Arizona in Bits and Pieces part 4

Mary Lou and Jim, our friends from the east coast, recommended that we go birding at Sweetwater Wetlands so Harriet, Michael and I set out one day to bird there.

American coot.

Michael and Harriet.

This was a fairly large wetland area and the trails did a figure-eight around the pools of water.  Good birds were seen (and heard): ruddy duck, Northern shoveler, male Northern Harrier known as a Gray Ghost due to its overall gray plumage, American coot, Abert's towhee and white-throated sparrow.  We heard what we believed was a clapper rail also. Not too birdy, but still a neat place to explore.

Next...part 5!