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HUMMINGBIRD INFORMATION
Kern County
Hummingbird Identification Guide
Hummingbird
Facts
Hummingbird
Banding Results
Feeding
Hummingbirds
KRV
Hummingbird Finding Guide
Hummingbird
Garden
BASIC INFORMATION
Beginning Bird
Identification
Bird Feeding
Instructions
CHECKLISTS
Kern River Valley Birds Checklist
Kern Valley Spring Nature Festival
Birds
Audubon Kern River Preserve
Winter Birding Guide
Audubon Kern River
Preserve Spring Bird Arrival Guide
Audubon Kern River Preserve
Summer Birding Guide
Audubon Kern River Preserve
Fall Birding Guide
MAPS & DIRECTIONS TO BIRDING HOTSPOTS
Canebrake Ecological Reserve
Birding on the Kern River Preserve and
South Fork Kern River
KRV Hummingbird Finding Guide
Visitor and Travel Information Page
SPECIES ACCOUNTS
Summer Tanagers on the Kern River
Tricolored Blackbird - May 2008
RESEARCH
Bird Banding on the Kern River Preserve
and South Fork Kern River
Kern River Valley Turkey Vulture
Community Watch
CONTESTS
America's birdiest inland county 2010
Kern County
2008, America's birdiest inland county!
Kern County, America's
birdiest inland county in 2007
Kern River Valley Christmas Bird
Count History
Schedule of KRV
Christmas Bird Counts
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By planting a native hummingbird garden, you can enhance the beauty of your
home and provide a food source for hummingbirds and butterflies.
If
you live outside the Kern River Valley, check with your local nursery for plants
that attract hummingbirds and butterflies in your area.
There are several books out on Hummingbird & Butterfly Gardens. For recommended
books, go to http://www.hummingbirds.net
Kern River Valley gardeners may check the nursery at Lake Isabella True Value
Hardware for plants and advice on planting a Hummingbird & Butterfly Garden.
Three
Basic Principles:
1.
Place plants in several locations.
2. Plant clusters of the same species together.
3. Plant flowers with different blooming times to provide nectar throughout the
seasons.
Here is a selection of plants to try in Kern River Valley gardens:
California Natives
 Western Columbine
(Aquilegia
formosa) |
 Scarlet Gilia
(Ipomopsis aggregata) |
 Desert Willow
(Chilopsis linearis) |
 California Fuchsia
(Epilobium canum)
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 Bladderpod
(Isomeris arborea) |
 Manzanita
(Arctostaphylos sp.)
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 Wooly Blue Curls
(Trichostema lanatum) |
Scarlet Monkey Flower
(Mimulus
cardinalis) |
 Indian Pink
(Silene californica) |
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Cardinal Flower
(Lobelia cardinalis) |
Bleeding Hearts
(Dicentra formosa) |
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Non-native Hummer Plants
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 Hollyhock
(Alcea rosea) |
 Autumn Sage
(Salvia greggii) |
 Nasturtium
(Tropaeolum majus) |
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Fuschia
(Fushsia sp.) |
Sweet Pea
(Lathyrus odoratus) |
Rosemary
(Rosmarinus sp.) |
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Bottlebrush
(Callistemon sp.) |
Borage
(Borage officinalis) |
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