Cheap Binoculars for Bird Watching

Quality Cheap Binoculars for Bird Watching - under $200

By in large, Bushnell, Eagle Optics, Audubon, Opticron and Nikon are good manufactures and rated in the top five of binoculars for bird watching by Cornell University Ornithology Lab for bird watching binoculars under $200.

Its true that Bushnell has $500+ binoculars for bird watching, and Nikon has $1,000+ binoculars for bird watching, however, both have what I would call quality cheap binoculars for bird watching.

This is a good place to start for your first bird watching binoculars for around the house and fun trips, especially for the children. I had six children and trust me, they can put anything through a field test without trying.

Cornell University Ornithology Lab research and ratings of the top 5 binoculars in this price range are rated overall quality index from a low 6.0 to a high of 30.0. Prices are always subject to change without notice, and may vary by dealer.

Nikon Action EX - 7x35 - rated 22.7 - $130

Audubon Raptor - 8x42 rated 21.3 - $190 (Raptor & Denali tied for second place.)

Eagle Optics Denali - 7x32 rated 21.3 - $89

Bushnell Nature View - 10x42 - rated 20.3 - $179

Bushnell Nature View - 8x42 - rated 20.1 - $149

Opticron Imagic - 8x42 - rated 19.3 - $189