June 25, 2022 AVAS Birdwalk
At 9am on the fourth Saturday of every month, the Arkansas Valley Audubon Society leads a Birdwalk at the NWDC River Campus for an enjoyable outing to view and identify a variety of birds.
During the June 25, 2022 AVAS Birdwalk, 31 birds were seen and/or heard. Fourteen participants attended, including a baby! The trip was led by Pearle Sandstrom-Smith.
Birds:
Mallard
Eurasian-collared Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Osprey (featured in cover photo)
Mississippi Kite
Red-tailed Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Western Wood-Pewee
Cordilleran Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
House Wren
European Starling
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Yellow-breasted Chat
Bullock’s Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Yellow Warbler
Total – 31
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.
