Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Around six in the morning on Friday, the resident bird census started in the Kendrapada district of Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park and surrounding territories.
Every year, the census is typically carried out in the months of August and September. In Kanika Range, Mathadia, Laxmiprasadia, Durgaprasadia, and Kaliabhanjadia, where it is being held for the first time, four teams of five officials, each consisting of a forester, 2-3 forest guards, and a protection assistant, have been engaged in the counting of birds, according to Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Bhitarkanika National Park Sudarshan Gopinath Yadav.
He stated that the counting will go on for another five days, till September 7. With the arrival of monsoon, birds from all over the nation come to the park to mate. They construct their nests on Bani, Gua, and Kerua trees next to the Brahmani river bed in Bagagahana, Mathadia, and Durgaprasadia. Open According to accounts, during the monsoon Bill Stork, Little Cormorant, Intermediate Egret, Large Egret, Little Egret, Purple Heron, Grey Heron, Night Heron, Darter, White Ibis, and Cattle Egret frequently congregate in the park because they can find adequate food there to feed their young.
