Hosts: Johnnie and Audrey Eskue
Guestrooms: 4
Address: Birders Vista Bed and Breakfast, 5147 South Kino Road, Sierra Vista, Arizona 85650-9144
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Telephone: 520-378-2493
Activities/Attractions: Sierra Vista, Arizona is located 70 miles southeast of Tucson, a thriving community of nearly 40,000 and the regional center of southeastern Arizona and the home of historic Fort Huachuca. Surrounded by the breathtaking natural beauty of majestic mountain ranges and the San Pedro River, Sierra Vista boasts a temperate year-round climate, abundant sunshine, and clean, fresh air.
The temperatures are not hot in Sierra Vista like some other parts of Arizona. Upper 80s to lower 90s for the summer months at our location of 4500 feet with cooler ones in the mountains which rise to 9500 feet. 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
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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 Mountain View golf course
- Astronomy at the Vega-Bray Observatory
- 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 1540
"Thank you for your wonderful hospitality. We've never been to a place where our hosts were so eager and able to please us! Your back yard feeders are a treasure; we particularly enjoyed seeing the Bullock's Oriole for the first time. Also, your advice to go to Garden Canyon to see the Elegant Trogon really paid off. We'll certainly encourage our friends to stay with you when they're in the area. Thanks again."
General Information: Welcome to Birders Vista Bed and Breakfast ... located 80 miles south of Tucson, between the San Pedro River riparian area and Ramsey Canyon Nature Preserve, central to internationally recognized key birding areas. We are only ten minutes away from each of these locations. Birders Vista is a quiet retreat at 4600 feet elevation with beautiful views of the Huachuca and Mule mountains. Between the Huachuca Mountains on the West, and the Mule Mountains on the East, we are a short drive from numerous seasonal birding hotspots.
We have several room options - two new rooms with private baths and entrances, two bedrooms with a shared bath or a new suite with two bedrooms, a sitting area and private bath. All rooms include full breakfast in the dining room overlooking the front courtyard or sit on the back veranda and watch the "morning traffic jam" at our bird feeders. 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 and DVD for guests
Sit on the veranda or under the pergola in the backyard garden and enjoy the birds watching you as they come to feed. Many birds are visiting our feeders this spring:
- Scott's and Hooded Orioles
- Gila and Ladder-backed Woodpeckers
- Black-throated and Lark Sparrows
- Curved
Bill Thrashers
- Black-throated Sparrows
- Green-tailed and
Canyon Towhees
- Pyrrhuloxias
- Cactus Wrens
- Inca Doves
- Scaled and
Gambel's Quails
- Verdin
- Black-chinned
- Anna's
- Rufus Hummingbirds
- Roadrunners
... and many more birds.
Payment Accepted: Travelers’ checks, MasterCard, Visa and cash.
Rates: (Prices quoted in US Dollars).
$65-135/night
Breakfast included.
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"We enjoyed our stay in SE Arizona, and appreciated the accommodations at Birders Vista. Your location is perfect for exploring the area. A very special thanks for taking us to see the Elf Owl. I must return sometime in April to pick up some of the Summer and migrating birds. I saw 105 species during our week in Arizona, and 25 were life birds for me. Hope you are successful with you B and B!"