Birders Vista Bed and Breakfast  is located only ten minutes away from the Ramsey Canyon Nature Preserve and the San  Pedro Riparian Area, central to internationally recognized key birding areas.  We are located eighty miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona.

Birders Vista is a quiet retreat at 4600 feet elevation with beautiful views of the Huachuca and Mule mountains. It is a stucco home on 4 acres, with reading library of 1500 books, cozy living room with fireplace, stereo, wireless high speed internet access, TV, VCR,  DVD and telescope for guests.  

In season, you will find fresh flowers in your room and enjoy fresh fruit from the orchard on the north side of the house.  It is all organic fruit. We now have jelly from the great tasting organic plums.  Enjoy breads made from our pear, apricots, plums and apples.  

Sit on the veranda or under the pergola in the backyard garden and enjoy the birds watching you as they come to feed.   We have around 25 species of birds on our four acres at any given time. See our Bird Sightings web page. Our backyard is wonderful this time of the year.   The monsoon arrived this year on June 26 bring with it  the afternoon showers which cool down the temperature.  The temperatures in July and August  in Sierra Vista are in the 80s at our location of 4600 feet.  Cooler temperatures occur in the mountains which rise to 9500 feet. 

      

                       Backyard April to December                                                      Hummingbirds are here all year round 

The paulownia and mimosa trees in front provide nice shade in the summer for the front veranda with great views from the bench looking toward the Huachuca mountains in the west.

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birders Vista Bed and Breakfast is an easy drive from Southern Arizona’s best scenic attractions:

• Kartchner Caverns State Park, rated as one of the top 10 caverns available to the public in the world.

• Only ten minutes away from Ramsey Canyon Nature Preserve and San Pedro Riparian Area, central to internationally recognized key birding areas.  

• Enjoy hiking or mountain biking in the Huachucas, only 10 minutes away. There are numerous trails for short hikes or all day ones for the outdoor person.

• Arizona Folklore Preserve with Dolan Ellis, Arizona's Official State Balladeer.

• Bisbee with it’s quaint narrow street architecture in the old section and the open pit Queen Mine.

• Tombstone - "The Town Too Tough To Die" - and it’s surrounding ghost towns.

• Wineries in Elgin and Sonoita with wine tasting and festivals during the year.

• Golfing at Turquoise Valley Golf Course.

• Astronomy at numerous observatories in the area.

• Historical Museums - Fort Huachuca Museum, Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum, and Muheim House.

• Coronado National Memorial - Historical site about the first exploration of the American Southwest in 154

Between the Huachuca Mountains on the West, and the Mule Mountains on the East, we are a short drive from numerous seasonal birding hotspots (visit the Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory at http://www.sabo.org/birding/huacspv.htm - an excellent resource to discover the birding sites in  our area).

 

Hummingbird banding from June 28 till October 4th from 4 to 6 p.m. at the San Pedro House. Please check SABO''s website above for the day of the week of the banding.  Get to hold a hummingbird in your hands.

 

                                                                                                    

         The Mexican Spotted Owl in Scheelite Canyon 05/06/08            Gamble Quail with the chicks 06/27/08 in our backyard

Accommodations and what guests say about us - Please check our Accommodations page for the latest information!

BIRDERS VISTA BED AND BREAKFAST

5147 South Kino Road

Sierra Vista, Arizona 85650-9144

Phone: 520-378-2493

email: birdersvista@ssvecnet.com

Member of the HEREFORD LODGING ASSOCIATION