On the occasion of World Sparrow Day, an awareness programme was carried out in city on Wednesday.
We Sparrow Community with WWF-India Organised the Awareness and Education Programme at Vardhaman Green Park, Ashoka Garden with the Resident society members.
Activity like Sparrow conservation discussion , Earthen Pot (sakora) distribution, Bird Nest Making Demo and more were organised.
It is to be noted that World Sparrow Day is celebrated on March 20. World Sparrow Day is a day designated to raise awareness of the House Sparrow and other common birds to urban environments, and of threats to their population.
In this event, locals and children participated with enthusiasm along with the WWF-Volunteers. In this Event, WWF-India Volunteer Head Bhavesh, along with his team, was present.
From "We Sparrow" Akshat Shrivastava was present who explained the importance of Sparrow and its conservation.
Young Volunteer Himani said Sparrows are the beautiful creature of god and their chirping sound creates a happiness near you. She further said that the house sparrow is not only among the most commonly found bird species in urban cities, but also the most loved.
She said that the male and female are easily distinguishable, not in size but in coloration.The male is dark brown, with a black bib, grey chest and white cheeks, whereas the female is light brown throughout its body, with no black bib, crown or white cheeks. It is a social species, chirping and chattering to communicate with each other.
True to its love for urban space, the house sparrow is known to nest in buildings, finding crevices and holes in walls, or at best, using the bird houses and nest boxes put out by humans in their gardens. It feeds mostly on seeds, but in the breeding season, adults feed their young with insects.
We Sparrow has been involved in raising awareness about the declining population of house sparrows. Custom-made feed boxes, feeder and earthen saucer for sparrows are distributed to encourage sparrow breeding and Conservation.
