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Re: [keralabirder] Fwd: [bngbirds] Western Ghat Ecology Expert Panel Report - published

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:25:03 -0500

Hi Praveen, that is a very useful (and important) info. Thank you.
Happiness to you!
unni
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Dr.Unni Krishnan Pulikkal
www.imagery.in

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[keralabirder] Fwd: Citizen Sparrow latest update

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:02:49 -0500

FYI ,
The survey will close in a week's time - so if you have
not yet contributed all your records, please do submit them asap.
best rgds
Praveen

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[keralabirder] Fwd: [MigrantWatch] Pied Cuckoo Campaign 2012

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:57 -0500

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Dear MigrantWatchers,

With most of the winter migrants having left for northern latitudes, there
is a noticeable lull in observations being reported

Re: [keralabirder] paithalmala

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:32:23 -0500

Hi Bimal,
What is the altitude of Paithalmala peak ? Were there
Cisticolas in breeding plumage ?
best rgds
Praveen

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[keralabirder] Fwd: [bngbirds] Western Ghat Ecology Expert Panel Report - published

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:03:11 -0500

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Ministry of Enviornment & Forest officially published Western Ghat Ecology
Expert Panel Report on their website.

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[keralabirder] paithalmala

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:46:02 -0500

Hi all,
Here I am giving a short list of birds, observed at Paithalmala, Kannur district on 12th May 2012. The day was cloudy and it rained heavily on 11th and 12th afternoon.
1.Yello browed bull bull
2. Qauker tit babbler
3. malabar whistling thrush.
4. Black bull bull
5. crested serpant eagle
6. Black eagle

[keralabirder] paithalmala

Wed, 23 May 2012 06:18:17 -0500

[keralabirder] Fwd: Mavoor a wonderland for birds from afar

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:15:08 -0500

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Mavoor a wonderland for birds from afar Jabir Mushthari
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[keralabirder] Fwd: [bngbirds] Southwest Monsoon 2012: probable arrival dates

Mon, 21 May 2012 01:44:02 -0500

Of general interest

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MONSOON 2012: arrival on 23rd to 26th May?

South-west monsoons - The date of its arrival and the quantum of
heavenly manna, are eagerly looked-forward to

[keralabirder] Rufus Woodpecker near Kumarakom.

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:16:28 -0500

Namaskaram!
Let me inform that morning on 20 May 2012, I observed a pair of rufus woodpeckers on an anjily tree 12 kilometers east of Kumarakom. Birds were hyperactive but silent.
Thanks and regards.
Pradeep Aymanam

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[keralabirder] Nesting Black Winged Stilt at Anthikkad Kole

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:03:58 -0500

Myself sighted Four Nesting of Black Winged Stilt at Anthikkad Kole yesterday ( 20/05/2012 at : 4.05pm).

The correct spot is :

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Three of the birds are sitting in the nests & one is attacking some egrets who come near the nestings.

If somebody want to see

Re: [keralabirder] GOLDEN PLOVER LATE SIGHTING

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:33:07 -0500

There are no breeding records in the entire South Asia (not even Ladakh)
best rgds
Praveen

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[keralabirder] GOLDEN PLOVER LATE SIGHTING

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:04:10 -0500

Dear Praveen,
Thank you for the information. Any data about their breeding in Kerala?

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Re: [keralabirder] Golden Plovers Late Sighting.

Wed, 16 May 2012 01:26:08 -0500

Golden Plovers regularly over-summer in Kerala in small numbers - in May,
they could be late migrants or birds that decided to over-summer
best rgds
Praveen

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[keralabirder] Fwd: Many moods of the macaque

Tue, 15 May 2012 23:32:44 -0500

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*Many moods of the macaque *

TEXT BY G. SHAHEED & PHOTOGRAPHS BY N.A. NASEER

* On the trail of the lion-tailed macaque in the

[keralabirder] Fwd: Call for Indian version of World Migratory Bird Day

Tue, 15 May 2012 23:32:20 -0500

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Re: [keralabirder] Observing World Migratory Bird Day(WMBD)

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:50:47 -0500

November 12th is a better option. Like Christmas which is celebrated at a later date in certain parts of Russia.

