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    Birding in the mountains

    Hello all! I do a lot of (day) hiking around the Cascades and Olympic ranges. I do not have much luck finding birds on these hikes. My best luck is sub alpine meadow areas. But along forested trails, even on quiet days during the week, I will see little and hear not much more. Do you have...
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    10x42 binoculars

    Hello, looking at getting something in the 10x power for shore birds, open terrain of mountain meadows, and raptors. I am leaning towards the Nikon MGH 10x42. I compared it with the Zeiss Conquest of the same power and enjoyed both, but the slightly wider FOV was nice. If I did not go one of...
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    New to scopes... advice on tripod (and scope)

    Hello All! I have found a Gitzo GT1542t tripod with a Manfrotto 500 head for about $350. Is this a good deal? I do not have a scope yet. Going to get one! I am looking at getting an 80mm scope, leaning towards the Nikon Monarch or the Pentax PF-80. I have not had a chance to try anything out...
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    birding binoculars upgrade (8x42) in the $400-$700 range

    Good evening, all. I have lurked here for a while before joining to post this. I am looking for some 8x power lenses. Sorry, long post... I have been bird-watching for a few years now, starting out with a Pentax roof-prism pair of binoculars. Recently, using my girlfriends pair, I noted I could...
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    New member

    Greetings, all. Bill here, from Seattle/Puget Sound area.
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