[cobirds] Olive-sided Flycatchers & Others - deKoevend Park - Centennial (Arapahoe)

This morning, my dog and I took a long walk around deKoevend Park. I was surprised to spot two, possibly three, Olive-sided Flycatchers in the middle of the park, perched high over what I believe is Big Dry Creek...just beyond the Goodson Rec Center's back parking lot. Approximate location is marked on Google Maps by a spot called "Creek Play," which is only visible if you zoom in quite a bit. Near that spot I also saw a single, male Lark Sparrow. A Lark Bunting, my first in west Arapahoe Co., was in a privately-owned field behind / east of deKoevend Open Space, visible from the High Line Canal Trail on the east side of the park. Four Swainson's Hawks were on the west side of the park. Three were perched low -- on the open space's fencing and a building's roof. I think two of the birds were first-year birds. There were plenty of hummingbirds, but I never could get good looks at any and didn't pick out anything other than Broad-tails. One Turkey Vulture flew over.

I was disappointed to see, however, that a prominent, bare / deadish tree on the western portion of the High Line Canal Trail, near where the trail meets Franklin Street, was recently removed. The tree was a favored perching spot of many of the park's birds, including Olive-sided Flycatcher (in May), Western Kingbirds (May / June), magpies, robins, flickers, and Mourning Doves.

- Jared Del Rosso
Centennial, CO

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