On the crisp, cold Saturday morning of January 27, 2024, a total of 15 participants identified 30 species of birds at the NWDC River Campus.

Birds:

Mallard
Redhead
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
American Coot
Great Blue Heron
Red-tailed Hawk
Hawk- Probably Sharp-shinned
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
Mountain Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Canyon Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird (featured in cover photo)

Total species – 30

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