February 24, 2024 AVAS Bird Walk
On the morning of February 24, 2024 at the NWDC River Campus along the Arkansas River, 24 participants observed a total of 17 bird species.
Birds:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Pied-billed Grebe
Eurasian Collared Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Canyon Towhee (featured in cover photo)
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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