GBBC 2017 in Pune
This was the first time I participated in the Great Backyard Bird Count.
I really wanted India to lead in the number of checklists submitted and in the number of species seen this year, though I had no clue of how many lists were submitted by USA and Canada last year. So, I started sharing news about the GBBC on social networks where I do have a large amount of following and tried to encourage Indian people to participate.
I was pumped! I managed to drag in at least four birders from Pune to the event.
Pic: Vishwatej Pawar
Everyday, after submitting lists on Ebird, I was sharing my lists on different social platforms and inviting people to participate. Unfortunately, I felt that most birdwatchers in my region(Pune) are more interested in bird photography and are less interested in submitting checklists on Ebird.
Through 17th-20th I birded multiple times by a river near my house in Pune. During one session I did grassland birding alongside some wolf tracking, another session in a dry deciduous forest and the last day was spent in a semi-evergreen forest patch to boost my species count.
It felt amazing to do intense birding for the event and I thoroughly enjoyed the time I spent outdoors. Some birders from Pune have agreed to put in a team effort for the next GBBC, which makes me very happy!
– Vishwatej Pawar (Pune)
Good Work Parvez and others who helped him.
bird counting is very useful to youngster those who are not watching the nature. because of bird counting youngster watch the nature
nice read Harman…..
Congratulations!