MIDDLETON, WI-September 24, 2014-Bird Watcher's Digest and Eagle Optics will host a weekend of birds and optics with birding-optics-testing experts Diane and Michael Porter, October 17-19, 2014, in Middleton, Wisconsin. A few spots remain available.

Attendees will spend the weekend birding and having fun with the Porters, Ben Lizdas of Eagle Optics, and Bird Watcher's Digest publisher and editor, Bill Thompson, III. On the agenda is a behind-the-scenes tour of the International Crane Foundation, the only spot on Earth where all 15 of the world's crane species reside. We'll also visit the legendary cabin where Aldo Leopold wrote his best-selling book, A Sand County Almanac, and participate in a sparrow ID workshop. The event will kick off Friday evening with a Wisconsin-style cookout and social hour at the Eagle Optics headquarters. Afterward, the Porters and Bill Thompson, III, will offer an optics evaluation and cleaning. Various birding events will begin Saturday morning and end Sunday afternoon.

For more than 35 years, Bird Watcher's Digest has been encouraging the appreciation and conservation of wild birds and their habitats. More than a magazine, BWD connects with bird watchers around the globe through engaging publications, an active and welcoming online community, and events.

Reader Rendezvous, such as this "Optics Opstravaganza" with the Porters, are small, intimate events and offer the chance to spend quality time in the field with some of the world's leading birding personalities. Bird Watcher's Digest plan to host several more Rendezvous in 2015 and beyond. Details to be announced at www.birdwatchersdigest.com/reader.

BWD Reader Rendezvous are sponsored by Vanguard, Swarovski Optik North America, Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, and Celestron.

For more information or to register, visit www.birdwatchersdigest.com/reader or call 800-879-2473.

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Wendy Clark, Sales Director
Phone: 800-879-2473 or 330-413-1532
Email: wendy@birdwatchersdigest.com