The Gulls are taking over Big Island Wildlife Area! :-D. There are so many mostly Ring-billed Gulls (I did spy a few Bonnies) that it looked like snow flurries along LaRue-Prospect. Lots of ducks and a few Grebes as well. Cross posting the following to reach everyone. Also due to a gift from my employer, I need some opines on these three scopes. Having issues finding reviews of these three brands that are not sponsored. These three would be free for me, so I don't care about cost. I was wondering if anyone has used one, two, or all three...I already have a Celestron, and I am pretty comfortable with the quality of it...but does anyone have any info on the Barska or Leupoid? Barska - Naturescape 20-60 x 80 Spotting Scope VS Celestron - Ultima 80 20-60x Spotting Scope and Leupold SX-1 Ventana 20-60x80mm Spotting Scope These are all straight through model scopes, and the only ones available to me...so I can't get one of the higher priced models. Thanks in advance. Happy Birding, and God Bless! Steve J ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]