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Newsletter for Birdwatchers (Established 1960)

No 10, Sirur Park B Street, Seshadripuram,

Bangalore 560 020, India. Tel. 080 2356 1142, 2346 4682

E-mail : [email protected]

Printed and published by S. Sridhar, at Navbharath Enterprises, Seshadripuram,

Bangalore 560 020, India

Editorial Board ( Ist January 2011)

Dr. A.M.K. Bharos

Harish R. Bhat

Dr. S.P. Bhatnagar

Dr. A.K. Chakravarthy

Dr. Ranjan Kumar Das

Dr. S. Devasahayam

B.S. Kulkarni

Arvind Mishra

Dr. Geeta S. Padate

Prof. S. Rangaswami

K. Mrutumjaya Rao

A.N. Yellappa Reddy

Dr. Rajiv Saxena

Dr. A.B. Shanbhag

Arunayan Sharma

S. Sridhar

Dr. Abraham Verghese, FRES (London)

Publisher :

S. Sridhar

Contents (Editorials, Notes from the Publisher, Articles, Correspondence and reviews published

in the Newsletter for Birdwatchers

from Jan-Feb 2002 to Nov-Dec 2010 - Volume 42 to Volume 50)

Vol. 42 No. 1 Jan-Feb 2002

Editorial

Looking back

Common and Scientific names

mailto:[email protected]

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Review

Articles

Regeneration of Pambar Shola (Kodaikanal), by Bob Stewart and Tanya Balcar

Fate of the Velachery-Palikarnai Marsh of Chennai, by R.J. Ranjit Daniels

Birdwatching in the Garhwal Himalayas, by V. Santharam

List of Birds observed during the period from 11.4.2001 to 15.4.2001 at Murud, Maharastra, by

Kiran Vasant Purandare

Terns Nesting on the Vengurla Rocks Archipelago, by Dr. Satish A. Pande

Painted Storks abandon nesting colony at Bhavnagar, Gujarat, by I.R. Gadhvi

Correspondence

Comments on the Newsletter by Kumaran Sathasivam

Unusually Large Congregation of Glossy Ibis at Madurai by T. Badhri Narayanan and Kumaran

Sathasivam

Woodpecker picking up insects from an electric post by K. Rantnam

Re-occurrence of Demoiselle crane in Mysore district by A. Shiva Prakash, S. Rames and M.

Mohankumar

Prove me wrong! by Lavkumar Khacher

The Antics of a Mongoose by S.G. Neginhall

Announcement

Request for information about birds of Mysore Region by S. Thejaswani

Vol. 42 No. 2 March-April 2002

Editorial

A �SWOT� for our Newsletter

May/June Issue

Editor Away

Visit to Mysore, Wyanad and an Accident

Articles

Need for Project Bustard, by Asad R. Rahmani

Heronries of the Raigad District, Maharashtra, by Dr. Satish A. Pande, Anil Mahabal & Premsagar

G. Mestri

A Preliminary Report on the Indian crested peafowl in Channagiri Area, Karnataka, by

Basavarajappa S.

Alternate Nesting of Whitebellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) in Konkan, Maharashtra, by

Viswas Katdare & Ram Mone

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A visit to Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, by Tahmina Shafiq

Avifauna in and around Jodhpur, Rajasthan, by Dr. Anil Kumar Chhangani

A trip to Kutch in North East Gujarat, by Snehal Patel

Flocking Pattern and Nesting Period of the Indian Skimmer in Chambal Sanctuary, by Rajeev

Chauhan

Correspondence

Sighting of Vultures, by A.M.K. Bharos

Notes on adjutant storks and barheaded geese in North Karnataka, by Gurunath Desai

Comments on the Newsletter, by Aasheesh Pittie

Last Call of the Paradise Flycatcher, by Dr. Arunachalam Kumar

An all -Black Crow Pheasant, by Dr. Arunachalam Kumar

Nesting behaviour of Painted Storks, by Harish R. Bhat

Enjoying birds, by Mrs. Pragati Nayak.

Birds in Sariska, by Lt. Gen. Baljit Singh

Vol. 42 No 3 May �June 2002

Editorial

Acknowledgements

Introduction

References and Further reading

Standardized English and Scientific Names of the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent � 20002 by Ranjit

Manakadan & Aasheesh Pittie

Vol. 42 No. 4 July-August 2002

Editorial

Response to SWOT

May/June Issue

July/August Issue

Kihim : 14.3.02 to 27.5.02

Articles

Fire Brigade to the Rescue of Grey Herons, by Dr. Satish A. Pande

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Morning Ragas, by Aseem Tripathi

First New Experience of the 21st Century, by Lt. Gen. Baljit Singh

Reviews

Pakhiyanjieu Pirolieun, by Tejpal Dharamsi Shah. Book Review by Arun Bhatia

Correspondence

Comments on Newsletter Vol. 42, No.2, by Lavkumar Khacher

The Yellowthroated Bulbul (Pycnonotus xantholaemus),by Howard Horvath, USA

Visit to Kaikondrahally tank on Sarjapura Road, by Motty J. Mathew

Birds on small islands in the drain along GT Karnal Road,by J.L. Singh

Audio Cassette Tape : An Unusual Avian Deterrent, by Dr. Arunachalam Kumar

Part II of bird call recordings by Surat Nature Club, by Lavkumar Khacher

Details of serving as well as retired officers in the Armed Forces required, by Capt. Rohit Gupta

Larks, pipits and wolves, by Prakash Gole

Incidents of crows attacking humans, by B. Vijayaraghavan

Odd ends to Birds, by L. Shyamal

A Nature-lover�s unnecessary concern for Wildlife in Afghanistan, by Brig. A. Lokaranjan

Toxic wastes emptying into Hussain Sagar in Hyderabad, by Aasheesh Pittie

Migration of Rufousbacked Shrike in Konkan, by Rajendra Kokate

Rose-ringed Parakeet feeding on Pongamia pinnata flower, by N. Sivakumaran

Random Notes, by Zaibin A.P.

Nest of Whitebacked Vultures on the IIM Campus, by Jagdeep S. Chhokar

Bird predators of crickets during a post-rain swarming, by Dr. M.M. Saxena

Index

Species and area index of Newsletter for Birdwatchers Vol. 41 (2001), by Aasheesh Pittie

Vol. 42 No. 5 Sept.-Oct. 2002

Editorial

Threatened Birds of Asia, CD-ROM

Prof. Satish Dhawan

Articles

Blue Whistling Thrush in Chandigarh, by Lt. Gen. Baljit Singh

Enthralling Birds of Kashmir, by Capt. Rohit Gupta

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Birds recorded on a trek to the Valley of Flowers National Park: The Upper Garhwal Himalaya, by

Arun P. Singh

Birds of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, by Dr. Sudhakar Kurhade

The Changing scene at Hingolgadh, by Lavkumar Khacher

Sighting of Indian Skimmer in the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, by Sunil K. Choudhary,

Sushant Dey, Subhasis Dey and Satya Prakash

Occurrence of Black Throated Weaver Bird in the Shimoga District of Karnataka State, by K. L.

Naik and B.B. Hosetti.

South African Penguins and other birds of South Africa, by Abraham Verghese

Review

A Field Guide to the Birds of Dakishna Kannada, by K. Prabhakar Achar and K. Geetha Nayak

Correspondence

Collared Scops Owl � A resident breeding species of Gujarat, by B.M. Parasharya

and Anika Jhadav

Standardized Bird Names : Who will use them?, by B.M. Parasharya

Comb Duck in the Thar desert of Rajasthan, by Sanjeev Kumar, C. Sivaperuman,

M. Pardeshi and Q.H. Baqri

Predation of Night Heron on Cattle egret nestling, byS. Sivakumar

Notes of Chestnut-winged Cuckoo and Great Hornbill, by Arunayan Sharma

Range Extension of Stoliczka�s Bushchat, by Sumit Dookia

Does Redshank have Albinism?, by Sumit Dookia

The Sarjapur Wetland, by Alan H. Morley

The Avian Wealth of Lakhimpur Kheri District, by Uruj Shahid

The giant Heron recorded in Jharkhand (Bihar), by Krishanu Bhattacherjee

Indian swiftlet at Tiger Hill in Tamil Nadu, by Vishwas Katdare

Blackheaded Munia in densely populated Trichur, by T.V. Jose

Mixed breeding colony of Little Tern, Painted Snipe, Blackwinged Stilt and Small Indian Pratincole,

in Maharashtra, by R.M. Kasambe and J.S. Wadatkar

Dr. Ali and the �Mid-Night Jar�, by K. Jayaraman

Sighting Greyheaded Myna and Rufous Woodpecker in Udupi, by Harish H. Bhat

A Crake Chapter, by Thejaswi S.

