What is Swallows Depart From San Juan Capistrano Day?
The Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day on October 23rd marks the migration of thousands of swallows.
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San Juan Capistrano's famous cliff swallows migrate every year in a tumultuous mass near the Day of San Juan (October 23). In Goya, Corrientes, Argentina, the family is heading south for their winter vacation spot 6,000 miles south. They usually return on or about March 19th – St. Joseph Day – each year. Their migration has been documented for generations.
Cliff swallows are cousins of barn swallows and purple martins, and they are cousins of barn swallows and purple martins.
Swallows have long, narrow wings, forked tails, and stifled feet. They feed on the wings, catching insects in their wide mouths, and can make rapid changes in direction or speed as they feed; they are incredibly graceful in flight; they can even make sudden changes in direction or speed as they feed.