Jayan Thomas

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Great Initiative & wonderful collaboration.

[keralabirder] Golden Plovers Late Sighting. [2 Attachments]

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:28:46 -0500

Dear All

SHOULDNT THE GOLDEN PLOVERS LEAVE BY NOW ?
Almost all our migrant birds have left Eraviperoor but a
group of 6 Placific Golden Plovers [Pluvialis fulva] still hang around. The
paddy fields in this area are ploughed for the next crop and provide ideal
feeding ground for these birds. Is this the factor

Re: [keralabirder] Observing World Migratory Bird Day(WMBD)

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:47:09 -0500

Great Initiative & wonderful collaboration.

On a separate note, there is a discussion in progress
whether we (in India) should celebrate the MBD on a different date
(proposed Nov 12th) - when most of the migrants are arriving

[keralabirder] Observing World Migratory Bird Day(WMBD) [1 Attachment]

Sat, 12 May 2012 21:09:05 -0500

Dear All,

Observing World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD)
World
Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is a global initiative devoted to celebrating
migratory birds and for promoting their conservation on the second weekend of
May every year and the world take action and organize public events such as
bird festivals, education programmes and bird watching excursions to

[keralabirder] Colourful birds evolve faster !!! - New Study

Sat, 12 May 2012 05:01:13 -0500

An Interesting Read

Colourful birds evolve faster,says new study

Birds with multiple versions of their colour patterns evolved into new species more quickly than those with uniform plumage,Australian researchers revealed in a significant genetic study published on Thursday.The University of Melbourne research,published in Nature,found that birds with more than one version

[keralabirder] A trip to a forest

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:35:43 -0500

Dear All,
Went for a one day birding trip in Rajampara- Aangamoozhy route [Goodrikkal] Range on the 8th of May 2012 and the following birds were sighted:
1. Grey Fronted Green Pigeon. [Several flocks]
2. Emerald Dove [one]
3. Mountain Imperial Pigeon [eight]
4. Blue winged parakeet. [Several flocks which consisted of many half grown

Re: [keralabirder] little spider hunter?

Thu, 10 May 2012 23:42:04 -0500

Dr.Santhosh,

It is Little spider hunter.

Regards,
Shiva

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[keralabirder] little spider hunter?

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:49:47 -0500

i took this phot from my home compunde(nileshwar,kasrgod dist).thought that it is a loten's sunbird female. when i poste this in inw website some opined that this could be little spider hunter. experts please help
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/keralabirder/photos/recent/454444403/view

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[keralabirder] Fwd: [bngbirds] Birds of Burma by Bertram E Smythies

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:23:36 -0500

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http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs13/Birds_of_Burma-ocr-to-op75-red.pdf

For those of us who did not grow up on picture books called fieldguides,
knowing

[keralabirder] Re: Common Myna - South India Vs Madhya Pradesh

Wed, 09 May 2012 03:38:08 -0500

Hi Praveen,

Thanks a lot again. Yes I agree with you.Lots of aspects to be considered here.

Overall for me it was an interesting learning experience. Perhaps sometime later we may have more members of this group add to these details.

Best Regards
Vignesh

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Re: [keralabirder] Re: Common Myna - South India Vs Madhya Pradesh

Mon, 07 May 2012 23:23:07 -0500

Hi Vignesh,
If its a shade change, it would be practically
impossible to document them with photographs. The shade will depend a
lot on light conditions, sensor capabilities, exposure, shutter speed
etc.
These kind of documentation are best

[keralabirder] Re: Common Myna - South India Vs Madhya Pradesh

Mon, 07 May 2012 08:05:21 -0500

Hi Praveen,

This info is very useful indeed. How I wish I had pictures to substantiate this. But I am still convinced about a few sightings being a " Bank Myna" ...the others ...perhaps had some colour variation.

