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A short picnic with colleagues at Cauvery Valley - 22 Nov 2003

Some of my colleagues asked me to arrange for a trek to any nearby place; I couldn't suggest anything better than the Sangam Muthathi route - for it was nearby(90km) and a picturesque spot. They wanted a one day trek; so I suggested that we walk upto Galibore(9km from Sangam) and return. I also included bird watching as a part of the trek, in order to keep it interesting, and avoid making the trek a boring walk.

As planned we left Bangalore at 4.30AM. We were 8 men, and had 4 motorbikes. Doing a slow ride, and breaking for tea at Kanakapura, we were at Sangam at 7AM. We trekked upto a point 2kms before Galibore, lunched, had a very pleasant siesta, and walked back reaching Sangam at 4pm. Thereafter, another slow ride and snacks at Kanakapura, we reached Bangalore at 8pm. I was pleased that everyone had a good day off, much different from their usual days in town.

Birds Seen & Identified:

1. Eurasian Golden Oriole
2. Red Wattled Lapwing
3. Small Bee Eater
4. White Wagtail
5. Common Myna
6. White Breasted Kingfisher
7. Lesser Pied Kingfisher
8. River Tern
9. Cormorant
10. Darter or Snake Bird
11. Black Stork
12. Rose Ringed Parakeets
13. Pond Heron
14. Little Egret