Notes about Sweetwater Sunday

Visited the ironically named Sweetwater Wetlands yesterday - its a set of water treatment ponds, but the odor is not bad and the birding quite good from my amateur standpoint.  Many verdins and redwing blackbirds, some kind of nesting egret, I think, plus a fair assortment of ducks, sparrows and grackles.  

My kids particularly liked the tall reeds growing along the shore, with fluffy cattail seed heads for blowing in the wind.  I'm not sure what species they are but it may be just what we need for our home greywater stream from our laundry water.   All in all it was a successful outing and the large number of trails to explore makes it tempting to return again.    ""