Vol. 42 No. 6 Nov.-Dec. 2002

Editorial

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Species and Sub-species

The Small Green Bee-eater

The Annual Gathering of

Subscribers and Supporters

Prakash Gole Prize

Articles

On the identification of the Mahratta myna, by Bharat Bhushan

A Visit to Talakona Forest, by V. Santharam

Macro & Micro Ecosystems, by S.G. Neginhal

Status of Vultures in Etawah and Manipuri Districts, by K.S. Gopi Sundar

A Question of Identity � of Bulbuls and Bush Larks, by Kumar Ghorpade

Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary and Molem N.P., by Orus Ilyas

Review

Pelicans and People, by K. Manu and Sara Jolly

Correspondence

Coots Follow the Mallards, by Aamir Ali

Collared Scops Owl, by Sachin Palkar

Oriental Ibis, by A. Rajaram

Coffee Estates and Birds, by K.R. Sethna

Gudavi Bird Sanctuary, by Shreepad Hegde

Nesting of Black-bellied Tern, by K.V. Eldose, C. Susanth Kumar and R. Rafeek

Openbilled Stork in U.P., by Krishna Kumar Mishra

New Nesting Colony of Grey herons in Hassan district, Karnataka, by Ameen Ahmed

Unusual Sighting of Painted Storks at Tumkur district, by Harish R. Bhat

Information on Raptors Required, by Guruprasad T.V.

Vol. 43 No. 1 Jan. � Feb. 2003

Editorial

New Year

Prakash Gole Prize

Articles

The Annual get together on 19th January 2003, by S. Subramanya

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Birding with Salim Ali, by Peter Jackson

A peep into the Eastern Ghats, by Prakash Gole

Birds of the Satpuras, by Anish P. Andheria

Death of a marsh, by V. Santharam

A geographic distribution of birding areas in India, by L. Shyamal

Sightings of birds in Sandur hills and other places in North Karnataka, by Dr. J.C. Uttangi

Unusual foraging of Pond Heron and Coppersmith, by K.S. Gopi Sundar

The Indian Eagle owl, by Prakash Patel and Sailesh Malaker

Harriers in Keoladeo National park, by Ashok Varma

Breeding activity of the Indian shag, by Dr. S.V. Hiremath and Dr. R.N. Desai

Correspondence

Which Nightjars could these?, by Ranjit Manakadan and S. Sivakumar

Sighting of Sarus Crane in Himachal Pradesh, by Arun P. Singh

Notes from Madhya Pradesh, by Dr. Raju Saxena

Rosy Pastors and Mynas, by Harish R. Bhat and Manjunath P.

Nest of ashy crown finch lark in Bhachau taluka, by S. Hiren J. Joshua and J. Pankaj

Migration of Demoiselle Cranes, by Kaveri Muthanna

Dr. Salim Ali Bird Count at Hebbal and Jakkur Lake of Bangalore, by Manjunath P., Kiran Kumar

H.K., Prasanna P.M. and Harish Bhat

Vol. 43 No. 2 Mar. � Apr. 2003

Editorial

T J Roberts

T E Waterfield

Species and sub-species

The problems of hybridization

Articles

A �Sort of� Raptor Race, by T J Roberts

Birds of the Sahyadris (contd), by Anish P Andheria

Birds of Narayanadurga Hill, by Thejaswi S

New Bird on the Block, by M E Ramanujam

Status and Distribution of Pelicans in Kutch, by J K Tiwari, Alain J Crivelli and S N Varu

Review

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Flowers of Sahyadri, by Shrikant Inghalikar

Reprint

An Evening at Pashan Lake, Poona, by Thomas Gay

Correspondence

Mahratta Myna, by S A Hussain

Playing Detective, by H Daniel Wesley

Random Notes, by Lavkumar Khacher

Visit of wreathed hornbill Aceros undulates to Alipurduar town, by S Sivakumar, Hilloljyoti Singha

and Vibhuprakash

Great White-Bellied Heron in Panidehing Bird Sanctuary Assam, by A Wakid

A trip to Tahttekkad, by Hashim Tyabji,

A Glimpse of Gir, by A K Chakravarthy

Vol. 43 No. 3 May � June 2003

Editorial

Kihim - 15th March to 26th May 2003

The Serenity Trust Admedabad

Journal of Ecological Society

The Killer of Vultures

Articles

A Mystery of the Disappearing Eagles, by Dr. Satish A. Pande

Bird News from Rishi Valley, by V. Santharam

The Thrushes Chorus, by Dr. T.J. Roberts

A Magic Moment with Birds, by Lt. Gen. Baljit Singh

Kolleru - A Ghost Lake, by S. Ashok Kumar

Status of Brown Rock Chat in Gujarat State,by B.M. Parsharya and Raju Vyas

Status and Distribution of Pelicans in Kutch, by J K Tiwari, Alain J Crivelli and S N Varu

Predation on Vultures, their eggs and chicks in Jodhpur, by Dr. A.K. Chhangiani

The Large Crested Tern and Eurasian Curlew at Dhuvaran, by B.M. Parsharya, C.K. Borad and

N. A. Thakor

Correspondence

White-bellied Shortwing in Kodaikanal, by Bob Stewart and Tanya Balcar

A Sad Day and Bleak Future, by Lt. Gen. B.C. Nanda

Blue Whistling Thrush in Chandigarh, by Lt. Gen. Baljit Singh

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Sighting of Black Stork and White Stork in Ahmednagar, by Dr Sudhakar Kurhade

Birding Updates, by Uruj Shahid

Nesting of Spotted Munia, by Manjula Menon

Behavioural Observation of White-backed Vulture, by Romesh Kumar Sharma and Arun Kumar

A Rare occurrence of Mutant Albino Myna at the Sulkai Hill in Maharashtra, by Salunkhe P.S.

Indian Magpie Robin, by Nirmala Snehal

Birds at the Hebbal tank dying..., by Manjunath P.,Kiran Kumar H.K. and Harish Bhat

On observation of the nesting and breeding of the Great Pied Hornbill by a bare foot ecologist, by

Harish R. Bhat

Vol. 43 No. 4 July � August 2003

Editorial

Andamans in Trouble

Regional Newsletters

Eyeless Editor

Articles

Birds of Bhadra Tiger Reserve, by Anish P. Andheria

Invasive Species in Andamans, by Rauf Ali

Population Decline of Birds in the Open Landscape of North India, by Stig Toft Madsen

The Birds of Nongkhyllem, by Anwaruddin Choudhury

Birds of Tribal and Hilly District of Dungarpur, by Dr. M M Saxena

Birds of Balh Valley, by H S Mehta, R Paliwal and M L Thakur

Bird Life on a Pacific Island, by Lt. Gen. Baljit Singh

Correspondence

Red-necked grebe in Eastern India, by Prasun Dasgupta

Large hawk cuckoo, by Dr. Mrs. Saraswathy Unnithan and Vinod Patil

A Visit to �Deccan Trap�, by A. Shivaprakash

Shikra attacks photographer, by Harkirat Singh Sangha

Nesting of Rufous-Fronted Prinia in Thar desert of Rajasthan, India�, by C. Sivaperuman and

Sanjeev Kumar

Birds of Thattekkad, by Motty J Mathew

Forest Wagtail and Chestnut winged Cuckoo in Malda District, West Bengal, by Arunayan Sharma

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Vol. 43 No. 5 Sept. � Oct. 2003

Editorial

Headless Organisations

Hints by JBS Haldane

Annual Gathering

Articles

Relocation of Bonelli�s Eagle Chick, by Dr. Satish A. Pande and Amit P. Pawashe

A Short Trip in the Biligirirangans, by L. Shyamal

Bird Sightings in the District Collectorate of Pudukkottai, by R.Vijayakumar Thondaman, B.

Senthilmurugan and G. Vijaya

Twenty six species of Birds in fifty minutes from one spot, by Lt. Gen. Baljit Singh

Interactions between Bird-flowers and flower-birds,by A.J. Solomon Raju, S. Purnachandra Rao

and K. Rangaiah

Bird Visitors to flowers of Indian Coral Tree, by S. Devasahayam and J. Rema

Method for Population Estimation of Common Barn Owl, by P. Neelanarayanan and R.

