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!
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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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 – 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.
Bird of The Week: Black-vented Shearwater
The Black-vented Shearwater, found nesting only along the sweeping Baja California Peninsula of Mexico, sticks closer to the coast than other seabirds – usually within 15 miles of shore.
Bird of The Week: Rhinoceros Auklet
The Rhinoceros Auklet is the largest of North America’s auklet species, the size of (and closely related to) Tufted and Atlantic Puffins. This stout seabird has a dark gray back shading to white on the belly and a large, yellow-orange bill.
Bird of The Week: Bachman’s Sparrow
The shy and secretive Bachman’s Sparrow is a specialty of southeastern pine forests and one of the only sparrow species endemic to the United States. Also known as the Pine-woods or Oak-woods Sparrow, this skulking species is far more often heard than seen.
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