Deals for Birdwatchers: A Demo for Making Your Hobbies Affordable

Are you passionate about a hobby? Whether it’s tennis or photography, mountain climbing or knitting, there are always deals to be had on the things that you need to enjoy your leisure time. Birdwatching is a fantastic example. If you’re a birdwatcher, not only do you need binoculars, but you may want to carry a camera or a warm polar fleece for chilly mornings.  And don’t forget bird seed to fill the feeders in your own back yard!

To help our friends at the Michigan Audubon Society celebrate their annual Sandhill Crane & Art Festival, and to help all of our birdwatching readers save money, we’ve put together a collection of birdwatching deals. Happy birding!

DiscountMags

1 Year of Audubon Magazine for $15.99 DiscountMags drops the price of a 1-year subscription to Audubon Magazine from $19.99 to $15.99 with code BRADSDEALS at checkout.

Moosejaw

15% off Most Regular Priced Items from Moosejaw Moosejaw.com drops the price of the  pictured  Moosejaw Women’s Nicole Hodgdon Lightweight Fleece Zip from $75 to $63.75 when you use code BRAD15 at checkout. This code is valid on most regular priced items.

PetSmart

$4 off $15 of Wild Bird Supplies at PetSmart PetSmart takes $4 off any $15 minimum order with code BDAY11DOG11 through the end of November. This 20 lb. bag of Great Choice® Black Oil Sunflower Seed Wild Bird Food is just is just $17.54 after the code. Better yet, shipping is free. You can also choose any combination of suet blocks, feeders and other supplies with this discount.

Columbia Sportswear

Free shipping on your order from Columbia Columbia offers free shipping on Columbia Activewear when you use code BRADSDLFS at checkout. The pictured Men’s Altitude™ Aspect Fleece Full Zip, already marked down from $95, is just $65.90 shipped. Also check out the Omni Shade™ Bora Bora™ Booney Womens Hat for $25 shipped after the coupon code.

eBags

27% off Magna Case Reinforced Camera Case eBags.com takes 27% the popular Magna Case Reinforced Pro Quick-Draw Camera Case, dropping it from $299 to $239, a $60 savings. Better yet, shipping is free on this order.

Sports Authority

10% off Binoculars, Optics and Accessories at Sports Authority Through 11/30, Sports Authority takes 10% off your online order, including binoculars, binocular accessories and other optics. The Pentax 8×21 Jupiter III Binoculars, originally $99.99, drop to $44.99 after the code. Or try the Bushnell Stableview Binoculars, originally $689.99, for just $539.99, saving you $150.

This particular list may be for the birds (aren’t we punny?), but it just goes to show that there are deals abound for any hobby if you know where to look.

NOTE: While all of the deals on this list were available at the time of publication, they are sometimes subject to limited quantities and some markdowns may only be valid for a limited time. Please let us know if you find that one has sold out or expired and we will update our post.

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About the Author: Rebecca Lehmann

Rebecca is BradsDeals' resident data geek, keeping the team up-to-date on the latest shopping trends from a data perspective. She loves finding online deals on shoes, knitting supplies, and anything that lets her spoil her nieces rotten.