Malcolm Hunter – Tuesday, January 21st at 7 p.m.

York County Audubon Posted on December 26, 2024 by BillJanuary 30, 2025

The Maine landscape remains widely covered by forests but our current forests are very young compared to the pre-European landscape, when large, old trees were dominant.  These old forests may be treasure troves of hidden biodiversity.  Why this matters and what we should do about it will be discussed by Malcolm Hunter, Professor Emeritus of Wildlife Ecology from the University of Maine.

Dr. Hunter’s research experience covers a variety of ecosystems and organisms – birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, insects, vascular plants, rivers, lakes, wetlands, grasslands, and more – but his major focus is on forest ecosystems and the maintenance of their biological diversity. He is a member of a team that has studied one forest and the evolving interactions among its vascular plants, amphibians, birds, and small mammals through nearly 40 years. Dr. Hunter’s interests are geographically broad; he has worked in 30 countries on every continent except Antarctica.  As a researcher and advisor, he interacts with a broad spectrum of organizations such as the Society for Conservation Biology, The Nature Conservancy, and the U.S. Forest Service.  This year, he received the Honorary Membership Award from The Society of American Foresters, an award that “recognizes individuals whose contributions to forestry are viewed as outstanding by their peers.”

This program will be presented only via Zoom.  To view it, you’ll need to register in advance.  To do so, please click on this link and enter your name and email address:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wE9_CmJ_S7icWlHl-2uhjA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.  We hope you can join us!

Posted in Program, Zoom

A Video of our November 2024 program – Wandering Rivers, Nameless Mountains-Drawing the Arctic – with Michael Boardman

York County Audubon Posted on December 9, 2024 by BillDecember 9, 2024

This program was presented on November 19, 2024 at the Wells Reserve, but we had difficulty with the video feed for our Zoom link. Michael was gracious enough to present it again for us via Zoom on December 3rd, and a recording of that encore presentation is available below. For a description of the program, you can scroll down to the original post for the November program.

To access the recording, please click on the image below to watch it on this page, or you can click on “Watch on Youtube” at the bottom of that image. (We also recommend clicking on the little white square in the bottom right corner of that viewing screen to convert the image to “full screen”).

Posted in Program, Zoom

Wandering Rivers, Nameless Mountains-Drawing the Arctic – with Michael Boardman – Tuesday, December 3rd at 7 pm via Zoom

York County Audubon Posted on November 26, 2024 by BillDecember 9, 2024

Note: Michael Boardman presented this program for us on November 19th at the Wells Reserve.  However there were technical problems and the zoom video feed didn’t work.  It was a great program, and he has graciously volunteered to re-present it by Zoom only on December 3rd.  Thanks Michael!

In 2019, North Yarmouth wildlife artist Michael Boardman was selected to be the artist-in-residence for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Northern Alaska. The landscape has become embedded in Michael’s focus and artwork, and he has returned several times to explore the natural history of the Refuge, recording his experiences through sketching.

In May, 2019, Michael had planned to make a presentation for us on his residency, but we had to cancel it due to Covid.  The following month, he did our first Zoom program.  Since then, he has returned to the Arctic several times, and we’re delighted to host him in person this time (and also on Zoom!).  He’ll share his latest adventures in the arctic, telling stories of animals, geology, human history and why we should care about this endangered landscape.

Michael is known for his watercolor bird portraits and nature journal sketches. He has connected his art to wildlife science through artist residencies at Acadia National Park, Hog Island Audubon Camp, Glacier Bay National Park, in addition to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. He is also the owner and artist of Coyote Graphics, creating nature based garments from his artwork.

This program will be presented only via Zoo m.  To view it, you’ll need to register in advance.  To do so, please click on this link and enter your name and email address:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-Eepikw6RJKk-XAcMgLkAQ#/registration

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.  We hope you can join us either in person or via Zoom!

Posted in Zoom

Wandering Rivers, Nameless Mountains-Drawing the Arctic – with Michael Boardman – Tuesday, November 19th at 7 pm – in-person and via Zoom

York County Audubon Posted on October 28, 2024 by BillNovember 20, 2024

In 2019, North Yarmouth wildlife artist Michael Boardman was selected to be the artist-in-residence for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Northern Alaska. The landscape has become embedded in Michael’s focus and artwork, and he has returned several times to explore the natural history of the Refuge, recording his experiences through sketching.

