The 2023 Birding Challenge is coming on May 20th!
For complete details, please click on this link: https://www.yorkcountyaudubon.org/events/ycas-2023-birding-challenge-to-support-the-maines-young-birders-club
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Revision of YCA Bylaws
Over the last six months, YCA’s Board of Directors took on the task of reviewing our current Bylaws which had been drafted in 2004 (with a minor amendment in 2013) . Many changes were required to enable them to accurately reflect our current operations and our thoughts for the organization’s future. On April 18th, the…
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Beach Plum Farm Eco-fest in Ogunquit on Saturday, May 20th
Please join York County Audubon and many other great organizations at the Beach Plum Farm Eco-fest from 10 – 2 on Saturday, May 20th. Beach Plum Farm is a wonderful spot right on Route 1 in Ogunquit. It’s the last remaining salt water farm in Ogunquit, home to community gardens, and the office of Great…
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Our 2023 Birding Challenge — to Support the Maine Young Birders Club
York County Audubon needs your support! YCA was founded in 1968, and for the past 55 years, has promoted a wide variety of conservation activities and initiatives to benefit thousands of people. A few years back, we realized that there was an unmet need: a program that specifically focused on young birders. So, in 2016,…
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Saving Birds With Maine’s Commercial Forest: the 30-Year Bird Project – with Anna Siegel – Tuesday, May 16th – at the Wells Reserve and via Zoom
In 2019, an alarming article from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology reported that three billion North American birds have been lost since 1970 (about 30%). Maine’s nearly 10-million-acres of commercial forest form the heart of National Audubon’s largest Important Bird Area of Global Significance in the contiguous U.S. What role does this enormous area play…
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A Video of our April 2023 program: Native Plants: Good for What Ails Your Garden – with Shawn Jalbert
This program was presented on April 18, 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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The Harlequin – Spring 2023
Please click on the link below to view the Spring 2023 issue of our Harlequin newsletter: https://www.yorkcountyaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Harlequin-Spring-2023.pdf
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Native Plants: Good for What Ails Your Garden – with Shawn Jalbert – Tuesday, April 18th – at the Wells Reserve and via Zoom
It’s almost spring and we’ve all got a hankering to get back outside to do some landscaping and gardening. Instead of grabbing the same old plants off the garden center shelves, consider going the native route. Native trees, shrubs, and perennials are the glue that holds our ecosystems together and are directly tied to the…
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Enjoy a quick word from Holly Merker, our March 21st Presenter!
If the video doesn’t run on this page, please click on the “Youtube” in the lower right corner of the video box.
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Winter Seabirds in Maine – a workshop with Ed Jenkins – Saturday, March 11th
THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN FULLY BOOKED. IF YOU’D LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITING LIST, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO ycas@yorkcountyaudubon.org WITH “WORKSHOP WAITING LIST” AS THE SUBJECT Seabirds are, by their very nature, enigmatic and difficult to observe closely. They are superbly adapted for life out at sea, specialized in a myriad of ways to…
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A Video of our February 2023 program: All About Loons with Dr. James Paruk
This program was presented on February 21, 2023 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 that…
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“Ornitherapy: Watching birds is not only fun, it’s good for you!” via Zoom with Holly Merker on Tuesday, March 21st
Learn why getting your daily dose of Ornitherapy is just what the doctor ordered! We’re pushed and pulled in many directions, no matter our age. If we allow birds and nature to slow us down, we are practicing “selfcare”. Research shows that exposure to nature actively reduces stress, depression, and anxiety, while helping build a…
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“All About Loons” with Dr. James Paruk via on Tuesday, Feb 21st
The eerie call, the distinctive black and white speckled plumage, the red eyes. We are so fortunate in Maine that loons grace our lakes and ponds, but how much do you really know about them? Dr. James D. Paruk, professor of biology at Saint Joseph’s College, is considered one of the world’s experts on this…
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Winter Wildlife Tracking with Dan Gardoqui – Sunday, Feb 5th
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. This workshop is open to all curious adults (& interested teens). We’ll spend half a day seeking out, interpreting and following the tracks,…
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“A World on the Wing” with Scott Weidensaul via Zoom, Tuesday, November 15th
In the past two decades, our understanding of the navigational and physiological feats that enable birds to cross immense oceans, fly above the highest mountains, or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch has exploded. What we’ve learned of these key migrations―how billions of birds circumnavigate the globe, flying tens of thousands of…
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2022 Bird Seed Sale – Early Bird Pricing Deadline is October 28th
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 at the same time. Profits from our annual sale support the educational programs of both York County Audubon and the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve. A wide variety…
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A Video of our October 2022 Program: All the Best Birds in Maine with Nick Lund
This program was presented on October 18, 2022 at the Wells Reserve. To watch the program, please click on the image below to watch it on this page, and you can also click on “Watch on Youtube.” (We also recommend clicking on the little white square in the bottom right corner of that viewing screen…
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The Harlequin – Autumn 2022
Please click on the link below to view the Autumn 2022 issue of our Harlequin newsletter: https://www.yorkcountyaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Harlequin-Autumn-2022.pdf
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“All the Best Birds in Maine” with Nick Lund – Tuesday, Oct 18th, in-person and via Zoom
Maine is a top destination for birders, as it’s known for the wonderful species that are regularly found here, as well as a good number of rarities that frequently drop by. One of those most familiar with this world is Nick Lund, who’s well known to birders throughout Maine and far beyond its borders. On…
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The 2023 Maine Birds Desk Calendar is now available!
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…