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
  
• 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."

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General Information: Welcome to Birders Vista Bed and Breakfast ... a quiet, country retreat with wonderful views of the Huachuca and Mule mountains with a beautiful backyard garden and plenty of birds. It is a stucco home at an elevation of 4500 feet, 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.

Birders Vista 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. In season, you will find fresh flowers in your room and enjoy fresh fruit from the orchard on the north side of the house.  Enjoy breads made from our pears, apricots, plums and apples. We have fresh pears in September and October. We also make our own organic plum jams and organic apricot preserves.

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, including:

• 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
  

Payment Accepted: Travelers checks, MasterCard, Visa and cash.

Rates: (Prices quoted in US Dollars).

$89-140/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!"