Autzoo.1556
net.rec.birds
utzoo!andy
Wed Apr 14 10:17:00 1982
Who all is out there?
I think it is a good idea that we identify ourselves and tell each other
what birding areas we frequent. I do most of my birding in and around
metropolitan Toronto: Lake Ontario shoreline, parks, ravines, rivers,
woodlots and "marshes".
Big news here right now is the weather. Last week's cold resulted in
heavy casualties among Tree Swallows and Purple Martins. Seems both
the migration and appearance of wildflowers is at least a week behind
schedule--waterfowl at Pelee look more like late March than mid-April.
A question: does anybody have any experience or opinions on the Zeiss Jena
8x30 compact binoculars? They look quite similar to the Carl Zeiss model and
are a bit cheaper. Optics are great and they "feel" good, but the neck
strap is attached in such a way that it interferes with viewing. Dunno, maybe
my nose is too big, but when looking through them, I have to fiddle with
the ends of the straps to keep them from getting in the way. Has anybody
else run into this problem?
Andy Rubaszek, Zoology, U of T
utzoo!andy
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