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Dr. A.K. Chakravarthy
Dr. Ranjan Kumar Das
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 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

 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

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  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

 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

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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

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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

 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

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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

 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

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  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
 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

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  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

  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

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  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
 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

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  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

 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

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  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

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

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  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

 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

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  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

 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

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 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

 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

Vol. 44 No. 3 May – June 2004

 A Note from the Publisher

 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

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 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

 A Note from the Publisher

 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

 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

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  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

 A Note from the Publisher

 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

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

Vol. 44 No. 6 Nov. – Dec. 2004

 A Note from the Publisher

 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

  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

 A Note from the Publisher

 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. 

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  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

  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

 A Note from the Publisher

 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

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 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

Vol. 45 No. 3 May – June 2005

 A Note from the Publisher

 Peafowl and pesticide savvy farmers

 Vulture alert! and

 Articles

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

 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

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Vol. 45 No. 4 July - August 2005
 A Note from the Publisher

 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

 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

 A Note from the Publisher

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

 Avian flu and birdwatchers

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 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.

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

 A Note from the Publisher

 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

 A Note from the Publisher

 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

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  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

A Note from the Publisher

 To study or not to study birds at nest?

Articles

 W inter 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, W est Bengal, by Arunayan Sharma

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

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

 Isabelline Jungle Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos W agler) in ZSI collection, Pune, by

Anil Mahabal and Satish Pande

 Incubation period of Yellow-throated Sparrow (Petronia xanthocollis), by Vishwas

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

 Occurrence of W ater Pipit, (Anthus spinoletta Linn.) in Asan Conservation Reserve

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

 Incubation period of Rufous-tailed Finch Lark (Ammomanes phoenicurus) and

W hite-bellied 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-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) recorded first time 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 brachy ura) 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 artificial light at

Krishnanagar, Nadia Dt, W est Bengal, by Arunayan Sharma

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  Birdwatching at Thattakad, by K.J. Hartshorn

Vol. 46 No. 3 May - June 2006

A Note from the Publisher

 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

 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

Vol. 46 No. 4 July - August 2006

A Note from the Publisher

 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.

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  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

A Note from the Publisher

 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

 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

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  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

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

Note from the Publisher

 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

Bengal, by Arunayan Sharma

 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

Note from the Publisher

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  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

 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.

Vol. 47 No. 3 May - June 2007

Note from the Publisher

 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

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  Prevalence of some mythological beliefs among
rural communities of Gujarat: A case study of Crow (Corvus sp.), by Hiren Soni, Ashok and Rita
Patel

Vol. 47 No. 4 July - August 2007

Note from the Publisher

 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
 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
Note from the Publisher

 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

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Note from the Publisher

 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

 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

Note from the Publisher

 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

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  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

Vol. 48 No. 2 March - April 2008

Note from the Publisher

 Incredible journeys - with Steve Leonard – ‘Wild Goose Chase’

Articles

 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 (Maidenahalli) 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

Vol. 48 No. 3 May - June 2008

Note from the Publisher

 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

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 Note from the Publisher

 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,

  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
 Note from the Publisher

 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

Note from the Publisher

 Climate change is accelerating the rate of extinction of Birds

 Articles

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 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

 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 Essa y

 Will Peace Take Flight?, by Jonathan Rosen

 Vol. 49 No. 1 Jan-Feb 2009

Note from the Publisher

 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.

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 Note from the Publisher

 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

 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

Vol. 49 No. 3 May - June 2009

Note from the Publisher

 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.

Vol. 49 No. 4 July - August 2009

 Note from the Publisher

 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

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 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

 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
Bengal, by Arunayan Sharma

Vol. 49 No. 5 September - October 2009

 Note from the Publisher

 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

 Note from the Publisher

 Golden Jubilee of the NLBW - the need to Retrospect

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 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

 Note from the Publisher

 Enigma of Family Silviidae - the Old World Warblers

 Arti cles

  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

Vol. 50 No. 2 March - April 2010

Note fr om the Publi sher

 Fly Ash Dumps are Virtual Ecological Quagmires

 Arti cles

 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

 Note fr om the Publi sher

 Trailing the Oil Spills and the Bird Pathos

 Arti cles

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  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.

 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.

 Obituar y Not e

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

Vol. 50 No.4 July - August 2010

 Note fr om the Publi sher

 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.

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 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

 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

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Note fr om the Publi sher

 Sarus and Siberian Cranes – the disturbing realities

 Arti cles

 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

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 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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