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 [...]
Blue-Banded Pelican Contest: We have a winner!
Note: the good folks from the International Bird Rescue shared the results of their recent Blue-Banded Pelican Contest! Below is an excerpt from their website. Eagle Optics is proud to support the efforts of this stellar organization. Our hearty congratulations to the winners!
Nina Cheney
Eagle Optics Staff
Binoculars: Bring them. See what they bring you.
Adult Contest Winner: [...]
My Birds and My Blizzard
Today in southern Wisconsin, close to 20″ of snow fell. Deemed a Snow Day by our beloved boss at Eagle Optics, it was a day to revel in the snowfall and dote on my resident birds. As soon as daylight broke, the birds were here, in abundance. My first job was to shovel [...]
A Pep Talk for Low Magnification Bins
An ingenious and fairly simple instrument, a binocular does so much to enhance our enjoyment of the outdoors. But, one binocular can’t be expected to fulfill every need of every user. Can it? I mean, we want our bin to give us the same performance quality when viewing feeders out our back [...]
Kowa simplifies digiscoping with your iPhone 4!
A friend of Eagle Optics, David LaPuma, has been digiscoping with his iPhone 4S, the new Kowa TSN IP4S iPhone 4/4S Digiscoping Bracket, and his Swarovski spotting scope, with some excellent results. Here, we share some of his photos and comments from his blog, Woodcreeper.com. Enjoy!
Introducing the NEW Kowa iPhone digiscoping adapter
Posted on 9/18/2012 [...]
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 [...]
