June 1–8, 2027 · 8 days, 7 nights

Limited to three photographers plus your guide.

Price: $3,225 per person (shared room)

Private room: $3,820 per person

Early June is when the Texas Hill Country and the brush country to the south are at their most colorful. The breeding birds are on territory, singing from open perches, and the photo blinds and water features at the state parks draw them in close. This trip runs from San Antonio west through the Edwards Plateau to the canyons along its southern edge, then south into the thorn scrub of the South Texas brush country, before finishing in Houston. Along the way we look for two of Texas's most sought-after breeding birds, the Black-capped Vireo and Golden-cheeked Warbler.

Highlights

• Photo blinds at South Llano River State Park, with Painted Buntings as the stars

• Black-capped Vireo and Varied Bunting at Kickapoo Cavern State Park

• Golden-cheeked Warbler in the Frio River canyon

• South Texas brush-country birds at Choke Canyon State Park

• Evening bat emergence at Kickapoo Cavern's bat cave

Itinerary at a glance

• Day 1 · Tue, June 1: San Antonio to the Llano River

• Day 2 · Wed, June 2: South Llano River State Park

• Day 3 · Thu, June 3: West across the Edwards Plateau

• Day 4 · Fri, June 4: Kickapoo Cavern State Park

• Day 5 · Sat, June 5: The Frio River canyon

• Day 6 · Sun, June 6: South into the brush country

• Day 7 · Mon, June 7: Choke Canyon State Park

• Day 8 · Tue, June 8: A last morning, then Houston

Included

• Lodging

• All ground transportation from San Antonio to Houston

• Guide fees

• Park entrance fees

Not included

• Meals

• Airfare

• Tips

To book or ask questions, email Greg at greglavaty@gmail.com or use the contact form.