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DarkSky and the National Audubon Society promote Lights Out for the birds
Like humans, birds take their cues about when to complete certain tasks based on routine changes in light throughout the day and year. However, unlike humans, many birds are nocturnal, meaning they are most active during the night.
Hummingbird Garden at Bend’s Orchard Park
A Hunt’s bumblebee is a recent new visitor to our Hummingbird Garden at Orchard Park in Bend. in this photo it is visiting a Linear Leaf Lupine. Photo courtesy of Barb Rumer.
Helping Birds Keep Their Cool
Central Oregon is on track to break temperature records this summer (again), reminding us that the High Desert sun is no joke. High temperatures can lead to dehydration, heatstroke, and even death for our feathered neighbors. The good news? There are simple, affordable steps everyone can take to create a life-saving oasis for our visiting yard birds.
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
Golden Eagle Nest Updates: Ayama Fledges, Returns for Visits
Watch Ayama Fledge and then visit our Golden Eagle Camera on Whychus Creek in Sisters, OR.
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.
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.
Are you an ECBA Volunteer ?
ECBA now uses Track it Forward to help volunteers keep track of volunteer time
Greater Sage-Grouse Project progress 2023-2024
Late last October, 2023 about twenty ECBA volunteers rendezvoused at the ECBA Brothers Project, just north of Highway 20 and about forty miles east of Bend, to begin creating the largest demonstration of native forb restoration in the Great Basin. All photos courtesy of Stu Garrett and Josh Collins
