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Kern Audubon Society
Founded in Bakersfield, CA in 1973 and incorporated in 1979, Kern Audubon Society is a thriving environmental organization in Kern County. The chapter continually plans a number of exciting, fun, and educational projects for the community. There are regular program meetings and field trips to both common and unique habitats in California.
Meetings are generally held the first Tuesday of the month September – June with January being dark. See our Calendar under the Events Tab for Meeting and Field Trip details. Join us at a meeting or a field trip!
Yellow-rumped (Audubon’s) Warbler at Cesar Chavez NM by Jacob Abel, 2/10/18
Founded in Bakersfield, CA in 1973 and incorporated in 1979, Kern Audubon Society is a thriving environmental organization in Kern County. The chapter continually plans a number of exciting, fun, and educational projects for the community. There are regular program meetings and field trips to both common and unique habitats in California. Meetings are generally held the first Tuesday of the month September – June with January being dark. See our Calendar under the Events Tab for Meeting and Field Trip details. Join us at a meeting or a field trip!
Where to Bird in Kern County
Kern County offers many birding locations
A list of places and a free Birds of the Kern Guide are available on our Birding Resources page
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Get Involved with Events and More
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Find Events, Programs, Field Trips and Meetings on our Events page
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Kern Audubon Society Memberships and Dontaions
News
10th Annual Spring Nature Festival, March 2025
Wind Wolves Preserve Spring Nature Festival, taking place Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30, 2025, 10 am to 3 pm each day, free of charge. Family-friendly booths and activities amid the beautiful hills of San Emigdio Canyon!
Bird of The Week: Fox Sparrow
The stocky Fox Sparrow is one of the largest members of the sparrow family, closer to the size of a Blue Grosbeak than other sparrow species.
Bird of The Week: Green-breasted Mango
A mango is more than a delicious fruit! It’s also a group of neotropical hummingbird species, exemplified this week by the striking Green-breasted Mango.
Bird of The Week: Green Kingfisher
Smaller and less conspicuous than its noisy relative, the Belted Kingfisher, the Green Kingfisher is a quick-flying sprite of small streams, channels and ponds. At about 8 1/2” long, the Green Kingfisher is roughly the same length as a Northern Cardinal but lighter.
Army of volunteers rescues injured owl bound up in fishing tackle in Hart Park
Bakersfield Californian news article by STEVEN MAYER, smayer@bakersfield.com Feb 18, 2025
Seven Simple Actions to Help Birds
Helping birds can be as simple as making changes to everyday habits. We call them the 7 Simple Actions to Help Birds. And in case anyone asks you why bird conservation is so important? Here are 5 specific, bedrock reasons why birds matter and an in-depth article on the economic value of birds.
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Seen in Kern County
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California Quail at Montano de Oro State Park by Eva Nipp
Red-breasted Sapsucker by Alison Sheehey, Tillie Creek CG, 12/1/18
Rock Wren by Alison Sheehey, North Fork Marina, Wofford Heights, 12/1/18
Western Kingbird by Wendy Hodash
Wood Duck at Hart Park by Ron Worgul
Bullock's Oriole by Mickey Dyke
Burrowing Owl at Ontario International Airport by Wei Li, 8/11/2019
Tricolored Blackbirds by Lucy Clark