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    Equipment advice for a noob

    Thanks iveljay. Since posting, I've have actually been looking at, and thinking about, both the Sony and the Tascam you linked to. The Tascam seems to have a much better price point and similar good reviews to the Sony. I've been reading about and understand the mechanical and functional...
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    Equipment advice for a noob

    Ok, so I want to get into bird song recording. I've been birding for many years, but now have an interest in recording simply as a way to appreciate a new dimension of birding and to get re-acquainted with very familiar local birds. My interest is not recording for documentation purposes, but...
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    Do people have their swaro's routinely serviced?

    Question: Do people periodically send their binoculars back to Swaro for occasionally service/maintenance? I've had my EL's about 12 years now. They have been well used, but also well cared for. Somewhere around year 5 of my owning them I ran across a Rep in the field who suggested that...
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    Panasonic FZ-200

    I also find this frustrating, and no it's the shame they haven't fixed it in the FZ200.
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    Panasonic FZ-200

    This is my first camera bought specifically for birding. I bought it for record shots, but figured I'd post a few of my recent pics with it. I'm fairly new to photography, but am finding that I'm able to get some decent shots with relative ease with this camera. Cheers Red Tailed Hawk...
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    Birding in NJ/Eastern PA

    If you have not already done so, maybe join this listserv and post your questions there--> http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NJBD.html It's very active and a good place for information concerning what's going on bird-wise in NJ. I will also second the vote for the Boyle birding guide. It is...
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    Sax Zim Bog in Late August

    I'm going to be in MN for the last week of August and was considering a one-day excursion to Sax Zim. I'm interested in seeing the following species: Great Grey Owl Black Backed Woodpecker Black-billed Magpie Boreal Chickadee Sedge Wren Bohemian Waxwing LeConte's Sparrow Brewer's Blackbird...
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    Poor-man's DIY no-modification needed $5 digiscoping adapter

    I picked this up today at Lowes for $4.90. Its a flexible pipe coupling meant to join PVC pipe to copper or iron pipe. It's available in the plumbing section of any good hardware store. This attached to my Zeiss Diascope + Baader Hyperion 17mm + Nikon P5100 without a single modification and...
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    Cape May in July ?

    For warblers you might do better going in the opposite direction and heading north west. I believe the Old Mine Road/Delaware Water Gap area of NJ should still have its good assortment of nesting warblers that time of year. This area is maybe 2 hours north of Princeton. Reading through the...
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    Puerto Rico - November

    Rincon (located in the NW) is about an hour or so drive from Cabo Rojo / Cartagena Lagoon / Maricao respectively, (unless you hit the awful PR rush-hour gridlock). Rincon has a number of great guest houses, hotels, beaches, good food, etc. Plus the casinos in Mayaguez are close by. The town...
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    Magnolia Warbler, Central NJ

    I had a blackburnian in my suburban yard just outside of Trenton. Quite an unexpected treat, usually its just robins and catbirds.
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    Going to be in Redmond, Where to Bird

    Thanks again for the info. Much appreciated. The Bead and Breakfast looks rather nice.
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    Going to be in Redmond, Where to Bird

    Thanks for the links Dennis. Looks like I will be visiting Hoh for a day or two, as I am excited to see not only birds but the rainforest. Is there a good place for shore/sea birds nearby that would be an easy visit for day three? Will it be too cold/wet to camp in the Hoh area during the...
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    Going to be in Redmond, Where to Bird

    How is Hoh Rain Forest in April?
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    Going to be in Redmond, Where to Bird

    I'm going to be in Redmond for a few days in April. I plan on hitting Marymoor park for an evening or two if I get some free time. After that, I am planning on staying in Washington for 3 - 4 more days to do some quality birding. I will be renting a car, so I will have some mobility. My plans...
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    Astro eyepieces in spotting scopes

    I agree with the kidney beaning. But I enjoy the 68 degree and the bump up in mag from a 24 pan. I'm also not a fan of zooms, so the 17mm Hyperion it is for me.
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    Astro eyepieces in spotting scopes

    Just jumping into the conversation here, as I can touch on some of these subjects. The best dual purpose astro + birding scope (in my opinion) is the TV60 from TeleVue. It's not a whole heck of a lot of aperture for astronomy, but it is world class. The moon and brighter planets through it are...
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    Baader Hyperion Zoom and 17 mm on.....

    Let me know how this works out because I have been thinking of the Hyperion 17mm for my Diascope also. I have used both 13mm Nagler and 24mm Panoptic in the diascope, and like them, but . . . I'm really looking for an EP that's in the 30x range.
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    Princeton NJ

    I bird Princeton quite a lot and can comment on the below: Wood Duck -- fairly common at the Pond in the Refuge Red-headed Woodpecker -- I have yet to see one in Princeton for the past 5 years (but that could be my bad luck). Hairy Woodpecker - Failry common, though not as common as downy...
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    Princeton NJ

    Sandy Hook, about an hour and a half east of Princeton, is just starting to see its normal range of wintering ducks (there have been quite a few eiders the past couple weekends). It's worth the trip if you have transportation.
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    Cape May - New Jersey -RFI

    Brigantine NWR is a must. Saw quite a few clappers and a virginia rail there in the past week, plus the treat of a Roseate Spoonbill. Clappers can be seen readily along any of the muddy shorelines along the main drive.
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    How to tell if a lens is scratched/damaged?

    I cleaned my Diascope 85 after a very dusty excursion, and despite being as careful as possible, left a big scratch in the coating right across the center of the lens. So, if that big beautiful lens of yours is scratched, I feel for you. It hurts. But if you don't plan to resell this at any...
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    Eyepiece for low power and low cost

    I use both the TV 24mm Panoptic and the 13mm Nagler with the Zeiss adapters, and both are fantastic in my 85mm Diascope. They do exhibit edge curvature (the Nagler more than the Panoptic), but its more acceptable than the edge softness of the Zeiss zoom. I love the 24mm Panoptic in the Zeiss...
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    Another Swarovski 8.5 * 42 EL problem

    Hmmm . . . I'm not sure the original poster asked for an opinion considering whether or not buying a pair of ELs was a fashion statement. By the way, you didn't mention if your Rolls exhibits more CA than you mate's 'mini'? I'm not sure why the need to bash Swaros (or Zeiss or anything else...
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    Another Swarovski 8.5 * 42 EL problem

    Just to reiterate what everyone has said (and what I have already posted), just take the binos out and use them as you would during a regular day of birding. Put birds in the FOV where you would normally put them. At the end of the day ask yourself how much CA did you perceive? Was it...
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