Location: Grandpa’s Pond (also called Stratton Pond)

Meeting Place: 350 N 3700 W, Hurricane. Meet on the sidewalk by the bathrooms.

About: A large pond between Quail Creek Reservoir and the Virgin River. Attracts waterfowl in season and riparian species year-round. We will be almost entirely on flat, paved trails.

Leeader: Lucy Ormond

Location: Royal Oaks Park

Meeting Place: 1250 N 1400 W St George. Meet by the bathrooms.

About: Royal Oaks is a small park but has excellent habitat and always has good birds. There are paved trails but we will also move along the dirt path behind the houses. Recently a family of Cooper’s Hawks resided here.

Leader: Paul Hicks

Location: Royal Oaks Park

Meeting Place: Royal Oaks Park 1250 1400 W St. George. Meet by the bathrooms.

About: Royal Oaks is a small park but has excellent habitat and always has good birds. There are paved trails but we will also move along the dirt path behind the houses. Recently a family of Cooper’s Hawks resided here.

Leader: Greg Cannon

Link to ebird list e bird list for Royal Oaks Park

Location: Forest Park (Please note time change.)

Meeting Place: 1030 N 1800 E, St. George, UT 84770. Meet in the parking lot near the bathrooms.

About: First we’ll cover the main park’s little pond surrounded by mature trees, then follow the paved trail along the bottom of rock cliffs, and finally skirt Middleton Wash via a somewhat rough dirt trail. This small area turns up some unique birds.

Target species: Resident Cooper’s Hawk, roadrunner, Verdin, wrens, and a variety of migrating sparrows.

Leader: Paul Hicks

Link to ebird list: Forest Park 10-23

Location: Hela Seegmiller Historic Farm

Meeting Place: 2592 South 3000 East, St. George Meet at the parking lot.

About: A city park in an historic farm setting in the middle of Washington Fields. This area is surrounded by farm fields, marshes, and small ponds. The walking will be on non-paved trails. Bathrooms are available.

Target species: Vermillion Flycatcher, Marsh Wren, American Pipit, Western Meadowlark, roadrunner, raptors, sparrows, etc.

Leader: Paul Jaussi

Location: 565 South Mall Dr, St George, in Starbucks next to the deli

About: A post walk-social gathering after the Sullivan Park Bird Walk.

Location: Sullivan Virgin River Park

Meeting Place: 965 S Washington Fields Rd. Washington. Meet at the pavilion overlooking the pond as you enter the park.

About: Mostly level and paved trails along the Virgin River. Bathrooms are available.

Target species: Phainopepla, raptors, woodpeckers, meadowlark, wrens and kinglets, sparrows, migrating warblers.

Leader: Paul Hicks

Swift Watch Field Trip

Meeting Place: We will meet at 5:30 pm at the Johnson Canyon Arch Trail parking lot just before the main entrance to Snow Canyon State Park. Please bring your State Park Pass or be prepared to pay $10 ($5 seniors) for parking.

About: Each year during fall migration, White-throated Swifts gather in communal roosting sites. It is truly a spectacle as hundreds of swifts start grouping together high in the air just before sunset and then, suddenly, swoop into a small four-inch-wide crevice in a matter of a few minutes. Join us as we hike out to a roosting site to watch this wonder of nature.

The hike is a mostly level dirt trail about 3/4 mile each way. There are some rough and uneven areas. Bring a headlamp or flashlight for the hike back as it will be after dark on the way out.

Leader: Lucy Ormond

Location: Sullivan Virgin River Park

Meeting Place: 965 S Washington Fields Rd. Washington. Meet at the pavilion overlooking the pond as you enter the park.

About: Mostly level and paved trails along the Virgin River. Bathrooms are available.

Target species: Phainopepla, raptors, woodpeckers, meadowlark, wrens and kinglets, sparrows, migrating warblers.

Leader: Paul Hicks

Location: West Canyon Road in Snow Canyon

Meeting Place: Turn left at the sign for the Sand Dunes/West Canyon Parking Lot, a mile north of the south Park Entrance Station. Meet at the picnic area by the bathrooms. Bring your Park Pass or pay a daily admission fee per vehicle ($10 for Utah Residents or $5 for Seniors).

About: The mostly gravel roadway gently rises through two habitat zones, from Mojave creosote to sage and juniper.

Target species: quail, roadrunner, raptors, woodpeckers, Crissal Thrasher, wrens, bushtit, and a variety of sparrows.

Leader: Paul Hicks

Location:Springs Park/Seegmiller Marsh

Meeting Place: 2395 East Springs Dr. St. George. Meet by the bathrooms.

About:A community park featuring a pond near a marsh of the Virgin River. Path is paved around the pond and along the river; uneven dirt into the marsh.

Target species: Waterfowl, herons, roadrunner, hummingbirds, Marsh Wren, phoebes, migrating warblers. Sora and Virginia Rail are possible.

Leader: Greg Cannon

Location: Fire Lake Park (Ivins Reservoir)

Meeting Place: Old Hwy 91 past Santa Clara, west of the Kayenta turnoff. Meet on the sidewalk near the parking lot and public restrooms.

About: We’ll check Fire Lake for waterfowl and shorebirds, then walk around to some of the neighborhoods for White-winged Doves, Cactus Wren, Crissal Thrasher, and other surprises. Trails are mostly level, both paved and unpaved.