Thanks & Regards
Vignesh

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Re: [keralabirder] Re: Common Myna - South India Vs Madhya Pradesh

Mon, 07 May 2012 06:13:08 -0500

Dear Vignesh,The one that you saw was Bank Myna only......I was travelling last week throufh MP , AP, Delhi and Rajastan.....observed lot of Bank Mynas on railway stations, markets and all....with the description of yours

Regards

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Re: [keralabirder] Re: Common Myna - South India Vs Madhya Pradesh

Sun, 06 May 2012 22:01:21 -0500

In terms of documented subspecies, there are only two - one for the
entire mainland and another for Sri Lanka.
Perhaps there are further local, possibly inconsistent, small shade
variations that are undocumented.
best rgds
Praveen

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[keralabirder] Fwd: The pigeon's passengers

Sat, 05 May 2012 23:08:18 -0500

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How the imperial pigeons play a crucial role in regenerating our
rainforests. T.R. SHANKAR RAMAN
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[keralabirder] Online Environmental courses

Sat, 05 May 2012 00:12:25 -0500

The Leadership Course in Biodiversity Conservation is a one year
Certificate Program with online and face to face activities interwoven
through the course work. The course content is developed by subject
matter experts (SMEs).

The online weekly assignments start on Tuesday and end on Saturday. The
monthly field activities are usually held on Sundays if

Re: [keralabirder] SOOTY TERN RECOVERED FROM ERAVIPEROOR -AN OLD CONFIRMED REPORT

Fri, 04 May 2012 22:20:16 -0500

Hi Ipe,

A lot of people here would be interested in pelagic birds.
According to the data I have collected, this is the 15th record of
windblown Sooty Tern in Kerala. Seemingly, the birds are not uncommon
in open sea (not near the coast)

[keralabirder] SOOTY TERN RECOVERED FROM ERAVIPEROOR -AN OLD CONFIRMED REPORT [4 Attachments]

Fri, 04 May 2012 11:57:22 -0500

Dear All,
Anybody who is interested in PELAGIC VAGRANTS may please
read this.

24th July 2005 recovered an adult Sooty Tern [Sterna
fuscata] from our paddy field in Eraviperoor !. The one and only sighting, Can
be considered as an accidental straggler. Said to be uncommon in the west coast
as well. Essentially a

Re: [keralabirder] Re: Common Myna - South India Vs Madhya Pradesh

Fri, 04 May 2012 04:10:09 -0500

Hi All,

I have observed the same phenomenon in eastern Gujarat which is quite close to MP, and also around the Sardar Sarovar area.
Seems to be a local phenomenon. Pls update if you have any more info on this, is quite interesting.

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Re: [keralabirder] WATERCOCK TRYING TO MAKE A COME BACK.

Thu, 03 May 2012 22:23:45 -0500

Hi Ipe,

I checked what we documented in BoK-S&D wrt Kora.

There is circumstantial evidence that paddyfield conversion has taken its
toll in the northern districts of Kannur & Kasargod. There has also been
instances where birds were encountered in Changanassery

[keralabirder] WATERCOCK TRYING TO MAKE A COME BACK.

Thu, 03 May 2012 05:04:36 -0500

Dear Praveen,
I agree with you. The two species that you had mentioned namely the Purple Swamphen and the Black Coot had fully made use of the ideal changes in habitat and multiplied to unimaginable levels. Especially the former

[keralabirder] Re: Common Myna - South India Vs Madhya Pradesh

Thu, 03 May 2012 03:46:05 -0500

Hi Praveen,

Yes I agree. I do believe it is a Bank Myna. But somehow I do recollect seeing these birds with a darker colouration i.e blackish overall ( maybe I am wrong or just confused with the common mynas as there were just too many mynas at Khajuraho :)

Wish

Re: [keralabirder] Common Myna - South India Vs Madhya Pradesh

Thu, 03 May 2012 02:48:29 -0500

Did u chk bank myna?
PrAveen

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Last month I had visited Madhya Pradesh and one observation was that the
Common Myna in Khajuraho appeared a little different to the ones we are
used to seeing here in the South ( i.e)

bare yellow patch

[keralabirder] Common Myna - South India Vs Madhya Pradesh

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:13:22 -0500

Hi All,

Last month I had visited Madhya Pradesh and one observation was that the Common Myna in Khajuraho appeared a little different to the ones we are used to seeing here in the South ( i.e)

bare yellow patch behind the eye is what we see commonly , but the

Re: [keralabirder] WATERCOCK TRYING TO MAKE A COME BACK.

