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Activity 4 - I will explore different habitats, this course has motivated me to do so. Will also study migratory birds in Bharatpur bird sanctuary this year. This course will add a lot to my hobby. Actually this course will help me to take my interest beyond hobby.
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Activity 3 - I think I have observed population of house sparrows go down drastically during my lifetime. Also , in my village when was 10 there were many vultures, now one rarely sees them. Though I am also noticing the House sparrows are bouncing back :) .
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Activity 2- Seven simple actions : - More tress, increase wild lands, no kite flying, setting up clay water pots, less carbon footprints, avoid pesticides and fertilizers and promote bird friendly bird watching. Will do these more aggressively : -Setting up of clay water pots, less carbon footprints, plant trees. What else can I think of ? - I think Indian schools must take children to bird sanctuaries.
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Activity 1 - They matter to me because they are not things for me. They are like kids playing in the ground and I feel happy watching them. Yes, they are important for ecosystem but I love them unconditionally. As the name of the course goes they are actually a bundle of joy, they are nature at your doorstep even in the urban setup. Thank god the population of house sparrows is bouncing back was feeling so empty without them.
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Activity 1 - Place 1 - My office in industrial area - I saw jungle babblers, sunbirds, treepie, red vented bulbuls, tailor bird, Indian robin, Brown rock chat, francolin, swifts, green bee eaters, house sparrows and of course pigeons. Place 2 - Man Sagar lake, Jaipur - I saw Mallards, Egrets, little cormorant, herons and other water birds.
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Activity 2 - Found a Bird community group called Jaipur Zoo. Will connect with them.
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Activity 1 - Lockdown has been lifted partially , 7 Am to 11 AM only, will try to go to lake Mansagar tomorrow. Activity 2 - Two spots in Arizona: Roger Road and Mt. Lemmon Belted Kingfisher,Mallard,Great Egret,Snowy Egret,Double-crested Cormorant,Green winged teal, double crested cormorant and wood duck these birds indicate that there is a lake/river at Roger raod. This is the only difference that I can prove through the difference is the species , without looking at the terrain maps of these two places.
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Activity 2 - Cornell Lab Feeder Cam 5th May 2020 7:35 AM to 7:45 AM 1. A male and female Northern Cardinal were there. 2. I think it was a forest which came and disturbed the Cardinals. 3. There were couple of yellow sparrow sized song birds. Black crown, white stripes on black wings. Stayed for very short periods. warbler ? 4. Again Raven came and they went away. 5. Red winged black birds were there. I saw one showing it's red wings to other with an aggressive call. 6. Yellow-Crowned wood pecker was attracted towards only one feeder which looks like tree's trunk. It and dove were the only birds not afraid of Raven. 7. A squirrel also was seen enjoying the feed.
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Activity 3 : Was able to listen to 14 songs/calls. I was able to recognize the following : - 1. House Sparrow 2. Common Myna 3. House Crow 4. Indian Peafowl 5. Brown Rock Chat 6. Rose Ringed Parakeet 7. Eurasian collared Dove. 8. Black kite 9.Red Vented Bulbul 10. Red wattled lapwing 11. Little Swift
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Activity 1- Red vented BulBul Saw it scratching it's head , cleaning the bill, fluffing up the feathers, eating raw fruits from trees and trying to catch an insect. It was about to rain and couple of Bulbuls went for higher trees. They became more active when it rained and moved from tree to other. I saw it cleaning the wet wings. Also noticed the bigger birds straightaway went for some place which can save them from rain like Myna, Pigeon and crows. Saw the bird cam too and if I am correct ravens and squirrels were enjoying the feed. Ravens were fighting among themselves.
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Activity 3 : - Male American Goldfinches in summer and winter During winter the black crown is gone, bright yellow color is gone, the color of bill has changed. Wings and tail patterns remain same. Common Loons in summer and winter During winters only things that looks same to me is the color of eyes.
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Activity 4 - Hope to see Mallard, Great white Pelican and Osprey in October.
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Activity 1 Northern Cardinal with Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Cardinal - Looks like they are non-migratory birds.
- Blackburnian Warbler - Start moving from north part of south America after April. They are abundant in north eastern USA from June to August then again move towards south America.
- Scarlet Tanager - During non breeding season abundant in north eastern South America. Then move towards USA and breed in central to eastern part of USA. Post breeding migration start from September and they reach north eastern South America by December.
- Western Tanager - During non breeding season which looks longer than Scarlet tanager i.e Nov. to Mar. they are abundant in southern part of North America. April - June they migrate, they breed in western part of USA and Canada. Breeding period is very short,a month and they start moving towards south of North America within a month
- Ruby-Throated Hummingbird - Non-breeding season and range are similar to Western Tanager i.e Nov. to March abundant in southern parts of North America. Mar - May is migration and breeding grounds are spread over from central to eastern USA, grounds are similar to Scarlet Tanager though the breeding period is smaller and Ruby-throated Hummingbird starts moving to non breeding range from Aug.
- Rufous Hummingbird - Non-breeding season Nov. to mid Feb in central Mexico. Migration period is Feb- April and they move parallel to the western coast of North America. Short breeding mid May to mid June period and range is North western USA and western Canada.
- Sandhill Crane - Short non breeding period , range is so scattered. During a four month long migration they are everywhere , there is no patter in the movement. Long breeding season and they breed all-over northern USA and Canada.
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher- Such long non breeding season, almost half a year mid Nov. - mid April. Very short breeding season they breed in the lands north of USA.
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Namaste to all, Activity 2 - Year round birds - Indian spot billed duck, Green bee-eater and Indian pond-heron Seasonal birds - White-naped woodpecker,Indian Golden Oriole and Pied Avocet. Have seen white- naped woodpecker and Indian golden oriole. A co-worker who knew about my interest in birds clicked a picture of Indian golden oriole for me. It stayed in office premises for couple of days.
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@Manyu Will insert the pictures clicked by me in by redoing the activity again.
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Hi Lee Ann van Leer , Can you help me by deleting my activity 2 in this discussion. I will redo it.
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Clicked by me.
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Clicked by me.
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Sure. Noted.
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