Nature / Birding / Bluebird Trail Tours (on our Ranch)

2 to 4 hours - $22.00 per person
This Tour with a $88.00 Minimum- on Dates Not Already Scheduled
$17.00 per person for Groups of 10 or more

On our Birding/Nature / Bluebird Trail Tour you can experience the outdoors on a Guided Walking Tour, Birding by Chair, or from our open 6 passenger touring golf cart. Your Adventure takes place on our 250 acre Ranch with hills & valleys. On our ‘Bluebird Trail’ of 30 nestboxes & 6 viewing stations with benches you will see small cavity nesters. Including; Eastern Bluebirds, Black-crested Titmouse, Bewick’s Wren, Ash-throated Flycatcher, & Carolina Chickadee with nests, eggs or baby birds. You will peek into nestboxes, & learn how to tell differences in nests, eggs & fledgling species.

Along our Nature Trails you will also see some of the 122 species of birds seen here; Which includes our resident White-tailed Kite pair, Long-billed Thrasher, Vesper Sparrow, Pine Siskin, Lesser Goldfinch, Purple Martin, Barn Swallow, Yellow-throated Warbler, Ladder-backed & Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Field Sparrow, Lincoln Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Inca Dove, White-winged Dove, Mourning Dove, Red-tailed & Red-shouldered Hawks, Kestrel, Raven, Red-winged Blackbird, Yellowheaded Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, White-eyed Vireo, Zoned-tailed Hawk, Blue Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Bushtit, Black-chinned, Ruby-throated & Rufous hummingbirds, Western Kingbird, Golden-cheeked Warblers, a Rare sighting of a Cassin’s Vireo or maybe a Vermilion Flycatcher Pair with nest, eggs, or young.

Have your camera & binoculars ready as you could catch a glimpse of many wonderful Specialty Birds & Butterfly found in our area. Plus White-tail, Axis deer, lizards & many other critters. In nature you never know what’s waiting around the next bush! Touring by Golf Cart Available for Handicap folks too.

Scheduled Nature / Birding / Bluebird Trail Tours
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There are No Scheduled Dates for the Nature / Birding / Bluebird Trail Tour Right Now;
We Can Plan a Tour for you. Call or Email Ahead to Sign up for Unscheduled Dates
Or to Request a Date that Others Might Like to Join.
If others Don’t Join to Meet the minimum fee these tours will be Cancelled; unless you want to pay the $88.00 minimum.
Requested Dates;
Please Call or Email Ahead to Sign up for these Possible Tours –

Advance Tour Reservations Only ~ Meet at Our Office/Nature Center:

All Bird Tours By Advance Reservations Only

Call 830-966-2320 or email info@hillcountryadventures.com

Meet at Our Office/Nature Center:

No Physical Address ~ Nature Center Located at Latitude 29.59578397983242 & Longitude -99.67028617858887
From Hwy 83 & FM 1050 intersection; East on to FM 1050 which goes to Garner State Park & Utopia, go 4.7 miles on FM 1050, Don’t go past Blanket Creek sign on right, our signs are on left at our entrance – Rio Frio Lodging, Hill Country Adventures  & Hill Country Nature Center. Park in parking area behind our Cedar Building & Meet on Porch. From Utopia & 187; south end of Utopia, go 10.3 miles west on FM 1050 toward Garner Park, just past Blanket Creek it’s the 3rd entrance on the right, our signs say Rio Frio Lodging, Hill Country Adventures & Hill Country Nature Center. Park in parking area behind our Cedar Building & Meet on Porch.

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Birding / Natural History Tours:  

3 to 5 hours - $22.00 per person
This Tour with a $100.00 Minimum - on Dates Not Already Scheduled
$17.00 per person for Groups of 10 or more

All Day Tours are 8 to 10 hours - $37.00 per person
This Tour with a $148.00 Minimum - on Dates Not Already Scheduled
$32.00 per person for Groups of 10 or more

On our Birding & Natural History Tour you can experience the outdoors by a Guided (combined) Driving, Walking Tour. Your Adventure will take place in the State Parks in our area, &/or on different Ranches & Private properties not open to the general public. Depending on what Birds you want to see we will take you to the crystal clear Frio, Nueces or Sabinal River Canyons and miles of beautiful rugged Hill Country. With our Entertaining & Educational Natural History/ Birding Tour you will learn about some Geology of the Edwards Plateau, Native Peoples, Medicinal & Edible Plants, Wildflowers, Grasses, Birds, Butterflies, Insects, Animals & more. Have your camera & binoculars ready for our guided Tour. Where you can catch a glimpse of some of the many wonderful Specialty Birds & Butterfly found in our area. Plus White-tail, Axis deer, lizards & many other critters. In nature you never know what’s waiting around the next bush!

Scheduled Birding / Natural History Tours
Call or Email to Reserve a Tour

Call or Email Ahead to Requested a Date
Or to Join a Requested Date.
If others Don’t Join to Meet the minimum fee these tours will be Cancelled; unless you want to pay the $100.00 minimum.
There are No Requested Dates for Birding / Natural History Tours Right Now

*Your Guide will meet you in the Office or on the porch. If you have room in your car he/ or she can ride with you. This cuts down on our liability & we can talk to you along the way & point out birds or interesting sites.
Let us know if you are interested in reserving other Tours to see some ‘Texas Size Champion Big Trees’ or our ‘Bluebird Nestbox Trail’ with nests, eggs or baby bluebirds & other small cavity nesting birds.

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