Fourth season of Hyderabad Bird Atlas to begin on July 4

Aiming to add a few more bird species to Hyderabad Bird Atlas (HBA) in addition to 242 bird species documented in first three seasons were combined, the team HBA is all set to launch the fourth season on July 4.

The 22-day long survey, which will end on July 26, is expected to attract the participation of over 300 volunteers. Since July is expected to receive incessant rains, Sriram Reddy, core member of



HBA, told Telangana Today that they decided to carry the survey for 22 days, the longest of four seasons.

While the HBA is a citizen science project being carried out jointly by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF India), Hyderabad Birding Pals (HBP) and Deccan Birders, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and Telangana Forest Department were also backing the team in their effort this time.