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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alexis Powell" data-source="post: 3629321" data-attributes="member: 5327">When leading fieldtrips for beginners, I often use an old low-end Bushnell or other binocular so that novice birders aren't intimidated or get the impression that bird ID is only possible after spending $$$$$$. I have no trouble identifying birds, even without the binoculars, because I know the context so well. Knowing the species pool and the favored haunts or perches of those species in the area makes ID quite a different and much easier task than if one were making the ID of a random draw from the universe.--AP</blockquote>