On September 23, 2023, 18 participants saw 22 bird species and one frog in the river. We had great weather – 60 to 70 degrees mostly sunny.

Birds:

Wood Duck
Mallard
Pied-billed Grebe — Featured in cover image
Killdeer
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Western Wood Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Blue Jay
European Starling
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson-Warbler

Total Species – 22

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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