It is time to compile the hours and maybe miles that volunteers gave to the ECAS organization this past year. This data is used to collect an annual funding amount from National Audubon as well as for tax purposes. Many of you send this information on a monthly or quarterly basis and thank you for that as well as for your efforts on the various ECAS Projects. If you didn’t and put in some hours and perhaps miles, I’d appreciate it if you could send me an estimate of your efforts and to which activity that time should be assigned. Send to Sherrie at sapierce@bendbroadband.com. Thanks again for all you do to make a difference in the lives of birds.
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Fourth Annual Bird Days of Summer
Join Bird Alliance of Oregon for their Fourth Annual Bird Days of Summer with a series of free and laid back outings, perfect for nature lovers of all ages. These 10 events are located in Harney County and Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.![](https://www.ecaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DNF-2024-Save-the-Date.png)
Discover Nature Festival
Discover Nature Festival celebrates the diversity of ways that we all connect with nature. Saturday, September 28, 2024 11 am-3 pm LOCATION: Alpenglow Park, Bend 61049 SE 15th Street![](https://www.ecaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Dougherty_Sue_-Savanna-Scheiner_examines_young_osprey-600x800.jpeg)
Injured & Orphaned Birds
If you have found an injured or orphaned bird, contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator in your area immediately. Photo courtesy of Sue Dougherty![](https://www.ecaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Image.png)
Greater Sage-Grouse Project progress 2023-2024
Late last October, 2023 about twenty ECAS volunteers rendezvoused at the ECAS 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![](https://www.ecaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Northern-Flicker-20-scaled.jpg)