Downeast Audubon Welcomes the
Hancock Country Young Birders Club

The Hancock County Young Birders Club offers free, weekly, 5 hour birding outings for high schoolers with transportation, binoculars, scopes, field guides, and ice cream provided. The group travels together to various habitats for each outing using a 14 passenger bus. All skill levels are welcome! Whether you’re interested in seeing new birds, photography, listing competitively, or being outside, you’re welcome to give it a try.

Email coordinator James Longo for more information or to join at James.Longo.birds@gmail.com

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HOW TO SUPPORT THE HANCOCK COUNTY YBC:

If you would like to support The Hancock County Young Birders Club, the Downeast Audubon has a donation link of their website. Please add a message on the last page before you click donate now noting that the donation is for the Hancock Country Young Birders Club.

*note this link is not affiliated with MYBC or this webpage. Please contact James Longo or Downeast Audubon directly with any questions or issues.

Meet the HCYBC Coordinator: James Longo

James Longo leads the outings. He is a PhD student at the University of Maine. He works in Dr. Amber Roth's lab, where he researches Bicknell's Thrush conservation. He is also the Founder/Coordinator of the Hancock County Young Birders Club, a board member for Downeast Audubon, and guide for the Acadia Birding Festival. He grew up in upstate New York and received his bachelor's degree in Wildlife Science from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Photos from some of the HCYBC Outings