The Lancaster County Bird Club (LCBC) will meet on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. at the North Museum of Nature and Science, 400 College Ave., Lancaster.

Haley Keff, a quail, pheasant, and dove biologist with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, will present "Returning Northern Bobwhite to Pennsylvania." She recently completed her master's degree at Texas Tech University, where her research focused on northern bobwhite management, including translocation, habitat selection, and chick survival. She is now leading the state's bobwhite quail reintroduction program.

After decades of habitat loss, wild populations of northern bobwhite were officially extirpated from Pennsylvania in 2014. Now, significant progress has been made toward re-establishing the bird through translocation efforts. Keff's presentation will discuss the species' decline, the status of the restoration project, and how, in collaboration with dedicated partners, the Game Commission is working to restore the northern bobwhite to the commonwealth.

The public is invited to attend free of charge and may call 717-856-3851 or 717-725-2717 with questions. For more information about the LCBC, visit http://www.lancasterbirdclub.org or follow the group at http://www.facebook.com/lancasterbirdclub or http://www.instagram.com/lancasterbirdclub.