yatri baxi -
lt100 Ahmedabad Gujarat
since last 20 years i am observing this birds in this area, before 2007-08, there were more in numbers as well as in the nesting season at my residence only we had 3 to 4 active nests, we had a privilege to witness chicks turning in to birds, in last season that in 2011 only one chick survived though there were 4 nests . This year not a single nest become successful.
i have placed one Box which one sparrow couple prefers every year, this time i place two more new Earthen Nests but they did not accepted.
As far as numbers is concerned every year they are declining and female birds are less compare to male.
In my area bushes are now less and even number of trees are also reducing alarmingly.
Besides lack of nesting roosting sites , Shikra, Cats and common myna are major threats to them as a predators.
it is very disappointing that i and my entire family trying hard to help this chirping bird but not getting much success.
since last 20 years i am observing this birds in this area, before 2007-08, there were more in numbers as well as in the nesting season at my residence only we had 3 to 4 active nests, we had a privilege to witness chicks turning in to birds, in last season that in 2011 only one chick survived though there were 4 nests . This year not a single nest become successful.
i have placed one Box which one sparrow couple prefers every year, this time i place two more new Earthen Nests but they did not accepted.
As far as numbers is concerned every year they are declining and female birds are less compare to male.
In my area bushes are now less and even number of trees are also reducing alarmingly.
Besides lack of nesting roosting sites , Shikra, Cats and common myna are major threats to them as a predators.
it is very disappointing that i and my entire family trying hard to help this chirping bird but not getting much success.
