https://blog.easybirding.cc/tags/monsoon/Recent content in Monsoon on Birding Blog of DeboHugo -- 0.148.2en-usSat, 02 Aug 2025 11:48:00 +0000https://blog.easybirding.cc/posts/an-encounter-with-streaked-weaver/Sat, 02 Aug 2025 11:48:00 +0000https://blog.easybirding.cc/posts/an-encounter-with-streaked-weaver/<p>During the pre-monsoon season, on a cloudy day in May, I went bird watching in a local patch. Monsoon is breeding season for many birds in West Bengal. I first spotted some lesser whistling ducks perched on a wall, which was delightful to observe. Suddenly, I heard distinctive calls from baya birds. Following the sounds, I discovered a reed bed with tall grasses where several streaked weaver birds were busily constructing nests. I checked the birds for some time and then left them so they can carry out their work.</p>https://blog.easybirding.cc/posts/short-note-on-jacobin-cuckoo/Sat, 02 Aug 2025 13:10:00 +0530https://blog.easybirding.cc/posts/short-note-on-jacobin-cuckoo/<p>The <strong>Jacobin Cuckoo</strong> (<em>Clamator jacobinus</em>), also known as the Pied Cuckoo, is one of the most fascinating and symbolic birds in Indian culture. Often hailed as the <strong>&lsquo;harbinger of monsoon&rsquo;</strong>, its arrival from Africa is timed with the onset of rains in northern India.</p> <p>This sleek black-and-white bird with a prominent crest and long tail is a brood parasite, laying its eggs in the nests of babblers, especially Jungle Babblers. The foster parents unknowingly raise the young cuckoo.</p>