Kestrel Camera

Birding by Ear Weekly Walk Returns

It must be spring! To the delight of many local birders, Dave Tracy has once again kicked-off spring by leading the weekly bird walk, BIRDING BY EAR.   Learn to identify the birds you hear, practice your ear-birding skills, or share your talents with others during this weekly walk in the riverside park.  Photo courtesy of Chuck Gates.

New East Cascades Bird Alliance (ECBA) Board Officers

Election of officers was held at the February board meeting.

Harney County Migratory Bird Festival 2025

Spend an amazing weekend witnessing the spectacular spring migration in the Harney Basin of Southeast Oregon at the Harney County Migratory Bird Festival.

Golden Eagle Nest Camera

Keep an eye on Rocky and Petra via our Golden Eagle Nest Camera now found on this website. Photo courtesy of Abbott Schindler

Suet Smarts: Helping Birds Without Hurting Them

Picture this: A chickadee lands on your carefully crafted pinecone feeder,coated with peanut butter or suet and seeds.

The Pinyon Jay

Here in Central Oregon, for over 10 years, ECBA volunteer Kevin Smith has invested his time and inspired others to report sitings of Pinyon Jays, and over the last 5 years Ken Hashagen, together with Kevin, have helped provide banding data to ODFW and the USGS Birding Lab. Now ECBA volunteers and the USFWS have an exciting opportunity to work together to study these birds in a brand new way! Photo courtesy of Abbott Schindler