2026
Sunday, October 18, 2026 – Swatara State Park
Observation of flora and fauna. Meet 2:30 PM at Trout Run Trailhead parking lot.
Leader Rosemary Spreha (717-649-2680)
Sunday, November 1, 2026 – 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 22, 2026 – Lebanon Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) at Jonestown
Observation of flora and fauna along the trail. Meet 2:30 PM at the LVRT Jonestown trailhead.
Leader Fritz Heilman (717-273-0487)
Saturday, December 19, 2026 – QAS 47th Annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC)
Event includes walking and driving to count birds within prescribed area.
Contact Fritz Heilman (717-273-0487)
2027
Friday, January 1, 2027 – LVRT @ Expo Center
Kick off the New Year with QAS’s 11th annual New Year’s Day winter bird walk. Meet 9:30 AM at Lebanon Valley Expo Center parking lot next to LVRT.
Leader Bob Peda (954-551-9055)
Sunday, February 14, 2027 – Union Canal Tunnel Park
Observation of flora and fauna (including counting birds for the 30th annual “Great Backyard Bird Count”). Meet 2:30 PM at the park’s 25th Street parking lot.
Leader Fritz Heilman (717-273-0487) Saturday,
March 13, 2027 – MCWMA
Observation of migrating and resident birds along the tour road. Meet 9:30 AM at visitor center parking lot.
Leader Fritz Heilman (717-273-0487)
Sunday, March 21, 2027 - 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. Trip cancelled if raining.
Leader Gary Kinkley (717-503-4027)
Saturday, April 3, 2027 – MCWMA Millstone Trail
Observation of flora and fauna via walk up mountain side. Meet 9:30 AM at MCWMA visitor center parking lot.
Leader Fritz Heilman (717-273-0487)
Sunday, April 4, 2027 - 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 Road parking lot. Bring a flashlight. Trip cancelled if raining.
Leader Gary Kinkley (717-503-4027)
Saturday, April 17, 2027 – Spring Migratory Birds
Observation of migratory birds along LVRT. Meet 8 AM at 25th Street trailhead parking lot.
Leader Bob Peda (954-551-9055)
Saturday, April 24, 2027 – Observation of Spring Wildflowers
Observation of wildflowers at Furnace Hills. For meeting time and location, please contact trip leaders Jim Logan (717-273-8438) or J.C. Logan (717-865-5522).
Saturday, May 1, 2027 – MCWMA
Observation of resident and migratory birds. Meet 8 AM at visitor center parking lot.
Leader Fritz Heilman (717-273-0487)
Tuesday, May 4, 2027 – Warbler walk 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 Bob Peda (954-551-9055)
Saturday, May 8, 2027 – Spring Field Birds at SGL 145
Observation of resident and migratory birds. Meet 8 AM at SGL 145 parking lot near white barn off Epler Road.
Leader Bob Peda (954-551-9055)
Sunday, May 16, 2027 – Song Of The Whip-poor-will
Meet 7:45 PM at Middle Road parking lot of Memorial Lake State Park.
Leader Tim Becker (717-919-3716)
Saturday, May 22, 2027 – LVRT at Jonestown
Observation of flora and fauna. Meet 9 AM at the Jonestown trailhead.
Leader Fritz Heilman (717-273-0487)
June TBD – 7th Annual PSO Birding Blitz with Team Quittie Audubon
Saturday, June 19, 2027 – Birds, Blooms and Butterflies at SGL 145.
Meet 9 AM at SGL 145 parking lot near white barn off Epler Road.
Leader Fritz Heilman (717-273-0487)
Sunday, July 11, 2027 – 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)
Sunday, July 25, 2027 – 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)
