Fox Sparrow & Hermit Thrush - deKoevend (Arapahoe)

[Jared Del Rosso]

I took my dog on a brief walk before sunset at deKoevend Park in Centennial (Arapahoe) this evening (11/10). We spotted the Fox Sparrow on our second pass of the feeders at the southwesternish edge of the park. On the way out, we also spotted a Hermit Thrush, foraging, recklessly, out in the open of the dry canal, under the gaze of a screech owl. I thought I'd spotted this bird on my last trip through the park (11/8), but the sighting was too brief and bad to report. Last year, a Hermit Thrush likely spent the winter at deKoevend; I had sightings of one there in October, November, January, and March. We'll see if this one lasts. 

- Jared Del Rosso

Centennial, CO

[Adam Vesely]

All,

While looking for the Fox Sparrow, some suspicious neighbors called the police on me. Luckily I don't have any warrants out for my arrest. A friendly reminder to always wear your "Honestly, I'm a bird watcher" hat while birding in neighborhoods.

Adam "Peeping Tom" Vesely
Thornton, CO

[Patrick O'Driscoll]

Sorry you had that encounter, Adam -- 

I was there late Saturday, 3:40 - 5 p.m. (along with a couple from Bailey whom I encountered in the park, out looking for screech owls). We met the homeowners who keep all those birdfeeders in the spot where Jared reported the fox sparrow -- so I'm guessing it was not they who called the cops. Very nice people, out for a walk along the canal.

I told them what rarity we were seeking. They also said there's a screech owl cavity in a cottonwood there, visible only from their side of the canal. They told the Bailey couple they'd text them if that bird showed up.

I did not get the fox sparrow or the hermit thrush, unfortunately, but I still managed a dozen species within sight of that spot -- including, after sunset, an odd sight: a belted kingfisher straddling a long utility wire that runs from the canal area down into the park, above meadows. Also after sunset, a pair of red-tailed hawks was being mobbed by black-billed magpies in a cottonwood along the creek down below the rec center.

Patrick O'Driscoll

Denver

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