Kanakasabai

Abstracts

Myna Feeding on a trinket snake, by Atul Dhamankar

Large Pied Wagtails in a bus, by Atul Dhamankar

Woodpecker tapping a cement concrete pole, byK. Ratnam

Whitebreasted Kingfisher feeds on a young wire-tailed swallow, by Ashok Mashru

Correspondence

Magpie Robin Nesting among office files, by Ashok Mashru

Nesting and Breeding of the Grey Hornbill, by Lt. Gen. Baljit Singh

Blue-footed booby in Gujarat, by Jaidev Dhadhal

Bird-watching at Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary (Muttathi), by P. Manjunath

Spoon-billed Sandpiper, the first record for Sunderbans delta, by Arunayan Sharma

Vol. 43 No. 6 Nov. � Dec. 2003

Editorial

Annual Gathering

Bird Identification Interactive Key and Resource Material

Restoration of Agram (Agara) Lake

Guest Editors

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Articles

Wise Owls and Brainless Lemmings, by Tara Gandhi

Breeding Behaviour of Nectarinia Zeylonica, by S. Ashok Kumar IAS (Retd.)

Conservation of the Avifauna of Anshi National Park (India), by Dr. J.C. Uttangi

Lalbagh Lake, by Dr. Krishna M.B.

Sighting of Albino Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus on Chilika Lake, Orissa, by P.

Sathiyaselvam

Status Survey on the Broad-tailed Grassbird in Karnataka, by Naveen O.C., Dr. S. Subramanya,

and Dr. M.B. Krishna

Birding at Kaziranga National Park, by Harish R. Bhat

Review

Importance of Wildlife Conservation from Islamic Perspective, by Dr. H.S.A. Yahya

Abstract

Disappearance of Sparrows, by Uruj Shahid

Correspondence

Four ponds in the Alibagh Taluka (Raigadh District, Maharashtra), by Irmela Futehally

Indian Koel, by S. Ashok Kumar

Virginia�s Annoying Vultures, by James Dao

Cannibalism in Black-necked Storks and its possible effect on the population of the species in

India, by Dr. Gopinathan Maheswaran

Notes from Sriharikota, by S. Sivakumar and Ranjit Manakadan

Sighting of Red Data Book Species (RDB) in Buxa Tiger Reserve during 1998-2001, by S.

Sivakumar

Rare Sighting of Great White Pelican in Udupi District of Karnataka State,

by Gopalakrishna Bhatta and B. Pushpalatha

Vol. 44 No. 1 Jan. � Feb. 2004

A note from the Publisher

Reviving a Rich Tradition

Error Free Electronic Format

Articles

Trip report: Thattekad � Munnar (Kerala), by Govind Kumar

More on Vedanthangal, by V. Santharam

From Thomas Waterfield�s Nature Diaries, by Zafar Futehally

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The Death of a Nightjar, by Aasheesh Pittie

Boobies in India, by Jaidev Dhadhal, Dr. Pravinsang Dodiya, Miss. Ruchi Dave and Members of

Flamingo Nature Club, Mahuva

Reviews

Birds of Western Ghats, Kokan and Malabar, by Satish Pande, et al.

Biology of Indian Barbets, by H.S.A. Yahya

Correspondence

A Paradise for White-bellied Sea Eagle: Netrani Island, by N.A. Madhyastha

Crested Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus cirrhatus) foraging on Jungle Cat (Felis chaus), by Raju Kasambe

Mass mortality of Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans) in Kulik Bird Sanctuary, Malda

District, West Bengal, by S.J. Ghosh

Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps griseigena) in West Bengal, a correction, by Arunayan Sharma

A brief account of participation in VII Neotropical Ornithological Congress, by H.S.A. Yahya

Black headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala) at Daroji, Karnataka, by Pramod Subbarao

Comments on cover photo, by Lt. Gen. Baljit Singh

Vol. 44 No. 2 Mar. � Apr. 2004

A Note from the Publisher

A Repository for Researchers

Nuances of Armchair Birdwatching

Mysteries of Bird Migration

E. Hanumantha Rao No More

Articles

Avifauna of Nehru Memorial College Campus and its adjoining areas, Puthanampatti, Tamilnadu,

by Q. Ashoka Chakkaravarthy, P. Neelanarayanan and V.S. Raja

Nesting of Blue-tailed Bee-eaters In Amravati District of Maharashtra, by Raju Kasambe

Ecology of Purple Moorhen (Porphyrio porphyrio) in Azhimhillam Wetland, Kerala, by Manjula

Menon

Birdwatching at Tadoba - Andhari Tiger Reserve and Chandrapur, Maharashtra, by Atul

Dhamankar

Correspondence

White Ibis nesting amidst chaos, by Pratyush G. Patankar

Thol Bird Sanctuary, by Iyer Mohan .K.

Is the Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) the state bird of Karnataka? by Harish R. Bhat

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Non-stop call of the Coppersmith, (Megalaima haemacephala) observed lasting for seven minutes

in Dharwad Urbans, by Dr. J.C. Uttangi

Asian Koels are the first caller birds of the day, by Arunayan Sharma

White-backed Vultures nesting at IIM, Ahmedabad Campus, by Jagdeep S. Chhokar

Nature trail in Anshi forest area, North Kanara District, Karnataka, by A. Shivaprakash

Unusual sightings of three-toed Kingfisher, Malay Bittern and Lesser Frigate bird, by Sathian

Meppayur



Uppalapadu - Heaven on Earth for the Pelicans?

Cooperation and Ecological Solidarity

Concerns about other Heronries and Wetlands

A Death Knell called Highways Project

Articles

Report on Uppalapadu Bird Habitat, by K. Mrutyumjaya Rao

Breakaway Heronries?, by A.K. Chakravarthy

Waterbirds of Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India, by Anil Kumar Chhangani

Nesting of Phalacrocoracidae, Threskiornithidae & Ardeidae at Ahmedabad zoo, by Iyer Mohan K.

Waterfowl Census in Dheer Beel, Assam, by Hilloljyoti Singha, Amarjit Narayan Dev, Rimpul

Hazarika, Kaustoov Gopal Goswami and Banita Roy

Studies on the Distribution of the Heronries in and Around Ajmer City Ecosystem, by S.P.

Bhatnagar, Satish Kumar Shukla and Bhaum Singh Meena

Correspondence

An Unusual Clutch Size in Sarus Crane (Grus antigone) at Kodaiya Wetland District Mainpuri (Uttar

Pradesh), by Rajeev Chauhan

New Nesting Colony of Open Bill Storks in Godda District, Jharkhand, by Dr. D.N. Choudhary

Pesticides Killing Demoiselle Cranes, by Dr. Rajiv Saxena and Gaurav Parihar

Vol. 44 No. 4 July � August 2004


Witch�s Brew and the Black-bellied Terns

In Search of the birds listed in the Red-data Book

Sociable Lapwing : A Migration of Hope

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Crossing Continents in Search of the Parrotbill

A Stranger from Antarctica

Birds and Tobacco addiction

Owl Exuberance

Owls and Olympics

Articles

Study of the Status, Habitat, Distribution, Behaviour and Breeding Biology of the Black-bellied

Tern, Sterna acuticauda in Inland Saline Sambhar Lake Wetland Ecosystem, Rajasthan, India, by

Prof. S.P. Bhatnagar and Satish Kumar Shukla

Studies on the Wintering Status and Ecology of the Bar-headed goose, Anser indicus from

Anasagar and Foysagar lakes in and around Ajmer Environs, Rajasthan, India, by Prof. S.P.

Bhatnagar, Satish Kumar Shukla and Bhaum Singh Meena

Sighting of Species listed in Red Data Book in Deobali Jalah, Central Assam, India, by Pranab J.

Patar, Ranjan K. Borthakur and Shimanta K. Goswami

Miscellaneous Breeding Information of Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens, by

S.Sivakumar and Vibhu Prakash

Status of Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius) : A Report, by Iyer Mohan, K.

After the Black-breasted Parrotbill, by Arnob Bora

Correspondence

Report of Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni Fleischer) flock near Thoseghar, Satara dt. Maharashtra,

by Sanjay Thakur and Aparna Watve.

July 1964 - A Strange visitor from Antarctica, by K.S. Harshavardhana Bhat

Sighting of Painted Stork, Oriental White Ibis and Ferruginous Pochard in Chhattisgarh, by Ravi

Shanker Kanoje and M.A. Aziz

Range Extension of Indian Pitta, by Ravi Shanker Kanoje

Tobacco Addiction among Bank Mynas, by Dr. Mamta Rawat

Random Notes, by P.K. Ravindran

Sighting of Greater Adjutant Storks in the Wetlands of North Bihar, by D.N. Choudhary and T.K.

Ghosh

Nidification and Site Fidelity of the Black-crowned Night Heron, (Nycticorax nycticorax), by P.

