Hey, birders: aching for a little migration action? Right here in the Heartland, The Biggest Week in American Birding gives major migration satisfaction!
This 10-day Ohio festival has it all, folks. Located near the southwest shore of Lake Erie and surrounded by prime birding habitat, Biggest Week provides the ultimate remedy for winter-weary birders. [...]
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The Biggest Week in American Birding, May 3-12, 2013
Midwest Birding Symposium, Sept. 19-22, 2013
Registration has begun for the 2013 Midwest Birding Symposium (MBS) in Lakeside, Ohio! Hosted by Bird Watcher’s Digest, The Ohio Ornithological Society, and the Lakeside Association, the 2013 MBS will once again be the highlight of the birding year!
Don’t miss the chance to learn from experts during informative and entertaining programs featuring some of [...]
Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival, May 9-12, 2013
When conjuring up the ultimate spring birding getaway, you might want to turn your imagination loose on this idea: Homer, Alaska in mid-May. Picture this: a quaint town nestled in rolling hills, on a sparkling bay lined with glaciers and mountains. Located on the southern edge of the Kenai Penninsula, Homer, besides being stunningly beautiful, [...]
Would you like an ABA Membership with that?
Thinking of upgrading your current binocular, or purchasing one to give as a gift? Eagle Optics and the American Birding Association have teamed up to make a special offer: buy a binocular from this select list and get a 1-year membership to the ABA (a $45 value) for just $15. The membership is transferable: [...]
See You on the Road!
As we swing in to spring, some Eagle Optics optics gurus are packing their bags and traveling to birding festivals around the country. We always bring plenty of gear–binoculars and spotting scopes in a variety of major brands–for you to try and compare. Tripods, too!
Is this your year to take your birding to the [...]
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival, Nov. 7-11, 2012
The famed Rio Grande Valley, at the southernmost tip of Texas, boasts the largest concentration of tropical birds in the U.S. Its diverse habitats are home to birds and wildlife seldom seen in one place, and the area is well known to birders around the world. If you’ve never been there, it might be hard [...]
Space Coast : The Place to Be Jan. 23-28, 2013
What began as a friendly birding competition in 1997, Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival has evolved into one of the best-known birding festivals in the U.S. Combining an ideal location with excellent facilities, world-class educators, and an impressive array of opportunities for birders and photographers, this festival needs to be on your calendar, [...]
The Biggest Week is Coming! May 4-13, 2012
When migrating birds come through the Midwest in the spring, it’s a very big deal. Come early May, we hearty folk trade snow shovels for binoculars and slap on sunscreen, ready to immerse ourselves in warblers, shorebirds, tanagers, thrashers, and grosbeaks. We live for this. And what better way to get our [...]
Would you like an ABA membership with that?
Thinking of upgrading your current binocular, or purchasing one to give as a gift? Eagle Optics and the American Birding Association have teamed up to make a special offer: buy a binocular from this select list and get a 1-year membership to the ABA (a $45 value) for just $15. The membership is transferable: keep [...]
2011: Looking back on a great year!
It was a big year for us at Eagle Optics, with exciting things happening in nearly every area of the business! We’d like to share these highlights:
Staff news and changes:
Our dear Katie Vandegrift left our team and moved on to the higher calling of being a MOTHER. She and Nate welcomed Mara Marie [...]
