Woodcock Walk

Meeting to be held at Kennebunkport Conservation Trust Birds Do the Darndest Things One of the great pleasures of birding is observing the intimate snippets of birds’ lives.  Usually the birds we see are either perched, flying, or feeding.  But every so often, we glimpse less obvious behaviors, which hold us spellbound—a meadowlark fleeing a…

The 2011-2012 Biddeford-Kennebunkport CBC will be held December 31. If you are interested in joining us, please contact count compiler Marie Jordan at 207-799-1408.  

     Beginning on Christmas Day in 1900, the   Audubon Society has been sponsoring Christmas Bird Counts (CBC’s) to help monitor the health and status of bird populations throughout North America.  In that first year, there were 25 count circles with a total of 27 birders.  Now, there are over 2300 count circles each year…

YCAS is pleased to sponsor a film in the “York Reads” series, held at the York Public Library. Monica Grabin will introduce “The Making of Winged Migration” and will facilitate the discussion afterward. York Public Library is located at 15 Long Sands Road (363-2818).

Join a guided, relaxed Bird Walk at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm.  The diverse habitat allows for many possible sightings from shorebirds to warblers.  Summer residents include Brown Thrasher, Bobolinks, Eastern Towhee and many others.  All skill levels welcome.   Meet in the Parking Lot at 7:30 a.m.

Offered in cooperation with York Land Trust. Leader: Lyman Page We will be looking for returning migrants and breeding birds. Directions: Take the York exit from Turnpike, Go to Rte 1 at the Stonewall Kitchen’s Light. From this light travel ~ 1 mile south on US Rt.1 to the Route 91. Turn right onto Route…