Field Trip: York Coast

Field trip with Mike Windsor, naturalist at Maine Audubon. Meet at Nubble Light in York at 8 am and be prepared to carpool to hotspots along the southern coast—the Nubble, Cliff House, Marginal Way—continuing to Fortunes Rocks and Biddeford Pool if time permits. Contact Pat Sanborn.

Chuck Homler leads a field trip along the Saco River. Meet at the railroad station parking lot on Saco Island at 8:30 a.m. to carpool. We will bird from Water St. to Camp Ellis until about 10:30 unless people want to continue later than that. Looking for Peregrine Falcon, Barrow’s Goldeneyes, Common Mergansers, etc. Start…

Member meeting, Wells Reserve at Laudholm We laud John James Audubon for his remarkable work painting and describing all American bird species known in his era, but he was not the first person to undertake such a project. In this program Paul Wells of West Kennebunk will present an overview of the life of Alexander…

May 10-11, 2013 marks our 13th annual Birding Challenge fund-raiser. We began very humbly in 2001 by raising a grand total of $262 and peaked in 2007 with a total of $5,038 in donations from individuals and businesses. Throughout many generous donors have supported us with contributions. Also the Birding Challenge has benefited from the…

Meeting to be held at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm Come early to socialize Come earlier to sit in on the board meeting In 2012 five YCAS members ventured off to Attu…an Island birding mecca 1500 miles from mainland Alaska which some may recall from the movie The Big Year.  Robert and Anne Watson, Pat…