Kendrapada: With the onset of the monsoon, a large number of residents have begun to nest in Bhitarika National Park.
The birds from this neighboring area arrived in mid-June.
“The initial arrival of the Avian species shows a good monsoon in front.
During nesting birds, many visitors crush the site for a glimpse of different species.
But after a pandemic, bird observer was forced to stay away due to restrictions and locking,” said J D Pati, the park division forest officer.
“Every year during the rainy season we visited BHITPARANIKAI to watch nesting bird activities.
Watch the birds down on the mangrove forest, make and fix the nest, put eggs, strip eggs, feed them, take care of predators, cover them with wings to protect them From hot heat and heavy rain is an amazing site.
But this year, we have missed everything, “said Swadhin Tripathy of Kendrapada.
Birds have started laying eggs in Mathadia, Heronry Main.
More than a dozen bird species are now in Bhitakanika to nest and go with past records, a list of possibilities will increase next month.
“Bhitaranya is known as a bird paradise because the rich collection of avifaunals supports the body of the water rich in fish, planntons, snails, etc.
The conditions are ideal for the survival of birds.
When guaranteed enough food, hundreds of birds are busy in courtship and marriage,” added officers Forest.
The most important nesting birds are storks that are billed, small cormorant, egret median, big egret, small kuntul, purple heron, Gray Heron, Darter, Ibis White and Egret.
In the past, a large number of birds used to nest in the forest Bagagahana in the park during the rainy season.
But in 2019 many birds shift their nesting areas to the nearest Mathadia forest block, forest officers said.