2008 was a good year for me with the
binoculars. No, I didn't add any new birds to my life list or even see any birds that I would call truly rare for this area, but I did find some local spots that attracted birds you would not expect for my neighborhood and I did discover many tiny birding "hotspots" within only a dozen miles of home. Much of this local
birding was the result of my endless traveling on a bicycle and my habit of always carrying a
compact binocular. How many miles did this old gal log in 2008? I ended the year with 10,082 miles (yes, that's ten thousand plus). That's a lot of miles, a lot of birds and a lot of great memories. On to 2009. Have
bicycle and binocular, will travel.