York County Audubon is a chapter of Maine Audubon.
By Nora Cioffi, a student at the Putney School who lives on Monhegan Island and was the 2026 recipient of the Coastal Maine Bird Studies for Teens scholarship provided by YCA’s Maine Young Birders Club and Friends of Hog Island Upon arrival at Hog Island, I was immediately greeted by a group of very excited…
By Hannah Ring, Third Grade Teacher at Coastal Ridge Elementary School in York, Maine – and winner of YCA’s 2026 Educator’s Week Scholarship Day 1 Butterflies dance in my stomach as my tires roll over the crushed gravel road that leads to the dock in Bremen, ME. I unload my suitcase and gaze across Muscongus…
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…
This program was presented in-person at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm and via Zoom on May 19, 2026. For a description of the program, please go to the original listing for the event at this link. To access the recording, please click on the link below to watch it on this page. We also recommend…
This program was presented in-person at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm and via Zoom on April 21, 2026. For a description of the program, please scroll down to our original post for it. To access the recording, please click on the link below to watch it on this page. We also recommend clicking on the…
Expert bird mimic Dan Gardoqui will help you connect with birds you can’t see by getting to know their songs and calls (as well as what they’re saying). In this program, we’ll do a little exploring on foot, but a lot more listening with our ears. Dan can help you learn the calls by mimicking…
Celebrate Earth Day with a walk to see some of the newly arrived early migrants! We’ll meet at 8:30 am at the gazebo beside the main house. Please bring binoculars if you have them. We’ll have some pairs to lend if you don’t. Registration is not required and the walk is free of charge (but…
Please click on the link below to view the Spring 2026 issue of our Harlequin newsletter: https://www.yorkcountyaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Harlequin-Spring-2026.pdf
Each spring, endangered Piping Plovers and Least Terns return to nest and raise their young on southern Maine beaches. They are two of Maine’s most iconic and threatened bird species. For more than 35 years, Maine Audubon and our partners have worked with local residents, landowners, and visitors to ensure that endangered birds, wildlife, and…
This program was presented in-person at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm and via Zoom on March 17, 2026. For a description of the program, please scroll to our original post for it. To access the recording, please click on the link below to watch it on this page. We also recommend clicking on the little…
Adrift in the vastness of the southern ocean, spectacular New Zealand shelters some of the rarest and most endangered birds on earth. They are also some of the most unique. Like the elusive kiwis and playful kea, eighty of its birds are found nowhere else on the planet. Brunswick birder Peggy Page toured the main…
York County Audubon is pleased to announce that starting in February, we’ll be hosting a bird walk each month in a different location. The next walk will be at Marginal Way in Ogunquit, on Saturday, March 21st from 9 am to 11 am. We’ll be meeting at the parking area in Perkins Cove, which is…
This program was presented via Zoom on February 5, 2026. It was hosted jointly by Maine Audubon and MA’s 7 chapters. For a description of the program, please scroll down to our original post for it. To access the recording, please click on the image below to watch it on this page, or you can…
Can you tell the tracks of a fox from a fisher? Ever trailed a porcupine to its den? Join Professional Wildlife Tracker and Registered Maine Guide Dan Gardoqui for an outdoor adventure. Open to all curious adults (& interested teens). We’ll spend the morning seeking out, interpreting and following the tracks, trails and signs of…
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…
Everything about the Laysan Albatross is superlative: they fly unbelievable distances, live longer than any other wild bird and are iconically devoted to their chicks. They spend about 90 percent of their lives airborne and most of that time is solitary. They are extraordinary wayfinders and are, in the words of one seabird biologist, “Corvid…
A Snowy Owl at Parsons Beach in Kennebunk – Ken Janes photo Join Maine Audubon’s second annual All Chapter Speaker event on Thursday Feb. 5 at 6pm. We’re hosting acclaimed author and naturalist Scott Weidensaul for a discussion about Snowy Owls and his work with Project SNOWStorm. Project SNOWstorm uses innovative science to understand Snowy…
This program was presented on November 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…
Scott McNeff is a lifelong birder who has been practicing falconry for over 30 years. He is past President of the North American Falconers Association and currently serves on the board of two international falconry organizations. Scott is also a federally licensed bird bander, who got his start under the instruction of the late June…
This program was presented on October 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…