April 24, 2017

Birder Profile: Jadeswamy Madaiah

This time, we profile Jadeswamy Madaiah, a very regularĀ contributor from the Chamrajnagar district of Karnataka. His answersĀ to our questions are given below in Kannada, which have been translated to English by Dr. Prashanth N S.

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1.Ā Please tell us a bit about yourself. What do you do and where do you live?

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My name is M Jadeswamy. I am one among Chamarajnagar districtā€™s Soliga tribal people. After having completed 10th standard, I have been an avid observer of nature. I am very interested in birds and animals in my area. I have worked earlier in several resorts in and around Bandipur, Nagarahole, BR Hills and one year in Kollur (Dakshina Kannada) as a naturalist. I am able to explain and talk about birds, animals and trees in English, Kannada and Hindi. Since 2015, I have begun working with the SeasonWatch programme, promoting nature education and monitoring of trees in several schools in Yelandur. Recently, I am able to contact several people and learn more about birds through social media such as Facebook.Ā 

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2. When and how did you get interested in birding?

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I have always been interested in birds, but I did not know their English names. Once I started working as a naturalist in a private resort, I was able to learn their English names as well.

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3. Do you have a favourite bird or birds? Why is it/are they your favourite?

Orange Minivet ą²®ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą³ Black Eagle. Orange Minivet ą²’ą²‚ą²¦ą³ ą²øą³ą²‚ą²¦ą²°ą²µą²¾ą²¦ ą²Ŗą²•ą³ą²·ą²æ. ą²Øą²®ą³ą²® ą²œą²æą²²ą³ą²²ą³†ą²Æ ą²•ą²¾ą²”ą³ą²—ą²³ą²²ą³ą²²ą²æ ą²øą³ą²²ą²­ą²µą²¾ą²—ą²æ ą²Øą³‹ą²”ą²¬ą²¹ą³ą²¦ą³. ą²°ą³€ą²¤ą²æ, Black Eagle ą²’ą²‚ą²¦ą³ ą²µą²æą²¶ą³‡ą²· ą²Ŗą²•ą³ą²·ą²æ. ą²øą³‹ą²²ą²æą²—ą²°ą³ ą²…ą²¦ą²Øą³ą²Øą³ ą²•ą²¾ą²Ø ą²•ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²²ą³† ą²Žą²Øą³ą²Øą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²°ą³†, ą²…ą²¦ą²° ą²•ą²”ą³ą²•ą²Ŗą³ą²Ŗą³ ą²¬ą²£ą³ą²£ą²µą²Øą³ą²Øą³ ą²Øą²®ą³ą²® ą²¹ą³†ą²øą²°ą²²ą³ą²²ą²æ ą²øą³‡ą²°ą²æą²øą²æą²¦ą³ą²¦ą²¾ą²°ą³†.

Orange Minivet and Black Eagle are my favourite birds. Orange Minivet is a beautiful bird. We can see them easily in the forests of my district. Similarly, Black Eagle is also a special bird. Soliga people call it ā€œdarkness of thick forestā€ because ofĀ its jet-black colour.

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4. Where do you enjoy birding the most?

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I love birding in and around BR Hills forests. That apart, I also bird at Bellatha, a large waterbody at the foothills.

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Orange Minivet (female) Ā© Sivaguru Noopuran PRS (Checklist)

5. Do you have a birding partner or a group you enjoy birding with? How is birding alone different from birding with others?

ą²‡ą²¦ą³ą²µą²°ą³†ą²—ą³‚ ą²Æą²¾ą²µą³ą²¦ą³‡ ą²—ą³ą²‚ą²Ŗą²Øą³ą²Øą³ ą²¹ą³Šą²‚ą²¦ą²æą²²ą³ą²². ą²Øą²®ą³ą²® Prashanth, Kalyan Varma, Tanya Seshadri ą²Æą²µą²° ą²œą³Šą²¤ą³†ą²Æą²²ą³ą²²ą²æ ą²•ą³†ą²²ą²µą³ ą²¬ą²¾ą²°ą²æ ą²Ŗą²•ą³ą²·ą²æ ą²µą³€ą²•ą³ą²·ą²£ą³† ą²®ą²¾ą²”ą²²ą³ ą²¬ą²¹ą²³ ą²–ą³ą²·ą²æą²Æą²¾ą²—ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¦ą³†.

Till now, I have not identified any birding group. Sometimes, I join Prashanth, Kalyan and Tanya.

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6. Anything on the birding bucket list? (Doesnā€™t have to be a bird; it could be a place, witnessing a phenomena, etc)

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Apart from Karnataka, I would like to see what different types of birds are there in other areas. One day, when I get the opportunity I would like to explore bird diversity in various other areas of the country.

