Usha Lachungpa -
Sikkim Nationalized Transport Bus Terminus Siliguri West Bengal
SNT bus terminus, Siliguri, West Bengal, is where all Sikkim buses and taxis (usually jeeps)halt. My daughter Minla and I visited this place on 9th and 11th April on our way to and from Kolkata. Both times we saw sparrows (mostly males, around 15-20 in all) fearlessly darting between vehicles to pick up tidbits or flying around or perching visibly. Their chirping is also very audible, also from nearby trees, many of which hum with activity during evening roosting time. No one was bothering them or bothering about them (which is usually the case!). In fact we have always seen sparrows here from as far back as 1980, our first visit to Sikkim. So they seem very safe here. Hopefully. BUT where were the FEMALES? Other common birds sighted on these two days were House Crows, Common Mynas, Black Drongo, Black Kites.
SNT bus terminus, Siliguri, West Bengal, is where all Sikkim buses and taxis (usually jeeps)halt. My daughter Minla and I visited this place on 9th and 11th April on our way to and from Kolkata. Both times we saw sparrows (mostly males, around 15-20 in all) fearlessly darting between vehicles to pick up tidbits or flying around or perching visibly. Their chirping is also very audible, also from nearby trees, many of which hum with activity during evening roosting time. No one was bothering them or bothering about them (which is usually the case!). In fact we have always seen sparrows here from as far back as 1980, our first visit to Sikkim. So they seem very safe here. Hopefully. BUT where were the FEMALES? Other common birds sighted on these two days were House Crows, Common Mynas, Black Drongo, Black Kites.
