Hi Niranjan,
Try these for starters :
- all species of Ficus [Wad, Pipal, Pipran,Umber, Nadruk].
- all species of Pangara [Erythrina].
- all species of Jambul [Syzygium] including Pan Jambul
- all species of Terminalia [Arjun, Beheda, Hirda, Ain].
- all species of Lagerstroemia [Jarul / Taman, Seena / Bhondara, Nana].
- all species of Dalbergia [Sissoo,Shisham,Phanshi / Dhondus]
- Simul [Red Silk Cotton tree].
- Bombax insigne.
- Yellow Silk Cotton [Cochlospermum religiosum].
- Mohua [Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia].
- South India Mohua [Madhuca longifolia var.longifolia].
- Tetu [Oroxylum indicum].
- Karanj [Pongamia pinnata].
- Kalamb [Mitragyna parviflora].
- Haldu [Haldina cordifolia].
- Khumbi [Careya arborea].
- Kakad [Garuga pinnata].
- Varas [Heterophragma quadriloculare].
- Kharsing [Radermachera xylocarpa].
- Vavla [Holoptelia integrifolia].
- Palas [Butea monosperma].
- Shivan [Gmelina arborea].
- Tendu [Diospyros melanoxylon].
- Asana [Bridelia spinosa & B.squamosa].
- Moi / Shembat [Llanea coromandelica].
- Karmal [Dillenia pentagyna].
- 2 species of Padal [ Stereospermum personatum & S.chelonoides].
- all species of Sterculia [Kaundol, Kukar / Goldhar, Sardol / Kudal].
- Kaushi [Firmiana colorata].
- Bibla [Pterocarpus marsupium].
- Kusum {Schleichera oleosa].
- Amaltas / Bahava [Cassia fistula].
- all species of Grewia [Dhaman, Kaori, Phalsa,Phatukri].
- Safed Kuda [Holarrhena pubescens].
- all species of Wrightia [Kala Kuda, Tambda Kuda].
- all species of Bauhinia [Apta, Chamoli,Kachnar].
- all species of Albizia [Sirish, Safed Sirish / Kinhai, Kala Siris].
- Bhokar [Cordia dichotoma].
- Gol [Trema orientalis].
- Kuthan [Hymenodictyon obovatum].
- Vavarun [Crateava tapia].
- Samudraphal [Barringtonia acutangula].
- Kapila / Kumkum [Mallotus philippensis].
- Ritha [Sapindus trifoliatus].
- Awla [Emblica officinalis].
- Ambada [Spondius acuminata].
- Bael [Aegle marmelos].
- Kadamb [Neolamarcia cadamba]
- all species of Ixora [Lokhandi, Khuri].
These are the basics. Once this is done we can start on the shrubs, climbers &
herbs.
Yesterday in my list of birds nesting on my property, forgot to mention 2 :
- Common Tailorbird.
- Wire-tailed Swallows.
With regards,
Neil.
--- On Wed, 3/28/12, niranjan sant <[email protected]> wrote:
From: niranjan sant <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [seriousbirders] My experiment with Nesting Boxes
To: [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 10:49 AM
hi neil,how are you? i have just started to build a small house on a land i
had.the total area is more than four acres. the land is on the banks of
malaprabha river and one side is reserve forest. this piece of land has few
native plants already. now the rainy season is few months away and i would like
to know which fruiting wild plants to be planted in it,to attract birds. can u
help??
regards
niranjan
--- On Tue, 27/3/12, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Neil Soares <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [seriousbirders] My experiment with Nesting Boxes
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected], [email protected]
Date: Tuesday, 27 March, 2012, 18:46
Thanks Clive. Became aware of the need for a protective metal sleeve / collar
only after the nesting boxes were in position and the squirrels began their
destructive act.
This was only a pilot study done more out of enthusiasm than actual need.
Already have the following nesting on my property :
- Black-naped Blue Monarchs.
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher.
- White-spotted Fantail.
- Jungle Babblers.
- Puff-throated Babblers - a nest discovered by Dr. Vaibhav.
- Orange-headed Thrushes.
- Coucals.
- Oriental Magpie-robins.
- Oriental White-eye.
- Red-vented Bulbuls.
- Common Iora.
- Small Minivets.
- Ashy Prinia.
- Vigor's Sunbird.
- Purple-rumped Sunbird.
- White-breasted Waterhen.
- Red Spurfowl.
Also in the immediate neighbourhood -
- Racket-tailed Drongos.
- Coppersmith Barbets.
- Spotted Owlets.
- Common Kingfisher.
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher.
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker.
- Common Woodshrike.
.... and they have all been a joy to behold !!!
With regards,
Neil Soares.
--- On Tue, 3/27/12, Clive Mann <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Clive Mann <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [seriousbirders] My experiment with Nesting Boxes
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 3:01 PM
Hi Neil,
Sorry to hear that you have had such bad luck with nest boxes. If you try again
one thing you can do is to put a circular metal plate with hole same size as
intended hole over the hole to prevent squirrels or other birds enlarging it.
Where you are there may still be plenty of natural nest sites which will
attract less human attention than nest boxes. In UK so many old trees and
branches are cut down because of some stupid health and safety regulation that
artificial nests are often the only place for certain species to nest.
Clive
On 27 March 2012 09:28, Dr. Vaibhav <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear Neil.
Any link you have for design of nest box?Great effort though, I am also
very saddened by causal approach by local people who have no respect for
wildlife, small children will have catapult & will kill anything which moves.
Even a Flower pecker.
Lets hope common people will develop some empathy towards birds & animals.
Vaibhav
On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
In 2007 I undertook this pilot study on my forested property at Shahapur, 100
kms north of Bombay.
https://picasaweb.google.com/113756149687515321536?feat=email
Ten nesting boxes were constructed in August 2007 and were put up in-situ in
December 2007 [Please see Nesting Boxes 1 in the link].
In photograph 2 –
- the top left was meant for Mynas
- the top middle was for Woodpeckers
- the top right for Barn Owls
- the boxes in the lower row were for cavity nesters / hole-nesting
birds.
The study has carried on to the present day.
My observations: [Please see Nesting Boxes 2 in the link].
- Most of the openings of the nesting-boxes were enlarged either by
squirrels or other rodents [ photograph 1]
- Perches on the nesting boxes had to be removed in some to discourage
squirrel activity [photograph 1].
- Marauding tribals trashed many of the boxes [photograph 2] either
out of curiosity or to get at the squirrel drey’s inside [photograph 5].
- Trashed nesting boxes were at times repaired and reused [photograph
3]
- Only one nesting box was used for the purpose for which they were
meant – a pair of Oriental Magpie-robins managed 2 broods in one year [2009]
and that too in a trashed box [photograph 4].
- Many other animals used the boxes [photographs 5 -14].
At present only one nesting-box remains. As the experiment was a relative
failure, I have terminated it.
With regards,
Neil Soares.
P.S. – My thanks to Jayesh Timbadia for creating this link and also for
assisting me in this study
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