DENVER — A greater roadrunner, somewhat common across southeastern Colorado but very rare farther north, was reportedly spotted in the Denver metro area last week.
After seeing a few rumblings about sightings on the edge of Denver County and Arapahoe County, Denver7 reached out to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to learn more and connected with Jim Gammonley, CPW’s avian program manager.
“There’s a reported sighting from last week on Parker Road, which is a bit unusual because it’s an urbanized area and not great roadrunner habitat, but roadrunners are pretty adaptable and regularly occur around populated areas throughout its range,” he explained…