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Birds of Salmona...

Harvey D'Souza list of birds from the Saligao Salmona fountain:... reproducing an old note: * * * Hi Rico, Here is the much promised list of the birds found by me at the Saligao zor. A study of the whole of Saligao, i.e the village, the paddy fields, the orchards would reveal lots more! Cheers, -Harvey "harvey d'souza" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Birds of Saligao Zor Sighted by Harvey D'Souza Pond heron Ardeola grayii Honey buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus Black kite Milvus migrans Brahminy kite Haliastur indus Shikra Accipiter badius Blackshouldered kite Elanus caeruleus Booted eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Black eagle Ictinaetus malayensis Crested serpent eagle Spilornis cheela Common peapowl Pavo cristatus Pompadour green pigeon Treron pompadura Spotted dove Streptopelia chinensis Plumheaded parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala Koel Eudynamys scolopacea Greater coucal Centropus sinensis Brown wood owl Strix leptogrammica Spotted owlet Athene brama House swift Apus affinis Whitethroated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Green bee-eater Merops orientalis Malabar pied hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus (4 Nov 2000) Coppersmith barbet Megalaima haemacephala Rufous woodpecker Celeus brachyurus Common flameback Dinopium javanense Whitecheeked barbet Megalaima viridis Golden oriole Oriolus oriolus Blackhooded oriole Oriolus xanthornus Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Ashy drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus Bronzed drongo Dicrurus aeneus Greater Racket tailed drongo Dicurus paradiseus Jumgle myna Acridotheres fuscus Rufous treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda House crow Corvus splendens Jungle crow Corvus macrorhynchos Common Iora Aegithinia tuphia Blue winged leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Redwhiskered bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus Whitebrowed bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus Puff throated babbler Pellorneum ruficeps Jungle babbler Turdoides striatus Brownbreasted flycatcher Muscicapa muttui Tickell's blue flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae Paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi Whitethroated fantail Rhipidura albicollis Blacknaped monarch Hypothymis azurea Tailor bird Orthotomus sutorius Blyth's reed warbler Acrocephalus dumetorium Oriental magpie robin Copsychus saularis Whitethroated ground thrush Zoothera citrina cyanotus Indian robin Saxicoloides fulicata Malabar whistling thrush Myiophonus horsfieldi Blacklored tit Parus xanthogenys Jungle owlet Glaucidium radiatum Plain flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor Purple rumped sunbird Nectarinia zeylonica Crimson sunbird Aethopyga siparaja Whitebacked munia Lonchura striata Thickbilled flowerpecker Dicaeum agile Western crowned leaf warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis Greyheaded bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus Verditer flycatcher Eumyias thalassina Collared scops owl Otus bakkamoena Yellow wattled lapwing Vanellus malabaricus Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Greenish warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Pale billed flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma Purple sunbird Nectarina asiatica Crimson backed sunbird Nectarinia minima Chestnutwinged crested cuckoo Clamator coromandus Short toed eagle Circaetus gallicus BIRDS SIGHTED : 72 species On examining this list, I realise it is impressive, but hardly a comprehensive compilation. The birds listed here have been sighted only in the vicinity of the zor, and the hill surrounding it. A broader study of the countryside and the paddy fields will produce many more avian species. I have not birded here during the monsoons, so birds like the pied cuckoo, storkbilled kingfisher, plaintive cuckoo, larks and wagtails have all escaped mention. My apologies to them. Also from my own experience, there ought to be bluefaced malkoha, red spurfowl, blacknaped flameback, blackheaded cuckoo shrike out there somewhere but I have not had the good fortune to spot them. The zor has always been a top notch birding spot in the north. It is mentioned in all birding guides to Goa, and draws many birders who seldom go away unrewarded. I have many wonderful memories of this place. --Harvey D'Souza -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 The Goa books blog: http://goabooks.wordpress.com Goa1556 (alt.publishing.goa): http://goa1556.goa-india.org _______________________________________________ Saligao 403511 website http://saligao.goa-india.org Saligaonet mailing list Saligaonet-jtr8sZgGsQ4dnm+yROfE0A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.goacom.org/mailman/listinfo/saligaonet

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Hi All, Are there any digital camera owners who are willing to use their equipment to help build a pictoral image-bank of Saligao? We could document the village, as it exists, and then put out these photographs under a sharable licence. Any volunteers out there? FN PS: Also need volunteers to update the village telephone directory ... which is some years old now. -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 The Goa books blog: http://goabooks.wordpress.com Goa1556 (alt.publishing.goa): http://goa1556.goa-india.org _______________________________________________ Saligao 403511 website http://saligao.goa-india.org Saligaonet mailing list Saligaonet-jtr8sZgGsQ4dnm+yROfE0A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.goacom.org/mailman/listinfo/saligaonet

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Birds of Salmona...

