First Annual Youth Scholarship Winner Announced!
“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you”.
The East Cascades Bird Alliance is pleased to announce the winner of its first annual Youth Scholarship – Mason Jeffries, a student at Trinity Lutheran in Bend, Oregon.
Mission
East Cascades Bird Alliance seeks to foster knowledge and appreciation of birds and their habitats by all people through education, outings, and field studies that will inspire actions to protect wild birds and the places they need to thrive.
ECBA News >
News from Friends of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)
Just to the east of Bend, OR and slightly south lies a refuge that draws in birds and birders of all kinds. From lazuli buntings to listers and phalaropes to photographers – all are welcome, and all find their needs met by the abundance of this high desert dreamland.Photo courtesy of Lane Wintermute.
Intermountain West Shorebird Surveys
Dear Shorebirders, It’s that time of year again! Fall migration is just around the corner, and the Intermountain West Shorebird Survey returns August 9th-22nd!
Golden Eagle Nest Updates: Ayama Fledges, Returns for Visits
Watch Ayama Fledge and then visit our Golden Eagle Camera on Whychus Creek in Sisters, OR.
The Pinyon Jay Project (Update)
Nine ECBA volunteers signed up for training in late March 2025 to help the US Fish and Wildlife Service conduct field surveys of Pinyon Jays (PJs). Photo courtesy of Abbott Schindler
Glass Act: Saving Birds From Windows
Picture the perfect morning: songbird voices filling the air with their joyful chorus, announcing the new day. Then a sickening thud. Sadly, this heart-wrenching sound is all too familiar.