October 28, 2023 AVAS Bird Walk

Marketing • November 2, 2023
Belted Kingfisher

On October 28, 2023, 13 participants saw 14 bird species. Weather was sunny from 35 to 38 degrees Fahrenheit temperature range.


Birds:


Mallard
Pied-billed Grebe
White-winged Dove
Sandhill Crane
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher (featured in cover photo)
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
Barn Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Finch
White-crowned Sparrow
Canyon Towhee
Common Grackle


Total Species – 14


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.


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