Sathiyaselvam

Unusual Mounting Behaviour of a Female Spotted Owlet (Athene brama), by Raju Kasambe

Dust Bath by Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris), in Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary,

Bahraich U.P.), by Abdul Kalam

Vol. 44 No. 5 Sept. � Oct. 2004

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Sojourns in Sri Lanka

Video session with a passage migrant

Legends in the making

Bird pollination and Teak plantation

Articles

Bird pollinators of Teak, by A. Nicodemus and J.P. Jacob

Breeding season of garden birds at Kozhikode District, Kerala, by S. Devasahayam and Anita

Devasahayam

Birdwatching in Srilanka, by Abraham Verghese

A Tryst with the Sri Lankan Birds, by Paresh Karmarkar

Heronries around Rajkot City, Gujarat, by Ashok Mashru

Birds in my Garden, by Vijay Tuljapurkar M.D.

Correspondence

Robbing of eggs by Female Koel, from the nest of Red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus), by

J.C. Uttangi

Rare sighting of Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) in Kerala, by Jijo Mathew

Birds in Mutual Relationships, by A.K. Chakravarthy

Laughing Dove nest predated by Blue Rock Pigeon, by Anil Kumar Chhangani

Occurrence of the Rusty-tailed Flycatcher (Muscicapa ruficauda) In the Middle of the Woods,

by A.Shivaprakash

Cannibalism observed in Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda), by Anil Kumar Chhangani

Water Birds Census conducted in the tanks of North Bangalore (2004), by Manjunath P, Pramod

Subbarao, Harish Bhat

Unusual feeding behaviour of River Terns (Sterna aurantia), by Dhaivat Hathi, Rajdeep Jhala and

Bhavesh Trivedi

Vol. 44 No. 6 Nov. � Dec. 2004


The Rise and Fall of Raiganj Bird Sanctuary

Vultures� Woes

Articles

Breeding of Lesser Adjutant from an unexplored area of Kosi region of N. Bihar, by Arvind Mishra,

Jai Nandan Mandal and Tapan K. Ghosh

Purbasthali: The Unique Wetland Needs Protection, by S.J.Ghosh

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Sambhar Lake: A New Breeding Ground of Pied Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta In India, by

S.P. Bhatnagar and Satish Kumar Shukla

Birding at Raiganj Bird Sanctuary, North Dinajpur District in West Bengal, by Arunayan Sharma

Vexed Vultures and their Captive Breeding Programme in India, by S. Sridhar and

A. K. Chakravarthy

Correspondence

First Record of Indian Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) in the Thar Desert, Jodhpur, India, by Anil

Kumar Chhangani

Observation of Red Munia Nesting in Keoladeo National Park, by Ansar Khan

Observations Regarding Kuoo-Kuoo call of Koel, by Narendra Singh

Possible Breeding by the Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) in Chattisgarh, India, by A.M.K. Bharos

Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis) feeding on Maggots & storing food, by A.M.K. Bharos

Legends of Crow and some other Birds, by Rajiv Saxena

An old record of Imperial Sandgrouse (Pterodes orientalis) of Gajner, by Rajiv Saxena

Vol. 45 No. 1 Jan.� Feb. 2005


Painted Storks Skip Veerapura Yet Again

Bustards are Wearing Thin in Ghatigaon Sanctuary

Articles

Foraging and Feeding Behaviour of Flamingos in the Aanasagar Lake Ajmer (Rajasthan), by

H.S.A. Yahya

Wetland Protection Project of Nature Club Surat, by Snehal Patel.

Birdwatching in a Coffee Estate at Coorg, by M.R. Rajaram & Mrinalini Rajaram.

Some Aspects of the Breeding Cycles of the Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata fulicata (L.) of

Dharwad (Karnataka: India), by Desai, R.N., Yeri, V.V. & Kallur, G.S.

Breeding Behaviour of Blue-tailed Bee-eaters (Merops philippinus) in Central India, by Raju

Kasambe.

Correspondence

Small yellow-naped woodpecker (Picus chlorolophus) in Mangrove forest of Sunderbans Tiger

Reserve, India, by Arunayan Sharma

House Crow (Corvus splendens) feeding on gum of Acacia nilotica at Jodhpur, Rajasthan, by Anil

Kumar Chhangani

Confirmation of presence of Great Indian Bustard in Ghatigaon Sanctuary and related problems, by

Gaurav Parihar & Dr. Rajiv Saxena

Unusual sightings of Saras crane (Grus antigone), by Anil Kumar Chhangani

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Red Jungle fowl (Gallus gallus), by Dr. Rajiv Saxena

Book Review

Forest Trees of South India, by S.G. Neginhal

Vol. 45 No. 2 March � April 2005


Violent Tsunamis and Benevolent Mangroves

Articles

Birding Trip to Rayalaseema Area, by K. Mrutyumjaya Rao

Nesting of Vultures at Girnar Hill, Junagadh (Gujarat), by R.V. Devkar and M.D. Visavadia

Bird life at Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala, by S. Devasahayam

Sightings of Gyps (Vultures) and Aquila (Eagles) at Dhabla Pound and Thol Bird Sanctuary, by

Iyer Mohan .K

Correspondence

Sightings of Whitebellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) in Kumbakonam, by Gomathi. N

Sighting of Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) in a flock, by Dr. Anil Pimplapure

Birding in office, by Dr. Rajiv Saxena

Spurwinged/River/Lapwing/Plover, by Dr. Rajiv Saxena

Adaptations in Nesting, by Snehal Patel

Gathering of Steppe eagles (Aquila nipalensis), by Ashok Mashru.

Winter Migratory Eurasian Waterfowl Wader Eurasian Curlew, Numenius arquata (Linnaeus) at

Inland Saline Wetland, by S.P. Bhatnagar and Satish Kumar Shukla

Book Review

Pictorial Handbook - Shorebirds of Kerala, (Including Gulls and Terns), by Sashikumar, C et. al.

News Flash

Ivory Billed Woodpecker Sighted in North America



Peafowl and pesticide savvy farmers

Vulture alert! and

Articles

Random Bird Notes from Hidkal Dam Area,Belgaum District, Karnataka, by R.G. Timmapur

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Forest Owlets Heteroglaux blewitti in Melghat Tiger Reserve, Distt. Amravati, Maharashtra, by Raju

Kasambe, et.al.

Checklist of Sambhar Lake Waterfowl in Inland Saline Water Ecosystem, Rajasthan, by S.P.

Bhatnagar and Satish Kumar Shukla

Vulture Watch

Saving 200 Vultures from Probable Death, by Snehal Patel, Nirmala and Mukesh Bhatt

African Vulture Decline, by Peter Jackson

Poaching of Vultures by Pardhis of Vidarbha, by Raju Kasambe

Recent Record of White Rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis from 24 Paraganas district, West

Bengal, by Arunayan Sharma

40 White-backed vultures die at the Mahuva Vulture Colony, Gujarat, by Amit B. Jethava

Observations on Vultures in The Desert National Park, Rajasthan, by Vivek K. Pandey, et.al.

Ninety White-rumped Vultures (Gyps bengalensis) Sighted at the Nagarahole National Park, by J

Ramesh

Factors contributing to the decline of Vultures in the Shiwaliks, by Pradeep Kumar Sharma

Correspondence

Whitebellied Sea Eagle in Great Rann of Kachchh, Gujarat, by P. S. Thakker

Redvented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) Feeding on Drumstick Leaves (Moringa Oleifera) at Malda

District, West Bengal, by Arunayan Sharma

Sightings of a spotted owlet Athene brama chick with erythrism at Nagpur, Maharashtra, by

Nachiket Kelkar,

Ernst Mayr founder of Modern Synthesis of Evolutionary theory, No more, by N.P. Dani

A Vagrant Owl at Surendranagar, by Yogendra Shah, Chiku Vora and Faruk Chauhan

Vol. 45 No. 4 July - August 2005


Impasse at Kaggaladu

Fieldfare�s Secret Arsenal !

Articles

Painted Storks Abandon Kaggaladu Colony, by M. Chandrashekar and K.T. Mahalingappa

Birds on Harkidun trek route (Sankri-Taluka-Khabugad): Garhwal Himalayas, by Arun P. Singh

Shelducks and Sandpipers tormented by weekend poachers at the Hesarghatta Lake, by S.

