May 2017

The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Spot-billed Duck、Teal、Common Pochard、Tufted Duck、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Chinese Pond Heron、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Intermediate Egret、Little Egret、Little Ringed Plover、Whimbrel、Grey-tailed Tattler、Ruddy Turnstone、Little Tern、Northern Goshawk、Oriental Turtle Dove、House Swift、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Azure-winged Magpie、Carrion Crow、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Asian House Martin、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、Oriental Reed Warbler、Zitting Cisticola、White-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、Oriental Greenfinch　(33species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records
Habitat management : Patrol
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station、Preparation for the  Rice Fields Club
Other : Nothing to Report
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May 19th
The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Spot-billed Duck、Teal、Common Pochard、Tufted Duck、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Intermediate Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Little Ringed Plover、Whimbrel、Grey-tailed Tattler、Dunlin、Little Tern、Oriental Turtle Dove、House Swift、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Azure-winged Magpie、Carrion Crow、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Asian House Martin、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、Oriental Reed Warbler、Zitting Cisticola、White-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail　(32species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records、Conducting Monthly Bird Census
Habitat management : Patrol
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report

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May 18th
The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Spot-billed Duck、Common Pochard、Tufted Duck、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Intermediate Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Little Ringed Plover、Whimbrel、Grey-tailed Tattler、Ruddy Turnstone、Dunlin、Little Tern、Common Kestrel、Oriental Turtle Dove、House Swift、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Asian House Martin、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、Oriental Reed Warbler、White-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail、Oriental Greenfinch　(31species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records
Habitat management : Patrol
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report

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• The period from 10th to 16th May is Japanese Bird Week, which was officially designated in 1950

There are no words to describe the beauty of the Bird Park in May! 　It really is something to see. We can only say ‘Please visit the park and see for yourself!

May is the brightest month in the year. All the trees with freshly sprouted green leaves and all the grasses shoot up and grow out quickly. The park is covered with variations of light green color which then quickly turns into a deep green color over time.

The fresh water pond in the eastern part of the park, which once seemed to be “moor” in February, is now a very beautiful “meadow,” and this will all soon be covered with a very thick and tall reed bed. We eagerly look on to see if the Little Grebe and the Moorhen have little nests somewhere in the reeds.
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Beautiful meadow! The East Freshwater Pond

The summer birds, such as the Little Ringed Plover, Little Tern, Barn Swallow and Oriental Reed Warbler join the regular members of the park while the winter residents, the Pale Thrush, Dusky Thrush, Daurian Redstart, Reed Bunting have all moved on to other places. The park also hosts stopover habitats for many waders on the way to their northern breeding sites. The Whimbrel, Grey-tailed Tattler and Ruddy Turnstone can be commonly observed at the tidal flats in Shioiri brackish water pond.
Among those birds are small song birds which might pass through the park in an instant and in obscurity. They are the Ashy Minivet, Narcissus Flycatcher and Japanese Robin. Some of them generously delighted lucky rangers and visitors with their beautiful songs. Normally these birds breed far away, deep in the mountain areas.
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Photo: Narcissus Flycatcher / Japanese Robin / Ashy Minivet

Besides celebrating nature, Tokyo conducts several big festivals in May. Those are Kanda-myojin-matsuri, Shitaya-jinjya-matsuri, and Sanja-matsuri. These festivals are characterized by special “Mikoshi,” portable shrines. The Mikoshi is a temporary vehicle for god and the parish people join forces to bear it for moving through their township. Sanja-matsuri, for example, is definitely the most important day of the year for Asakusa residents. The chief ranger of the park will participate in the Sanja-matsuri which signifys the beginning of summer for the residents!
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Sanja-matsuri, The Honshya-Mikoshi Ichino-mya 　

May 17th
The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Spot-billed Duck、Common Pochard、Tufted Duck、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Black-crowned Night  Heron、Cattle Egret、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Little Ringed Plover、Mongolian Plover、Snipe、Whimbrel、Grey-tailed Tattler、Dunlin、Little Tern、Oriental Turtle Dove、House Swift、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Asian House Martin、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、Oriental Reed Warbler、White-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail、Oriental Greenfinch　(32species)


Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records
Habitat management : Patrol、Cutting Grass in the East Freshwater Pond
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report


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The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Spot-billed Duck、Common Pochard、Tufted Duck、Greater Scaup、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Common Moorhen、Little Ringed Plover、Whimbrel、Grey-tailed Tattler、Little Tern、Black  Kite、Oriental Turtle Dove、House Swift、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Azure-winged Magpie、Carrion Crow、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Asian House Martin、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、Oriental Reed Warbler、White-cheeked Starling、Narcissus Flycatcher、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail　(30species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records
Habitat management : Patrol、Cutting Grass in the East Freshwater Pond
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report


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May 14th
The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Mallard、Spot-billed Duck、Common Pochard、Tufted Duck、Greater Scaup、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Little Ringed Plover、Snipe、Whimbrel、Grey-tailed Tattler、Ruddy Turnstone、Little Tern、Oriental Turtle Dove、House Swift、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Carrion Crow、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Asian House Martin、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、Oriental Reed Warbler、White-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail　(31species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records
Habitat management : Patrol
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report

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The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Common Pochard、Tufted Duck、Greater Scaup、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Little Ringed Plover、Snipe、Whimbrel、Grey-tailed Tattler、Ruddy Turnstone、Little Tern、Oriental Turtle Dove、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、White-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail、Oriental Greenfinch　(26species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records
Habitat management : Patrol
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report
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May 12th
The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Common Pochard、Tufted Duck、Greater Scaup、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Little Ringed Plover、Snipe、Whimbrel、Grey-tailed Tattler、Common Sandpiper、Ruddy Turnstone、Little Tern、Northern Goshawk、Oriental Turtle Dove、House Swift、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Carrion Crow、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Asian House Martin、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、Oriental Reed Warbler、White-cheeked Starling、Narcissus Flycatcher、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail、Oriental Greenfinch、Hawfinch　(34species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records、Conducting Weekly surveys for Waterbirds
Habitat management : Patrol、Plowing
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report、Conducted site visit for Group  /for other park faculty  /for other city officials

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May 11th
The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Spot-billed Duck、Teal、Common Pochard、Tufted Duck、Greater Scaup、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Black-crowned Night  Heron、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Little Ringed Plover、Snipe、Whimbrel、Grey-tailed Tattler、Common Sandpiper、Ruddy Turnstone、Little Tern、Northern Goshawk、Oriental Turtle Dove、House Swift、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Carrion Crow、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Asian House Martin、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、Oriental Reed Warbler、White-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、Oriental Greenfinch　(34species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records
Habitat management : Patrol、Plowing
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report
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