bird watching
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Those who enjoy the hobby of bird watching can go through this brief slideshow.TRANSCRIPT
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Bird Watching
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The Essentials
• Avid nature lover & observer
• Travel places
• Basic Bird field guide book
• Binoculars
• Preparing for the trip
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Habitat
Wetlands
Coastal and inland wetlands: sandy, rocky beaches, mudflats, estuaries, creeks, bays, reedy marshes, ponds, lakes, reservoirs.
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• Forest
Dry and mixed-deciduous, semi-evergreen and evergreen forests in N Konkan, along hill-slopes, and Sahyadri. Some species may also be seen at forest-edges and in urban parks.
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• Grass and Scrub
Open country: grass and scrublands, tree-dotted cultivation, edges of forests, creeks and marshes.
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Urban
Parks, gardens, homes, industrial sheds, garbage dumps, landfill sites etc. The birds featured in this section comprise species that thrive in the vicinity of human activity in urban Mumbai.
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Seasonal or year-round Presence of a species
• BV Breeding Visitor (usually monsoon)• LM Local Migrant• PM Passage Migrant• R Resident• WV Winter Visitor
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• Plumage• Female• Juvenile• OH flight• In flight• Diagnostic• Habits• Call
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Field Guide Book
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References
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Must have on the field
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Bombay Natural History Society
Grateful Acknowledgement
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Thank You
Shibu ChakrabortyYukti Chakraborty