Wed, 02 May 2012 22:27:50 -0500

Just to add to this ...related species like Purple Swamphen & Coot has
been on the increase while the Watercock is decreasing. The former two
species were/are widespread and common in the rest of peninsular India
while Watercock is partial to certain parts like Kerala.
best rgds
Praveen

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[keralabirder] Re: Bird collections at Shenbaganur Museum, Kodai

Wed, 02 May 2012 13:25:46 -0500

Dear Praveen,
Interesting to know about the museum. It is a real task to maintain 100year+ old specimens intact.Happy to hear about the bird specimens, must visit the place one day.
BEST REGARDS
Ipe.

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[keralabirder] WATERCOCK TRYING TO MAKE A COME BACK. [1 Attachment]

Wed, 02 May 2012 07:22:11 -0500

Dear All,
Kora or Watercock [Gallicrex cinerea] popularly known as Neikozhy or
Nelkozhy in central Tranvancoore including Kuttenad, and as Theepporikannen in
other parts of Kerala was one of our commonest Rails till early 1990s. Due to
change in habitat and other unknown reasons their population drastically fell
in upper & lower Kuttanad as

[keralabirder] Golden Plovers at Anthikkad Kole

Tue, 01 May 2012 23:07:52 -0500

Dear All

We ( Me & Mr.Sunil) have seen 8(eight) golden plovers at Anthikkad Kole on 29/04/2012. Two of them in breeding plumage.

Also seen the following birds

Common Coot
Water Cock
Purple Moorehen
Little Grebe
Cormorants
Littile egrets(some of them in breeding plumage with crests)
Cattle Egrets( most of them in breeding plumage)
Purple Heron
Open bill storks(Also some

[keralabirder] Bird collections at Shenbaganur Museum, Kodai

Tue, 01 May 2012 01:20:55 -0500

Dear Friends,

I was on a family vacation to Kodai last week. It was raining the whole day, so couldn't get out to see many birds. Still I could hear a lot of Laughing Thrushes in the morning, contrary to much expected Malabar Whistling Thrush. (I didn't hear any). Other birds

[keralabirder] Prasanth's birdwatching report 29-4-2012

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:57:18 -0500

Dear Friends,

On 29th April I went to Kadamakkudy for Bird watching. I had seen Black crowned Nigh Heron, Lesser Sand Plover, Terek Sandpiper and Lesser Pied Kingfisher among many other birds. You can read the detailed report in,

http://drsprasanth.blogspot.in/2012/05/prasanths-birdwatching-report-29-4-2012.html

With regards,

Dr. S. Prasanth

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[keralabirder] Birding in Madhya Pradesh

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:08:52 -0500

Dear All,

Earlier this month I visitied various areas of MP. Given below is the link to view the photos.

Please feel free to add comments / corrections / additional info etc corresponding to each picture which will help as a great learning for me.

https://picasaweb.google.com/106646256629602800129/MadhyaPradeshBirding#5734230253275079650

Thanks & regards
Vignesh

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[keralabirder] Review of the book 'Birds of Southern Coastal Karnataka'

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:23:35 -0500

Thought it to be relevant to this group too.

Hi all,

A small write-up about the book 'Birds of Southern Coastal Karnataka'
Authored by Shiva Shankar Nayak and Dr. Prabhakar Achar.

It is a field guide for the birds of 2 districts of coastal Karnataka,
Udupi and Dakshina Kannada(Mangalore). It covers 224 species of the

Re: [keralabirder] Book Review: Birds of Southern Coastal Karnataka by Dr. K. Prabhakar Achar and Shivashankar

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:53:56 -0500

Congrats, Dr. K. Prabhakar Achar and Shivashankar.

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> Book Review: Birds of Southern Coastal Karnataka by Dr. K. Prabhakar
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[keralabirder] Book Review: Birds of Southern Coastal Karnataka by Dr. K. Prabhakar Achar and Shivashankar

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:47:15 -0500

Dear all,
Here is a review of a book which should interest
audience here also
best rgds
Praveen

Book Review: Birds of Southern Coastal Karnataka by Dr. K. Prabhakar
Achar and Shivashankar

Paperback, xvi + 240 pages, 224 bird photographs. Published by
Bhuvanendra Nature