Bird of the Year

Each year, we ask the public to help us name the Audubon California Bird of the Year.

Northern Spotted Owl. Photo: Shane Jeffries/USFWS

Each year, Audubon California asks the public to help us name our Bird of the Year.  We created this fun project in 2009 to raise awareness about bird conservation in California. Typically, we name six finalists and post the poll online. Voters are free to choose one of these birds or write in the bird of their choice. This is a conservation award -- we're particularly interested in recognizing bird species that were of significant conservation interest in the previous year, but that also had a compelling story and rallied the public around it.

Northern Spotted Owl named Audubon California’s  2016 Bird of the Year
Bird Of The Year

Northern Spotted Owl named Audubon California’s 2016 Bird of the Year

Online voters selected the conservation icon from a crowded field.

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Western Bluebird wins Audubon California's 2015 Bird of the Year
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Western Bluebird wins 2015 Bird of the Year

Popular Western bird gets more than 30 percent of votes in online poll.

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Allen's Hummingbird named 2014 Bird of the Year
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Allen's Hummingbird 2014 Bird of the Year

Allen's Hummingbird is our most native hummingbird.

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