Registration will open soon for the 8TH ANNUAL DEAN HALE WOODPECKER
FESTIVAL.  This popular event will be held in Sisters, Oregon from May
31-June 3.  Festival participants have a choice of 20-guided tours in
search
of 11 different species of woodpeckers and 200 other birds that make
central Oregon a birding hot spot. Sponsored by East Cascades Audubon
Society, this festival offers a fun, friendly, casual atmosphere that is
all about the birds. The trips are affordable and guided by two local
volunteers with the proceeds supporting the many ECAS projects and
programs fostering bird conservation. 

ONLINE REGISTRATION OPENS APRIL 2 AT 9 AM PDT. More information is on
the website:  http://www.ecaudubon.org/dean-hale-woodpecker-festival
   You can email questions to dhwf2018@gmail.com  Trips fill quickly.

Honoring Dean, our charismatic birding friend who led many people to
love birds and birding, Judy Meredith, jmeredit@bendnet.com