Leader: John Schijf

Location: 567 S Valley View Dr, St. George

About: A no host social gathering after the Tonaquint Park Bird Walk.

Location: Tonaquint Nature Park/Garden

Meeting Place:1851 South Dixie Dr, St George. Meet at the last parking lot by the tennis courts and bathrooms.

About: The Tonaquint Nature Park is one of the better places to find birds within our populated areas. Large, mature trees surrounding a pond attract both woodland birds and waterfowl, migrants and residents. Most anything can show up here. The paths are mostly dirt but level and maintained.

Leader: Paul Jaussi

Location: St. James Park

Meeting Place: 741 St James Ln, St. George, UT 84790 Meet by the parking lot by the bathrooms.

About: Flat, mostly paved trails skirt the Virgin River, Fort Pierce Wash, and the St George Golf Course and ponds, attracting a variety of passerines plus waterfowl in season.

Target Species: Roadrunner, migrating warblers and sparrows, swallows.

 Leader: Paul Hicks

Location: St. James Park

Meeting Place: 741 St James Ln, St. George, UT 84790 Meet by the parking lot by the bathrooms.

About: Flat, mostly paved trails skirt the Virgin River, Fort Pierce Wash, and the St George Golf Course and ponds, attracting a variety of passerines plus waterfowl in season.

Target Species: Roadrunner, migrating warblers and sparrows, swallows.

 Leader: TBA

Location: Hela Seegmiller Historic Farm

Meeting Place: 2592 South 3000 East, St. George

About: A city park in an historic farm setting in the middle of Washington Fields. This area is surrounded by farm fields, marshes, and small ponds. The walking will be on non-paved trails. Target species is the Vermillion Flycatcher, Marsh Wren, American Pipit, Western Meadowlark, etc

Leader:TBA

Location: 567 S Valley View Dr, St. George

About: A no host social gathering after the Boots Cox Park/ Crosby Family Park Bird Walk.

Location: Boots Cox Park/Crosby Family Confluence Park

Meeting Place: 1080 S. 900 E. St George, Utah

About: We will start at Boots-Cox Park (Vermiliion Flycatcher) and then move on to Crosby Family Confluence Park. Meet at 1080 S. 900 E, St. George, Utah. After birding there, we’ll go to 2099 S. Convention Center Dr, St. George to bird Crosby Park.

Leader: TBA

Program: Mike and John Schijf will present a pictorial report on their fabulous trip to Magee Marsh and the “Biggest Week in American Birding” event. One highlight is their sighting of 20+ warbler species!

Location: Washington Branch Library

220 N 300 E Washington, Utah

Presenter: Mike & John Schijf

For more information contact librarian Lorie Womack at (435-301-7652

Location:Springs Park/Seegmiller Marsh

Meeting Place: 2395 East Springs Dr. St. George

About: A community park surrounding a pond near the marsh of the Virgin River. Path is mostly dirt and uneven with some paved areas around the pond.

Leader: TBA

Location: Sullivan Soccer Park

Meeting Place: 965 S Washington Fields Rd. Washington, Utah 84780. We will meet at the pavilion overlooking the pond as you enter the park.

About: Mostly level and paved trails along the Virgin River.

Leader: TBA

Location: Grandpa’s Pond

Meeting Place: 350 N 3700 W, Hurricane, Ut 84737

About: A large pond between Quail Creek Reservoir and the Virgin River. . Attracts waterfowl in season and riparian species year-round. We will be almost entirely on flat, paved trails.

Leader: TBA

Location: Sand Hollow Wash (Tuweap Marsh)

Meeting Place: 1503 North 2100 West St. George, UT. ( off Tuweap Dr. near Snow Canyon HS)Parking lot is across the street from the Sierra Point Apartments at 1503 N 2100 W St. George

About: Paved/unpaved paths on both sides of wash. The moving water here is a magnet for a variety of both desert and riparian birds. Willow Flycatcher has been seen here.

Leader: TBA

Location: 567 S Valley View Dr, St. George

About: A no host social gathering after the Tonaquint Park Bird Walk.

Location: Tonaquint Nature Park/Garden

Meeting Place: 1851 South Dixie Drive St. George. Meet at the Nature Center Deck overlooking the pond.

About: The Tonaquint Nature Park is one of the better places to find birds within our populated areas. Large, mature trees surrounding a pond attracts both migrants and residents. The path is mostly dirt but level and maintained.

Leader: Lucy Ormond

Program: Birds of Greater Zion pictorial

Location: Washington Branch Library

220 N 300 E Washington, Utah

Presenter: Paul Jaussi

For more information contact librarian Lorie Womack at (435-301-7652)

Location: Ivins Reservoir

Meeting Place: Old Hwy 91 west of Kayenta, Ivins, Utah. This is west of the Kayenta turnoff.

About: Fire Reservoir is a great place to look for wintering waterfowl with level trails and great views. We may also walk around to some of the neighborhoods for cactus wren and other surprises. We will meet on the trail just near the parking lot.

Leader: Greg Cannon

Bird List

Location: 1664 S Dixie Dr K102. (In Dixie Commons next to Cheesecake Factory).

About: A no-host post-walk social gathering after the Boots Cox Park/Crosby Family Park Bird Walk

Location: Royal Oaks Park

Meeting Place: Royal Oaks Park 1250 n 1400 W St. George

About: Royal Oaks is a small park but has excellent habitat and always has good birds. There are paved trails but we will also move along the dirt path behind the houses.

Leader: Paul Jaussi