See more than 100 species of birds at the St. George Winter Bird Festival

St. George — A chance is coming up to see more than 100 species of birds in southern Utah's red rock country. The St. George Winter Bird Festival will be held Jan. 26–28, 2012.

Vermillion fly catchers are among the birds you'll likely see at this year's Winter Bird Festival.

Photo by Lynn Chamberlain

The festival will be held in St. George and at bird watching hot spots in Washington County. For more information and a schedule of events, visit www.sgcity.org/birdfestival.

Marilyn Davis, the festival's coordinator, says the St. George and Washington County area attract birders from across the West. "The area is a hot spot for wintering birds," she says.

Davis says at last year's event, viewers saw more than 100 species of birds. "We saw everything from Vermillion flycatchers to roadrunners," she says.

Lynn Chamberlain, regional conservation outreach manager for the Division of Wildlife Resources, says if you're interested in birds, you should have a great time at the event.

The Division of Wildlife Resources, Red Cliffs Audubon, the city of St. George and Dixie State College have teamed up to put this year's festival together. This is the ninth straight year the festival has been held.