The Little Big Year – Week 42: Tucson’s Sweetwater Wetlands.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Just a few miles northwest of downtown Tucson, the Sweetwater Wetlands is truly a birding gem. This is a water reclamation plant, so the water is not quite as sweet as the name might suggest, but it certainly is a magnet for a lot of bird species. The city of Tucson sends treated water through sediments beneath the recharged basins which then replenishes the local aquifer.
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