Gone Birdin'

October 15, 2022

As I lay in bed writing this, I think about the hustle-bustle of society and how stepping into nature presses a metaphorical pause button. Life quickly becomes a whole lot simpler.

I needed a reset today and looked to birdwatching as an old, comforting friend.

*Queue the baby grebe…

A fearless, young Pie-billed Grebe was associating with a pair of American Coots so much that I started to wonder if it was their offspring. Both Pie-billed Grebe parents eventually emerged though, resolving any mystery.

More on Kachina Wetlands Preserve to come. Tons of birds hang out in the ponds and surrounding habitat there— geese, sparrows, hawks, meadowlarks, blackbirds, bluebirds, brownbirds (not a thing). But for now, some driving directions. Peace, quiet, and birds await.

Heading south on the I-17, take Exit 333

Turn right, then make an immediate right onto Tovar Trail
Take Tovar Trail until it dead ends (look for the green water tank)
You’ll approach a dirt parking lot on the right shortly after the green water tank. This is the parking area for Kachina Wetlands.

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