This morning (11/6), I took my dog on an early, cold walk around deKoevend Park in Centennial, which only seemed to get colder the longer we were out there. Dozens of juncos, three creepers (a high count for me around Arapahoe Co.), a very dark Red-tailed Hawk, and a small flock of Cedar Waxwings sustained us through that cold, long enough to spot a Fox Sparrow beneath some feeders along the High Line near the park's southwest edge.
<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aYw-RWiPDFo/WgCLe2LXcVI/AAAAAAAANxI/hJJk777f4fUBB7rrqHWTM0ZWTWCG8K6AACLcBGAs/s1600/DSC_0404%2BFox%2BSparrow.jpg> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nqzFnmiozX4/WgCLhPDMRzI/AAAAAAAANxM/3To4oZGUwbY40u6jER-x8dnKBS_uS0sPwCLcBGAs/s1600/DSC_0438%2BFox%2BSparrows.jpg> About two weeks ago, I thought I heard and saw a Fox Sparrow along this stretch of the canal trail at deKoevend. It was while walking my dog; inexplicably, I'd decided not to bring my my binoculars. In the shadows of the undergrowth along the trail, I spotted a bird that reminded me of a Song Sparrow x Hermit Thrush -- sparrow+ sized and shaped, with warm colors. I let Cynthia Madsen know this. We both made follow-up trips to deKoevend. Neither of us found a Fox Sparrow, though I located a Song Sparrow in the same general area. So I figured the Song Sparrow had fooled me, as it so often does. But perhaps this bird has been at deKoevend all along. - Jared Del Rosso Centennial, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/48cd21ad-66ce-442c-8451-e4ec0557f66a%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
