Tehachapi Audubon – SAVE THE DATE – August 26
Our next program occurs on Tuesday, August 26, at 7 p.m. in the Golden Hills Elementary School cafeteria. Jon Hammond will be our guest speaker.
About Kern Audubon Society
Tehachapi Group
The Kern Audubon Society has many members in the Tehachapi area. Thus the Tehachapi Group of the KAS was created in 2009. It conducts programs and outings. Members are very involved with the Western Blue Bird Nest Watch Program. It inspects nest boxes in the spring to determine success of bird nests.
Our next meeting is August 26 at 7 p.m. at Golden Hills Elementary School.
Local naturalist Jon Hammond will be our speaker. If you have heard him before, you know you are in for a treat. His knowledge is multi-faceted and layered with history and experience. He’ll make you wish the meeting were three hours long (but it is not).
Tehachapi Group News
Bird Walk at Cub Lake in Bear Valley Springs on June 11
Bob Barnes will lead bird walk at Cub Lake in Bear Valley Springs on June 11 at 6pm.
Tehachapi Audubon Group News May 13, 2025
Retired wildlife biologist Karen Pestana, a leading citizen scientist in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Western Bluebird NestWatch program, led an interesting walk on Saturday, May 3.
Tehachapi Audubon April 2025 Meeting Recap
Karen Pestana presented an engaging Western Bluebird Nest Box program at the April 22 Tehachapi Audubon Society meeting.
April 2025 Meeting
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
7 pm to 8:30 pm
Golden Hills Elementary School Cafeteria
20215 Park Road in Tehachapi
Raffle and refreshments included
Meetings
The Tehachapi Group meets quarterly on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7pm in the Golden Hills Elementary School cafeteria, 20215 Park Ave. Meetings are 1 to 1½ hours long.
Future meeting dates are:
- April 22, 2025
- August 26, 2025
- October 28, 2025
Refreshments and a raffle are added bonuses.
Outings are scheduled based on interest. See event section for updates.
Information
For more details or questions contact:
Cindy Marble
805-400-5675 or
cmarble1114@gmail.com
Joan Cote
858-444-0496 or
JMCote001@gmail.com
2022 Western Bluebird Nest Box Program Results
A total of 68 nest boxes monitored
- Western bluebirds fledged = 176 (average = 170)
- First egg of season = 21 March (average = 1 April)
- Success rate = 56% (average = 69%)
- Other species fledged:
oak titmouse = 7; violet-green swallow = 4; ash-throated flycatcher = 3
Total western bluebirds fledged for 23-year program = 3,649