In May, 2019, Michael had planned to make a presentation for us on his residency, but we had to cancel it due to Covid.  The following month, he did our first Zoom program.  Since then, he has returned to the Arctic several times, and we’re delighted to host him in person this time (and also on Zoom!).  He’ll share his latest adventures in the arctic, telling stories of animals, geology, human history and why we should care about this endangered landscape.

Michael is known for his watercolor bird portraits and nature journal sketches. He has connected his art to wildlife science through artist residencies at Acadia National Park, Hog Island Audubon Camp, Glacier Bay National Park, in addition to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. He is also the owner and artist of Coyote Graphics, creating nature based garments from his artwork.

This program will be presented in the Mather Auditorium at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm. It will be free and open to all ages, and no registration is required for attending the program in person. It will also be live-streamed via Zoom.  To view it via Zoom, you’ll need to register in advance.  To do so, please click on this link and enter your name and email address:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p-K3cUi1ReioDtcdPMZvzA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.  We hope you can join us either in person or via Zoom!

Posted in Program, Zoom | Tagged alaska birding, anwr, bird art, michael boardman

A Video of our October 2024 Program – The Science of Watching, The Art of Seeing, and the Power of Nature Absorption

York County Audubon Posted on October 28, 2024 by BillOctober 28, 2024

This program was presented on October 15, 2024 at the Wells Reserve and via Zoom. For a description of the program, you can scroll down to the original post for the program.

To access the recording, please click on the image below to watch it on this page, or you can click on “Watch on Youtube” at the bottom of that image. (We also recommend clicking on the little white square in the bottom right corner of that viewing screen to convert the image to “full screen”).

Please note that Chris stepped out of the camera view at the beginning of the program, but that was corrected a few minutes later.

Posted in Program, video

The 2025 Maine Birds Desk Calendar is available now!

York County Audubon Posted on October 18, 2024 by BillJanuary 30, 2025

For many years, our former Board member, Marie Jordan, an avid birder and photographer, has produced a calendar and offered it for sale, graciously donating the calendars to YCA to support our educational programs. As many of our programs are now presented via Zoom, we’re making the calendars available by mail.

It’s a desk calendar in a 4” by 6” plastic case that opens into a stand to display each month. Each page features a great photo she took of a Maine bird. The cost is $10 plus mailing costs. They’re wonderful anywhere in the house, and also make great gifts! And York County Audubon tremendously appreciates your support for our programs.

To place an order, please make out a check payable to York County Audubon, write Calendar in the memo line, and mail it to Marie Jordan, 32 Crestview Drive, South Portland, ME 04106.  Be sure to include the address or addresses that the calendar(s) should be sent to.   If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Marie at wooddk5555@gmail.com.

Note that the calendars will be available November 1st.

The costs including postage and handling are:

1 calendar – $10 plus $5.50 postage and handling

2 calendars (mailed to one address) – $20 plus $6 postage and handling

3 calendars (mailed to one address) – $30 plus $11 postage and handling

4 calendars (mailed to one address) – $35 plus $11 postage and handling

(Note: these rates reflect the latest USPS increases.) Thank you!

Posted in Maine Birds Calendar

The Harlequin – Autumn 2024

York County Audubon Posted on October 15, 2024 by BillOctober 18, 2024

Please click on the link below to view the Autumn 2024 issue of our Harlequin newsletter:

https://www.yorkcountyaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Harlequin-Autumn-2024-1.pdf

Posted in Harlequin newsletter

A Video of our September 2024 Program – Falkland Islands – The Penguin Adventure – with Shawn Carey

York County Audubon Posted on September 20, 2024 by BillOctober 28, 2024

This program was presented on September 17, 2024 at the Wells Reserve and via Zoom. For a description of the program, you can scroll down to the original post for the program.

To access the recording, please click on the image below to watch it on this page, or you can click on “Watch on Youtube” at the bottom of that image. (We also recommend clicking on the little white square in the bottom right corner of that viewing screen to convert the image to “full screen”).

Posted in Program, video

2024 Bird Seed Sale – Our 26th Annual – Early Bird Pricing Deadline is October 25th

York County Audubon Posted on September 20, 2024 by BillNovember 3, 2024
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker. Photo by Marie Jordan.

Keep your feathered friends happy this winter by treating them to tasty and fresh premium-quality bird food and help support two of your favorite environmental organizations.  Proceeds from our annual sale support programs of both York County Audubon and the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve.  A wide variety of types of seed and suet is available, with great pricing, especially if you order early. 

