The Lancaster County Bird Club (LCBC) will offer a field trip to Clark Nature Preserve in Pequea on Saturday, Aug. 8, with a 7 a.m. start. Attendees will explore the meadow and woodlands for summer birds such as buntings, vireos, and tanagers. The trip is free and open to the public. Participants must register with trip leader Sarah Gotwols at 717-940-3804 or sarahann71880@gmail.com by 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7.

The LCBC will meet on Thursday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area Visitor Center, 100 Museum Road, Stevens.

Patti Barber, an endangered bird specialist with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, will present "Osprey: Pennsylvania's Less Appreciated Recovery Success." Ospreys are an incredible success story but are often overshadowed by the recovery of bald eagles and peregrine falcons. Barber will cover the history of the osprey population in Pennsylvania and reasons for its decline and recovery. She will describe current monitoring efforts, successes, challenges, and failures, as well as the current population and distribution in the state.

Barber has studied birds on four continents. She did her master's research on mate guarding and paternity in red-faced warblers. With the Pennsylvania Game Commission, she is responsible for the 20 threatened and endangered native birds of the state.

The meeting is free and open to the public. For more information, call 717-891-8145 or 717-725-2717. Information about the LCBC is available at http://www.lancasterbirdclub.org, http://www.facebook.com/lancasterbirdclub, and http://www.instagram.com/lancasterbirdclub.