Trichy: College students, bird enthusiasts, volunteers and local residents took part in the annual wetland bird census ...

Parking near the base, I came upon an experimental planting of American chestnut trees. Then, hiking up the mountain, I found an American chestnut sapling in the forest proper. This was a sprout ...

Also seen were Chestnut Munia, White-browed Crake, Little Egret, Zebra Dove, Brahminy Kite, Intermediate Egret, Black-winged Stilt, Bee Eater, Wood Sandpiper, Turtle Dove, Pacific Plover, Striated ...