It’s one of the few areas to get Bicknell’s Thrush in summer. You’ll need to be at treeline. A park ranger (or eBird) might give you a reliable location. Enjoy!

Like cameras, how bins feel in your hands is important, esp. if you plan to use them a lot. If you have a birding store near you, that's a great place to try out different ones and get advice. Birders are very particular and exacting regarding binoculars. Vortex and Swarovski are the 2 brands I see most commonly in the field. I use Vortex, and as a previous poster noted, they are a great value.

I use it on an SL1 as my street camera. The whole setup is no bigger than a bridge camera.