White Water Draw is a Wildlife Area managed by the Arizona Department of Game and Fish. It is a wintering roost area for lots of Sandhill Crane and other waterfowl and shorebirds. We visited the area on Monday December 17th. You can see their website about the area by
clicking here.
Though there were various other birds there our main focus was on the numerous Sandhill Crane. For some unknown reason they were really moving around. Typically they are calmer during the day saving their energy. This is a major night time roost for them.
Here is a picture of some of the Crane just resting in an open field. To see a video of many Crane coming in and landing among this group
CLICK HERE Turn your sound up and you will hear their call.
We will get back to White Water Draw in the next week and report back on other bird species. It is a fascinating place.
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