Also called the El Rio Preserve is a 100 acre wetland formed by a break in the Santa Cruz River a few years ago. Funding has been provided to improve trails, parking, and the wetland itself. Since the original flooding, over 200 species have been reported there.
At present the size of the lake has been significantly reduced. Therefore the fish have been limited to a much smaller area which has attracted many Egrets. I was there yesterday and found 19 Great Egrets all within sight at the same time.
Here are some of yesterday's photos:
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| green winged teal |
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| great egret |
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| blue canterbury |
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| mexican poppy |
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| phainopepla |
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| greater roadrunner |
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| yellow rumped warbler |
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| house finch |
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| red tailed hawk |
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| northern rough winged swallow |
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