Additional items this year include feeders, mealworm suet and Feather Friendly window markers to keep your birds safe. Early bird pricing is available if you place your order by 4 p.m. on October 25th.  Order pick-up will be at the Wells Reserve on Friday, November 1st from 1-4 and Saturday, November 2nd from 10-1, with easy access and volunteers on hand to help load your car. 

Please click on this link to view and print the order form:

https://www.yorkcountyaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/seed-sale-2024.pdf

Posted in Uncategorized

The Science of Watching, The Art of Seeing, and the Power of Nature Absorption – with Chris Lewey, Sharon Fisher and Jane Lounsbury – Tuesday, October 15th at 7 pm – in-person and via Zoom

York County Audubon Posted on September 20, 2024 by BillOctober 18, 2024

There are profound connections between humanity and our natural world, offering a refreshing perspective that can resonate deeply.  We can connect with Nature on many different levels.  As Benjamin Franklin once said, “What signifies knowing the names, if you know not the nature of things?”

We make connections with scientific facts and spiritual relationships that open us to different perspectives and increase the awareness of the sacred all around us. Nature Absorption brings about physical, mental, and spiritual transformations.

The Science of Watching, The Art of Seeing, and the Power of Nature Absorption was written by Chris Lewey, Sharon Fisher and Jane Lounsbury.  It opens our eyes to new ways to appreciate the nature that surrounds us. Far beyond naming, this book is about discovering familiar features of the natural world such as wildlife, weather, wind, clouds, and night.  The approach is simple, a compass pointing toward an enhanced awareness that can be experienced by everyone.   It is a useful tool for birders, nature enthusiasts, travelers, and anyone seeking to increase their knowledge, experience, and insight, going beyond identification.

Chris Lewey is the founder of RAVEN Interpretive Programs, and holds a master’s in environmental studies from Antioch University.  He has taught biology, ecology and ornithology, and was director of Joy of Birding for the National Audubon Society at Hog Island.  Sharon Fisher, an early childhood and elementary educator, and Jane Lounsbury have worked for RAVEN Interpretive Programs in a number of capacities.

On Tuesday, October 15th, York County Audubon is pleased to present these three authors for a captivating exploration of Nature Absorption, delving into its profound impact on our lives and the extraordinary connections we share with the natural world.

This program will be presented in the Mather Auditorium at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm. It will be free and open to all ages, and no registration is required for attending the program in person. It will also be live-streamed via Zoom.  To view it via Zoom, you’ll need to register in advance.  To do so, please click on this link and enter your name and email address:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_91_AWxQkTOyPGP21IkODMQ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We hope you can join us either in person or via Zoom!

Posted in Program, Zoom

A Nature Journaling Workshop – with Rebekah Lowell & Lindsay Strout – Sunday, September 15th at 4 p.m.

York County Audubon Posted on September 1, 2024 by BillOctober 28, 2024
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – by Rebekah Lowell

Nature Journaling can be anything you want it to be, ranging from personal to scientific, from facts & realistic images to scenes and stories you’ve imagined or dreamed.  Journaling should NEVER be a “chore”, or something you have to complete and that must be perfect.  You do not need to be an expert at identifying plants, animals, fungus or even be a professional artist. Remember that the goal is “observations,” not a pretty picture. This is a practice that you will build upon and, in time, your ability to observe, draw and write will improve. Your attention to detail and appreciation of the world around you will also increase as you journal.  

Atlantic Puffin – by Lindsay Strout

In this workshop we will explore nature and our power of observation. We will investigate using our senses, practicing awareness and understand how to take that information and put it into a nature journal. We will use words & sketches. ***You do not have to have any artistic skills.*** This is not about creating pretty pictures, it’s about observing and recording data and observations.  We will start indoors for an introduction and then head outside to nature journal with prompts that we’ll give to you and work beside you on!

Rebekah Lowell is an award-winning author, illustrator, surface pattern designer, and educator who helps others connect with nature through art. A homeschooling mother of two and survivor of domestic abuse, she is passionate about resiliency, freedom, and hope. Inspired by the wonder of the natural world, she writes books for kids, and is now a certified nature journal educator through the Wild Wonder Foundation. She serves on the Board of York County Audubon, transports birds for Avian Haven, and rescues monarchs from local hayfields. Learn more at www.rebekahlowell.com

Maple leaf – by Lindsay Strout

Lindsay Strout is a high school biology and wildlife science teacher in southern Maine.  She has been nature journaling for a few years and, in her free time, she’s outdoors with her journal taking little adventures.  She was the winner of YCA’s 2022 June Ficker Hog Island Scholarship for Educators.  Lindsay is very passionate about the outdoors and excited to share this opportunity with you! 

