April 2008 Wildflowers

April 2008

Wildflowers

& Nature Photos

Kern, Inyo, & Tulare County Wildflowers rival any that can be found in the garden. Delicate delights for the senses, you are invited to experience the wondrous vistas awaiting with our spectacular year-round shows. Although spring is best. All year you can find amazing floral treats.

2008 Wildflower Reports - from Central California featuring Kern, Inyo, San Luis Obispo and Tulare Counties

2008 Wildflower Photos

February 2008

March 2008

April 2008

Kern - Inyo - Tulare Wildflower Reports from the Last Few Years:

2005 Wildflower Reports

2006 WILDFLOWERS

2007 Wildflower Reports

PHOTOS

February 2007 Flowers

March 2007 Photos

January 2006

February 2006

March 2006

April 2006

May 2006

June 2006

July 2006

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Plants

Trees of Kern County

Ferns of Kern County

Flora of the Kern River Preserve

Habitats

WILDFLOWER HOTLINES

Carrizo Plain - Goodwin Education Center

Desert Wildflower Watch

Red Rock Canyon State Park

Death Valley National Park Wildflowers

Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve Wildflower Hotline (661) 724-1180

Gorman/Tejon Pass
Hungry Valley Ranger Station (661) 248-7007

Fort Tejon Ranger Station (661) 248-6692

Kern County Wildflower Hotline (800) 500-KERN (starting end of March/early April)

Carol Leigh's California Wildflower Hotsheet

Theodore Payne Foundation Wildflower Hotline

PLACES TO VISIT

Southern California Wildflower sites

Identifying California Wildflowers

CalFlora - $10 per year

CalPhotos Plants

California Academy of Science Wildflower Online Encyclopedia

Death Valley Plants

Photographs of Chaparral, Desert, and Mountain Wildflowers

The Jepson Manual Higher Plants of California

Almaden Wildflowers

SIMPLE CHECKLISTS

AREA SPECIFIC BIRD LISTS

Birds of Buena Vista Area

Birds of the Kern River Parkway

Birds of Hart Park

Birds Of Pin Oak Park

Birds of the Kern National Wildlife Refuge

Birds of Pixley National Wildlife Refuge

Mammals of the Pixley National Wildlife Refuge

Mammals of the Kern National Wildlife Refuge

ILLUSTRATED CHECKLISTS

Kern Butterflies

Kern Dragonflies

Kern Fish

Kern River Valley Amphibians

Kern Reptiles and Amphibians

KRP Amphibians & Reptiles

Kern Birds

Kern Mammals

Kern River Watershed Rodents

Ferns of Kern

Kern Trees

WILDLIFE

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Damselfly

California City

7 April 2008

Brittlebush

Jawbone Canyon

7 April 2008

Indigo Bush

Jawbone Canyon

7 April 2008

Northern White Skipper

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

fly

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Fremont's Pincushion

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Side-blotched Lizard

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Hammond's Flycatcher

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

wasp

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Bullock's Oriole

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Loggerhead Shrike

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Hammond's Flycatcher

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Suncup

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Lesser Goldfinch

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Tidytip

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Gilia

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Fremont's Phacelia

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Phacelia

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

aster family

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Brown-eyed Primrose

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Bigelow's Coreopsis

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

House Finch

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Turkey Vulture

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Gilia

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

Fox Sparrow

Butterbredt Spring

7 April 2008

White Tidytips

Layia glandulosa

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Henbit

Lamium amplexicaule

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

California Goosefoot

Chenopodium californicum

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Crassula

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Owl's Clover

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

California Ringlet

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Monkeyflower

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Monkeyflower

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Bajada Lupine

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Caterpillar Phacelia

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Onion

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Popcorn Flower

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Spider Lupine

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Blue Eyes

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Fringepod

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Crowned Muilla

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Wrentit

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Monkeyflower

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Painted Lady

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Whispering Bells

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Clover

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

beetle

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Androsace Monkeyflower

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

California Goldfields

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Evening Primrose

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Blazing Star

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Evening Primrose

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Dense False Gilyflower

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Bird's Eye Gilia

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Sinuate Gilia

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Bishop's Lotus

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Owl's Clover

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Seep Monkeyflower

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Phacelia

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Red Maids

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Poppy covered hills

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

Baby Blue Eyes

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

wasp

Kern River Preserve

5 April 2008

Silver Birds-foot Trefoil

Kern River Preserve

5 April 2008

Blue Dicks

Fay Canyon

6 April 2008

South Fork Kern River

Migrant Corner - Kern River Preserve

5 April 2008

Floriferous Monkeyflower

Migrant Corner - KRP

5 April 2008

Dark-eyed Junco

Kern River Preserve

4 April 2008

Fremont's Phacelia

Kern River Preserve

4 April 2008

Children enjoy the Nature Trail

Kern River Preserve

5 April 2008

Rufous Hummingbird

Kern River Preserve

4 April 2008

Anna's Hummingbird

Kern River Preserve

4 April 2008

Pine Siskin

Kern River Preserve

4 April 2008

Spreading Fleabane

Kernville flume road

2 April 2008

Long-billed Curlew

Kern River Preserve

2 April 2008

Lawrence's Goldfinch

Sprague Ranch - KRP

2 April 2008

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