The next morning, we made the long drive to Phoenix, Arizona. Along the way, we made a fuel stop and spent a minute "standing on the corner in Winslow, Arizona", the spot made famous by the line from the Eagles song, "Take It Easy". We eventually got to the Gilbert Water Ranch near Phoenix, Arizona. It's a nice little refuge surrounded by suburban sprawl. While looking for the Streak-backed Oriole that had been sporadically reported there, we spotted Great and Snowy Egret, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Green-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Ring-necked Duck, Gambel's Quail, American Coot, Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Greater Yellowlegs, Long-billed Dowitcher, Anna's Hummingbird, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Black Phoebe, Purple Martin, Verdin, Marsh Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped "Audubon's" Warbler, Abert's Towhee, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Brewer's and Lincoln's Sparrows, and many "Gambel's" White-crowned Sparrows.
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