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!

If you ordered from our Annual Wild Bird Seed Sale this year, don't forget to pick up your order at the
Lebanon Expo Center (East Hall) on:
 * Friday, 11/6 (4:00pm to 6:00pm) or
 * Saturday, 11/7 (9:00am to 12:00 noon) 

Quittapahilla Audubon Newsletter Has Gone Digital!

Click here for details and information to make sure you'll continue to enjoy our newsletters.

Upcoming Events & Opportunities

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

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ALL PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN CANCELED THRU DECEMBER 2020.

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Due to COVID-19, please check the website and/or call the trip leader before attending any field trip.  We will update this list if additional changes or cancellations become necessary.

October 27, 2020 - Field Trip
Lebanon Valley Rail Trail at Jonestown

November 2, 2020 - Field Trip CANCELED
Lebanon Valley Rail Trail at Expo Center

November 24, 2020 - Field Trip
Lebanon Valley Rail Trail at Jonestown

December 19, 2020
QAS 41st annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC)  

Audubon Native Plants Database

Cick the link above to visit Audubon's Native Plants Database and discover the best native plants to bring more birds to your yard.

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.

Click to join QAS-Announce

Richard & Karen light were active members of QAS for many years and it is our honor to share information for
The Lebanon Valley Conservancy Richard H. & Karen R. Light Memorial Scholarship.
Click the link above to review the requirements and application form.

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 Spring 2020 newsletter is now available!  See the "Newsletters" link on the right side of this page.

We have QAS t-shirts, 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"