Harvey D'Souza list of birds from the Saligao Salmona fountain:... reproducing an old note: * * * Hi Rico, Here is the much promised list of the birds found by me at the Saligao zor. A study of the whole of Saligao, i.e the village, the paddy fields, the orchards would reveal lots more! Cheers, -Harvey "harvey d'souza" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Birds of Saligao Zor Sighted by Harvey D'Souza Pond heron Ardeola grayii Honey buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus Black kite Milvus migrans Brahminy kite Haliastur indus Shikra Accipiter badius Blackshouldered kite Elanus caeruleus Booted eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Black eagle Ictinaetus malayensis Crested serpent eagle Spilornis cheela Common peapowl Pavo cristatus Pompadour green pigeon Treron pompadura Spotted dove Streptopelia chinensis Plumheaded parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala Koel Eudynamys scolopacea Greater coucal Centropus sinensis Brown wood owl Strix leptogrammica Spotted owlet Athene brama House swift Apus affinis Whitethroated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Green bee-eater Merops orientalis Malabar pied hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus (4 Nov 2000) Coppersmith barbet Megalaima haemacephala Rufous woodpecker Celeus brachyurus Common flameback Dinopium javanense Whitecheeked barbet Megalaima viridis Golden oriole Oriolus oriolus Blackhooded oriole Oriolus xanthornus Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Ashy drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus Bronzed drongo Dicrurus aeneus Greater Racket tailed drongo Dicurus paradiseus Jumgle myna Acridotheres fuscus Rufous treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda House crow Corvus splendens Jungle crow Corvus macrorhynchos Common Iora Aegithinia tuphia Blue winged leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Redwhiskered bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus Whitebrowed bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus Puff throated babbler Pellorneum ruficeps Jungle babbler Turdoides striatus Brownbreasted flycatcher Muscicapa muttui Tickell's blue flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae Paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi Whitethroated fantail Rhipidura albicollis Blacknaped monarch Hypothymis azurea Tailor bird Orthotomus sutorius Blyth's reed warbler Acrocephalus dumetorium Oriental magpie robin Copsychus saularis Whitethroated ground thrush Zoothera citrina cyanotus Indian robin Saxicoloides fulicata Malabar whistling thrush Myiophonus horsfieldi Blacklored tit Parus xanthogenys Jungle owlet Glaucidium radiatum Plain flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor Purple rumped sunbird Nectarinia zeylonica Crimson sunbird Aethopyga siparaja Whitebacked munia Lonchura striata Thickbilled flowerpecker Dicaeum agile Western crowned leaf warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis Greyheaded bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus Verditer flycatcher Eumyias thalassina Collared scops owl Otus bakkamoena Yellow wattled lapwing Vanellus malabaricus Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Greenish warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Pale billed flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma Purple sunbird Nectarina asiatica Crimson backed sunbird Nectarinia minima Chestnutwinged crested cuckoo Clamator coromandus Short toed eagle Circaetus gallicus BIRDS SIGHTED : 72 species On examining this list, I realise it is impressive, but hardly a comprehensive compilation. The birds listed here have been sighted only in the vicinity of the zor, and the hill surrounding it. A broader study of the countryside and the paddy fields will produce many more avian species. I have not birded here during the monsoons, so birds like the pied cuckoo, storkbilled kingfisher, plaintive cuckoo, larks and wagtails have all escaped mention. My apologies to them. Also from my own experience, there ought to be bluefaced malkoha, red spurfowl, blacknaped flameback, blackheaded cuckoo shrike out there somewhere but I have not had the good fortune to spot them. The zor has always been a top notch birding spot in the north. It is mentioned in all birding guides to Goa, and draws many birders who seldom go away unrewarded. I have many wonderful memories of this place. --Harvey D'Souza -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 The Goa books blog: http://goabooks.wordpress.com Goa1556 (alt.publishing.goa): http://goa1556.goa-india.org _______________________________________________ Saligao 403511 website http://saligao.goa-india.org Saligaonet mailing list Saligaonet-jtr8sZgGsQ4dnm+yROfE0A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.goacom.org/mailman/listinfo/saligaonet

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Birds of Salmona...

