York County Audubon is a chapter of Maine Audubon.
Programs, field trips, and special activities. See reports for previous field trips .
What does it mean to love a forest? In this talk, Ethan Tapper, a forester, author and content creator from Vermont, will draw from his work as a forester and his bestselling book — How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World — to discuss what it means to care…
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…
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…
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…
Beginning on Christmas Day in 1900, the Audubon Society has been sponsoring Christmas Bird Counts (CBC’s) to help monitor the health and status of bird populations throughout North America. In that first year, there were 25 count circles with a total of 27 birders. Now, there are over 2300 count circles each year…
Beginning on Christmas Day in 1900, the Audubon Society has been sponsoring Christmas Bird Counts (CBC’s) to help monitor the health and status of bird populations throughout North America. In that first year, there were 25 count circles with a total of 27 birders. Now, there are over 2300 count circles each year…
Boston birder Neil Hayward was having a mid-life crisis. So what did he do? He went birding. This temporary insanity resulted in almost 250,000 miles of travel, taking him to the remote corners of North America. Over the course of one year he got so into birding that he ended up setting what birders refer to…
For anyone who missed Doug Tallamy’s great program “Bringing Nature Home” at the Ogunquit Playhouse in June, a video of it can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/174067253 Special thanks to Saco River Community Television for recording it and making it available in such high quality.
Beginning on Christmas Day in 1900, the Audubon Society has been sponsoring Christmas Bird Counts (CBC’s) to help monitor the health and status of bird populations throughout North America. In that first year, there were 25 count circles with a total of 27 birders. Now, there are over 2300 count circles each year with over…
York County Audubon joins the Global Big Day – And so can you! For years, YCA has held an annual Birding Challenge in mid-May. It’s been a fund-raiser for our wildlife protection efforts and a day for birders to join together and have fun. This year, we’re changing things up a bit, by joining with…
York County Audubon is pleased to co-sponsor with the Sierra Club a showing of this important new film. Su Rynard’s documentary THE MESSENGER explores our deep-seated connection to birds and warns that the uncertain fate of songbirds might mirror our own. Moving from the northern reaches of the Boreal Forest to the base of Mount Ararat in Turkey…
Join us for Winter Wildlife Day, 10 am – 2 pm, on Thursday, February 18th, at the Wells Reserve.
Over the years, York County Audubon has worked with and sponsored a number of outstanding organizations. As a special treat, we’ll let these friends share their work with brief presentations in a program at the Wells Reserve at 7 pm on Tuesday, October 20th. This will include: The Center for Wildlife…
Program to be presented in the Mather Auditorium at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm Come early to socialize Come earlier to sit in on the Board Meeting Program is free and open to the public, and starts at 7 p.m. John Rogers has maintained a trail of bluebird nest boxes for 4 decades and…
Join York County Audubon birders for 7 a.m. bird walks… 5-14 Wednesday: Rotary park, 550 Main Street, Biddeford 5-15 Thursday: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Beach Street (Route 9), Saco. 5-24 Saturday: Hattie’s 109 Mile Stretch Rd, Biddeford Pool
Join Doug Hitchcox for a shorebird extravaganza. Meet and park at Buffleheads restaurant at 122 Hills Beach Road in Biddeford Contact: Doug 207-671-0185.
Meeting to be held at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm Come early to socialize Come earlier to sit in on the board meeting The great blue heron is often touted as one of the most widespread and adaptable birds in North America. Here in Maine they are certainly widespread, but recent data has suggested a…
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…
Meeting to be held at Kennebunkport Conservation Trust Birds Do the Darndest Things One of the great pleasures of birding is observing the intimate snippets of birds’ lives. Usually the birds we see are either perched, flying, or feeding. But every so often, we glimpse less obvious behaviors, which hold us spellbound—a meadowlark fleeing a…
Join a guided, relaxed Bird Walk at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm. The diverse habitat allows for many possible sightings from shorebirds to warblers. Summer residents include Brown Thrasher, Bobolinks, Eastern Towhee and many others. All skill levels welcome. Meet in the Parking Lot at 7:30 a.m.