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7. Has eBird changed how you bird? How?

eBird ą²¬ą²°ą³ą²µ ą²®ą³ą²‚ą²šą³† ą²Ŗą²•ą³ą²·ą²æą²—ą²³ ą²¬ą²—ą³ą²—ą³† ą²¬ą²°ą³†ą²Æą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²æą²°ą²²ą²æą²²ą³ą²². ą²ˆą²— ą²’ą²‚ą²¦ą³ notebook ą²‡ą²Ÿą³ą²Ÿą²æą²¦ą³ą²¦ą³‡ą²Øą³†. ą²ą²Øą³‡ ą²Øą³‹ą²”ą²æą²¦ą²°ą³‚ ą²¬ą²°ą³†ą²Æą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą³‡ą²Øą³†. ą²•ą³†ą²²ą²µą³ ą²¬ą²¾ą²°ą²æ ą²Øą³‹ą²”ą²æą²¦ą²° ą²¬ą²—ą³ą²—ą³† ą²Ŗą³ą²°ą²¶ą³ą²Øą³†ą²—ą²³ą³ ą²¬ą²°ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¦ą³†. ą²‡ą²¦ą²°ą²æą²‚ą²¦ ą²Øą²Øą²—ą³† ą²Ŗą²•ą³ą²·ą²æ ą²—ą³ą²°ą³ą²¤ą²æą²Ø ą²Øą²æą²Æą²®ą²—ą²³ą³ ą²šą³†ą²Øą³ą²Øą²¾ą²—ą²æ ą²¤ą²æą²³ą²æą²¦ą³ą²¬ą²°ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²æą²¦ą³†. ą²‰ą²¦ą²¾ą²¹ą²°ą²£ą³†ą²—ą³†, larks ą²¬ą²—ą³ą²—ą³† ą²Øą²¾ą²Øą³ ą²¹ą³†ą²šą³ą²šą³ ą²—ą²®ą²Ø ą²‡ą²”ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²æą²°ą²²ą²æą²²ą³ą²². Bird Count ą²Øą²²ą³ą²²ą²æ ą²•ą³†ą²²ą²µą³ blog ą²Øą³‹ą²”ą²æ ą²…ą²¦ą²° ą²¬ą²—ą³ą²—ą³† ą²¹ą³†ą²šą³ą²šą³ ą²¤ą²æą²³ą²æą²¦ą³ą²¬ą²‚ą²¦ą²æą²¦ą³†.

Before eBird, I would not write anything about what I watched. Now I have a notebook for bird records. Whatever I see, I write. Sometimes, I get questions about what I reported and this helps improve my bird identification. For example, I would not pay too much attention to larks. After seeing a blog on Bird Count, I have learnt more about them.

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8. Have you set any birding/eBirding goals for the coming months?

ą²®ą³ą²‚ą²¬ą²°ą³ą²µ ą²¦ą²æą²Øą²—ą²³ą²²ą³ą²²ą²æ ą²¹ą²³ą²¦ą²æ ą²—ą²²ą³ą²²ą²¦ ą²¹ą²•ą³ą²•ą²æ (Yellow-throated Bulbul) ą²«ą³‹ą²Ÿą³‹ ą²¤ą³†ą²—ą³†ą²¦ą³ eBird checklist ą²Øą²²ą³ą²²ą²æ ą²Øą²®ą³‚ą²¦ą²æą²øą³ą²µą³ą²¦ą³ ą²’ą²‚ą²¦.

In the coming days, I would like to take a photo of the Yellow-throated Bulbul, which is seen in BR Hills.

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9. What is your message for fellow eBirders?

ą²Ŗą²•ą³ą²·ą²æ ą²µą³€ą²•ą³ą²·ą²£ą³† ą²®ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą³ eBird ą²Øą²²ą³ą²²ą²æ check ą²²ą²æą²øą³ą²Ÿą³ ą²¹ą²¾ą²•ą²²ą³ ą²Ŗą³ą²°ą²¾ą²°ą²‚ą²­ą²æą²øą²æą²¦ ą²Øą²‚ą²¤ą²°ą²¦ ą²¦ą²æą²Øą²¦ą²²ą³ą²²ą²æ ą²¬ą²¹ą²³ ą²’ą²³ą³ą²³ą³†ą²Æ ą²Ŗą²•ą³ą²·ą²æ ą²¤ą²œą³ą²žą²°ą³ ą²Ŗą²°ą²æą²šą²Æą²µą²¾ą²—ą³ą²¤ą²æą²¦ą³† ą²‡ą²¦ą²•ą³ą²•ą³†ą²²ą³ą²² ą²•ą²¾ą²°ą²£ ą²•ą²°ą³ą²¤ą²°ą²¾ą²¦ Prashanth ą²øą²°ą³ kalyan ą²øą²°ą³ ą²°ą²µą²°ą²æą²—ą³† ą²§ą²Øą³ą²Æą²µą²¾ą²¦ą²—ą²³ą³ .ą²®ą³ą²‚ą²¦ą³Šą²¦ą³ą²¦ą²æą²Ø ą²šą²¾ą²®ą²°ą²¾ą²œą²Øą²—ą²° Ā ą²µą³ą²Æą²¾ą²Ŗą³ą²¤ą²æą²Æą²²ą³ą²²ą²æ ą²Øą²¾ą²Øą³Šą²¬ą³ą²¬ ą²‰ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²® ą²Ŗą²•ą³ą²·ą²æ ą²µą²æą²¶ą³ą²²ą³‡ą²·ą²•ą²Øą²¾ą²—ą²æą²°ą²²ą³ ą²¬ą²Æą²øą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą³‡ą²Øą³†.

After beginning to use eBird, I have met with several birders and many experts thanks to Prashanth and Kalyan. In the coming days, I would like to be a good/top birder from my district.

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Vidhya Sundar
Vidhya Sundar
7 years ago

Amazing work Jadeswamy Madaiah! All the best for exploring new birds in new parts of the country

Praveen J
6 years ago
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