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 Tours:

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

From Hwy 83 & FM 1050 intersection; East on to FM 1050 which goes to Garner State Park & Utopia, go 5 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 Nature Center. Park in parking area behind our Cedar Office & 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 Tours:

Meet your guide at our place, Directions as follows:
It will take about 5 min. from Garner State Park, 15 min. from Neal’s Store in Concan,
15 min. from Utopia, 15 min. from Leakey, 40 min. from Uvalde.

From Hwy 83 & FM 1050 intersection; Go East on to FM 1050 which goes to Garner State Park & Utopia, go 5 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 Adventure Tours; come in & park in parking area behind Cedar Office building.

From Utopia & 187; at south end of Utopia, go West on FM 1050 toward Garner Park, go 10 miles, from Blanket Creek it’s the 3rd entrance on the right, our signs say Rio Frio Lodging & Hill Country Adventure Tours; come in & park in parking area behind Cedar Office building.
*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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