Shreyas and R. S. Harave

Breeding Behaviour and nesting of Indian Moorhen and Night Heron in the Laluchack Pond,

Bhagalpur, Bihar, by Dr. D.N. Choudhary

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Bori with a difference, by Dr. Rajiv Saxena

Birds of which Madhya Pradesh? by Dr. Rajiv Saxena

Use of Bird Perches for Crop Protection in Tribal Zone of Southern Rajasthan, by Satish Kumar

Sharma

Correspondence

Distribution of Parental responsibilities among Magpie Robins, by Pradeep Kumar Sharma

Sighting of Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) in Firozpura

of Banaskantha District, North Gujarat, India, by Justus Joshua et. al.

Demoiselle Crane at Kheedha village, by Narendra Singh

Greater Flamingos spotted in hot summer in Bellary district, by K.S.Abdul Samad

Sighting of Black-breasted weaver (Pluceus benghalensis) in Raichur - North East Karnataka, by

M. Umashekar & Prof. Sreevatsav.

Occurrence of Franklin�s or Allied or Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis) in Bhuj Taluka,

Kachchh District, Gujarat, by Justus Joshua et. al.

Book Review

Handbook of Indian Wetland Birds and their Conservation, by Kumar, A, et. al. Review by S.

Sridhar

Vol. 45 No. 5 Sept. - Oct. 2005


Raiganj Bird Sanctuary lashed by a hat-trick of killer storms

Avian flu and birdwatchers

Articles

Birds of Mizoram, a Checklist, by Anwaruddin Choudhury

Birds of Middle Altitude Oak Forest, Kumaon Himalayas, by Orus Ilyas

Vulture notes from Vidarbha including Melghat and Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserves, by Raju

Kasambe, Dr. Anil Pimpalapure, Jayant Wadatkar and Ajay Pillarisett

Correspondence

About a Crake, by Wesley Daniel, H.

Sighting records of Black Storks (Ciconia nigra) in Amravati District of Maharashtra, India, by

Raju Kasambe, Jayant Wadatkar, Dr. Manoharrao Khode, Rahul Khode

Distribution, density and threats to Barheaded Goose (Anser indicus) in Mysore, Mandya and

Chamarajanagar districts, Southern Karnataka, by Shivaprakash, A.

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Vol. 45 No. 6 Nov. - Dec. 2005


Report

Second National Seminar on Bird Ecology and Conservation by Dr. A.K. Chakravarthy and

Harish R. Bhat

Articles

The Distribution, habitat and status of Green Avadavat Amandva formosa (Latham, 1790) in Mount

Abu Aravalli hills, Rajasthan, India by J.K. Tiwari and Anupama Tiwari

Correspondence

Birds feeding on Rice at Malda, West Bengal by Arunayan Sharma,

Ultimate Parental Care by Karthik G.K.

Sighting of Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath) at Pulicat Lake by Ranjan Kumar Das and Md. Imran.

Vol. 46 No. 1 Jan. - Feb. 2006


Seminar on Bird Flu - Missing the woods for the trees?

Rare Honour to Dr. Abraham Verghese

Articles

A Note on the Breeding of Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja in Ratnagiri Dist., Maharashtra, by

Rohan J.Lovalekar and Sachin B.Palkar

Paradise Flycatcher on the Plains of Tamil Nadu by, H. Daniel Wesley

Birds of Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve, by Ranjan Kumar Das

Correspondence

Grey Headed Canary Flycatcher, by Pradeep Kumar Sharma

Breeding Sites of (Gyps bengalensis) and (Gyps tenuirostris) In Katerniaghat Wild Life Sanctuary,

Uttar Pradesh, by Gomathi, N

Vol. 46 No. 2 March - Arpil 2006


To study or not to study birds at nest?

Articles

Winter breeding of Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) in Chambal River Valley, by Rakesh

Vyas and R.S. Tomar

Large congregation of Common Coot (Fulica atra) along Indo-Bangladesh border,

Malda District, West Bengal, by Arunayan Sharma

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Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria Linn.) in the Great Indian Desert,

Rajasthan, India, by C. Sivaperuman, Sanjeev Kumar and N.S. Rathore

Isabell ine Jungle Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler) in ZSI collection, Pune, by

Anil Mahabal and Satish Pande

Incubation period of Yellow-throated Sparrow (Petronia xanthocoll is), by Vishwas

D. Katdare, Sachin B. Palkar and Vishwas V. Joshi.

Occurrence of Water Pipit, (Anthus spinoletta Linn.) in Asan Conservation Reserve

(Dehra Dun: Uttranchal), by M.Vijay and Arun Kumar

Incubation period of Rufous-tai led Finch Lark (Ammomanes phoenicurus) and

White-bell ied Drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens), by Vishwas D. Katdare, Vishwas V.

Joshi, Sachin B. Palkar and Rohan J.Lovalekar.

Sighting of Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarious) in Vidarbha, by Raju Kasambe

and Shailendra Chaudhary.

Correspondence

Gull-bi l led Tern (Gelochel idon nilotica) recorded first t ime from Vidarbha, East

Maharashtra, by Atul Dhamakar

First record of Bailon �s Crake from Vidharbha, East Maharashtra, by Atul

Dhamakar.

Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) � a new record for Dibru-Saikhowa N.P., by

Ranjan Kumar Das and Sonjoy Das

Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) sighted at the IIM-Ahmedabad campus, by Prof.

Jagdeep S. Chhokar,

Notes on the nesting of Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) near the

Marine National Park, Jodiya Range, Jamnagar, by Kamal Bhatt

Sighting of Indian Scavenger Vulture (Neophron percnopterus Ginginianus) in

Ahmednagar city, Maharashtra, by Sudhakar Kurhade

Black Drongos (Dicrurus macrocercus) hunting under arti f icial l ight at

Krishnanagar, Nadia Dt, West Bengal, by Arunayan Sharma

Birdwatching at Thattakad, by K.J. Hartshorn

Vol. 46 No. 3 May - June 2006


Sunbirds� enigmatic ways of life

Articles

Breeding biology of Crested Tree Swift (Hemiprocne longipennis), by Sachin B. Palkar, et,al.

Utilization of artificial nest boxes by Common Barn Owl (Tyto alba) in Cauvery Delta, Tamil Nadu

by P. Neelanarayanan

Breeding strategy of a Sunbird at Tambaram - Tamil Nadu - a Critique, by H. Daniel Wesley

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Birding in the Central, Western and North-Eastern United States of America, by Samina H Farooqi

Notes on the nesting of Purple-rumped Sunbirds in our garden, by Dr. J. Sindhu and Dr. Vimala

Rama Rao

Correspondence

White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) breeding at Bulcherry Island, Sundarbans Delta,

India by Arunayan Sharma

Comments on the Status of Crimson Sunbird, by Asad Rahmani

Parental responsibilities among Magpie Robins, by Pragati Nayak

Random bird notes from Chandighar, by Snehal Patel

Unusual parental care of Purple-rumped Sunbird (Nectarinia zeylonica), by Harish R. Bhat



Woodpecker nests manifested by chaos and anarchy

Articles

Birds of Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary, by Orus Ilyas and Jamal A. Khan

Post Tsunami Ornithological Expedition to the Indian Sunderbans Delta by Arunayan Sharma

Incubation period of Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker (Dinopium benghalense) and Yellow-

fronted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos mahrattensis) by Vishwas D. Katdare, Sachin B. Palkar,

Vishwas V. Joshi and Vijay Mahabal

Correspondence

Sunbird Nesting inside the Abode by Gopalakrishna Bhatta and Pushpalatha Bhat

First record of Heuglin�s Gull (Larus heuglini) from the Indian Sunderbans Delta by Arunayan

Sharma, Christhoph Zockler, Gillian Bunting, Kevin Webb, Matthias Fanck and Minoru Kashiwagi

�Not � So � Silent� Birds of Silent Valley by A.K. Chakravarthy

About Rosy Starling (Sturnus roseus Linn) by Wesley H.D.

First records of Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)

and breeding of Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) in Nagpur district, Maharashtra by Raju Kasambe, Dr.

Tarique Sani and M.S.R. Shaad

Vol. 46 No. 5 Sept. - Oct. 2006


Talking of albinism, partial albinism and the other -isms!

Articles chaos and anarchy

Record of Malabar Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus) and other birds from Melghat, by Raju

Kasambe and Jayant Wadatkar

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Sighting of some threatened bird species in Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary (VGDS) Bhagalpur,

Bihar, by Dr. D.N. Choudhary and Mr. Arbind Mishra

Occurrence of a partial albino Blue-rock Pigeon (Columba livia) on Burnt Island from 1938 to 2006: a

probale case of inheritance, by Anil Mahabal and Satish Pande

Occurrence of isabelline cum partial albino Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix griseus), near

Pune, India, by Amit Pawashe, Satish Pande and Anil Mahabal

Birds of Pithoragarh district, Uttaranchal, India, by P. C. Tak and J. P. Sati

Correspondence

Sighting of nests of Dusky Horned Owl (Bubo coromandus) in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, by

Rachna Chandra and B. Anjan Kumar Prusty

Reappearance of Pied Thrush (Zoothera waardi) (Blyth) at Nandi Hills, Karnataka, South India, by

Praveen. J.

