Mission visitors celebrated the return of the swallows, as well as St. Joseph’s Day, on Wednesday, March 19, with mariachi music, indigenous demonstrations and performances and the ringing of the ...

It’s true that we regularly associate the later part of winter and early springtime with famous figures in Southern ...

The parade, featuring animals of all kinds — dogs, cats, ducks, birds and ponies — is one of the kickoff events the San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association hosts before its annual Swallows Day ...

San Juan Capistrano has recently become one of my ... migration event every spring that’s world-famous. (These little birds ...

And in San Juan Capistrano? The guest of honor is rather smaller than a whale and may often be found in the sky or tucked into the nooks and crannies of the mission, where it often builds nests.