Celebrate birds, butterflies, wildflowers and the
incredible view from a hot air ballon at the
Balcones Songbird Festival.
Come to
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
from Saturday, April 29 through Monday, May 1, 2006!
New family-friendly format will appeal to hikers, naturalists and birders!
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Friday, April 28 at 7 pm
Wine and Star Shine at
Flat Creek Estate Winery
Enjoy a taste of
Z Tejas and
Flat Creek Estate wines
while the
Austin Classical Guitars Ensemble plays
into the sunset.
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Saturday, April 29, 6-8 PM
BBQ dinner at Flying X Ranch
Chuckwagon food served under the skies and
to the sounds of Cowboy entertainment. YeeHaw!
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Saturday-Sunday April 29-30; Monday (AM only) May 1
Hiking, Birding and Exploring the
Canyonlands
Choose between 13 nature walks of varying degrees of
difficulty that offer nature, bird and wildlife viewing
with the experts. Explore the back country not
usually open to the public.
Other options:
- learn about backyard landscaping
- enjoy a wildflower tour
- bring your camera to a nature photography workshop
Sunday afternoon offers fun family events in addition to nature, hiking and birding tours:
- It's a pond's life
- Hunt for spiders
- Wild crafts
- Last Chance Forever raptor show
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will provide a rare
view of the Refuge from
tethered Hot Air Balloons
during the Balcones Songbird Festival, at no charge,
weather permitting.
:cool: birds :cool: Balcones :cool: balloons :cool:
Hybrid Mode
