AZ-Kachina+Wetlands


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Coconino County
=Kachina Wetlands= Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 Kachina Wetlands website

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Kachina Wetlands
Coordinates: 35.112, -111.69 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Kachina Wetlands
This spot is a favorite of local birders at all seasons. Many ducks use the wetlands for breeding, migration, and wintering. Virginia Rails and Soras breed here, and sometimes their downy black young can be spotted among the reeds. Other waterbirds such as geese, ibis, and shorebirds can sometimes be seen. This is the place to go for swallows: this is one of the few places in Arizona where Tree Swallows breed in numbers and during migration, it is possible to see seven species in one visit. Raptors and sparrows utilize the extensive grasslands. A surprising array of migrants turns up in the rocky dikes and marsh vegetation. In short, anything can happen here. From Northern Arizona Audubon Society

About Kachina Wetlands
Pumphouse Greenway and Kachina Wetlands offer a unique, wetland-wildlife watching opportunity in an easy-to-access, urban setting near Flagstaff. Pumphouse Greenway is a rare, high-elevation wet meadow, where spring-fed sheet flows of water lead to a meandering stream through Pumphouse Wash. Part of Coconino County Parks and Recreation’s Open Space, Pumphouse Greenway is a nationally recognized “Five-Star Collaborative Conservation Project”.Kachina Wetlands is a wastewater treatment facility maintained by Kachina Village Improvement District, just up the hill from Pumphouse Greenway, where several wastewater treatment reservoirs and surrounding vegetation attract both birds and birders. The sites are within a mile of each other, so visit both areas together to view wildlife in a diverse range of habitats. From Kachina Wetlands website



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