Curious if there are any avid bird watchers amongst us? I grew up duck hunting in the Great Lakes region, but always equally enjoyed watching and learning about non-game birds as well. For various reasons I sort of retired from duck hunting and ratcheted up the bird watching effort. My wife and I try to do at least one (or two) bird watching festivals a year to see migration hotspots or just to go birding in areas that sound intriguing. I'm wrapping up my first year with some Vortex Razor UHD 8x42 binoculars and really rate them up there with European alpha glass. Last December was my first time participating in the local Audubon Christmas Bird Count and I'm looking forward to doing that again.