SriCity Nature Society

World Migratory Bird Day is a two-day event annually held on the second weekend of May to highlight the need to protect migratory birds and their habitats. The United Nations is one of the many organizations that support this global awareness campaign. In 2018 it will be celebrated on 12th and 13th May.

Tip1 You need a to partner with guide for your area. Take a bird book with you. Tip 2 You need a binocular to see the birds. The best birders have powerful binoculars - even though they can identify a bird 100 yards away by its silhouette. Tip 3 You need to know what to expect in your area. Tip 4 You need to be able to find the birds. To do this, you should learn about the habitat each species of bird prefers. Tip 5 Join a group of other birders. Birders are very friendly and helpful. They are always willing to share their knowledge. We were all beginners once. Bird Watching Practices A bird-watcher and his or her binoculars are practically a cliche. But that's true for a reason. There are few things better suited for this hobby in which participants are trying to get a close look at a subject that tends to be elusive and hard to approach. Binoculars come in a range of sizes, styles and levels of quality. Because they are so important, it's best to purch...

Put bird boxes and bird feeders outside your house or in your gardens Water-bowls or a bird-bath in the hot summer afternoon helps birds to re-hydrate. Grow plants and hedges that are native to the place. This encourages some of the common birds to come back. Try to minimize pollution as much as possible. Minimize the use of your cell phone. If possible, use anti radiation cover to protect yourselves and to protect environment. Wisely use insecticides and pesticides. Over use of these substances are harmful in many ways. Don't do bigger things. Only by doing smaller things you can give your support to save this bird and to save our environment. 

Sparrows have both genders males and females which can be easily distinguished by feather coloration. Females possess brown backs with stripes while males possess reddish backs and black bibs. Sparrows are said to be the social creatures. They live in colonies which are commonly mentioned to as flocks. Sparrows are primarily carnivorous by nature i.e. they are meat eaters. They learn to change their eating habit more frequently while they live in close association with Sparrows primarily eat moths and also feed on small insects. They can also feed on seeds, fruits, and berries. Sparrows easily adapt to the life in human settlements due to the constant supply of food. These creatures learn to eat food which they are provided by the people when people build their bird feeders. They usually fly at the speed of about 24 miles per hour, in the case of emergency they can speed up to 31 miles per hour. Although sparrows are not considered as water birds, they swim at a very fast pace...

A house sparrow was perhaps the most common bird as far as our childhood memories go. Nests found in almost every place our schools, neighborhood trees and even our own homes, where they lived in colonies picking on food grains and seen with tiny worms in their beaks. Regrettably, the house sparrow is now a declining species. But like all other plants and animals which were once plentiful and are now facing an unreliable future, their numbers are also decreasing across their ordinary range. The causes? The house sparrow is thought to be decreasing for numerous reasons going from the damage of its habitat to shortage of insect food for the young and even the growing effects from mobile phone towers. The idea was to reserve a day for the House Sparrow to express the message of safeguarding of the House Sparrow and other common birds and also mark a day to appreciate the splendor of the common biodiversity which we take so much for granted. Nature, we must understand, will not be aro...

Break away from corporate life and treat the nature lover in you by spending your weekend amidst beautiful scenery, bird watching, and indulging yourself in the natural beauty around you. SriCity Nature Society is organising a BirdCount Program for anyone who is interested in preservation and conservation of nature in and around SriCity. Imagine a beautiful location with lush green fields, distant mountains, chirping birds and a large lake. Bird Watching Tips Bird Watching is best done without rushing. Take some time out by walking around slowly and you might be lucky to see the skulking and quiet ones too…  Relax in the nature around you and listen for birds chirping. These are as valuable as images taken, never ignore unfamiliar sounds too.  Birds that you know and have already seen before are easy to record. Pay attention and look carefully for the not so obvious species.  Bird calls are mostly how you find the rarest of the rare. Crested Shrike are often f...