Kerala Bird Atlas is an ambitious citizen science project, to map the distribution and abundance of birds of an entire Indian state for the first time. Envisaged as a five year activity, this is a review of the project status after two years. Author: Praveen J

2. Kerala Bird Monitoring Workshop
11 June 2017, Seminar Hall, College of Forestry, Thrissur
Time Minutes Topic
09:00-09:30 30 Introductions, Agenda Review, Review of 2016 Minutes
09:30-10:00 30 Kerala Bird Atlas: Recap and Results Overview
10:00-10:30 30 Kannur Bird Atlas: Results, Learnings & Concerns
10:30-11:00 30 Kerala Bird Atlas: Bird Map Analysis
11:00-11:15 15 Tea Break
11.15-11.35 20 OBC, GBBC & EBD: Results, Scope & Future
11:35-11:55 20 eBird Analysis Tools, Social Utility
11:55-12:25 30 Feedback on eBird - Concerns and Must Dos
12:25-13:25 60 Lunch Break
13:25-15:00 90 Kerala Bird Atlas: Atlas/Proto-atlas experience
15:00-15:30 30 Kerala Bird Atlas: Plan for 2017-18
15:30-15:45 15 Tea Break
15.45-16:05 20 Heronry Count: Results, Concerns & Future Plans
16.05-16:25 20 Pelagic Survey: Results, Concerns & Future Plans
16:25-16:45 20 AWC: Results & Concerns
16:45-17:00 15 AOB

4. Action Status
Protocol to be updated in Bird Count India website Done
A hand checklist to be created for atlas to verify after
completing the survey
Done
Invasive sheets had some issue with English names
and has to be corrected
Dropped
Need for identity cards for atlasers Partial
Format for inaccessible sub-cells in Thrissur atlas
should be discussed and the alternatives discussed
separately with Suhel to conclude this
Done
Confirmation of plans (one-shot or phased) to cover
Palakkad district non-forests in 2016-17
Done
Action Status
Install a nodal person in Idukki Not Done
Install a nodal person in Kottayam Not Done
Creation of video based education material for
children in schools, colleges & even for teachers.
Not Done
Sunday walks or public walks during OBC & CBMP
to be encouraged
Partial
Proposals given to KFD on heronry conservation to
be actively followed up.
Partial
Proposal for conservation of top ten heronries to
KFD
Not Done
Update all heronry data in eBird Not Done
Circulate recent heronry data sheet to create google
form
Done
Create an online Heronry Data form Not Done
Identification of threatened heronries Not Done
Create a proposal for seasonal pelagic monitoring Done
Track status of CMFRI collaboration Not Done
Deploy altitude filters for Kerala Done
Translate NCF booklet to Malayalam Done
Check Corporate funding being investigated for
Ernakulam
In Progress
Check WWF Funding for TVM & Pathanamthitta Not Done
Written order from HoFF for covering forests by dry
season
Done
Create a self-certification course on bird songs in
WG
In Progress
Install Nodal person in Kasaragod Done
Create a group in Malappuram and install a nodal
person
Done

6. 6.6km

7. Kannur Kozhikode Wayanad Palakkad Ernakulam Pathana. Thiruvan.
# Sub-cells Attempted 266 186 146 297 197 105 159
# Lists Collected 2128 1448 688 2208 1205 748 1271
Coverage (Wet Season) 100% 100% 85.10% 99.92% 99.75% 100.24% 100%
Coverage (Dry Season) 100% 100% 36.64% 97.14% 62.56% 95.24% 100%
# Species as per eBird 400 335 315 367 363 305 359
# Species reported during
the atlas
255 (64%) 212 (63%) 210 (67%) 262 (71%) 222 (61%) 192 (63%) 203 (56%)
# Species present in atleast
5% of the lists
53 35 59 69 50 58 42
# Species present in atleast
5% of sub-cells
137 91 138 147 118 117 94

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14. Districts
Single Observer
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Lists
Alappuzha 1.21% 2.05% 96.74%
Ernakulam 3.24% 0.51% 96.25%
Kannur 9.71% 0.99% 89.30%
Kozhikode 53.38% 0.91% 45.71%
Palakkad 5.68% 0.18% 94.14%
Pathanamthitta 2.45% 0.27% 97.28%
Thrissur 16.52% 4.88% 78.60%
Thiruvananthapuram 27.85% 0.24% 71.91%
Wayanad 31.52% 0.15% 68.34%
Kerala 16.27% 1.38% 82.36%
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