August 23, 2025 AVAS Bird Walk

NWDC • September 19, 2025
Great Blue Heron

A total of 8 participants observed 22 species on a lovely, cool late August morning.


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Birds:


Wood Duck (3)       

Mallard (5)

Mourning Dove (2)

Black-chinned Hummingbird (1)

Double-crested Cormorant (7)

Green Heron (1)

Great Blue Heron (1, featured in cover photo)

Osprey (3)

Sharp-shinned or Cooper's Hawk (1)

Belted Kingfisher (1)

Northern Flicker (1)

Western Wood-Pewee (1)

Western Flycatcher (1)

Western Kingbird (2)

Eastern Kingbird (3)

Blue Jay (2)

Swallow species (2)

European Starling (5)

American Robin (3)

House Finch (1)

Common Grackle (1)

Blue Grosbeak (1)


Total species – 22


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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