From Lake Cochise I went on to Whitewater Draw, whose primary claim to fame is the 40,000 Sandhill Cranes that visit from December to March every year. It also gets a fair share of Snow and Ross' Geese as well. During the summer it is quite different, though. First there is only one pond left. All the others, including the big one that the Cranes and Geese use, are dry. The one "summer" pond is the deepest (I would guess no more than six feet when full, though). Because it holds some water all year it gets a lot of vegetation during the summer which brings all sorts of birds. Here are a few photos from my time at Whitewater Draw yesterday.
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| Lesser Nighthawk |
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| Killdeer |
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| American Avocet (I like its almost "abstract" look - click to enlarge and see). |
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| White Faced Ibis (You can see there are only a few inches of water left in this part of the pond). |
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| Snowy Egret |
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| Red Winged Blackbird (Dweed-Up) |
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| Great Horned Owl (Okay, this guy is here year round). |
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