Black ibis spotted in Ludhiana village

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Black ibis spotted in Ludhiana village

 

Kanchan Vasdev

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 4

Ludhiana has something to rejoice about after gaining notoriety as the most

polluted city of the state as a village in this district has invited the

attention of migratory birds that have flocked Ballowal village this winter.

 

The city can now boast of these winged vistors, who are roosting on treetops of

the village for the last one month.

 

Identified as Black ibis by experts, the winged visitors were spotted by the

villagers who called experts curiously to know about the birds who were spotted

there.

 

After the confirmation came from the experts, the villagers are now inviting

people to come and have a look at the birds. The villagers are themselves

observing them very closely.

 

The experts feel that the birds seem to be visiting the village in search of

food but there was definitely a change in the pattern of their winter visits.

 

It was worth studying. It would help the ornithologists to study what was making

the birds choose a village in Punjab while they were giving Nangal a miss for

the past many years.

 

The black birds with bald head and a patch of crimson red, and a white patch

near shoulders, first attracted the attention of a curious nature lover,

Raghubir Singh, who contacted Dr Sandeep K Jain, member, Punjab State Board for

Wildlife and Chief Coordinator, CAPE-India to know about the birds.

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Link:

 

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090105/punjab1.htm

 

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