Vol. 46 No. 6 Nov. - Dec. 2006

Note from the Publisher

Ecological importance of grassland avifauna

Articles

Ecological importance of the Khirsara Vidi (Grassland) Gujarat, India, considering Avifauna as an

indicator group, by V.C.Soni and Rajan Jadav

Lesser Adjutant breeds in parts of North Bihar- A recent finding by D.N. Choudhary, G.R. Dutta and

T.K. Pan

Sighting records of Great Indian Bustards (Ardeotis nigriceps) in Vidarbha, by Raju Kasambe, Dr.

Anil Pimplapure, Mr. Gopalrao Thosar and M. S. R. Shaad

Rare Sighting of Asian Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx maculatus) in the Panbari Reserve Forest,

Golaghat District, Assam, by Arunayan Sharma

Record of Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) along Indo-Bangladesh International Border, Malda

district, West Bengal, India, by Arunayan Sharma

Correspondence

Through the veins of Dibru-Saikhowa, by Arnob Bora

Avifauna of Valparai, Anamalais by K. Cyril Rufus

Rare clutch size and nesting site of Wooly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus) in Chambal River

Valley, by Rakesh Vyas, R.S. Tomar

Green Pigeon nest destroyed by Tree Pie, by Dr. D.N. Choudhary

Hoopoes in the grassy plains near Tso Kar, Ladakh, by Air Marshal (Retd) K. C. Cariappa,

Book review

Pakshi Prapancha, Review by Dr. V. Ramakantha

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Vol. 47 No. 1 Jan. - Feb. 2007


The king of migration �

Sooty Shearwater, flies 40,000 miles a year!oof

Articles

Birds of Bundelkhand (Uplands), Uttar Pradesh, India, by P. C. Tak and J. P. Sati

Mind the Shearwaters, by Stig Toft Madsen

Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana) not vagrant but a regular winter visitor to Pune, Maharashtra,

by Satish Pande and Amit Pawashe

Incubation period of White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster), by Palkar Sachin

Balkrishna, Katdare Vishwas Dattatraya, Mone Ram Vasudeo and Joshi Vishwas Vishnu

Correspondence

Defense Mechanism of Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) to the attack of Black Eagle (Ictinaetus

malayensis), by Sellamuthu Somasundaram

First Record of Black-Necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) In Murshidabad District, West


A Checklist of Birds of Jhalawar and adjacent areas, by Vijai.N. IFS,

Occurrence of Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) near Mysore, Karnataka, by M.Sahana, K.R.

Kishen Das and D.H.Tanuja

Book review

Golden Trees, Greenspaces and Urban Forestry, by S.G. Neginhal, Review by Alladi Jayasri

Vol. 47 No. 2 March - April 2007


Global Warming & Climate Change � An Ornithological Perspective

Articles

Additions to the Avifauna of Goa, India, by Minal Desai and A.B. Shanbhag

Discovery of a new nesting colony of Painted Storks in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, by

Sudhakar Kurhade and Rushikesh Tambe

Some Birds of Kulik Bird Sanctuary, North Dinajpur District, West Bengal, by Arunayan Sharma

Sowing the seeds of birdwatching and the mystery of a Spotted Owlet�s death, by Raju Kasambe

Correspondence

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Nidification and site fidelity of the Pheasant Tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurugus) in Supatal

Pond of Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), by Satish Shukla

Selective medication by two birds, by H. Daniel Wesley

Names of Birds in Pardhi dialect of Maharashtra, by Raju Kasambe

Sighting of Pallas�s Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus) in Chhattisgarh, by A.M.K. Bharos

A nest on Terrace, by Bhargav A.P.

Redvented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) feeding on House Gecko (Hemidactylus flaiviridis) hatchling,

by A.M.K. Bharos

First record of breeding of Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus seebohmi) from Vidarbha,

Maharashtra, by Raju Kasambe

Birding at Naguvanahalli, near Srirangapatna, Mysore by P. Manjunath, S. Nitin and Vinay K.



Extreme adaptation presents a challenge to darters

Articles

Birds of Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, by Kumud Ghosh

Studies on the role of partners in Nest Building Activity of the Wire Tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii)

in Kodiyampalayam area, near Pichavaram Mangroves, by S. Sandilyan, K. Thiyagesan and S.

Saravanan

A day at Sirumalai in Palni Hills, by S. Ashok Kumar

A pilgrimage to Chilika - the �Birding Kashi�, by

A. Shivaprakash, T. Girija and A. Sharath

Correspondence

An ethical perspective and prevention of Bird-flu,

by Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Baljit Singh

Prevalence of some mythological beliefs among

rural communities of Gujarat: A case study of Crow (Corvus sp.), by Hiren Soni, Ashok and Rita

Patel



HBW Volume 11 - Providing unprecedented insight into the lives of Flycatchers and Warblers

Articles

Excerpts from the Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW). Volume 11. Old World

Flycatchers to Old World Warblers

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Roosting behaviour of White-bellied Tree Pie (Dendrocitta leucogastra), by S. Babu and E. A.

Jayson.

Correspondence

Largest assemblage of Asian Openbills Anastomus oscitans in a single tree in the Kulik Bird

Sanctuary, North Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India. by Arunayan Sharma

Unusual mating behaviour and reversal of roles in Purple-rumped Sunbirds (Nectarinia

zeylonica), by Raju Kasambe

Pied Myna (Sturnus Contra) Enters Malwa, by D.N. Misraraj

Vol. 47 No. 5 Sept - October 2007


Conservation In Action - A Photofeature

Articles

Prompt action by the local community saves a nesting colony of Terns and Pratincoles

at Halmaddi Island, Belgaum, Karnataka, by S. Shreyas

Breeding biology of Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis in Chiplun, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra,

by Sachin Balkrishna Palkar and Vishwas Vishnu Joshi.

Some observations of sightings and occurrence of Black-winged/ White-naped Tit Parus nuchalis

in Southern Rajasthan, by Shailendra Tiwari.

An avifaunal study of Malleswara Gudda and its environs, by P. Guruprasad, Vijayalaxmi and D.H.

Tanuja .

Correspondence

Nesting of Common Kestrel in the Upper Nilgiris,

by Sellamuthu Somasundaram.

Distribution range extension of Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus, by A.M.K.Bharos.

Vol. 47 No. 6 Nov -December 2007


Anomalous behaviour of male Purple Sunbirds

Articles

Heronries in Vidarbha, Maharashtra, by Raju Kasambe and Anil Pimplapure

Birds of Tumakuru Amanikere Wetland, by Ameen Ahmed

Short note on first reporting of Birds in Sitamata Sanctuary, by Gobind Sagar Bhardwaj, IFS

Some aspects of the breeding biology of the Purple Sunbird (Nectarinia asiatica), by Abhijit Mazumdar

Bengal�s Bird Flu - the focal point of global concern, by Arunayan Sharma

Correspondence

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Sighting records of Fulvous Whistling Ducks (Dendrocygna bicolor), by A.M.K.Bharos

Sighting records of Greylag Goose (Anser anser) from Maharashtra, by Raju Kasambe, Anil Pimplapure,

Gopal Thosar and Manohar Khode.

Sharing a single house roof crevice by House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Common Myna

(Acridotheres tristis) and House Swift (Apus affinis) for nesting, by N.E.Thyagaraj

Scarcity of carcasses largely responsible for Vulture population decline, by Jaidev Dhadhal,

Bar-headed Geese (Anser indicus) marked with a neck band at Mongolia sighted in India, by Raju

Kasambe

Vol. 48 No. 1 Jan - Feb 2008


Are we silencing the Skylarks?

Articles

Birds of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India, by P. C. Tak and J. P. Sati

Avifauna in and around the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, by

Rahul Pandey, P.S. Raja Sekhar and K.L.N. Murthy

Avian Diversity of Lonar Lake, District Buldana, Maharashtra, by P.M. Vyawahare

Twelve anxious days with a Sunbird family, by J. Sindhu and Vimala Rama Rao

Short note on first reporting of Birds in Sitamata Sanctuary (Part II), by Gobind Sagar Bhardwaj,

IFS

An account of Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) from the Purbasthali-Ganges Islets, Burdwan

district, West Bengal, by Arunayan Sharma

Correspondence

Fire-Capped Tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps), an addition to the Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur,

by R.Venkitachalam

An interesting nest site selection by Little Brown Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis), by

A.M.K.Bharos

Incidence and treatment of Plasmodium spp. in wild White-Eyed Buzzard (Batastur teesa) in

Maharashtra, by Raju Kasambe, Tarique Sani and Sudhanshu Kothe

Breeding range extension of the Large Indian Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria), by Anika Tere and B.