This workshop will be held in the Mather Auditorium at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm.  Advance registration is required.  To register, please click on this event in the What’s Coming Up column on the right hand side at the top of this page, then scroll down to the registration form. The price is $20/person ($25/person for non-members), payable by cash or check at the workshop.

Posted in Workshop | Tagged lindsay strout, nature journaling, Rebekah Lowell

Falkland Islands – The Penguin Adventure – with Shawn Carey – – Tuesday, September 17th at 7 pm – in-person and via Zoom

York County Audubon Posted on August 23, 2024 by BillOctober 28, 2024

The Falkland Islands are located off the southern coast of Argentina and almost to the tip of Tierra Del Fuego. With one flight a week entering and departing the Falklands, and a total of three days travel each way you have to really want to go there. We’re delighted to be hosting Shawn Carey on Tuesday, September 17th, to take us there.

The Falklands are a very remote South Atlantic archipelago with two main islands, East and West Falkland, plus an additional 776 smaller islands, most of which are not inhabited. However, several that are host some of the islands’ amazing wildlife, including five species of penguins, which on certain islands have thousands of birds during the nesting season.

For bird watchers and wildlife photographers with an interest in the birds found here you can see 63 nesting species including 14 endemic subspecies and two endemic species, the Falkland Steamer Duck and the Cobb’s Wren. In addition to the bird life there are also both Southern Elephant Seals and Southern Sea Lions which can be seen in large numbers on a few islands.

For this program we will explore two locations on Saunders Islands, The Neck, which has three nesting penguin species plus nesting Black-browed Albatross. Then onto The Rookery with its impressive colony of Southern Rockhopper Penguins and a staggering number of Black-browed Albatross. After that we will explore Sea Lion Island and our first look at Elephant Seals, Sea Lions and the Killer Whales that prowl the waters looking to feast on them. Next up is Bleaker Island with its beautiful mile long beach where you can watch Gentoo and Magellanic Penguins as they ride the waves onto the sandy shores. Finally, we will end our photographic adventure at Volunteer Point which has the largest nesting King Penguin population in the Falklands.

All of this plus a look at the lodges one can stay at, the food and some of the people you will meet along the way. Shawn will share his advice on traveling to this fantastic location plus many tips to help you plan your own Penguin adventure to the Falkland Islands.

Shawn Carey (Migration Productions) produces bird and wildlife related multi-media presentations, videos and photo workshops that have been presented all over the United States. Shawn moved from his home in Pennsylvania to Massachusetts in 1986 and started watching birds in 1988. His avid interest in photography was joined with a newfound passion for birding and he began to combine the two in 1991. By 1994, he and good friend Jim Grady started Migration Productions as a way to present their multi-image slide presentations to a live audience.

Migration Productions offers the finest quality bird and wildlife programs with stunning photographs, video, and soundtracks. Shawn’s photos have been published in the Boston Globe, New York Times, Science magazine, and many others over the last 20 years.  FMI: www.MigrationProductions.com

This program will be presented in the Mather Auditorium at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm. It will be free and open to all ages, and no registration is required for attending the program in person. It will also be live-streamed via Zoom.  To view it via Zoom, you’ll need to register in advance.  To do so, please click on this link and enter your name and email address:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kqG7w-IZS9OZfxfW5ntBOQ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.We hope you can join us either in person or via Zoom!

Posted in Program, Zoom

A Video of our June 2024 program – A Seal’s Journey – with Marine Mammals of Maine

York County Audubon Posted on June 19, 2024 by BillOctober 28, 2024

This program was presented on June 18, 2024 via Zoom. For a description of the program, you can scroll down to the original post for the program.

To access the recording, please click on the image below to watch it on this page, or you can click on “Watch on Youtube” at the bottom of that image. (We also recommend clicking on the little white square in the bottom right corner of that viewing screen to convert the image to “full screen”).

Posted in Program, video, Zoom

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Regular York County Audubon programs are free and open to the public.

What’s Coming Up

Starting May 17th - Saturday Morning Bird Walks at the Wells Reserve (Every Other Week)
05/17/2025May 20th - York County: Birds, Birders and Birding – with Britney Fox Hover
05/20/2025June 7th -Birding by Ear Workshop - with Dan Gardoqui
06/07/2025June 17th - Iceland: Land of the Midnight Sun and Magnificent Birds - with Shawn Carey - preceded by (brief!) Annual Meeting
06/17/2025
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