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In our latest blog post, we tested bird identification at 50m, 150m, 300m and even 500m distance. What changes surprisingly quickly isn't just the size of the bird in the image, but the amount of visible detail. Heat haze, air clarity and lighting all start playing a huge role at longer distances. It's a really interesting reminder of how much conditions influence what we see in the field!

Read the blog post: https://bit.ly/4ab0Gwh

Come see the full line up of Kowa Sporting Optics at Indiana Dunes Birding Festival including our amazing binoculars and our PROMINAR spotting scopes. See the Kowa difference for yourself and take advantage of show specials and promotional pricing to upgrade your wildlife viewing! See the show schedule of events for more information here https://indunesbirdingfestival.com/

It’s on tomorrow if you want to join us on the “Go Birding” team during the Global Big Day. Simply submit a list to eBird (free app) tomorrow and share your list to “GoBirdingTeam” to have your sightings added to the cumulative lists!

This Saturday May 9th will be the annual "Global Big Day", a worldwide global birding event. You can join this worldwide endeavor by simply birding where ever you are and submitting checklists to eBird. Learn more about how you can be involved on their page or on their website at ebird.org/globalbigday

Do you follow Black Swamp Bird Observatory’s Morning Flight Count? It’s an incredible example of visible migration being tallied by BSBO spring & fall. Counters will tally all migrants passing throughout out the migration period and thus far, they have already tallied almost 725,000 individuals and are approaching 160 bird species. During The Biggest Week In American Birding counters and interpretive assistants will be on hand on the d**e at the Metzgar Marsh parking lot pointing out birds flying past the point. Drop in and visit to see this amazing spectacle first hand. We are fascinated by visible migration and proud to be a continuing sponsor. You can follow along at home to see the migrants tallied daily here https://trektellen.org/site/totals/3929/2026 or visit trektelken.org and and search for “Black Swamp” and select their Metzgar Marsh migration site.

Do you follow Black Swamp Bird Observatory’s Morning Flight Count? It’s an incredible example of visible migration being tallied by BSBO spring & fall. Counters will tally all migrants passing throughout out the migration period and thus far, they have already tallied almost 725,000 individuals and are approaching 160 bird species. During The Biggest Week In American Birding counters and interpretive assistants will be on hand on the d**e at the Metzgar Marsh parking lot pointing out birds flying past the point. Drop in and visit to see this amazing spectacle first hand. We are fascinated by visible migration and proud to be a continuing sponsor. You can follow along at home to see the migrants tallied daily here https://trektellen.org/site/totals/3929/2026 or visit trektelken.org and and search for “Black Swamp” and select their Metzgar Marsh migration site.

Did you know that The Biggest Week In American Birding is held in the "Warbler Capital of the World". Birders have flocked to the south shore of Lake Erie during spring migration for as long as we've followed birding and for good reason. Most years, attendees will record every eastern warbler listed on the cumulative festival checklist during this awesome spring migration party that offers massive numbers 0f warblers, vireos, flycatchers, sparrows.... We know it's birdy, but we hope that most in attendance will sneak by the Optics Alley during your stay to say hello. The festival runs from May 8-17, 2026 and the Optics Alley is open each day from 10 AM - 5 PM.

Look for Kowa in the field, Kowa is once again sponsoring the guided field trips and the Morning Flight Count site at Metzgar Marsh, and is presenting digiscoping workshops on both weekends of the event. We'll see you out there!

BWIAB Join us for 10 fabulous days of birding in Northwest Ohio, the Warbler Capital of the World!

Day two of the The gang’s all here come see all of the Kowa gear including our award winning spotting scopes, binoculars and related accessories at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach, FL. Ask about our show discounts.

Join the Kowa Sporting Optics team at the Florida Outdoor Expo this weekend May 1-3 at the South Florida Fair Grounds, 9067 Southern Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL.

Come see why the award winning Kowa PROMINAR spotting scopes and Highlander series are heralded as some of the best optical products in the industry. The PROMINAR line utilizes a pure crystal fluorite lens element for superior control of light and unbeaten resolution of detail. Also, check out our popular binoculars including the wide-angle BD II XD line and bring your questions on optics and digiscoping for our staff. We can't wait to see you there!

Kowa Sporting Optics Kowa is a Japanese manufacturer of high quality sporting optics like binoculars and spotting scopes. Learn more about Kowa's PROMINAR pure fluorite crystal products. These PROMINAR products from Kowa provide the brightest and sharpest of images. Truly the best optics at the best price. If it's cryst...