Swifts of Johnson Canyon, Snow Canyon State Park

Meeting Place: Meet at the parking lot just south of the main park entrance at 6:00pm.

About: We will hike in about a mile on the Johnson Canyon trail to witness the evening roosting ritual of hundreds of White-throated Swift. From the website, All About Birds: "A highly social creature, the White-throated Swift sleeps in roosts of hundreds of birds, typically in deep cracks or niches in cliffs and large rocks. In the evening they gather above a roost, ascending beyond view and then descending as a group. The flock swirls in front of the roost site as individuals enter the roost several abreast."

The sound of these birds coming in is as amazing as the sight itself! You will not want to miss this opportunity.

Leader: Lucy Ormond