The Harlequin – Spring 2024
Please click on the link below to view the Spring 2024 issue of our Harlequin newsletter: https://www.yorkcountyaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Harlequin-Spring-2024.pdf
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Maine’s Champion Big Trees – with Jan Santerre – Tuesday, April 16th at 7 pm – in person and via Zoom
The 2020 edition of the Maine Register of Big Trees lists 146 champions located throughout the state. Join us to learn about these trees, and how they and other big trees play a significant role in our environment. State champion big trees capture people’s imagination for their size and strength, but there is more to…
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A Video of our March 2024 program – Baby Birds: An Artist Looks Into the Nest – with Julie Zickefoose
This wonderful program was presented on March 12, 2024 via Zoom. To watch it, please click on the image below to watch it on this page, or you can click on “Watch on Youtube” at the bottom of that image. (We also recommend clicking on the little white square in the bottom right corner of…
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Baby Birds: An Artist Looks Into the Nest – with Julie Zickefoose – Tuesday, March 12th at 7 p.m.- by Zoom only
Why and how do baby songbirds develop so quickly, some launching into flight only 11 days after hatching? In 2002, Julie Zickefoose began to draw and paint wild nestlings day by day, bearing witness to their swift growth. Over the next 13 years, Julie would document the daily changes in 17 bird species from hatching…
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Conserving African forest elephants through bioacoustic methods – with Bobbi Estabrook – Tuesday, February 20th – By Zoom Only
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is world famous for its work with birds, but did you know that it also has an Elephant Listening Project? In recent decades, forest elephant populations have dramatically declined largely due to poaching, habitat fragmentation, and habitat loss. To help conserve west and central Africa’s tropical forests and forest elephants,…
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Winter Wildlife Tracking workshop – with Dan Gardoqui – Sunday, February 4th
Can you tell the tracks of a fox from a fisher? Ever trailed a porcupine to its den? Join Certified 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…
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Beyond Birdseed: Making your backyard a haven for birds – Saturday, January 27th
Backyard birders who want to attract birds and help them thrive will learn what it takes at a get-together from 2-4:30pm on Saturday, January 27, at Kennebunk Town Hall. Backyard birding is becoming more and more popular, with many people interested in attracting more birds year-round. Several local environmental organizations are hosting an environmental event…
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A Video of our November 2023 program – Conserving Broad-winged Hawks from Canada to Colombia
As noted in our post below, we had a last minute change in our presenter for November, with Dr. Laurie Goodrich filling in for Phil Brown. Dr. Laurie Goodrich is the Director of Conservation Science at famed Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania. In 1984, Dr. Goodrich was the first full-time research biologist hired at Hawk…
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A Last Minute Program Change!
Phil Brown was scheduled to present a Zoom program tonight on Nest Monitoring, Tagging and Migration of Broad-winged Hawks, but he has been called away to Belize to fill in as a trip leader. We’re delighted to share that he lined up a wonderful replacement: Dr. Laurie Goodrich, the Director of Conservation Science at famed…
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A Video of our October 2023 Program – How the Personalities of Small Mammals Shape the Growth of Forests
This program was presented on October 24, 2023 in-person at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm and via Zoom. To watch it, please click on the image below to watch it on this page, or you can click on “Watch on Youtube” at the bottom of that image. (We also recommend clicking on the little white…
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Nest Monitoring, Tagging and Migration of Broad-winged Hawks – with Phil Brown – Tuesday, November 14th – via Zoom only
Fall Migration is considered to be one of the birding wonders of the world. Well known birder Phil Brown is the Bird Conservation Director of the The Harris Center for Conservation Education in Hancock, NH. Under his guidance, Harris Center biologists collect hawk migration data as part of an international effort to monitor raptor population…
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The Harlequin – Autumn 2023
Please click on the link below to view the Autumn 2023 issue of our Harlequin newsletter: https://www.yorkcountyaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Harlequin-Autumn-2023.pdf
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The 2024 Maine Birds Desk Calendar is on its way!
For many years, our former Board member, Marie Jordan, an avid birder and photographer, has produced a calendar and offered it for sale, graciously donating the calendars to YCA to support our educational programs. As many of our programs are now presented via Zoom, so we’re making the calendars available by mail. It’s a desk…
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2023 Bird Seed Sale – Our 25th Annual – Early Bird Pricing Deadline is October 27th
Keep your feathered friends happy this winter by treating them to tasty and fresh premium-quality bird food and help support two of your favorite environmental organizations. Proceeds from our annual sale support programs of both York County Audubon and the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve. A wide variety of types of seed and suet is…
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How the Personalities of Small Mammals Shape the Growth of Forests – with Maisie Merz and Ivy Yen – Tuesday, October 24th – In-person and via Zoom
An entertaining exploration of the role that small mammals play in forest regeneration and the movement of trees in Maine. We all know our cats and dogs have personalities, but have you ever wondered about the squirrels in your backyard? How would you even go about evaluating personality traits in squirrels, mice, or voles and…
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A Video of our September 2023 program: The Birds of Guatemala – with Doug Hitchcox
This program was presented on September 19, 2023 in-person at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm and via Zoom. To watch it, please click on the image below to watch it on this page, or you can click on “Watch on Youtube” at the bottom of that image. (We also recommend clicking on the little white…
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Intro to Foraging – with Dan Gardoqui – Saturday afternoon, September 23rd
Are you curious about wild foods and foraging during this season of abundance? Does uncertainty and concern stop you from sampling healthy, wild foods? Join us at the Wells Reserve with forager and expert naturalist Dan Gardoqui of Lead with Nature. We’ll stroll the fields, forests and shorelines, all the while connecting with the wild…
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The Birds of Guatemala – with Doug Hitchcox – at the Wells Reserve and via Zoom – on Tuesday, September 19th
Guatemala is a wonderful birding destination with many avian specialties, beautiful scenery, a colorful culture (including the proud Mayan, perhaps the richest indigenous culture remaining in the New World), and some of the best coffee in the world. In March of this year, Doug Hitchcox was a leader of a spectacular trip to view the…
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How Can I? – with Enock Glidden – Tuesday, August 22nd
Join Enock Glidden as he shares stories of his life using the question “How can I?” to accomplish many adventures, including his 2016 ascent of El Capitan. He will also delve into his work with Maine Trail Finder and his mission to get more people of all abilities to enjoy the outdoors of Maine.
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Wildlife Track and Sign by the Sea – with Dan Gardoqui – Sunday, July 23rd
The sands of Laudholm Beach reveal the stories of a diverse array of birds, mammals and invertebrates. Join Certified Wildlife Tracker and Maine Guide Dan Gardoqui for an enlightening morning of decoding stories in the sand. Participants will need to walk about 3 miles and spend time on uneven surfaces. Please bring your own water…