September 28, 2024 AVAS Bird Walk
Five participants observed sixteen species along the Arkansas River at the NWDC River Campus on the fall morning of September 28, 2024.
Birds:
Osprey
Cormorant
Turkey vulture
Mallard
Teal (sp. — featured in cover photo)
Killdeer
Red-winged Blackbird
Blue Jay
Robin
Flicker
Starling
Western Wood Pewee
Collared Dove
Red-tailed Hawk
Western Tanager (call ID via Merlin app)
White-breasted Nuthatch
Total Species – 16
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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