Whitewater is not limited except by water and roads. Great trails to walk around the water areas. The cranes often come in close and there are thousands of them. They take off at daybreak from the "lake", some return at noon and others take off then. Most come back at sunset from the surrounding fields and spend the night in the lake. Besides Cranes there are a variety of birds. My favorite place in S. Az! And the surrounding area is great for landscapes at sunrise and sunset. In the winter there are often thousands of blackbirds but you don't notice cause they hide in the reeds. They will often take off as a flock certain times of day and it looks like a whirlwind of birds. Are you living in Tucson? Sweetwater in Tucson can be a good place to go early in the morning. I was there a couple of weeks ago and there were lots of ducks. Several ponds at Sweetwater. If you go on Facebook and look up "Sky Island" birding you will also see what the area offers. People are pretty good about id'ing where they took the picture.