Sponsor a Bird Sign at Hart Park – Leave a Lasting Legacy
Kern Audubon Society is excited to launch a new educational signage project at Hart Memorial Park—and you can be part of it! Sponsor a Sign – Choose Your Bird
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!
Kern Audubon Society Memberships and Dontaions
TAKE ACTION: Support the Efforts of Bring Back the Kern
The KAS Board supports the efforts of Bring Back the Kern to raise money for taking a water issue to the state Supreme Court.
Please visit and donate to Bring Back the Kern’s Litigation Fundraiser Campaign (Click the button below to visit www.bringbackthekern.org)
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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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News
KAS Swag – Help Us Meet Fundraising Goals
Snag a t-shirt or sweatshirt with the Kern Audubon Society logo to help us meet our fundraising goals!
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.
Bird of The Week: Common Poorwill
The Common Poorwill is the smallest North American nightjar, with short, rounded wings and a short tail with small white outer tips. In the same family as the Eastern Whip-poor-will and Chuck-will’s-widow, the Common Poorwill shares their nocturnal habits, and is rarely spotted during the day.
Bird of The Week: Zone-tailed Hawk
The Zone-tailed Hawk is a large, dark raptor with a wide, but disjunct, range that barely reaches into the southwestern United States. It’s about the size of a Red-tailed Hawk, but noticeably slimmer.
Bird of The Week: LeConte’s Sparrow
The LeConte’s Sparrow behaves more like a mouse than a bird, foraging on the ground amidst thick vegetation, and scuttling away, rather than flying, when it feels threatened.
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