Mumbai Bird Race 2008
SPROUTS TEAMS’ EXPERIENCES IN THE MUMBAI BIRD RACE 2008 “The bright sun was burning our necks. We had been on the move since early morning. However, we all were happy… very happy.. the reason; an Osprey with a big fish in its clu tch, the first thing that we saw at the lake. We were sitting on the small jetty at IIT Powai lake. The whole lake bordered by tall and majestic buildings, was shining in front of us… probably in joy too, as it was getting the much needed attention on this day. It was the Mumbai Bird Race, an event much awaited by bird lovers”……that’s Ovee for you. Ovee had planned everything with her team of “Dusky Crag- Martins”, Reshma ( a student from Kirti college, studying Oceanography), Geeta (another Oceanography student from Mithibai college) and Sahila (engineering student from D J Sanghvi college and a fellow PUKAR-SPROUTS project team member). Three other SPROUTS teams were also participating in the event- · “Hobby” led by Parth leading the Subramniam fam