Ayama the golden Eeaglet fledged from Whychus Creek fledged on June 4th this year. You can watch this amazing event, captured on our Whychus Creek Golden Eagle camera, located in Sisters, Oregon, below.
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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!
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.
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.
ECBA Member Laurel Collins Wins First Place in OBA Photo Contest
White-faced Ibis in Harney County, by ECBA member Laurel Collins, was the First Place May, 2025 Oregon Birding Association (OBA) photo contest winner.
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