Between April and November we lead birding trips throughout Central Oregon.  These are free of charge but we do encourage participants to join ECBC.  Generally, these are day trips that are led by local birders who are enthusiastic and are keen to share their knowledge of the local birds and birding spots.  We encourage people to carpool once people have arrived at the meeting place.  Field trips offer a great opportunity for people who are still learning their birds as well as those experts who can help the rest of us ....  Its a great chance to meet people and see some of the wonderful places in Central Oregon.

Bring good footware, a lunch, and dress for any weather for we can go through all four seasons in half an hour.

Crook County.

18 May

We will meet at 7.00am outside the Powell Butte school on Hwy 126 between Prineville and Redmond where we will organize and car pool and share gas.  We should be back in Powell Butte around 4pm.  We will visit a variety of spots including Houston lake for bittern, Prineville Sewage lagoons for shorebirds and ducks, Ochoco Resservoir for migrants, Paulina valley for desery sparrows, Stilt, Black Terns, Cranes and raptors

This will be a fast pased tour where we should expect to see close to 120 species and cover a lot of miles

Meet at Dean Hale's House, 1114 Kingston Ave, Bend at 6.15am or outside the Powell Butte school on Hwy 126 between Prineville and Redmond at 7am

Most of the birding will be done close to the vehicles, expect short walks.

Contact: tel. Dean (541) 388-1770 

23 March– Burns area of Harney County.  This is a great time of year to see thousands of Snow Geese and other waterfowl.  This will be a car trip with several hours each way spent in a vehicle.  Most birding will be done close to a vehicle with little walking

20 April – Smith Rock and northern Deschutes County.  We will look for migrants along the Deschutes river as well as Eagles, wrens and white throated swifts at Smith Rock.  Expect a mile walk at Smith Rock where we will descend down into the canyon.  The climb back is short but steep.

4 May– Bend area of Deschutes.  We will look for migrants at several of the parks before calling in at Hatfiled for shorebirds, wildfowl and rails.  Most of the birding will be done close to the vehicles although expect a short walk along the Deschutes River

18 May– Crook County.  This is a lightning tour of all the best spots.  Expect lots of variety and some great birds.  This will be a car trip with several hours each way spent in a vehicle.  Most birding will be done close to a vehicle with little walking

14 June– DBLT Preserves.  We will visit two preserves managed by the Deschutes Basin Land Trust (Metolius and trout creek).  Both are great for woodpeckers, flycatchers and warblers.  Expect a short walk (half a mile or so) in a couple of locations (on the flat).