Wow!  What a lot of birds seem to be in Saligao - Harvey must have spent a lot of time to record all of them & with the "scientific" names too.  Sorry I didnt respond to this earlier, I probably thought of getting to this later & forgot.....yeh forgot!   I've seen only crows through the years but this time didnt see those either nor hear them. Good riddance!  - Guess our surroundings are so clean nowadays that there's nothing for the crows to pick on.  Saw those small birds like sparrows around my house & a couple of bulbuls before & parakeets & of course Dad always had some bird or the other in our house including a minah who used to fool mum  by calling out to Fiona & imitating the sound of the gate opening.     Are those kites like the vultures & feed on anything & everything? Some of the birds mentioned in the list used to be in our gardens in the 1960's & 1970's but they disappeared for good suddenly. Kingfisher, bulbuls, owls, eagles that used to swoop down & pick up the chicks in front of our eyes, ...even though we used to be keeping an eye on those (ordered to do so by our granny as part of our work during the holidays) the eagles were swift ...    Seriously though, have seen the owls mentioned in the list, but didnt want them in the mango tree as I felt every time they hooted early morning, we had a bit of bad luck or illness that day (part superstition, part coincidence I guess).  I am glad those owls are no longer around. This trip I saw some lovely birds on the trees in our garden - black & grey with those spikes at the top of their head (there was some colour in them too).  Mum said they were not bulbuls & when I kept whistling, they stayed put & whistled back in same vein so much so that Mum & Fiona were surprised & we stopped our work & I continued my conversation with 2 birds that day for quite a while - jaws started hurting & mouth  got dry so I gave up,  - after all it's not easy to whistle the same notes for too long, gets boring too..... & the work had to be completed of course.   The usual birds in the field I still see - we called them paddy birds & some birds our neighbour used to kill & his granny used to make pie (cant remember the names) .  Didnt taste the same, was queasy then (still am) about eating anything that I could see around me or that I made pets of including the fowls.  Our neighbours used to laugh at us & my granny too, but Dad had to get our fowls etc. sold as nobody wanted to see them at the table in different form. After all we had named them all....    Yes I agree, I'm sure there are a lot more birds around in our gardens & fields - I for one wouldnt know them by a common name nor scientific name.   We are having some real strange weather here & the dust is definitely getting to me.  My fingers are tapping on the keys, my eyes are watering & my nose is running....... does it bring up an image of a lone, sick bird on its perch? or what?   Have a good day Regards Annette> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:49:24 -0800> From: hburte@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [SALIGAONET] Birds of Salmona...> To: saligaonet@xxxxxxxxxx> > Thanks Rico, Wouldn't it be great if we had a chart > which had images of these birds alongside the> birdnames and then maybe other details. It would make> the beginning of a visual map of birdlife in Saligao. > Himanshu> --- "Frederick Noronha [ààààààà> ààààààà]" <fred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:> > > Harvey D'Souza list of birds from the Saligao> > Salmona fountain:...