July 22, 2023 AVAS Birdwalk

July 26, 2023August 24, 2023

The July 22, 2023 AVAS Birdwalk had 18 participants. A total of 26 bird species were seen and/or heard.

Birds:

Canada Goose
Mallard
Mourning Dove (featured in cover photo)
Common Nighthawk
Spotted Sandpiper
Double-crested Cormorant
Osprey
Mississippi Kite
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Lewis’s Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Western Wood-Pewee
Eastern Kingbird
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Barn Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
European Starling
American Robin
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Bullock’s Oriole
Common Grackle
Grosbeak species

Total Species – 26

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.

AVAS Bird Watch

February 24, 2024 AVAS Bird Walk

February 28, 2024March 2, 2024

On the morning of Friday 24, 2024 at the NWDC River Campus along the Arkansas River, 24 participants observed a total of 17 bird species.

AVAS Bird Watch

September 24, 2022 AVAS Birdwalk

September 27, 2022September 3, 2024

During the September 24, 2022 AVAS Birdwalk, 23 birds were seen and/or heard, and 12 participants attended. Harry Rurup, Clif Smith, and Brandon Percival each helped lead this walk.

AVAS Bird Watch

February 25, 2023 AVAS Birdwalk

March 2, 2023April 26, 2023

The February 25, 2023 AVAS Birdwalk had 17 participants. A total of 21 bird species were seen and/or heard. The rarest bird seen was a Black-crowned Night-Heron, and it was spotted from the River Campus Deck area.