hello vishnudas and others, I'm new to this group, and not familiar with birds that much. Don't know if I am correct. But attributing Kerala's warmth to Global...
Rat Invasions Causing Seabird Decline Worldwide Scott Norris for National Geographic News February 21, 2008 Invasive rats on ocean islands are threatening the...
Hi friends, We (Kishore, Raghuprasad & me) were given task of surveying the Poringal area. We reached Pokalappara forest quarters by around 4P.M Got our...
First, thanks praveen for analysing my views. As Vishnu sir was talking about a database, i think it will not be difficult for atleast in some areas like...
hai friends, Last week we went to machad range, Thrissur for doing our practical. there we heared the call of Indian cuckoo and iam very excited to heared the...
Dear ESPraveen, Congrajulations for such a beautiful narration as if we are all going through the forest. Very nice. I think you should compail all such...
Thanks Praveen etta for the very detailed and lively trip report. It was great birding with you and Kishore ettan. The way we sighted the Black headed cuckoo...
Hi Praveen (ES), Raghu & Kishore, There are several interesting observations in your report... -> Thanks to Raghu for uploading the Great-eared Nightjar call...
Hi Praveen, Thanks for the reply. The day I recorded Coppersmith call from Malampuzha gardens I did have a sighting of Coppersmith barbet after some time...
Hi Raghu, This one also is one of those two smaller barbet species. However, there is a more slower, 'kuak' call, somewhat similar to these smaller barbets...
Hii all, Yesterday (02/iii/2008) I have sighted a group of three Jungle Babblers Turdoides striata at the backyard of my home here in Ramankary, a lower...
hi all. At mannuthy in my college campus the new bird species is on the rise..yesterday myself and a fellow birder of my college spotted # white bellied...
Dear Meghanadan, Thanks for your questions on my note. Just want to clarify some points, I have not said that 4 degree temperature raise in Wayanad is not...
Hi all, I guess we are not disconnecting "local warming" from global warming !! I dont think we would be able to discuss each in isolation. One leads to the...
Dear Mr Vishnudas, Thanks for the response. And please call me MD... or Esthappan as i prefer.... maverick. Good that lot of scattered and confusing data are...
Hi all, While processing the checklist of birds reported from various basecamps at Vazhachal, i realised the omission of several expected species from this...
Myself was a part of the Malakkappara team (P.K. Uthaman sir, Babu Padmakumar, Praveen Mohandas and me). We have not cam,e acros any individuals of this...
Dear Praveen and rest: On the calls of Crimson-throated Barbet v/s Coppersmith, I never knew that there was a hypothesis named after me!!, true that I told...
Hi Gopalakrishna: Congratulations on your recent sightings... White-bellied Drongo is a straggler to our campus, and is sighted only once in while and glad to...
Dear all: There was a seizure of about 40 to 50 wild birds belonging to six different species from the Sakthan Thampuran Market, Thrissur. The birds were...
Dear all I think the informer need to be appreciated. In future lets all see that such incidents never occur near our area. Regards sreeram ... different...
A l ... From: Richard Klim <rdklim@...> Date: Mar 5, 2008 4:55 PM Subject: Re: [OB] OBC Bulletin 38 To: orientalbirding@yahoogroups.com Thanks a lot...
Hi friends, 1. Please can anyone tell me how many wetland bird species are there in Kerala (Resident and migrant)... An approximate count will do. A close...
hello sir, I am quite sure that It was a Large Woodshrike it was found there for some lot of time ... any way i will confirm that once again today or the...
Dear Esthappan, thanks for your mail . i was indeed interesting to go through, hope to discuss with you some more factors to your personal id. Let us do some ...
Hi Meghanandan, Some answers below. As a courtesy, it would also be good inform the group on why you are collecting this information. best rgds Praveen ... ...
Hi Meghanandan: And the Asiatic Lion has never been reported South of River Narmada, ... NAMEER Praveen J <painted_stork@...> wrote: Hi Meghanandan, Some...
Dear Praveen, Athirappilli question out of curiosity to keep track of the issue. Lion question to know more about Kerala forest history. Paddy-wetland question...