After you settle on the binoculars, you might want to consider Merlin Bird ID for your iPad, phone, etc. It is out of the Cornell Ornithological lab in Ithaca, NY. The app asks you a series of questions (including where you are located) and brings back 6 to 8 possibilities. Or it will use a picture that you have taken to ID the bird. I have used a few books over the years but now use this 95 % of the time to identify the birds behind our home. Have fun! Love birds - they don't make snarky comments, well... the Sand Hill Cranes are always making comments about my golf shots.
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