A Video of our June 2021 program: Birds of SE Asia: a focus on Cambodian Natural History – with Howie Nielsen
This program was presented on June 15, 2021. Please scroll down to the original post on this program for a full description.
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Birds of SE Asia: a focus on Cambodian Natural History – with Howie Nielsen – Tuesday, June 15th
Ever wondered what birds might be found in Cambodia? On Tuesday, June 15th, York County Audubon will present a Zoom program entitled: Birds of SE Asia: a focus on Cambodian Natural History with Howie Nielsen. Doctor Howie Nielsen is a world class birder who lives in Lincoln County, Maine. Getting hooked on birds when he…
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Ravens, Wolves and People – with John Marzluff – Tuesday, May 18th
On May 18th, Wildlife professor John Marzluff will bring us an exciting program on recent work in Yellowstone National Park which looked at interactions between ravens, wolves, and people. Ravens are known to scavenge food from wolves and people but the relationship has not been well studied. In 2019 Matthias Loretto and presenter John Marzluff…
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The Harlequin – Spring 2021
Please click on the link below to view the Spring 2021 issue of our Harlequin newsletter
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A Video of our April 2021 Program: Decades of Change in Maine’s Birds – with Doug Hitchcox
This program was presented on April 20, 2021. Scroll down to the original post on this program for a full description. Note that the recording starts after the introduction, but includes the full program.
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Decades of Change in Maine’s Birds – with Doug Hitchcox – Tuesday, April 20th
If you’ve lived in Maine for a while, you’ve probably noticed that bird populations have changed and continue to do so. Just a few decades ago, birds such as the Northern Cardinal, the Tufted Titmouse, the Red-Bellied Woodpecker and the Carolina Wren were uncommon sightings here, if seen at all. Birds such as the Eastern…
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A Video of our March 2021 program on the Birds-of-Paradise Project – with Edwin Scholes
This program was presented on March 16th, 2021. Scroll down to the original post on this program for a full description. Note that the recording starts with a few minutes of birding small talk to give viewers a chance to join us.
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The Birds-of-Paradise Project: Natural history media for science and conservation – with Edwin Scholes – Tuesday, March 16th
Among the most amazing creatures in the world, more than 40 species of birds-of-paradise live in New Guinea’s swaths of the Indo-Pacific rainforest region, one of the largest intact tropical forested areas on Earth. The stars of the show in National Geographic and PBS Nature TV documentaries, the birds-of-paradise have become icons of New Guinea’s…
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A Video of our February 2021 Program: The Amazing Winter Crow Roost – with Dana Duxbury-Fox and Bob Fox
This program was presented on Feb 16th, 2021. Scroll down to the original post on this program for a full description.
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The Amazing Winter Crow Roost – with Bob Fox and Dana Duxbury-Fox – Tuesday, Feb 16th
“It blows your mind. Thousands of them. They just keep rolling in.” It’s a spectacular display of sight and sound, a massive swarm of as many as 20,000 crows, a sky blotted black by their numbers, a crescendo of cawing that slowly fades to an eerie silence, night closing in. As it has for at…
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A Year in the Life of North American Owls – with Paul Bannick – Tuesday, January 19th
“If your average picture is worth a thousand words, a Paul Bannick wildlife photograph is worth 20,000. Having worked with wildlife photographers for articles in Audubon, Smithsonian, Sierra, National Wildlife and other magazines for 45 years, I have yet to encounter one who better captures the magic and beauty of the natural world.” Ted Williams,…
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The Birds of Maine – by Peter Vickery
There’s a spectacular new comprehensive book: The Birds of Maine by Peter Vickery. And, fittingly, a wonderful program just presented the story of the creation of this book. If you’re interested in the birds (and birders) of Maine, take a look:
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A Video of our November 2020 program: The Narwhal’s Tusk – The Ten Most Remarkable Marine Mammal Adaptations – with Zack Klyver
This program was presented on Nov 17th. Scroll down to the original post on this program for a full description.
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The 2021 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, with her graciously donating the calendars to YCA to support our educational programs. We’ve always presented them at our fall program meetings, but this year that’s not possible, of course, so we’re…
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The Narwhal’s Tusk: the ten most remarkable marine mammal adaptations – with Zack Klyver – November 17th
Have you ever wondered why a narwhal has a tusk? How sperm whales catch squid in the deep dark ocean? Which whale has the biggest tail, lives the longest, and holds the world migration record? Did you know that whale “waste” results in great plant plankton blooms in the ocean that produce the oxygen we…
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A Video of our October 2020 program: Conserving Reptiles and Amphibians – a Maine Focus – with Greg LeClair
This program was presented on Oct 20th. Scroll down to the original post on this program for a full description.
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The Harlequin – Autumn 2020
Please click on the link below to view the Autumn 2020 issue of our Harlequin newsletter, including a feature article: John James Audubon – Revisited. https://www.yorkcountyaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Harlequin-Autumn-2020.pdf
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Our 2020 Bird Seed Sale is Coming!
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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Conserving Reptiles and Amphibians – A Maine Focus with Greg LeClair – Oct 20th
Gregory LeClair is a wildlife biologist with a contagious passion for amphibians and reptiles that he has honed from early in his life. In our October Zoom program, he will share his enthusiasm, concerns, and insight into diverse topics including amphibian extinction, the exotic pet trade, habitat destruction, the impact of human attitudes on wildlife…
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A video of our September 2020 program: Seabird Sentinels in the Gulf of Maine – with Dr. Don Lyons
This program was presented on Sept 15th. Scroll down for a full description.