Wednesday Birders Are Back!

April 5 - Ryan Meadow trails Carpool at 8:00 from the big parking lot off Simpson near the Pavilion All locations are listed on the ECAS website. Select tab for […]

Wednesday Birders Are Back!

April 12 - High Lakes, Wickiup etc. Carpool from Bend at 8:00 from south side of Deschutes River Woods Store or 8:45 from Park and Ride at Wickiup Junction. If […]

Prineville Bird Club Meeting

Crook County Library 175 NW Meadow Lakes Drive, Prineville, Oregon

The Prineville Bird Club meets every second Thursday of the month, at the Crook County Library and usually in the Broughton Room. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. Doors open […]

Wednesday Birders Are Back!

April 19 - Calliope Crossing, Indian Ford CG, Indian Ford Creek across the highway. Meet to carpool at 8 am. at Village Greens. All locations are listed on the ECAS […]

Birding Basics session 4: Field Experience – April 21st

Crooked River Wetlands Complex, 4035 NW Rimrock Acres Loop in Prineville, OR 4035 NW Rimrock Acres Loop, Prineville, OR, United States

April Birding Basics: Field Experience Attention novice birders, birders new to Central Oregon, and those who want a refresher course! ECAS is offering a series of free field experiences designed just for you. […]

Earth Day 2023

Earth Day Fair and Parade 2023 will take place on Saturday, April 22nd from 11am-3pm in downtown Bend. An Environmental Center event, this family-friendly event typically features a lively and […]

Wednesday Birders Are Back!

April 26 - Whiskey Springs.   Location changed to Tumalo Reservoir!  All locations are listed on the ECAS website. Select tab for Birding Locations, choose the county and you get a […]

Wednesday Birders Are Back!

May 3 - Agency Plains north of Madras to find LB Curlews etc, then Warm Springs boat ramp and on to the trail by the museum. Visit the museum! All […]

Birding Basics session 5: Field Experience – May 21st

Sawyer Park 62999 O. B. Riley Road, Bend, Oregon

May Birding Basics: Field Experience Attention novice birders, birders new to Central Oregon, and those who want a refresher course! ECAS is offering a series of free field experiences designed just for […]

Dean Hale Woodpecker Festival

ECAS's signature annual event, the Dean Hale Woodpecker Festival, will be held June 1-4. The festival was started in 2011 to provide an opportunity to birders to visit a beautiful […]

Birding Basics session 6: Field Experience – June 8

Shevlin Park 18920 NW Shevlin Park Rd, Bend, OR, United States

June Birding Basics: Field Experience Attention novice birders, birders new to Central Oregon, and those who want a refresher course! ECAS is offering a series of free field experiences designed just for […]

Wednesday Birders – June 14

This is a tentative schedule which can always be altered for exciting opportunities for birds elsewhere, adverse road or weather conditions, etc. When directions aren't given, the intent is to encourage […]

Wednesday Birders

June 21 - Deschutes River Trail, Lava Island. Some of you have already been there this season and can direct others to spots for highlights. Gray Catbird is the celebrity […]

Wednesday Birders

June 28 - Prairie Farm etc. on Green Ridge. Walking along the creek below the dam can be a great spot for thrushes and warblers, i.e., Nashville, etc. Try going […]

Wednesday Birders

July 5 - Santiam Pass, PCT for Northern 3-toed, and Lost Lake

Wednesday Birders

July 12 - Todd Lake, Sparks Lake. Arrive early to find parking. Walk the trails around the lakes for finches, chickadees, RS Hawks and waterfowl. Walk 2 to 3 miles.

Wednesday Birders

July 19 - Warm Springs. Boat ramp area, trail near sewage treatment area and then Museum trail. Consider supporting the museum by visiting exhibits.

Wednesday Birders

July 26 - p.m. birding Millican area. Finish after dusk with Poorwill.  Time TBD

Wednesday Birders

August 9 - Haystack for shorebirds, waterfowl. Springs and and Gray Butte if mid-day temp permits.

Wednesday Birders

August 16- Lower Bridge, Redmond Sewer Ponds. Willows at Lower Bridge and Lynx could be stuffed with migrants.

Wednesday Birders

Aug 23 - Cascade High Lakes. Begin with willows along "kiosk ponds" at Wickiup and loop around to North, Wickiup Butte, etc. Passerines and shorebirds are on the move.

Wednesday Birders

September 6 - Hatfield, Houston Lakes and CRWC

Wednesday Birders

Sept 13 - Wickiup, Crane Prairie, Sheep Bridge, etc

Wednesday Birders

Sept 20 - Smith Rocks trails (state park pass in each vehicle), ag fields to the east, Redmond ponds

Mindful Birding: Sept. 30

ECAS and the Deschutes Land Trust invite you to join us for a morning of (mostly) quiet shared enjoyment of our local birds. This is a free event, but limited to […]

Mindful Birding: Oct 7

ECAS and the Deschutes Land Trust invite you to join us for a morning of (mostly) quiet shared enjoyment of our local birds. This is a free event, but limited to […]

ECAS Annual Event

Worthy Brewing 495 NE Bellevue Dr, Bend, OR

Photo credit: Jim Moodie - Pygmy Nuthatches.   Our Annual Event will be on Sunday, October 8th at 4pm at Worthy Brewing. ECAS is hoping that you will join us […]

$20

October Big Day: 14th

Mark your calendars for October Big Day—14 Oct 2023! Like Global Big Day, October Big Day is an opportunity to unite around our shared love of birds. Last October, nearly 35,000 people from […]

Green Ridge Raptor Count 1

Bald Eagle photo by Chuck Gates. Project leader, David Vick, has announced that he is scheduling the "official" count for the weekends of Oct. 14th - 15th and Oct. 21st […]

Mindful Birding: Oct. 14

ECAS and the Deschutes Land Trust invite you to join us for a morning of (mostly) quiet shared enjoyment of our local birds. This is a free event, but limited to […]

October Birders’ Night

Environmental Center 16 N.W. Kansas Ave., Bend, OR

Pinyon Jays - Abbott Schindler October Birders' Night: Wild Stories from the History of Bird Migration Research Join us for a Birders' Night presentation from Rebecca Heisman.  We've all heard […]

Green Ridge Raptor Count 2

Bald Eagle, photo by Chuck Gates. Project leader, David Vick, has announced that he is scheduling the "official" count for the weekends of Oct. 14th - 15th and Oct. 21st […]

November Birders’ Night

Environmental Center 16 N.W. Kansas Ave., Bend, OR

Tundra Swan | Jack Williamson November  16 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Environmental Center 16 N.W. Kansas Ave., Bend, OR Trumpeter swan restoration at Summer Lake Wildlife Area. Martin St. […]

Bend CBC

Bend CBC, Saturday, December 16th  The 56th Bend Christmas Bird Count will be held on the first Saturday of the count period, December 16th.  Many of the sector leaders have […]

Summer Lake CBC

Summer Lake CBC, Tuesday, December 19th Please join us for the 36th annual Summer Lake CBC.  The plan is to meet at the ODFW Summer Lake Wildlife Headquarters at 7:30am on […]