May 10-11 : Global 'BIG WEEKEND' :

Join Global Big Day ... and/or make it a full weekend

1. Watch the Steve Martin in The Big Year as inspiration for your own challenge on the weekend of May 10-11, 2025

2. We recently birded Lost Maples (5/1) and Uvalde (5/2) back-to-back where we found 96 species

   Check out the report we did for a Texas bird club on 5/2 where we found 76 species

3. Join us on May 10-11th and see if we can break 100 species !!!!!!

We'd be asking a lot to have you bird with us an entire year.....but join us for a day or a weekend and let's see how many species we can find two diverse but adjacent habitats. We'll bird Uvalde's desert species on May 10th and Hill Country species on May 11th.

A ‘Big Day/Weekend’ is a birding challenge of strategy and luck to maximize the number of species observed. It requires knowing where the birds are, the best hot spots to find them and logistics to maximize the days’ efforts. Yes, we can help you there! Alas, there is no fortune, just fame so feel free to make your own rules : i.e. daylight sightings only, birds within in a single county or whatever your heart desires.

Uvalde offers a unique habitat where the Brush Country meets the Hill Country meets the Trans-Pecos. Curved Bill Thrashers, Verdin, Cactus Wren and other desert species not found in the Hill Country. Add Great Kiskadees, Audubon’s Oriole and Green Jays and you know it’s going to be a great day!

Meanwhile, the Hill Country offers Golden Cheeked Warblers, Black Capped Vireos, Green Kingfishers and all their exciting cohorts. What are are you waiting for? Reserve your spot TODAY.

CELEBRATE WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY -

with a Global BIG DAY/WEEKEND Lodging and Birding Packages May 9-12, 2025

Open to all skill levels, curate your own birding/lodging package.

For more info contact The Lodges at Lost Maples (830) 966-5178, email lodges@swtexas.net

or Busy Birding (830) 328-2662, Laura@Busy-Birding.com