During my travels (and I can’t remember the airport) I’ve actually seen and interesting “trapping tent” set up with food, water and greenery into which the sparrows could enter and not escape. When I questioned a security guard he indicated a volunteer birding group came on a weekly basis and removed the birds, kept the space clean, and refreshed the supplies. They then released the birds outdoors.
Whether this was true or just a story they tell “birders” I don’t know. And, unfortunately I can’t remember what airport it was. Pam Dowd Parker, Douglas County From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ira Sanders Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2019 10:13 AM To: Janeal Thompson <[email protected]> Cc: Jared Del Rosso <[email protected]>; Colorado Birds <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [cobirds] House Sparrow Behavior - DIA (Denver) When DIA was built, a number of birds were trapped inside the building and the staff used to have a bird feeder set up to help them survive. Management put the kibosh on that and the last time I saw the sparrows in DIA they seemed to be surviving off the garbage left by travelers but spent a lot of time looking out the windows. Ira Sanders Golden On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 4:35 PM Janeal Thompson <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Interesting observation, Jared, thank you for sharing. Janeal Thompson Lamar, CO On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 10:31 AM Jared Del Rosso <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: I spent this morning at Denver International Airport (Denver Co.), having rescheduled an early Thursday flight to today. Well before sunrise, around 4:45 AM, I watched a female House Sparrow "foraging" in the upstairs section of the A terminal. It's not unusual to see House Sparrows in airports, but it was neat to see this one up for my well-lit, indoor, "nocturnal" eBird checklist. Even neater was the bird's drinking behavior. A little later (though still before dawn), the sparrow followed me to the water fountain, drinking after I did. I actually had lost track of the bird, but it clearly hadn't lost track of me, for it was drinking water left in the fountain before I even made it back to my seat. Makes me think it rather closely watches travelers and that water source. - 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] <mailto:[email protected]> . To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/7fdf11af-593c-4772-8903-cbf054d53646%40googlegroups.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/7fdf11af-593c-4772-8903-cbf054d53646%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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] <mailto:[email protected]> . To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAEpG4NFPHFDEDRiC0_STugXnmWhPxkFBLMLcC8cOuANy%3DyoyYg%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAEpG4NFPHFDEDRiC0_STugXnmWhPxkFBLMLcC8cOuANy%3DyoyYg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Ira Sanders Golden, CO "My mind is a raging torrent flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." -- 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] <mailto:[email protected]> . To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CABF3siGiUwp1mA7%3Dz6N7O4gA6Oc8EK1U0Tw_okSBTpf8xc46YA%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CABF3siGiUwp1mA7%3Dz6N7O4gA6Oc8EK1U0Tw_okSBTpf8xc46YA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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/02b201d4ddd8%243b37e3e0%24b1a7aba0%24%40comcast.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
