2025
Sunday., July 27 – Butterflies, Dragonflies and Their Habitat
Observation via binoculars of butterflies and dragonflies at Middle Creek WMA visitor center meadows. Meet 2:30 PM at visitor center parking lot.
Leader Fritz Heilman (717-273-0487).
*** DATE CHANGE TO SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD @ 10AM ***
Monday., Aug. 18 – QAS 6th Annual Lebanon Butterfly Count
Meet at Quittie Wetlands Preserve near Home Depot at 10 AM.
Leader Jim Fiorentino (717-269-0675).
Saturday, Sept. 27 SGL 211- Cold Springs & Stony Valley
Observing fall migrants and resident birds. Meet 8:30 AM at Memorial Lake Middle parking lot. Leader Jim Fiorentino (717-269-0675)
Sunday, Oct 12 – Swatara State Park Observation of flora and fauna.
Meet 2:30 PM at Trout Run Trailhead parking lot. Please preregister by 8 PM the day before with trip leader Rosemary Spreha (717-649-2680)
Sunday, Oct. 26 Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area (MCWMA)
Observation of flora and fauna along Conservation Trail. Meet 2:30 PM at Visitor Center parking lot. Leader Fritz Heilman (717-273-0487)
Sunday, November 23 – Lebanon Valley Rail Trail at Jonestown
Observation of flora and fauna along the trail. Meet 2:30 PM at the LVRT Jonestown trailhead. Please preregister by 8 PM the day before with trip leader Fritz Heilman (717-273-0487 or email: volks5@verizon.net)
Saturday, December 20 QAS 46th Annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC)
Event includes walking and driving to count birds within prescribed area. Contact Fritz Heilman (717-273-0487)
2026
Thursday, January 1 – Lebanon Valley Rail Trail (LVRT)
Kick off the new year with QAS’s 10 annual New Year’s day winter bird walk. Meet 9:30 AM at Lebanon Valley Expo Center parking lot next to LVRT. Leader Jim Fiorentino (717-269-0675)
Friday, January 2 – Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area
A second New Year walk to kick off your birding year – meet 10 AM at the Visitor Center parking lot. Please preregister by 8 PM the day before with trip leader Jim Fiorentino (717-269-0675 or email: bluefox122a@gmail.com)
Sunday, February 15 – Union Canal Tunnel Park
Observation of flora and fauna (including counting birds for the 29th annual “Great Backyard Bird Count”). Meet 2 PM at the park’s 25th Street parking lot. Leader Fritz Heilman (717-273-0487)
Friday, February 27 – Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area
Observation of Snow Geese and other migrating birds from Willow Point. Meet 10 AM at Visitor Center parking lot. Please preregister by 8 PM the day before with trip leader Jim Fiorentino (717-269-0675 or email: bluefox122a@gmail.com)
Saturday, March 14 – Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area
Observation of migrating and resident birds along the tour road. Meet 9 AM at visitor center parking lot. Leader Fritz Heilman (717-273-0487)
Sunday, March 22 – Timberdoodle at Swatara State Park
The first of two trips to observe the ‘sky dance’ of the woodcock. Meet 7:15 PM at the Trout Run Trailhead parking lot. Bring a flashlight. Leader Gary Kinkley (717-503-4027)
March 26,27 & 28 Blackwater NWR & Maryland Eastern Shore
Observation of migrating and resident shorebirds. Trip limit 8 people – must preregister with trip leader Jim Fiorentino (717-269-0675 or email: bluefox122a@gmail.com) by March 1 so hotel reservations can be made.
Sunday, March 29 – Timberdoodle at Memorial Lake State Park
The second of two trips to observe the ‘sky dance’ of the woodcock. Meet 7:15 PM at the middle parking lot. Bring a flashlight. Leader Gary Kinkley (717-503-4027)
Saturday, April 4 – Millstone Trail
Observation of flora and fauna via walk up mountain side. Meet 9:30 AM at MCWMA visitor center parking lot. Please preregister by 8 PM the day before with trip leader Fritz Hellman (717-273-0487)
Tuesday, April 21 – Spring Migratory Birds
Observation of migratory birds along Lebanon Valley Rail Trail. Meet 8 AM at 25th Street trailhead parking lot. Please preregister by 8 PM the day before with trip leader Bob Peda (954-551-9055 or email: treborhmls@aol.com)
Saturday, April 25 – Observation of Spring Wildflowers
Observation of wildflowers at Furnace Hills. Contact trip leaders for details. Please preregister by 8 PM the day before with either trip leader, J. M. Logan (717-273-8438) or J. C. Logan (717-865-5522)
Saturday, May 2 – Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area
Observation of resident and migratory birds. Meet 8 AM at visitor center parking lot. Leader Fritz Heilman (717-273-0487)
Tuesday, May 5 – Warbler Walk #1 by Obie Rd. & Michter’s Rd.
Meet 7:30 AM on Rexmont Road at the old Rexmont Dam parking lot, just past and across from white corral fencing (about 0.7 mile south of the intersection of Rexmont Road and Route 419. Leader Jim Fiorentino (717-269-0675)
Wednesday, May 6 Warbler walk #2 at SGL 211 Cold Springs and Stony Valley.
Meet 7:30 AM at Memorial Lake Middle parking lot. Leader Jim Fiorentino (717-269-0675)
Monday, May 11 – Spring Field Birds at SGL 145
Observation of resident and migratory birds. Meet 8 AM at SGL parking lot near white barn off Epler Road. Please preregister by 8 PM the day before with trip leader Bob Peda (954-551-9055 or email: treborhmls@aol.com)
Saturday, May 23 – Lebanon Valley Rail Trail at Jonestown
Observation of flora and fauna. Meet 9 AM at the Jonestown trailhead. Leader Fritz Heilman (717-273-0487)
June TBD – 6th Annual PSO Birding Blitz with Team Quittie
There will be at least 4 trips during this event – site and times TBD. Contact Jim Fiorentino (717-269-0675)
Saturday, June 20 – Birds, Blooms and Butterflies # 1 SGL Colebrook.
Meet 9 AM at LVRT Colebrook parking lot off Rt. 117. Leader Jim Fiorentino (717-269-0675)
Sunday, June 28 – Swatara State Park
Observation of flora and fauna via Sand Siding. Meet 2:30 PM at Trout Run Trailhead. Leader Fritz Heilman (717-273-0487)
Wednesday, July 8 Gov Dick Rec Area Birds, Blooms and Butterflies # 2.
Meet 10 AM at the Environmental Center parking lot off Pinch Rd. Please preregister by 8 PM the day before with trip leader Jim Fiorentino (717-269-0675 or email: bluefox122a@gmail.com)
Sunday, July 26 – Butterflies, Dragonflies and Their Habitat
Observation via binoculars of butterflies and dragonflies at MCWMA visitor center meadows. Meet 2:30 PM at visitor center parking lot. Leader Fritz Heilman (717-273-0487)
Saturday, August 15 QAS 7th Annual Lebanon Co. Butterfly Count
Meet 10 AM at Speedway Gas Station off State Drive. Leader: Jim Fiorentino (717-269-0675)
