As the weather warms, regional residents can head to the mountains for a hike or cool off in the lakes and rivers. Georgia’s State Parks and Historic Sites are also supplying a plethora of activities for families and outdoorsmen and women. A selection of events slated for Georgia’s state parks and historic sites include: Close Encounters of the Bird Kind Meet the feathered legend and other nonreleasable birds of prey during the entertaining program at 1 p.m. Saturdays at the lodge lobby at Amicalola Falls State Park Lodge, 418 Amicalola Falls Lodge Road, Dawsonville.