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!
The Kern Audubon Society, working with the local chapter of the Sierra Club and the Kern River Parkway Foundation, filed a lawsuit in local superior court asking the court to require the city of Bakersfield, which controls water that flows in the Kern River, to establish a minimum annual flow of water necessary to support animal life and the enjoyment of the people who use the river for recreation.
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
Snag a t-shirt or sweatshirt with the Kern Audubon Society logo to help us meet our fundraising goals!
The Whimbrel is a large shorebird, about the size of an American Crow. Like many members of its family, this bird has drab-looking brownish plumage; its most distinctive features are a long, down-curved bill, reminiscent of the closely-related Long-billed Curlew, and a brown-striped crown.
On Tuesday, July 14 at 730am, Mickey Dyke will lead a bird walk at Mountain Park in Tehachapi. Tehachapi Mountain park is a great place to bird in the summer!
The Seaside Sparrow is a large, long-billed, dark sparrow, well-named for its preferred habitats of salt and brackish marshes. Although it shares habitat with other shoreline-loving sparrows such as the Saltmarsh and Nelson’s Sparrows, it is noticeably bigger and darker.
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