The nice thing about Tucson and my new birding hobby is that Tucson is on a major migration route between North and South America, which means that the birds in the area are changing all the time, and even a casual birder like me can see a wide variety of birds without going far.

So, looking for some end-of-semester distraction, we went back for some of the best birding in city limits, Sweetwater Wetlands.

Mallards

Coots

Vermillion Flycatcher and Redwing Blackbird

There wasn’t as much avian variety as some of our other visits, but it was a nice meander.

Winter Flora