The Harlequin – Spring 2026

are As we’ve been done for many years, YCA is again offering two scholarship opportunities for week-long programs at famed Hog Island this year, one for Educators and one for Teens. The Educators Week program runs from August 9th to 14th.  The Coastal Maine Bird Studies for Teens program runs from June 21st to 26th.  Note…

Officers: President:  Bill Grabin Vice-President:  Anne Watson Treasurer:  Linda Eastman Secretary:  Monica Grabin Directors: David Doubleday Ellen Doubleday June Ficker Pat Moynahan Marian Zimmerman Joanne Stevens Bob Watson Scott Richardson Doug Hitchcox Ken Janes At the June 18th Annual Meeting, the chair of the Nominating Committee will present the slate, ask for any nominations from…

Join us at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm every other Saturday this summer starting June 14th, for a guided bird walk around the Reserve property.  Beginners are welcome.  Please bring binoculars if you have them; if not, you can borrow some. These walks are free and open to the public.  We meet in the…

The Nominating Committee has presented a slate of Officers and Directors to the YCA Board, and that slate has been approved by the Directors.  At the Annual Meeting on June 26th, the following slate of Officers shall be voted upon by the Membership:  Bill Grabin, President, Joyce Toth, Vice President, Kathy Donahue, Treasurer, and Monica…

MYBC, in conjunction with York County Audubon and Friends of Hog Island, is sponsoring two scholarships for Coastal Maine Bird Studies for Teens.  This intensive 6-day, 5-night program on Hog Island allows enthusiastic young birders to work with some of the country’s best-known birders and ornithologists on field identification, bird ecology and conservation. This program includes…