On August 26, 2023, 12 people participated in the bird walk at the NWDC-River Campus on an overcast, humid day.

Birds:

Western Wood Pewee

Osprey

Black-billed Magpie

Eurasian-collared Dove

Red-tailed Hawk

Black-crowned Night Heron

Mallard

Wood Duck

Raven

Cormorant

Western Kingbird

Turkey Vulture

Muscovy Duck — An unexpected find (featured in cover photo).

Total Species — 13 

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