Usha Lachungpa -
Sikkim House, Middleton Street Elgin Kolkata West Bengal
Had to spend a day (10 April'12) at Kolkata and halted at Sikkim House on Middleton Street, a relatively busy area between Camac Street and Park Street. There is much greenery in the adjacent compound (Kankaria's), besides scattered trees including along roadsides in the surrounding areas. We saw a few House Sparrows in and around Sikkim House as well as on Camac Street and some nearby areas. Again despite my conscious scanning, of the 10 odd birds seen, ALL were MALES; only one was a female. Am beginning to take this aspect somewhat more seriously.
Had to spend a day (10 April'12) at Kolkata and halted at Sikkim House on Middleton Street, a relatively busy area between Camac Street and Park Street. There is much greenery in the adjacent compound (Kankaria's), besides scattered trees including along roadsides in the surrounding areas. We saw a few House Sparrows in and around Sikkim House as well as on Camac Street and some nearby areas. Again despite my conscious scanning, of the 10 odd birds seen, ALL were MALES; only one was a female. Am beginning to take this aspect somewhat more seriously.
