• Birding by Ear 2025

    Birding by Ear is a weekly bird walk led by ECBA volunteer Dave Tracy and will take place every Tuesday through early June. Meet at Sawyer Park at 8 a.m. Bird walks typically last 1-1.5 hours depending on bird activity. We usually cover about 1/1.5 miles over mostly flat trails. Depending on the weather, be […]

  • Ochoco Preserve Bird Walk

    Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Aaron Jenkins for a bird walk at Ochoco Preserve. Last year, the Land Trust completed the second phase of a major project to shape the future of Ochoco Preserve! See firsthand all the work we’ve accomplished to create healthy streams, flourishing native plants and wildlife, and new connections for […]

  • Wednesday Birders

    Wednesday Birders is a group of birders, birding, but not a traditional field trip with a named leader who always provides a guided field experience. Everyone helps everyone else, shares, learns and enjoys birding together. Usually some advanced birders are there and are so helpful.  All are welcomed. We carpool when possible. As times vary from week […]

  • Camp Polk Meadow Preserve Bird Walk

    Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Aaron Jenkins for a bird walk at Camp Polk Meadow Preserve. With ponderosa pine forest, wet and dry meadows, and a portion of Whychus Creek, the Preserve is one of Central Oregon's birding hot spots! Visit the Hindman Springs portion of the Preserve, watching for warblers in the willows […]

  • Sunriver Bird Walk

    Sunriver Nature Center 57245 River Rd, Sunriver, OR, United States

    Join ECBA for a free guided bird walk at Sunriver. Meet at the Sunriver Nature Center at 8 am. Walk lasts about 3 hours. Distance 3-4 miles. Some walking on uneven terrain. Restrooms available midway and at the end. Bring binoculars. Dress for the weather. Walk led by Tom Lawler and Diane Burgess.

  • Birding by Ear 2025

    Birding by Ear is a weekly bird walk led by ECBA volunteer Dave Tracy and will take place every Tuesday through early June. Meet at Sawyer Park at 8 a.m. Bird walks typically last 1-1.5 hours depending on bird activity. We usually cover about 1/1.5 miles over mostly flat trails. Depending on the weather, be […]

  • Wednesday Birders

    Wednesday Birders is a group of birders, birding, but not a traditional field trip with a named leader who always provides a guided field experience. Everyone helps everyone else, shares, learns and enjoys birding together. Usually some advanced birders are there and are so helpful.  All are welcomed. We carpool when possible. As times vary from week […]

  • 2025 Summer Lake Wildlife Area Shorebird Survey

    Summer Lake 53447 OR-31, Summer Lake, OR, United States

    VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY – Summer Lake Shorebird Survey Where:  Summer Lake Wildlife Area What:  Volunteers conduct counts of all shorebirds and other waterbirds (excluding waterfowl and American coot) across the entire Summer Lake Wildlife Area. When:              Saturday & Sunday, May 31 and June 1, 2025 Why:    The survey was established in 2009 to monitor breeding shorebird and […]

  • Browns Mountain Bird Hike

    Join us for 5 - 8 miles (up to 6 hours total) of hiking/birding on the flanks of Browns Mountain, along the Deschutes River.  We'll search for woodpeckers, warblers, Chestnut-backed Chickadees and whatever the mountain serves up.  Moderately challenging terrain at times. The forest service roads and terrain are uneven, rocky in places, sloped, and […]

  • Birding by Ear 2025

    Birding by Ear is a weekly bird walk led by ECBA volunteer Dave Tracy and will take place every Tuesday through early June. Meet at Sawyer Park at 8 a.m. Bird walks typically last 1-1.5 hours depending on bird activity. We usually cover about 1/1.5 miles over mostly flat trails. Depending on the weather, be […]

  • ECBA Board Meeting

    East Cascades Bird Alliance Board of Directors meets monthly, on the first Tuesday.