Quittapahilla Audubon Society will offer programs to the public with no registration or fee. For more information, visit http://www.qasaudubon.org.

A field trip focusing on observing the woodcock's sky dance will occur on Sunday, March 24, at Memorial Lake State Park. Attendees should meet at 7:15 p.m. at the upper parking lot and bring a flashlight. To learn more, contact Gary Kinkley at 717-503-4027.

During a field trip on Saturday, March 30, attendees will explore the Millstone Trail at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area. The group will meet at 9 a.m. at the visitor center parking lot and drive to White Oak Picnic Area to start the walk. Attendees may have opportunities to pause for observation of fauna and flora, arriving at the mountaintop vista in about 35 minutes.

"Let's (Try to) Count all the Birds in Pennsylvania!" will be presented by Tim Becker on Wednesday, March 27, at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 723 Lehman St., Lebanon. Attendees should enter the church from the parking lot off Spruce Street.

Becker is the coordinator for the Lebanon County area of the Pennsylvania Bird Atlas (PBA3), a statewide inventory of birds breeding and overwintering in the state. Becker will assist Lower Susquehanna regional compiler Annette Mathes, who reports to Amber Wiewel of the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary and the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Both agencies are taking the lead for the PBA3.

The PBA3 began on Jan. 1 and will run through early 2029. This will be Pennsylvania's third atlas, following atlases conducted in the 1980s and early 2000s. The PBA3 will rely on thousands of volunteers to document species and breeding behaviors across the state. The results of the PBA3 will help detect population and distributional changes for the birds of Pennsylvania - information that is needed for designating species of conservation concern and informing land management and protection. Becker's presentation will outline why such atlases are created, how the PBA3 will work, and how anyone can participate.

Becker recently retired from a 42-year career as a naturalist at ZooAmerica Wildlife Park, specializing in conservation. His projects included propagation and reintroduction of peregrine falcons, along with nest box installation and monitoring for kestrels, barn owls, and prothonotary warblers. Becker continues his rearing and reintroduction efforts for the regal fritillary butterfly in his capacity as a wildlife fisheries biologist aide at Fort Indiantown Gap.