Birding Resources
Welcome to Kerrville, a proud Bird City Texas community in the heart of the Texas Hill Country! Our unique location at the convergence of multiple ecological regions creates exceptional birding opportunities, with over 200 species found throughout the year. From riparian corridors along the Guadalupe River to oak-juniper woodlands, discover why this Bird City Texas destination is one of the state’s premier birding locations.
How To Get Involved
Area Resources & Projects
Useful Birding Links
Bird City Texas – Kerrville Initiative
Katy Kappel, Texas Outdoors Woman Network
Becky Etzler, Director, Riverside Nature Center
Ashlea Boyle, Director of the City of Kerrville Parks & Recreation Department
Kathy Loring, Vice President, Native Plant Society of Texas
Karen Clint, Marketing Specialist
Alice King, Vice President, Hill Country Chapter Texas Master Naturalist
Catherine Gauldin, Hill Country Chapter Texas Master Naturalist
Deb Thompson, Kerr County Friends of the Night Sky
Becky Etzler- Executive Director, Riverside Nature Center
Karen Clint- Freelance Marketing Specialist
Craig Hensley- TX Nature Tracking Biologist, Texas Parks & Wildlife
Katy Kappel- Texas Outdoors Woman Network, Hill Country Chapter- Texas Master Naturalists, Native Plant Society of Texas- Kerrville Chapter
Julie Davis- CEO, Kerrville Visitor and Convention Bureau
Debbie Thompson- Kerr County Friends of the Night Sky
Tara Bushnoe- Executive Director, Upper Guadalupe River Authority
Paul Sellin- Hill Country Expert Birding Guide
Dr. Chris Distel- Schreiner University
Kathy Loring- Vice President, Native Plant Society of Texas- Kerrville Chapter; Hill Country Chapter- Texas Master Naturalists
Kevin Pillow- Owner/Operator, Wild Birds Unlimited
David Drake- Hill Country Birding Expert, Hill Country Chapter- Texas Master Naturalists
Alice King- Vice President, Hill Country Chapter- Texas Master Naturalists, Native Plant Society of Texas- Kerrville Chapter
Dalton Rice- City Manager, City of Kerrville
Rita Aliperto- Hill Country Master Gardeners
Dawn Davies- Hill Country Alliance
Riverside Nature Center
Native Plant Society of Texas – Kerrville Chapter
Kerr County Friends of the Night Sky
Wild Birds Unlimited
Texas Master Naturalist
Upper Guadalupe River Authority
The Ridge Cafe & Gardens
Texas Outdoors Woman Network – Kerrville
Peter Lewis Architect & Associates
The Center for Fitness
Hill Country Alliance
And the Birds of the Kerrville Community