ECBA Birders' Night--Ospreys with Kylie Lanuza
2026-03-12 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Worthy Brewing, 495 NE Bellevue Dr, Bend, OR, 97701
More details will be added in the near future.

Birders' Night--The Bird–Caterpillar Connection with LeeAnn Kriegh
2026-04-09 19:00 - 20:30
Caterpillars are the single most important insect in the diet of most terrestrial birds, yet our knowledge of these larval marvels often begins and ends with The Very Hungry Caterpillar. So, let’s get caught up on the latest research. We’ll explore the life cycles of each of the 160,000 species of caterpillars (or at least a few of the best-known), discuss why these bristly sausages are so vital to nestling diets, and learn a few simple ways we can boost caterpillar populations in our own backyards. LeeAnn Kriegh is a woolly bear enthusiast and author of The Nature of Bend and The Nature of Portland. She’ll have the 2025 editions of both books available for sale at the talk.

Birders' Night: Visions of Desert Life with Alan Contreras
2026-05-14 19:00 - 20:30
Visions of Desert Life with Alan Contreras
Long-time Oregon birder and writer Alan Contreras will present an unusual program of poems, stories and images related to birds, wildlife and the human experience of eastern Oregon. He will read from his own work and the work of other writers including Ursula K. Le Guin, Ada Hastings Hedges, Ellen Waterston, C.E.S. Wood and others. These readings will be accented with images by visual artists and photographers working in eastern Oregon and perhaps excerpts from music inspired by eastern Oregon.
Alan L. Contreras, a fourth-generation Oregonian, has published several books about the natural world as well as professional work in higher education, poetry and essays. His recent work includes A History of Oregon Ornithology (senior editor, OSU Press 2022), Edge of Awe: Experiences of the Malheur-Steens Country (editor, OSU Press 2019), and Collected Poems of Ada Hastings Hedges (ed. with Ulrich Hardt, OSU Press 2020). He is currently working on a book on the Oregon desert as a source of creative inspiration. He will have books for sale at the meeting.

Birders' Night: Harry Fuller on Harney County and Sandhill Cranes.
2026-06-11 19:00 - 20:30
Birders’ Night: Harry Fuller on Harney County and Sandhill Cranes. More details will be posted when available.

Birders' Night: Tracking Lewis’s Woodpecker Migration Using Motus Technology with Kaly Adkins
2026-07-09 19:00 - 20:30
Birders’ Night: Tracking Lewis’s Woodpecker Migration Using Motus Technology with Kaly Adkins
Come learn about how wildlife biologists from the state, a variety of NGOs and Cal Poly Humboldt have collaborated to learn about migratory pathways of Lewis’s Woodpeckers throughout the PNW using Motus wildlife tracking technology. This technology can be expanded to a variety of small-bodied wildlife and is helping to unravel the mystery of migration for many of these species. Kaly Adkins is a Regional Wildlife Diversity Biologist for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife in Bend that specializes in species of greatest conservation need east of the crest of the Cascades in Oregon.
If you want to learn more about MOTUS towers before the Birders’ Night, you can listen to a podcast that Kaly did with Northwest Nature Matters on this topic. Here is the link to the podcast episode: http://nwnaturematters.libsyn.com/motus-a-collaborative-research-network-tracking-wildlife-movement

Birders' Night: Ducks Unlimited Wetland Restoration for Wetland Habitat with Ashley Tunstall
2026-08-13 19:00 - 20:30
Ducks Unlimited Wetland Restoration for Wetland Habitat

Join Ashley Tunstall, Ducks Unlimited Southeast Oregon biologist, to learn more about DU’s wetland restoration work for waterfowl and wetlands in the Oregon SONEC. From stream restoration to dam replacement, Ashley’s work runs the gambit to improve watershed conditions for wetland dependent species in this critical migratory stopover habitat. Learn about the active restoration work going on in your backyard in eastern Oregon on both public and private lands!”

Birders' Night:J eff Fleischer on the Winter Raptor Surveys.
2026-09-10 19:00 - 20:30
Birders’ Night:J eff Fleischer on the Winter Raptor Surveys.
More details will be posted when available.

Birders' Night: Stu Garrett on Oregon’s Sagebrush Steppe and the birds that live there.
2026-10-08 19:00 - 20:30
Birders’ Night: Stu Garrett on Oregon’s Sagebrush Steppe and the birds that live there. More details will be posted when available.

Birders' Night: Marina Richie will introduce us to her new book that is scheduled to be released this fall–Feathered Forest: Aloft with Birds in Ancient Trees.
2026-11-12 19:00 - 20:30
Marina Richie will introduce us to her new book that is scheduled to be released this fall–Feathered Forest: Aloft with Birds in Ancient Trees.
More details will be posted when available.

Birders' Night: Holiday Gathering!
2026-12-10 19:00 - 20:30
Birders’ Night: Holiday Gathering!
More details will be posted when available.
