Quittapahilla Audubon Society

 Welcome to the official website of the Quittapahilla Audubon Society.  Quittapahilla Audubon is a local chapter of the National Audubon Society serving Lebanon County and parts of the surrounding counties of Dauphin, Berks, and Lancaster in Pennsylvania.   For more information about our activities please explore the links on this page.  Our programs and field trips are open to the public and we hope to see you soon!

Upcoming Events & Opportunities

 For more details, see the links for
Programs or Field Trips

Our annual banquet will be held on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Hebron Banquet Hall in Lebanon.  Reservations are required and must be received by May 12th.  Click here for more details and to print the reservation form.

February 18, 2018
Great Backyard Bird Count

February 28, 2018 - Program
Plight of the Egret
Dennis Small

March 18, 2018 - Field Trip
Timberdoodle at Swatara State Park

March 24, 2018 - Field Trip
Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area

March 25, 2018 - Field Trip
Timberdoodle at Swatara State Park

March 28, 2018 - Program
Fire's Role in PA's Ecosystems
Ben Jones

April 7, 2018 - Field Trip
Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area

April 14, 2018 - Field Trip
Benton Ravine

April 18, 2018 - Program
Critical Connections - Denali
George Gress

April 29, 2018 - Field Trip
Swatara State Park

May 5, 2018
QAS Birdathon

May 12, 2018
27th Annual PA Migration Count

May 22, 2018 - Annual Banquet
Reservations due by May 12th
Click here for reservation form

May 30, 2018 - Field Trip
Bird Tour at Fort Indiantown Gap

June 15, 2018 - Field Trip
Lebanon Valley Rail Trail & Colebrook State Game Lands

June 16, 2018 - Field Trip
Lebanon Valley Rail Trail at Expo Center

June 17, 2018 - Field Trip
Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area

July 29, 2018 - Field Trip
Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area

Pennsylvania Farmland Raptor Project

Help Hawk Mountain save farm friendly raptors by reporting sightings of Barn Owls, American Kestrels, Shotrt-eared Owls and Northern Harriers. Follow the link above for more information and to report sightings.

Sign up for the QAS-Announce mailing list to receive e-mail reminders for our public meetings, field trips and other announcements of interest.
The QAS-Announce list is run through Yahoo!Groups.  Click on the link below to sign up.

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QAS has grant funds available for environmental conservation projects.  See the "Environmental Grants" section in the menu on the right side of this page for more information.

Our Winter 2017-2018 newsletter is now available!  See the "Resources" link on the right side of this page.

We have QAS baseball caps and bandannas for sale.  Get yours at our next public meeting.

The Mount Gretna Bird Club hosts a nature walk every Friday morning.  Meet at 9:00 AM at the Chatauqua parking lot off Route 117 (weather permitting).
For more information, contact Sid Hostetter, 964-3412 or email:
mtgretnabirdclub@hotmail.com

Please contact us anytime with any questions or feedback.

 Quittapahilla

A native American term meaning "spring that flows from among pines"