Eagle Optics will send you binoculars and let you try them out before you buy them. I can't say enough good about them. And I have been using their Rangers for about 20 years. Great optics. 

Michele Patenaude 
172 Woodbury Road
Burlington, VT 05408
802-862-4085

> On Jan 26, 2016, at 9:02 AM, Mona Bearor <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> I appreciate all the replies with great advice for my friend.    I'm sure
> she'll find it all very helpful as she shops for her birding bins!
> Mona Bearor
> S Glens Falls, NY