Dear Geetha, thank you very much for all the informative emails. I have not gone through them thoroughly so dont know whether Millettia is mentioned anywhere. Recently, I have noticed many birds in that tree in front of my house - tailorbird, sunbirds, coppersmith barbets, lesser whitethroat, red-breasted flycatcher, ashy prinia, yellow-footed green pigeons, etc. Of course, these birds are found in Delhi during this season and some are passage migrants. Thanks again. Sushmita On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 5:39 AM, Geetha Jaikumar <[email protected]>wrote:
> Here are some more mails on the same subject which I am forwarding for > those interested in the topic. > > Geetha Jaikumar > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 8:33 PM > Subject: Re: [indiantreepix:10758] Bird and butterfly attracting trees > To: Geetha Jaikumar <[email protected]> > > > Here it is: > > A. Fruit yielding trees & bushes > 1. Neem: Azadirachta indica > 2. Peepul: Ficus religiosa > 3. Ficus: Ficus recemosa > 4. Singapore Cherry / Jamaican Cherry: Muntingia calabura > 5. Paper mulberry: Broussonetia papyrifera > 6. Banyan: Ficus benghalensis > 7. Mulberry: Morus alba > 8. Jamun: Syzygium cumini > 9. Bastard's Sandle: Erythroxylum monogynum > 10. Indian Snow Berry: Securinega leucopyrus > > B. Nectar yieding trees > 1. Red Silk Cotton: Bombax ceiba > 2. Flame of the forest: Butea monosperma > 3. Indian Coral Tree: Erythrina indica/verigata > 4. Erythrina: Erythrina suberosa > 5. Eryrhina: Erythrina stricta > 6. Bottle Brush: Callistemon lanceolatus > 7. Gliricidia: Gliricidia_sepium > 8. Indian Cork Tree: Millingtonia hortensis > 9. Badminton ball tree: Parkia biglandulosa > 10. Jacaranda: Jacaranda mimosifolia > 11. Tulip Tree: Spathodea campanulata > > C. Nectar yielding bushes > 1. Erythrina: Erythrina crista-galli > 2. Tubular Hibiscus: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis > 3. East Indian Screw Tree: Helecteres isora > 4. Powder-puff: Calliandra haematocephala > 5. Orange Trumpet Flower: Tecoma smithii > 6. White Silk Cotton: Cochlospermum gossypium > 7. Scarlet-Sterculia: Firmiana colorata > 8. Scarlet bush: Hamelia patens > 9. Cup and Saucer Bush: Holmskioldea sanguinea > 10. Fire-Flame Bush: Woodfordia fruticosa > 11. Pink snakeweed: Stachytarpheta mutabilis > 12. Queen's Wreath: Petrea volubilis > > D. Butterfly attracting Trees & bushes > 1. Ivory Wood: Wrhitia tinctoria > 2. Star Cluster: Pentas lanceolata > 3. Indian Caper: Capparis sepiaria > 4. Aristolochia: Aristolochia bracteolata > 5. Cherry Pie: Heliotropium arborescens > 6. Pink snakeweed: Starchytarphata mutabilis > Gmail - [bngbirds] Digest Number 2996 - [email protected] > mail.google.com/mail/?tab=ym#label/bngbirds/1165ce... > Custard apple trees are great for attracting barbets and parrots. > Ragini > Gmail - [bngbirds] Digest Number 2994 - [email protected] > mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#label/bngbirds/116528... > how to attract birds > Posted by: "Nivedita" > mailto:[email protected]?subject=+re%3ahow%20to%20attract%20birds<[email protected]?subject=+re%3ahow%20to%20attract%20birds> > nivedita19812000 > Sat Nov 17, 2007 12:50 pm (PST) > Hi All, > There was the discussion on what trees to grow to attract birds > > Also on setting up a grain / feeding station > > Now one more question. The grain station is good for the vegetarian > birds. what about the non veg birds? the ones which like insects and > worms? is there a way to induce higher insect / worm activity in the > campus? Do the non veg birds eat grain also? > > Best regards > Bala > > PS> My wife and children are allergic to certain worms and insects > > > Back to top > Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post > Messages in this topic (3) > 1b. > Re: how to attract birds > Posted by: "LAVKUMAR KHACHAR" > mailto:[email protected]?subject=+re%3a%20how%20to%20attract%20birds<[email protected]?subject=+re%3a%20how%20to%20attract%20birds> > lavkumarkhachar > Sun Nov 18, 2007 12:53 am (PST) > While "nonvegetarian" birds will not take hard grain, they do accept cooked > rice and "pahva" and fine crumbs of bread and tiny pieces of "chappati". > Infact roasted "basin" (chick pea flour) is readily taken. As for planting > trees, if you want the area to become "natural", plant them in discrete > clusters and let the rest of the land revert to the natural regenaration > processes. You will be dlighted with the result. Mantain a serpentine path > through the property so that you can move around quietly observing all the > activity going on. If you have a house, surround it with large shadely trees > and create an avenue along the drive to it from the gate. Ficus mysorensis, > F. benghalensis, F. religeosa, and F. glomerata are all great bird > trees.Please keep Bougenvilia out, but do introduce Thunbergia grandiflora, > T. mysorensis and the like. The edible Drumstick will provide for your > sambar and produce huge quantities of flowers that will attract insects and > bird, both for the insects > and the nectar. Our common Flame of the Forest, Coral and the Indian Silk > Cotton are great when in flower for all the birds in the neighbourhood. I > repeat, plant the trees in clusters. > > Lavkumar Khachar. > > Nivedita <mailto:nivedita%40webindia.com <nivedita%40webindia.com>> wrote: > Hi All, > There was the discussion on what trees to grow to attract birds > > Also on setting up a grain / feeding station > > Now one more question. The grain station is good for the vegetarian > birds. what about the non veg birds? the ones which like insects and > worms? is there a way to induce higher insect / worm activity in the > campus? Do the non veg birds eat grain also? > > Best regards > Bala > > PS> My wife and children are allergic to certain worms and insects > > --------------------------------- > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > Gmail - [bngbirds] Digest Number 2994 - [email protected] > mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#label/bngbirds/116528... > Planting trees in clusters, and allowing the intervening area to be abe to > support local vegetation is a great idea. And I like serpentine paths too. I > guess both are great: one for birds and the other for birdwatching! > > In good faith, > krishna mb. > The Hindu : Property Plus Bangalore : Plants that lure birds > http://www.hindu.com/pp/2007/11/17/stories/2007111750600400.htm > Plants that lure birds > Bird houses and bird baths are fine, but to get your garden to really > harbour and sustain birdlife on an ongoing basis, what you need to do is to > grow the right kind of plants. Grow plants which offer both food and shelter > to birdlife. > "Ideally, choose a variety of plants; plan your garden such that there are > plants that provide food, shade, perches for them to sit on, and nesting > places," suggests K.V. Sudhakar, Secretary, Madras Naturalists Society. And > the mantra is, go local. Exotic palm trees and the like might add grace to > your landscape, but will not do much to nurture birdlife. "It would be a > good idea to mimic the vertical layers of local plant communities," adds > bird watcher Shivani Mannath. That is, trees, followed by large shrubs, > small shrubs, and then grasses, and create a natural setting. > Food yielding plants > Flowering plants such as hibiscus and ixora are a must, says birdwatcher > and photographer S. Venkatraman. Do not despair if you do not have garden > space. You can grow potted Hibiscus plants in the balcony to successfully > attract birds. > As for trees, the Indian coral tree or Erythrina Indica, regular drumstick > as well as the "thorny drumstick" are recommended. They have nectar-laden > flowers which attract mynahs and sunbirds. > Sudhakar says "The red silk cotton tree might also be a good idea, but it > is a huge tree; so, reserve it for bigger gardens or for avenues. > Fruit-yielding trees such as fig, guava and mango are very attractive to > bulbuls and mynahs, besides the rose-ringed Indian parakeets, which we > mistakenly refer to as parrots." > To supplement the bird feed, you might also scatter seeds and grains on a > flat, raised and safe (from ready-to-pounce predators such as cats) platform > in your garden. > For shade and shelter > Include plants with broad leaves, such as money plants and monstera. "Broad > leaves are used by the long-tailed and light green-hued tailor birds to > tailor their nests and lays eggs in. Likewise, the tiny and colourful > sunbirds are attracted to bougainvillea plants, where they feel protected. > The white and grey hued night herons like to nest in coconut trees, so you > might include coconut trees in your garden. They, along with neem trees, > also happen to be attractive to wood peckers," informs Sudhakar. And don't > chop down those dead tree stumps. Birds like to perch on them, especially if > the stumps happen to be tall. "They use them as singing posts to declare > that it is their territory," says Sudhakar. > HEMA VIJAY > > > > On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Sudipto Roy <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I live in the southern fringe of Calcutta, which is increasingly > becoming crowded by the day and the number of birds and other forms of > natural life is dicreasing. However, some birds are still to be found > in our locality and on a typical early morning one can sight a lot of > different local birds from the rooftop. > I find there is a serious lack of fruit trees in the locality that > would attract and support birds and am keen to plant at least one such > tree in the very small strip of land available behind my house. The > tree has to be soft enough to not harm the foundation of my building > and as such trees like mango or jack fruits are ruled out. > I have zeroed down on Ata (I think Sitafal in Hindi) and of course > papaya. Would someone please give his/her advice on the subject? Are > Ata saplings easily available with the local nurseries? > Sorry about the length of the post. > Regards > Sudipto > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Geetha Jaikumar < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello all! >> >> Could I have a list of trees and shrubs (which can grow in a hot climate >> like Chennai) and which are good for attracting birds and butterflies? I >> remember seeing such a list in a mail but am unable to locate it. Hope >> someone can resend it to me. Thanks in advance. >> >> Geetha Jaikumar >> >> >> >> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