> > reproducing an old note:> > > > * * *> > > > Hi Rico, Here is the much promised list of the birds> > found by me at> > the Saligao zor. A study of the whole of> > Saligao, i.e the village, the paddy fields, the> > orchards would reveal> > lots more! Cheers, -Harvey> > > > "harvey d'souza"> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -> > -> > > > Birds of Saligao Zor> > Sighted by Harvey D'Souza> > > > Pond heron> > Ardeola grayii> > > > Honey buzzard> > Pernis ptilorhyncus> > > > Black kite> > Milvus migrans> > > > Brahminy kite> > Haliastur indus> > Shikra> > Accipiter badius> > > > Blackshouldered kite> > Elanus caeruleus> > > > Booted eagle> > Hieraaetus pennatus> > > > Black eagle> > Ictinaetus malayensis> > > > Crested serpent eagle> > Spilornis cheela> > > > Common peapowl> > Pavo cristatus> > > > Pompadour green pigeon> > Treron pompadura> > > > Spotted dove> > Streptopelia chinensis> > > > Plumheaded parakeet> > Psittacula cyanocephala> > > > Koel> > Eudynamys scolopacea> > > > Greater coucal> > Centropus sinensis> > > > Brown wood owl> > Strix leptogrammica> > > > Spotted owlet> > Athene brama> > > > House swift> > Apus affinis> > > > Whitethroated kingfisher> > Halcyon smyrnensis> > > > Green bee-eater> > Merops orientalis> > > > Malabar pied hornbill> > Anthracoceros coronatus (4 Nov 2000)> > > > Coppersmith barbet> > Megalaima haemacephala> > > > Rufous woodpecker> > Celeus brachyurus> > > > Common flameback> > Dinopium javanense> > > > Whitecheeked barbet> > Megalaima viridis> > > > Golden oriole> > Oriolus oriolus> > > > Blackhooded oriole> > Oriolus xanthornus> > > > Black drongo> > Dicrurus macrocercus> > > > Ashy drongo> > Dicrurus leucophaeus> > > > Bronzed drongo> > Dicrurus aeneus> > > > Greater Racket tailed drongo> > Dicurus paradiseus> > > > Jumgle myna> > Acridotheres fuscus> > > > Rufous treepie> > Dendrocitta vagabunda> > > > House crow> > Corvus splendens> > > > Jungle crow> > Corvus macrorhynchos> > > > Common Iora> > Aegithinia tuphia> > > > Blue winged leafbird> > Chloropsis cochinchinensis> > > > Redvented bulbul> > Pycnonotus cafer> > > > Redwhiskered bulbul> > Pycnonotus priocephalus> > > > Whitebrowed bulbul> > Pycnonotus luteolus> > > > Puff throated babbler> > Pellorneum ruficeps> > > > Jungle babbler> > Turdoides striatus> > > > Brownbreasted flycatcher> > Muscicapa muttui> > > > Tickell's blue flycatcher> > Cyornis tickelliae> > > > Paradise flycatcher> > Terpsiphone paradisi> > > > Whitethroated fantail> > Rhipidura albicollis> > > > Blacknaped monarch> > Hypothymis azurea> > > > Tailor bird> > Orthotomus sutorius> > > > Blyth's reed warbler> > Acrocephalus dumetorium> > > > Oriental magpie robin> > Copsychus saularis> > > > Whitethroated ground thrush> > Zoothera citrina cyanotus> > > > Indian robin> > Saxicoloides fulicata> > > > Malabar whistling thrush> > Myiophonus horsfieldi> > > > Blacklored tit> > Parus xanthogenys> > > > Jungle owlet> > Glaucidium radiatum> > > > Plain flowerpecker> > Dicaeum concolor> > > > Purple rumped sunbird> > Nectarinia zeylonica> > > > Crimson sunbird> > Aethopyga siparaja> > > > Whitebacked munia> > Lonchura striata> > > > Thickbilled flowerpecker> > Dicaeum agile> > > > Western crowned leaf warbler> > Phylloscopus occipitalis> > > === message truncated ===> > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! 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