Date: 11/7/25 6:01 pm From: Harrison Karr (via aznmbirds Mailing List) <aznmbirds...> Subject: [AZNMbirds] A Thousand Cranes
... that was my estimate of the number of Sandhill Cranes at Lake Willcox
today. I estimated around 700 in the main lake and another 300 near the
pond SW of the golf course. Other highlights included two Snow Geese, one
Redhead, one Bufflehead, a couple of Western Greens, and a smattering of
other avian treats.
We enjoyed ourselves so much that we decided to forego our second planned
stop at Whitewater Draw, and instead enjoyed a burrito from the Mexican
food truck in town and then headed back to Tucson.
On the down side, there was a 40-minute slow-and-go construction backup on
westbound I-40 all afternoon - we saw it on our way eastbound, and then got
caught in it on our way back to Tucson several hours later. The
construction is west of Benson and east of Vail.
So if you have the time and especially if you're heading to Whitewater
Draw, you might want to take the longer, more scenic route through
Tombstone.
