Maine Young Birders Club

05/26/2026

🐦We are so close! With just 5 days left in the MYBC Giving Drive, we're within a few hundred dollars of our $3,500 goal. Every dollar goes directly toward keeping field trips, workshops, and scholarships free for young birders in Maine.

If you haven't donated yet, now is the time — and if you have, a quick share of this post could put us over the top.

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🐦 Big news from the Maine Young Birders Club!

For the first time since MYBC was founded in 2017, membership is completely FREE! We’re eliminating annual dues so that every young birder in southern Maine can participate, no matter what.

To keep our field trips, workshops, and scholarships going, we’re launching our first-ever MYBC Giving Drive. Our goal is to raise $3,500 by May 31. If you’d like to support the next generation of Maine birders, we’d love your help — whether that’s a donation, a share, or spreading the word to friends, family, or local businesses who might want to get involved.

👉 Link in comments to donate or learn more!

Please share this post — every share helps us reach our goal!

05/18/2026

Spring migration is in full swing, and the Maine Young Birders explored Evergreen Cemetery in Portland in search of migrants yesterday. Check out our trip report:

Laurie Pocher May 18, 2026 Spring Migration at Evergreen Laurie Pocher May 18, 2026 by Laurie PocherMay 17, 2026 • Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, MaineWhat a morning at Evergreen Cemetery! With warm temperatures and a mostly leafed-out canopy, the birds were singing – but playing hard to get, tuc...

05/01/2026

🐦 Big news from the Maine Young Birders Club!

For the first time since MYBC was founded in 2017, membership is completely FREE! We’re eliminating annual dues so that every young birder in southern Maine can participate, no matter what.

To keep our field trips, workshops, and scholarships going, we’re launching our first-ever MYBC Giving Drive. Our goal is to raise $3,500 by May 31. If you’d like to support the next generation of Maine birders, we’d love your help — whether that’s a donation, a share, or spreading the word to friends, family, or local businesses who might want to get involved.

👉 Link in comments to donate or learn more!

Please share this post — every share helps us reach our goal!

04/15/2026

The MYBC had a fantastic outing at the New England Falconry School last weekend. Read all about it here:

Laurie Pocher April 15, 2026 New England School of Falconry Laurie Pocher April 15, 2026 by Laurie PocherApril 11, 2026 • New England School of Falconry Woodstock, VermontMost MYBC outings find us out in the field, scanning treetops and mudflats with binoculars, waiting for birds to reveal themsel...

03/30/2026

It's unclear who was more surprised by this encounter on Saturday's MYBC outing--us or the porcupine?

03/04/2026

The Maine Young Birders Club set out in search of owls this past weekend -- unfortunately, no one told the owls we were coming! We pivoted to the beach for what can be described as a 'sea duck extravaganza!' Special thanks to guest guide Magill Weber for stepping in last minute and helping with some tricky IDs. Check out our trip report!

by Britney Fox The goal of our recent outing was to search for owls and explore the Pine Point area of Scarborough, where multiple snowy owls have been spotted throughout the winter. It seems that as soon as the calendar hit March, the snowies decided to make themselves scarce on the day of our MY

02/21/2026

Unfortunately, we need to postpone today's outing. We will plan to meet 3/1 from 2-5PM. Location is TBD based on weather conditions. Stay tuned for an updated trip announcement with full details coming soon.

DUE TO SNOWPACK AT PARKER RIVER MAKING ACCESS CHALLENGING, WE WILL BE MOVING THIS OUTING TO PINE POINT IN SCARBOROUGH. We will be meeting at Pine Point and exploring the beach and neighborhoods to look for Snowy Owls. We will move around Pine Point and surrounding areas throughout the afternoon. W

02/19/2026

We have moved our outing on Sat 2/21 to Pine Point. Please see updated trip announcement for details.

DUE TO SNOWPACK AT PARKER RIVER MAKING ACCESS CHALLENGING, WE WILL BE MOVING THIS OUTING TO PINE POINT IN SCARBOROUGH. We will be meeting at Pine Point and exploring the beach and neighborhoods to look for Snowy Owls. We will move around Pine Point and surrounding areas throughout the afternoon. W

01/28/2026

The MYBC coordinators had so much fun birding in Florida last year, we decided to vacation together again... this time in northern Minnesota exploring the Sax-Zim Bog!

Check out our trip report!

by Laurie Pocher A Trip Report from the MYBC Coordinators January 18-24, 2026 What do Maine Young Birders Club coordinators do on vacation? Bird, of course! Last year we headed to Florida to bird the Space Coast in the heat and humidity of the Sunshine State. This year we decided to try the o

01/12/2026

MYBC had a great morning on Saturday exploring animal tracks and signs at the Center for Wildlife with Dan Gardoqui! Check out of trip report!

by Britney Fox Our outing to the Center for Wildlife for our 2026 winter tracking trip with Dan Gardoqui took place on a truly beautiful morning. Winter trips can be unpredictable, but for this one we experienced the best that a Maine winter has to offer. When we met Dan Gardoqui in the Center for