On Saturday evening, I went to Whitewater Draw and found that recent rains
(I think Wednesday or so) had provided inflow into Whitwater Draw. There
were not many waterbirds in view, and I did not have time to check the
extent of the water, but at least most of the southern part was
underwater. From past experience, it takes a while for some of the
vegetation on the playa to decrease and for aquatic bird food to hatch and
grow, but folks who happen to be not too far away from Whitewater may
increasingly enjoy checking it out. There is still abundant seeding grass,
although on Saturday there were actually fewer seed-eating birds like
Lazuli Bunrtings and Lark Sparrows using it than there had been the week
before.
