Rajiv K. Singh Bais -
Koldam KOLDAM Hydro Project Barmana. Distt Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh
Koldam, Himachl Pradesh. Mynas present in large numbers and were seen bullying the sparrows. On 10 April 2012, three male and one female sparrow were seen crying for help while their under-construction-nest was raided by two mynas and nest building materials robbed. All the four sparrows were crying for help but mynas mercilessly destroyed their nest. The location was inside of the sloping roof of a roadside umbrella-shaped tin shelter on top of a hillock used for getting a panoramic view of the area at the Hydro Power Project site at Koldam on river Satuj (near Kullu). As a result of these repeated attacks many sparrows have decided to build their nests inside the grills of numerous tube-lights fitted on the ceilings of the nearby offices. But it will be very difficult for the sparrows to raise their youngs in such cramped conditions. Many are also getting hurt by the running ceiling fans as a result of this choice, I was informed. Bulbuls were also seen freely building nests even on the potted plants in the nearby Guest House. Mynas (more that twenty at any time) were seen building nests in the cavities on vertical earth-cuts and also in the weep holes of the retaining walls of the hill roads. I took photographs of the raiding mynas and helpless sparrows.
Koldam, Himachl Pradesh. Mynas present in large numbers and were seen bullying the sparrows. On 10 April 2012, three male and one female sparrow were seen crying for help while their under-construction-nest was raided by two mynas and nest building materials robbed. All the four sparrows were crying for help but mynas mercilessly destroyed their nest. The location was inside of the sloping roof of a roadside umbrella-shaped tin shelter on top of a hillock used for getting a panoramic view of the area at the Hydro Power Project site at Koldam on river Satuj (near Kullu). As a result of these repeated attacks many sparrows have decided to build their nests inside the grills of numerous tube-lights fitted on the ceilings of the nearby offices. But it will be very difficult for the sparrows to raise their youngs in such cramped conditions. Many are also getting hurt by the running ceiling fans as a result of this choice, I was informed. Bulbuls were also seen freely building nests even on the potted plants in the nearby Guest House. Mynas (more that twenty at any time) were seen building nests in the cavities on vertical earth-cuts and also in the weep holes of the retaining walls of the hill roads. I took photographs of the raiding mynas and helpless sparrows.
