Bhubaneswar, Aug. 30 -- Authorities of Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district on Saturday launched a three-day-long census of residential monsoon birds, who throng the wetland sites for nesting every year in large numbers.
Two teams comprising seven members each including ornithologists and wildlife personnel of the national park are on the job to conduct the head count of these avian species, said Assistant Conservator of Forest Manas Das.
The onset of monsoon triggered chirpy cacophony along the marshy wetland spots in Bhitarkanika national park. As the spell of rain was not uniform, their arrival was delayed this time. "Still we have spotted an impressive congregation of monsoon birds along the mangrove covers of th...