The rascally Catbird has made its presence known in my yard and is inhaling grape jelly from my feeders. Must have been a long flight. Spent time at Carlos Avery but was shocked to find I had left my new binoculars at home. What is that all about?!? All I had was my scope so I drove between the ponds and scoured every inch of Pond 4 in search of the evasive White Faced Ibis documented for this area. No luck but did see a few old friends - Blue and Green Winged Teals, Turkeys, Ring Necks, Coots, and an abundance of little warbler appearing birds that are impossible to pin down with a scope.
Anyone have any recommendations for glove-box binoculars? My pair has broken its focus knob and is useless. I am thinking about $100 for an emergency back up pair. Hopefully more than just 25's. I gave my good pair away to a kid who was thrilled with his first Magnolia warbler last year. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thomas Maiello Spring Lake Park
