"It was first discovered in March and April 1953 and once again during extensive surveys of the mountains in February and May 1997. To most the bird was a...
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“I notice, I wonder, it reminds me of”
A lot happens in the space between seeing or hearing a bird, and entering it as an observation on eBird. The Purple Sunbird that you saw carrying nesting material was more than just ‘PuSu (eBird shortcode for Purple Sunbird), nesting- check, female- check’.
Exploring Birdlife of Thanamir, Nagaland: Search For the 200th!
This article is written by Kaushik Sarkar. In this post, he talks about his experience in Thanamir, Nagaland, where he spent more than a month training a...
Lockdown Birding Diaries— Some Birds Live to Eat or Die Eating
This is a guest post by Jignasa a.k.a Jigu Patel Some Birds Live to Eat or Die Eating I have been observing birds for a while now. Each individual has a...
Lockdown Birding Diaries— In Quest of A Heron
This is a guest post by Ramesh Shenai. As a naturalist by profession, he has lead many tours to premier wildlife destinations across India. Other than...
Lockdown Birding Diaries— Under The Ficus Tree
This is a guest post by Kaushik Sarkar, who is a nature enthusiast with great interest in avian ecology and interactions of birds with the modified...
GBBC 2021: Stories from the field
Around 3000 eBirders in India participated in this year's Great Backyard Bird Count and Campus Bird Count. Birders across the country were busy organizing and...
Wild Bird Day 2020: Stories from the field
In 2018, we launched a new event called Wild Bird Day. This day-long event happens every year in October coinciding with the global birding event- October Big...
Are buildings the new killing fields for birds?
Birds bring us joy in many ways! While some people set up birdbaths and feeders on their window panes and balconies to attract birds, did you know that many...
Frosted, dusted, textured – Is your glass bird friendly?
Birds often see the reflection of trees and the sky in glass windows, balconies and fly into them. Studies show that many million bird deaths occur annually...
GBBC 2020: Stories from the field
This year's Great Backyard Bird Count and Campus Bird Count in India, saw a participation of more than 2000 people. Birders across the country were busy...
Tadoba’s Women Birding Squad
Tadoba's Women Birding Squad Written by Pooja Pawar “Oh, this bird appears so close”; “such bright colours and so clearly visible through this binocular!”...