August 26, 2023 AVAS Bird Walk
On August 26, 2023, 12 people participated in the bird walk at the NWDC-River Campus on an overcast, humid day.
Birds:
Western Wood Pewee
Osprey
Black-billed Magpie
Eurasian-collared Dove
Red-tailed Hawk
Black-crowned Night Heron
Mallard
Wood Duck
Raven
Cormorant
Western Kingbird
Turkey Vulture
Muscovy Duck — An unexpected find (featured in cover photo).
Total Species — 13
About AVAS
The Arkansas Valley Audubon Society (AVAS) is located in Pueblo, Colorado and is one of 500 Audubon chapters around the country. AVAS conducts birding activities, offers community programs, contributes to pro-environmental legislative initiatives, and works with agencies that manage public lands and sponsors birding field trips. The mission of AVAS is to promote the conservation of nature through education, political action and field activities with a focus on birds, other wildlife and habitat in Southern Colorado.
