Murmuration is the Movement: Panelists discuss diversity in birding
CARROLL TOWNSHIP - For Carlos Ross, who was born in the Philippines in 1979 and came to the United States in 1983, the birding experience growing up felt “solitary.”
At the time, birding was viewed as a “white person’s hobby,” not something Ross saw fellow Asian children doing, and that there simply were not a lot of immigrant birder narratives from an Asian American perspective, which is changing now.
“Still, in Texas, I kind of feel like a unicorn,” Ross said.
Ross was among several panelists, all people of color within the birding community working to break down barriers to improve diversity and inclusiveness within the hobby, joining the Black Swamp Bird Observatory’s keynote talk, “Murmuration is the Movement: A Conversation with Bird Lovers and Leaders,” on Saturday as part of the Biggest Week in American Birding.
Water birds make a beeline to Punjab’s Harike wetland
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Dwindling number of a few important species a matter of concern, say experts
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Dwindling number of a few important species a matter of concern, say experts
Winter migratory water birds using the central Asian flyway have started making a beeline to Punjab’s Harike wetland, offering a delight for bird lovers.
Over the years, the number of certain species has been falling. Some bird enthusiasts and experts are of the view that the trend is not just limited to the Harike wetland, but could be witnessed across the county and even beyond. The key reasons they attribute for the drop is increased human interference in their breeding regions, climate change and rising air and water pollution.