Kerncrest Audubon

The Kerncrest Audubon Society is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization dedicated to helping people learn about local wildlife, especially birds, and our natural surroundings. We are a chapter of the National Audubon Society.

Headquartered in Ridgecrest, California, we serve the Indian Wells Valley and the Kern River Valley areas. We have bi-monthly meetings, monthly field trips, and sponsor several community activities. We invite members and the general public to participate in any of our activities.

Some Ways to Get Involved

• Become a Member
• Join our field trips and public programs
• Sign up for our email list by contacting us at webmaster@kerncrestaudubon.org
• Make a donation by mail to P.O. Box 984, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
• For the latest scoop on what’s going on, check out our newsletter The Chat

Birding Field Trips
The Kerncrest Board of Directors meets for a planning session in August of each year. Below are the field trips we have tentatively scheduled for the 2024 year. Suggestions for field trips are always welcome as are questions about the scheduled trips. Contact us via email at webmaster@kerncrestaudubon.org.

October 19 – Breakfast at Cerro Coso college

On October 19, we will meet at Cerro Coso College with breakfasts in hand at 8:00 AM at the dirt parking area just beyond the campus at the south end of College Heights Blvd. There is seating for 8 at a picnic table there. Please call Bob Parker at 760-446-2001 and let him know you plan to attend. If numbers exceed 8, (and we hope they will) we will bring extra chairs for attendees. When our tummies are full, we will proceed to check out the birds in and around the College.

Note this is a fun one for families and beginning birdwatchers. So if 8:00 AM is too early, just come on and join us a bit later. We’ll walk around the campus, and if we run out of birds there will proceed to the Watchable Wildlife area on County Line Road behind the Ridgecrest Animal Shelter.

If the turnout is large, we may split into groups; however, our experience at previous beginning bird walks showed spacing not to be a problem. Birders, as a species, tend not to bunch up.

Bring a picnic, and wear clothing appropriate to the weather. Extra binoculars will be available for those who need them.