Submissions are invited for Salim Ali Bird Count Program 2024 by Bombay Natural History Society. The last date of submission is November 30, 2024.
About BNHS
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), founded on 15 September 1883, is one of the largest non-governmental organisations in India engaged in conservation and biodiversity research. It supports many research efforts through grants and publishes the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Many prominent naturalists, including the ornithologists Sálim Ali and S. Dillon Ripley, have been associated with it.
Program Details
The Environmental Information, Awareness, Capacity Building and Livelihood Programme (EIACP)
Programme Centre (PC), Resource Partner (RP) on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History
Society (BNHS-EIACP https://bnhsenvis.nic.in) in association with Maharashtra Pakshimitra
Sanghatana and Bird Count India is celebrating the birth anniversaries of Dr. Sálim Ali (12 Nov) and
Shri Maruti Chitampalli (5 Nov) by conducting a Sálim Ali Bird Count across India and observing
Pakshi Saptah (Bird Week) in Maharashtra..
Both events will be celebrated for 8 days 5–12 November.
How to Participate in Bird Count?
- Watch and count birds from anywhere you are in India for 8 days, from 5–12 November, 2024.
- Upload your sightings to the eBird mobile app.
- Upload at least two lists each day from 5 -12 Nov. Each list should be of at least 15 minutes or more.
- Each list should be a complete list with counts of all birds that you could identify by sight and/ or sound to the best of your ability.
General Instructions for Bird Count:
- Preferred Date: If possible, choose any day between 5th and 12th November to participate. Visit the nearest Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) or any waterbody, and conduct a careful bird count for at least fifteen minute to one hour to ensure meaningful data collection.
- Best Time: Counts are most productive in the early morning when bird activity is highest. Birds tend to become quieter and less active later in the day.
- Multiple Counts: You can upload multiple bird counts, either from the same location or from different sites.
- eBird Upload: If you’re uploading your sightings to eBird, the eBird mobile app is one of the easiest tools to use.
Important
Please submit all your lists before the 30th of November. For those new to eBird, read the brief
description, and go through our detailed beginner’s guide; create an account and start using eBird
right away to get used to the platform.
Contact
Email: eiacp[at]bnhs[dot]org
Click here to view the official notification of Salim Ali Bird Count Program 2024 by Bombay Natural History Society.
