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[email protected] Table of Contents 3 Unprecedented Times, Extraordinary Birding Redstart Birding Staff 8 Angela's Tips for Smart Optics Shopping Angela Anderson-Beach, Redstart Birding Manager 11 Pssst...Here's a Hint for Using This Guide! Redstart Birding Staff 12 Zeiss Victory SF 8x32 Binocular Review Luke Tiller, Zeiss Ambassador 16 Zeiss Binoculars 18 Zeiss Spotting Scopes 20 Things to Consider When Upgrading Binoculars Whitney Lanfranco, Leica Nature Sales Manager 26 Leica Binoculars 28 Leica Spotting Scopes 30 Expert-Recommended Tips for Choosing a Swarovski Binocular Clay Taylor, Swarovski Optik Naturalist Market Manager 1 redstartbirding.com • 833-262-1568 •
[email protected] 37 Swarovski Optik Binoculars 39 Swarovksi Optik Spotting Scopes 42 Insights for Buying Your First Spotting Scope Adrian Lesak, Vortex Birding and Observation Manager 49 Vortex Optics Binoculars 51 Vortex Optics Spotting Scopes 53 Kowa Binoculars 54 Kowa Spotting Scopes 57 Celestron Binoculars 58 Celestron Spotting Scopes 60 Opticron Binoculars 62 Opticron Spotting Scopes 63 Steiner Binoculars 64 Nikon Binoculars 65 Phone Skope: Your New Favorite Bird-Watching Tool Kiara Neilsen, Phone Skope Birding Liaison 70 Essential Gear 2 redstartbirding.com • 833-262-1568 •
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[email protected] s we prepare to pub- with no contact with anyone. A lish the 2021 Redstart (We’re also grateful that she Birding Optics Guide, we are experienced no symptoms, beginning to see some light and she has now also re- at the end of a long, dark, ceived her vaccine!) As of year-long tunnel.