Wood Duck

May 28, 2022 AVAS Birdwalk

Wood DuckAt 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 May 22, 2022 AVAS Birdwalk, 27 birds were seen and/or heard. Ten participants attended, and they saw their very first Common Nighthawk! The trip was co-led by Harry Rurup and Clif Sandstrom.

Birds:

Canada Goose
Wood Duck (featured in cover photo)
Mallard
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Common Nighthawk
Ring-billed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Woodpecker Species (Heard)
Western Kingbird
Blue Jay
Swallow Species (Seen)
Bushtit
White-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick’s Wren
European Starling
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Canyon Towhee
Bullock’s Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Yellow Warbler

Total – 27

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.

Visit the AVAS website

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