December 23, 2023 AVAS Bird Walk
On December 23, 2023, 11 participants saw or heard 17 bird species. It was a very cool but dry and calm morning along the river.
Birds:
Mallard
Common Goldeneye (featured in cover photo)
Common Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
Eurasian Collared Dove
White-winged Dove
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
House Sparrow
Canyon Towhee
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-Eyed Junco
Brewer’s Blackbird
Total Species – 17
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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