M. Parasharya



Incredible journeys - with Steve Leonard � �Wild Goose Chase�

Articles

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A mixed breeding colony of Little Tern, Black-winged Stilt and Red-wattled Lapwing in Vikramshila

Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary (VGDS), Bhagalpur, Bihar, by D.N. Choudhary, Nisha Choudhary and

Arvind Mishra

Birds of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India (Part II Table), by P. C. Tak and J. P. Sati

Re-sighting of Mongolian tagged Bar-headed Geese Anser indicus in India, by Raju Kasambe,

Aditya Joshi, Adesh Shivkar, M. Niranjan and Sushant Bhusari

Birds of Jayamangali (Maidenahall i) Blackbuck Conservation Reserve,Tumakuru

District, Karnataka, by Ameen Ahmed and Uday Veer Singh Correspondence

Endangered vulture�s nest sighted near Melkote, Karnataka, by Sumanas Koulagi



Birds and People; Bonds in a Timeless Journey

Articles

Checklist of birds of Chirang-Ripu Reserve Forests, Assam, India, by Naba K Nath, Hilloljyoti

Singha, Jyoti P Das, Namita Brahma, Santanu Dey, Bibhuti P Lahkar and Firoz Ahmed.

A new habitat for Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica, in Malda district, West Bengal,

by Arunayan Sharma.

Rare winter migrants of Asan Conservation Reserve, by M.Vijay and P.T. Bhutia.

Urban bird nest survey in Bongaigaon Municipality area, Assam during summer, by Hilloljyoti

Singha, Kaustoov Gopal Goswami, Banita Roy, Rimpul Hazarika and Amarjit Narayan Dev.

Habitat quality estimation of Porphyrio porphyrio, by P.K. Thakur and P.C. Bhattacharjee.

Correspondence

A tragic death of an avian day-tripper, by Vinod Kumar,

Sighting of Yellow-Bellied Prinia (Prinia flaviventris) - First Record In Gujarat,

by Ashok Mashru and Medhir Pandya



Evolutionary causes and consequences of polygyny, bigamy and cuckoldry among birds.

Articles

Sighting of Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) in Kalesar National Park, Yamunanagar Dt., Haryana, India,

by Archana Bahuguna, J. P. Sati and P. C. Tak.

Waders of Sagar Island, Indian Sunderbans delta, by Arunayan Sharma.

An Annotated Checklist of Waterfowl of the Didwana Inland Saline Lake, Nagaur, Rajasthan, India,

by S.P. Bhatnagar, Satish Kumar Shukla and Meenu Bhatnagar,

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Additions to the avifauna associated with waterbodies in Kodagu District, Karnataka, by M.M.

Balakrishnan

Group clashes, number game and forced mating

in Jungle Babblers (Turdoides striatus) by Raju Kasambe and Dr. Anil Pimplapure.

Correspondence

Unusual mountings on a Cattle Egret (Bubulcus Ibis) In a Heronry, by Raju Kasambe,

Occurrence of Brown Rock Chat (Cercomela fusca) in Central Chhattisgarh, by A.M.K.

Bharos and Akhilesh Bharos.

A Month-long survey of Arrupathi Wetland, Nagapattinam District, Tranqubar Taluk,

Tamilnadu. by S. Sandilyan et al.

Vol. 48 No. 5 Sept. - Oct 2008


Fossil Find - Epidexipteryx: a tall tail?

Articles

Breeding biology of Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio, by P. K. Thakur and P.C.

Bhattacharjee

Arrival of passerine migrant birds in the Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India,

by S. Babu and E.A. Jayson,

Current checklist of birds in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, by R. Venkitachalam,

Lalitha Vijayan and Devojit Das.

Book Review

How to be a bad birdwatcher to the greater glory of life, by Simon Barnes,

Review by G Narasimha Raghavan

Vol. 48 No. 6 Nov-Dec 2008


Climate change is accelerating the rate of extinction of Birds

Articles

Preliminary observations on the avifauna of Pangi Valley, District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, by

Uttam Saikia, H. S. Mehta, Indu Sharma and Avtar Kaur Sidhu

Bird Ringing on Kuyucuk Lake, Kars Province in North Eastern Turkey, by Rakesh Vyas

Bird Ringing at Yukari Ciyrkli Field Station,

Igdir Province, Eastern Turkey, by Rakesh Vyas

In search of Jerdon�s Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus in Vidarbha, Maharashtra, by Raju

Kasambe, Dr. Anil Pimplapure and Gopal Thosar

Correspondence

Sighting of Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) at the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park of

Assam, India, by Ranjan Kumar Das

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An Interesting instance of mistaken identity by black -headed Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina

melanoptera), by A.M.K. Bharos and Akhilesh Bharos

About the 5th International Hornbill Conference, Singapore 2009, by Raju Kasambe

Bird Essay

Will Peace Take Flight?, by Jonathan Rosen

Vol. 49 No. 1 Jan-Feb 2009


Celebrating 200 years of Charles Darwin

Articles

A clarification regarding the sighting of Yellow-bellied Prinia, (Prinia flaviventris) � First record in

Gujarat, by Hiren Soni and Justus Joshua

Re-sightings of the Mongolian tagged Bar-headed Geese (Anser indicus) in India, by Madhukar B,

A. Shivaprakash and Raju Kasambe

Records of Avifauna from Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Jorhat, Assam, by U. Borthaku

Occurrence of the Crimson-breasted Barbet

(Megalaima rubricapillus malabarica) in the Ajmer Moist Deciduous Forest Ecosystem, by

S.P. Bhatnagar and Meenu Bhatnagar

Correspondence

First record of Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) from Konkan, by Sachin Balkrishna Palkar

Unususal behaviour of Indian Pitta, by Sachin Balkrishna Palkar,

Predators on the wings, by Dr. V. Ramakantha

Typical behaviour of vultures, by A.M.K..Bharos

Indian Skimmers (Rynchops albicollis) in the Bhutni Diara Island, Malda district, West Bengal,

India, by Arunayan Sharma,

Avifauna of Eco-Park of IOC Barauni Refinery, Begusari, Bihar, by D.N. Choudhary et. al.

Sighting of Greater Flamingos in Madiwala Lake,

Bangalore, by Harish Bhat.

Vol. 49 No. 2 Mar-April 2009


Desert birds and their migratory adaptations

Articles

Birds of Barmer district, Rajasthan, India, by P. C. Tak, P. L. Kankane and Padma Bohra

Nesting of Painted Stork at Palasva Village, Kachchh District, by Anika Tere

Eco-Behavioural studies of the Indian Skimmer (Rynchops albicollis), a Vulnerable Waterbird in the

National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India, by S.P. Bhatnagar and Meenu Bhatnagar,

Mass mortality of Pariah Kite (Milvus Migrans)

in Ahmedabad Sewage Treatment Plant, Gujarat, by Hiren Soni

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Correspondence

Crows heckling a Marsh Harrier, by Nirmala Chathoth,

First sighting of Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) and Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) at

Deepor Beel, only Ramsar Site of Assam, by Dipankar Lahkar et. Al



The Need to Proclaim Community Reserves

Articles

Checklist of Birds of Kadatoka Village, (North Kanara) Karnataka State, by V.D. Hegde

Avifauna in and around Nagpur city of Maharashtra - an annotated, authentic, contemporary

checklist, by Raju Kasambe and Tarique Sani.

A new distributional record of Great Stone Plover (Esacus magnirostris recurvirostris) from the

Island of River Gandak in Bihar, India (IBA- BR-IN-01), by Gopal Sharma, Ajeet Kumar Singh and

D. N. Choudhary.

Correspondence

Why Udpuria Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) nesting colony should be declared a

Community Reserve?, by Rakesh Vyas,

Can you identify this bird? by Dr. H. S. Malli.



