Western Blue Bird Season is Upon Us!
On Tuesday, April 28 at 6 pm Tehachapi Audubon Group will have their second meeting of the year. The program will be held at Golden Hills Elementary School located at 20215 Park Rd, Tehachapi, CA.
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.
Tehachapi Group News
Tehachapi Audubon Group Meeting – January 27, 2026
Alison Sheehey, a Certified California Master Naturalist via the UC Davis Master Naturalist Program, will be guest speaker at our special program on Tuesday, January 27, at 6 p.m. in the Golden Hills Elementary School cafeteria.
Tehachapi Audubon Group Meeting – October 28, 2025
Director of the California Living Museum (CALM) Megan Maitland will be our guest speaker at the Tehachapi Audubon meeting October 28, 7p.m., at Golden Hills Elementary School, 20215 Park Avenue, Tehachapi.
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.
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.
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, please submit a message to Tehachapi Organizers Cindy Marble and Joan Cote using our contact form. Click the button below.
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