Before moving on to the results for the monthly challenges, here is a brief glimpse of birding in March by the numbers (with the previous month in brackets).
No. of birders: 6,462 (8,330)
Number of observations: 10.32 lakhs (18.4 lakhs)
Number of lists (all types): 59,882 (87,687)
Number of species: 1,110 (1,115)
Number of unique lists with media: 5,089 (6,911)
The challenge for March was to upload a minimum of 31 eligible lists, with 2 from different hotspots visited in the last three months and also include breeding behavior codes in at least 8 checklists. A total of 56 eBirders successfully met this target!
Adil Ali, Ajay Gadikar, Amrit Raha, Ananya Deshkar, Anuj Saikia, Arun Singh: Andaman Bird Tour, Ashok Agarwal, Ashwin Viswanathan, Babloo Farswan, Bhavishya C M, Cheran Jagadeesan, Chinmay Bhoyar, Chirag Munje, Dipankar Dev, Divyaraj Shah, Gaja Mohanraj, Garima Bhatia, Hakimuddin F Saify, Isheta Divya , Jageshwer Verma, Janardhan Uppada, Jayadev Menon, Karthikeyan G B, Karthikeyan R, Krishnendu Das, Lakshmikant Neve, Madhu Gupta, Malyasri Bhattacharya, Manoj Pai, Munish Gowda, Muskan Shrivastava, Naushad Theba, Rahul Chetre, Raju Kasambe, Ramesh Shenai, Ramnarayan Kalyanaraman, Sahana M, Samir Nama, Sandeep Kumar Reddy Gangasani, Sanjiv Khanna, Santhi K, Sarabjeet Kaur, Sharad Apte, Shashikiran Ganesh, Shilpa Gadgil, Shree Raksha, Shyamkumar Puravankara, Sourav Mandal, Sreekumar Chirukandoth, Srinivas Mallela, Steffin Babu, Supriya Kulkarni, Tanuja Dasharath Haunsbhavi, Tejas Natu, Uma Vaijnath, V Sitaram.
Congratulations to all these birders!
The above list does not include group accounts and those with no identifiable names.
From these 56 names, one was drawn using a computer-generated random number. This person is Karthikeyan R who receives a copy of who receives a signed copy of The Living Air: The Pleasures of Birds and Birdwatching by Aasheesh Pittie as a small gift in appreciation.
Are you doing your best to match the target for April?
Also, see here for the fresh set of yearlong challenges for 2024!
Header Image: Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii © Giri Tirumale/ Macaulay Library