The Need to Save the Keoladeo

Ghana National Park, Bharatpur

Articles

The current status of heronry population in

Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, by R.Venkitachalam and Lalitha Vijayan

Cases of Albino Birds from Rajasthan, India, by Satya Prakash Mehra, Sarita Mehra, Kamlesh

Sharma,Virendra Singh Bedsa, O. C. Chandel and Narayan Singh Kharwar

Breeding biology of Lesser Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) in Chiplun city, Ratnagiri

district,Maharashtra, (India), by Sachin Balkrishna Palkar and Vishwas Vishnu Joshi

Incidence of a Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) attempting to feed on a warbler, by Raju

Kasambe

An overview of the 5th International Hornbill Conference, Singapore-2009, by Raju Kasambe and

Dr. Pravin Charde

Birds In Tiger-land, by Lt General (Retd) Baljit Singh

Correspondence

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A clarification regarding the scientific name and range of the Crimson-breasted Barbet, by H S A

Yahya,

A large concentration of Broad-billed Sandpipers (Limicola falcinellus) at Jamnagar, Gujarat, by

Maulik S. Varu et. al.

A record of White-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus) from Manjeri, by Nikhil Raj and P A Azeez

Stamping behaviour of Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer cafer), by Dr. Sudhakar Kurhade

Black-necked Storks (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) in the Ganges Chars of Malda District, West


Vol. 49 No. 5 September - October 2009


Global Warnings about Global Warming

Articles

A preliminary survey of the bird diversity along the lower middle reaches of the River Ganga, Bihar, India

by R. K. Sinha, K.M.Khan, G. Sharma, D. K. Kedia, and Samir Kr. Sinha

An Annotated Checklist of Birds in Baripada Areas, Mayurbhanj, Orissa, India by Satyaranjan Behera

Bill deformities in House Crows Corvus splendens, Large-billed Crow C. macrorhynchos and Yellow-

billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris in India by Raju Kasambe, Aditya Joshi & Sathyan Meppayur

Correspondence

Help the birds-2010, by Kartik Shastri,

Foraging behaviour of Cattle Egret in an unusual habitat, by Anita Devasahayam and S. Devasahayam,

Sighting record of White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) in Vidarbha, Maharashtra, by Raju Kasambe, Rohit

Chakravarty, Padmakar Lad and Udayan Dharmadhikari.

Vol. 49 No. 6 November - December 2009


Golden Jubilee of the NLBW - the need to Retrospect

Articles

Avian Diversity of Churu District of Arid Zone of the Thar Desert by Partap Singh, Keshar Dev & Hemant

Mangal

Cooperative fishing by Great Cormorants (Phalacocorax carbo) by Raju Kasambe & Tarique Sani

Asian Openbills (Anastomus oscitans) of Adina Protected Forest, Malda district, West Bengal by

Arunayan Sharma

Vol. 50 No. 1 January - February 2010


Enigma of Family Silviidae - the Old World Warblers

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Articles

Black-crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus melanicterus) - An addition to the avifauna of Kalesar National Park,

District Yamunanagar, Haryana, India, by P. C. Tak and J. P. Sati

Calling Pattern in Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala), by Hiren Soni

The �cryptic� warblers in Kanha Reserve, central India, with a detailed commentary on identifications and

modern guides, by Kumar Ghorpadé

Correspondence

Sighting records of Ruddy-breasted Crake (Porzana fusca) and Slaty-breasted Rail (Gallirallus striatus) in

Vidarbha, by Raju Kasambe, Neeraj Gade and Rohit Chakravarty



Fly Ash Dumps are Virtual Ecological Quagmires

Articles

Diversity of Avifauna in Harischandragad Kalsubai Area Tal. Akole, District: Ahmednagar, Maharashtra,

by Sudhakar Kurhade

Observations at nests of BIack-Hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus), by Sachin Balkrishna Palkar and

Rohan Janardhan Lovalekar

Cessation of water supply changes the ecological character of an erstwhile waterfowl habitat at Ash

dumpsite of Asimpur Power House, Aligarh, by Dr. Faiza Abbasi

Birds of North Orissa University Campus at the Base of Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Orissa, India, by S.

K. Das, N. Dash, R.A. Ahmed and S. Debata

Correspondence

White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) feeding on cooked rice, by Arunayan Sharma

Birds taking leaf bath, by Raju Kasambe

Vol. 50 No.3 May - June 2010


Trailing the Oil Spills and the Bird Pathos

Articles

Blue-tailed Bee-eaters are �winter migrants� in and around Mumbai, by Raju Kasambe.

Nesting Colony of Asian Open-bill Stork Anastomus oscitans in Kanki Village, Korba District,

Chhattisgarh, by A.M.K. Bharos and Ravi Shanker Kanoje.

Occurrence of the Little Bittern in Riyadh area, Saudi Arabia, by H.S.A.Yahya.

Avifaunal observations in Ranthombhore Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India, by Dipankar Lahkar, J. Peter

P. Chakrabarthi, Farhat Masood and Sanjay Babu.

Correspondence

First sighting of Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris), in and around north Orissa University Campus,

Takatpur, Mayurbhanj, Orissa, by Dipankar Lahkar, H. K. Sahu & S. D. Rout.

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Sighting records of Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) in Vidarbha, Maharashtra, by Raju

Kasambe, Rohit Chakravarty, Padmakar Lad and Udayan Dharmadhikari.

A Report on the 11th Vidarbha Pakshimitra Sammelan held at Amravati, by Raju Kasambe and Jayant

S. Wadatkar.

Obituary Note

Remembering Hussain Bhai, by Prof. H.S.A. Yahya,

Vol. 50 No.4 July - August 2010


Understanding the dynamics of co-evolution in birds & plants

Articles

Avifauna of Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary, Orissa, India, by Sunit K. Das, Nibedita Dash, R.A. Ahmed

and S.D. Rout,

Avifaunal interaction with plants in Zoological

Survey of India campus, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, by M.Vijay and P.T. Bhutia,

Birdwatching at the door step, by Prof. Krishna,

Correspondence

Recent records of Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) along the Western coast of India, by Raju

Kasambe,

Sparrows at Bangalore International Airport, by S. Devasahayam,

Sighting of nesting of Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes) in Tinsukia District of Upper Assam. by Md.

Imran,

Etymology of Florican Hill, Calicut (Kerala), by Anita Devasahayam and S. Devasahayam,

Rolling and other Interesting Behavior of Large Grey Babblers (Turdoides malcolmi) by A. M. K.

Bharos.

Vol. 50 No.5 September - October 2010


Smelling abilities of Vultures

Articles

Feeding ecology of Gyps species of vultures in captivity by Dipankar Lahkar, et. al.

Breeding Records of Lesser Whistling Teal (Dendrocygna javanica Horsfield) in Kerala, India by KM

Aarif, and S.Babu

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Rescue and rehabilitation of an Indian Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) fledgling at Nagpur,

Maharashtra by Raju Kasambe, Dr. Pravin Charde and Dr. J. L. Tarar.

Recent Sightings of Indian White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) by A . M. K Bharos and Akhilesh

Bharos.

How do the Vultures communicate? by A.M.K.Bharos.

Correspondence

Bill deformity in Blue Rock Pigeon (Columba livia), in Thane, Maharashtra, by Raju Kasambe,

Sighting record of the Greater Adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius) In Kanha National Park, India, by Ajeet

Bharos,

First record of Grey-headed Lapwing (Vanellus cinereus) from Konkan by Sachin Balkrishna Palkar,

Avifauna of Buxa Tiger Reserve: A Field Trip Report by Shantanu Bhattacharya,

Abode of Peacocks near Hidkal Dam, Belguam, Threatened, by Guruprasad Timmapur,

Vol. 50 No. 6 Nov. - Dec. 2010


Sarus and Siberian Cranes � the disturbing realities

Articles

Status of Sarus Crane (Grus antigone) in Maharashtra, by Mukund Dhurve, Ishwardayal Gautam, Sanjay

Akare & Raju Kasambe

Checklist of the birds of Garbhanga Reserve Forest, Assam, India, by Dipankar Lahkar, Bibhuti P. Lahkar,

Firoz Ahmed, Bibhab K. Talukdar and Biswajit Baruah

Observations at the nests of Jerdon�s Chloropsis

(Chloropsis cochinchinensis), by Sachin Balkrishna Palkar

Avian species sighted and update of checklist from Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, by B.Navaneethan,

Subhasis Mahato, Yogesh.J, Dipek Sawant, Sanskruti Marathe and Richa Kesharwani

Correspondence

New site record of Yellow -throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus xantholaemus, Jerdon 1845) in Parvathamalai Hill,

Thiruvannamalai district, Tamilnadu, by Kalai Mani A

Nest of Dusky Crag-martin (Hirundo Concolor) used by Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica) by Sachin

Balkrishna Palkar

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) chicks at Nemmeli, Thiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu, by M. Bubesh Guptha and N.

Sridharan

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