The July 22, 2023 AVAS Birdwalk had 18 participants. A total of 26 bird species were seen and/or heard.

Birds:

Canada Goose
Mallard
Mourning Dove (featured in cover photo)
Common Nighthawk
Spotted Sandpiper
Double-crested Cormorant
Osprey
Mississippi Kite
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Lewis’s Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Western Wood-Pewee
Eastern Kingbird
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Barn Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
European Starling
American Robin
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Bullock’s Oriole
Common Grackle
Grosbeak species

Total Species – 26

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