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On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 6:03 AM <jhmoss@gmail.com> wrote:

I know several people who work for Swarovski so I forwarded Nicole's email to them. Here was their response.

 

And no, I don't even get deals on their products.

 

Jim                 

 

James H. Moss, JD

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Thanks for the heads-up!

 

We can't control how Cabela's chooses to package the products we sell, but due to the ruggedness of our product and our packaging, I would not be concerned about the integrity of the binocular at all. 

 

I would tell Nicolle that to prevent something like this in the future, I would suggest she purchase from Front Range Birding & Optics near C470 and Kipling (or the store in Boulder). They are an amazing birding shop that supports all the local birding groups! They are also the only SWAROVSKI OPTIK dealer in Colorado that specializes in birding.

 

As another option, she could have just gone to the Cabela's store in Lone Tree to prevent the shipping issue. Finally, she could have purchased directly from the SWAROVSKI OPTIK website, and we definitely pack our boxes better than that!!

 

FYI: The pricing should be the same at all outlets. 

 

Please let me know if you, Nicolle, or anyone from the group has any questions. 

 

 

From: cobirds@googlegroups.com <cobirds@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Nicolle Martin
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2026 2:09 PM
To: Colorado Birds <cobirds@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [cobirds] Binoculars Question

 

Birders, I just received my first and long awaited pair of Swarovski Binoculars (NL Pure) via FedEx. This photo depicts how Cabela packed them and shipped them to me: 

 

 

No packing material, nothing. My question for you experts is whether you would accept binoculars that were shipped like this w/o any protection? Should I be worried about the integrity of the binoculars after bouncing around for a few days? 

 

Many thanks, 

 

Nicolle Martin 

Littleton, CO 

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FW: [cobirds] Binoculars Question

I know several people who work for Swarovski so I forwarded Nicole’s email to them. Here was their response.

 

And no, I don’t even get deals on their products.

 

Jim                 

 

James H. Moss, JD

Attorney at law

Schedule an Appointment

 

PO Box 621088

Littleton, CO 80162

 

720 334 8529

Jim@Moss-Law.co

 

 

 

Thanks for the heads-up!

 

We can’t control how Cabela’s chooses to package the products we sell, but due to the ruggedness of our product and our packaging, I would not be concerned about the integrity of the binocular at all. 

 

I would tell Nicolle that to prevent something like this in the future, I would suggest she purchase from Front Range Birding & Optics near C470 and Kipling (or the store in Boulder). They are an amazing birding shop that supports all the local birding groups! They are also the only SWAROVSKI OPTIK dealer in Colorado that specializes in birding.

 

As another option, she could have just gone to the Cabela's store in Lone Tree to prevent the shipping issue. Finally, she could have purchased directly from the SWAROVSKI OPTIK website, and we definitely pack our boxes better than that!!

 

FYI: The pricing should be the same at all outlets. 

 

Please let me know if you, Nicolle, or anyone from the group has any questions. 

 

 

From: cobirds@googlegroups.com <cobirds@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Nicolle Martin
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2026 2:09 PM
To: Colorado Birds <cobirds@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [cobirds] Binoculars Question

 

Birders, I just received my first and long awaited pair of Swarovski Binoculars (NL Pure) via FedEx. This photo depicts how Cabela packed them and shipped them to me: 

 

 

No packing material, nothing. My question for you experts is whether you would accept binoculars that were shipped like this w/o any protection? Should I be worried about the integrity of the binoculars after bouncing around for a few days? 

 

Many thanks, 

 

Nicolle Martin 

Littleton, CO 

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[cobirds] Binoculars Question

Birders, I just received my first and long awaited pair of Swarovski Binoculars (NL Pure) via FedEx. This photo depicts how Cabela packed them and shipped them to me: 

No packing material, nothing. My question for you experts is whether you would accept binoculars that were shipped like this w/o any protection? Should I be worried about the integrity of the binoculars after bouncing around for a few days? 

Many thanks, 

Nicolle Martin 

Littleton, CO 

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[cobirds] Next Thursday: The Bird Genoscape Project with Erica Robertson

Hello all, 

We're excited to invite you to join Denver Audubon at Belmar Library next Thursday, February 26 for an evening with Erica Robertson on The Bird Genoscape Project — a groundbreaking effort that is transforming how we understand bird migration.

This fascinating project uses genetic information from the tips of bird feathers to create "genoscapes" — detailed maps that connect bird populations across their entire annual cycle. In other words, scientists can now trace where birds breed, migrate, and winter using nothing more than a couple of feathers. Erica will share what has been learned so far, where the project is going, and how it connects to her work with Bank Swallows.

Doors open at 6:00 pm with the presentation beginning shortly after. Register here to jon us — we'd love to see you there!

Thanks,

Audrey Hicks
Conservation and Research Manager

www.denveraudubon.org 

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[cobirds] Yet another HMA Winter Raptor Survey in Colorado !

This is great. Colorado birders seem to be taking to the Hawk Migration Association's Winter Raptor Surveys. 

I looked at the HMA WRS website and found that yet one more group has done a new WRS for the first time called the Cobb Lake Fort Collins WRS.

Congratulations to Simone Clark, Allison Vogel, Ava Normant, and William Hernstrom who did the survey on 2/4/26 and had 16 raptors.

That's 8 active surveys in Colorado for the year.

For anyone else who wants to start a Winter Raptor Survey under the auspices of HMA, where your data may be used by researchers, check my earlier post on the subject from 2/10/26 on the COBirds Google group

https://groups.google.com/g/cobirds (use this link Linda Andes-Georges). 

Here is a link to a webinar on HMA WRS from a year ago which explains what a survey entails:

https://youtu.be/OV5jipnSjEM?si=cbY90wyMCRhhaNCB

Also HMA has a monthly "Lunch & Learn"  (lunch of course meaning 12 noon in the East, 10:00 a.m. our time) on various aspects of raptors - ID, specific raptors, migration, etc. which are always very informative. You can sign up to get an email regarding future programs by emailing Julie Brown at brown@hma.org 

Past programs can be accessed on YouTube on the Hawk Migration Association Channel.

Ajit I Antony

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[cobirds] raptor surveys: the originals?

Hello all --

I noticed Ajit's post about raptor surveys on CObirds and I'm really delighted that these are ongoing with many faithful volunteers. There may be a bit of overlap, however. (And that might be interesting in itself: verification by double-teams!)

I've lost Ajit's original post and can't figure out how to recover it on CObirds (I'm a tech-ninny), so I have lost his enumeration of the areas being covered. All I do remember is that he mentioned areas that include several in Boulder County:  Boulder/south and Boulder/east as well as the Valmont area, I believe. 

Those and Rabbit Mountain as well have been surveyed since 1983 by volunteer squads of Boulder County Nature Association, supervised and data-crunched for many years by Steve Jones and then the late (and much missed) Sue Cass. So there is a big databank there, ready to be mined by anyone who is not a tech ninny. There are a handy-dandy pdfs of the totals, trends,  populations & prey selection, and others for those curious to peek at the olden (and the recent) days here:

Research Data | Boulder County Nature Association bcna.org

My best to all, and may your yards be blessed with more birds rather than fewer,

Linda Andes-Georges

[cobirds] BCAS Field Trip to Walden Ponds this Sunday (February 22nd)

Join me at Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat on Sunday, February 22nd, at 8:30 a.m. for a morning of birding!

Check out this link for more details. Don't forget to shoot me an email to RSVP for the walk!

Daniel Carrier, Boulder County Audubon Society

Boulder, Boulder County

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