The 2023 Birding Challenge is coming on May 20th!

For many years, our former Board member, Marie Jordan, an avid birder and photographer, has produced a calendar and offered it for sale, with her graciously donating the calendars to YCA to support our educational programs. We’ve always presented them at our fall program meetings, but this year that’s not possible, of course, so we’re…

KENNEBUNK — Seven years. That’s how long the York County Audubon waited for purple martins to arrive at the Madelyn Marx Preserve. In 2017, the nonprofit built the special housing these birds need for their nests. Every spring, treasurer Kathy Donahue spent early mornings in the marsh, playing a recording of their song on her…

As mentioned above, the audio quality on a few of the video clips did not reproduce well in the Zoom broadcast, so we’ve post those clips so that they can be fully appreciated! https://www.yorkcountyaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Video4-San-Cristobal-Mockingbird-2.mp4

Join CFW, YCA, and Mount A for our popular raptor program to learn about different raptor species, their long migrations and why Mount A is a popular Hawk Watch site. Outdoor guided flyway viewing follows. Program 10-11am in the Learning Lodge: CFW’s Emily Calhoun will present live raptor ambassadors and will have hands-on displays to…

Come join us for our April program meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday the 21st – Whale Conservation Research in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.   Dr. David Wiley is the Research Coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and leader of the Office of National Marine Sanctuary’s Center…

The Nominating Committee has presented a slate of Officers and Directors to the YCA Board for a two year term, and that slate has been approved by the Directors: Bill Grabin, President, Laurie Pocher, Vice President, Kathy Donahue, Treasurer, and Tova Mellen, Secretary, as well as the following slate of Directors: Britney Fox, Dan Gardoqui,…