About Birdwatching Dot Com

Thanks for your interest in Birdwatching Dot Com, in business since 1985.

We're Michael and Diane Porter. We are crazy about birds and birding. And when we're not watching birds, we like to nudge other people along to start watching birds too. We think it's a good thing. For the people. For the birds. For the planet.

We run the Birdwatching Dot Com web site and the Birdwatching Dot Com Store (where you are now). We sell binoculars, spotting scopes, bird books, CDs, DVDs, birdbaths, feeders, and other things birdwatchers need or love.

We've posted many of the articles we've written for magazines and newspapers. We've been reporting on birding optics for Bird Watcher's Digest for over 15 years. You'll find our reviews of binoculars and spotting scopes in the Optics section, along with an introductory education in birding optics.

Michael and Diane are authors of a world birding database for Macintosh users. It's called Bird Brain.

Diane speaks at birding festivals on how to become the world expert on the birds your own backyard, on the intelligence of birds, on keeping records of your bird sighting, and other birding topics.

Our Store

Our office and online birding store live in southeast Iowa, in the small town of Fairfield.

You can call us. We're happy to talk to you to help you determine which book you should order or what binocular will work for your particular requirements. We have tried out and personally tested nearly every item we sell in the store. We're familiar with these products.

Our mission

We love to share in the celebration of birds with all who treasure them. For people who are just waking up to the wonderful world of birding, we'd like to help. The more eyes are open to the beauties of nature, the better the prospects for our civilization. Our mission at Birdwatching Dot Com, in everything our business does, is to help human society evolve toward a sustainable relationship with our planet.

How to communicate with us

Our names: Michael and Diane Porter
Address: Birdwatching Dot Com, 2197 236th Blvd., Fairfield IA 52556
Phone: 800-779-7256 or 641-472-7256
FAX: 641-469-5065
Email: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.birdwatching.com