DARTER NEWSLETTER

DARTER is the quarterly newsletter published by the Salem Ornithological Foundation. It features important sightings, notable observations, and information about birding and related activities in Salem, Tamil Nadu.

LIST OF ISSUES

2024

• DARTER – Vol. 8 – Issue 3 (Jul-Sep 2024)
• DARTER – Vol. 8 – Issue 2 (Apr-Jun 2024)
• DARTER – Vol. 8 – Issue 1 (Jan-Mar 2024)

2023

• DARTER – Vol. 7 – Issue 4 (Oct-Dec 2023)
• DARTER – Vol. 7 – Issue 3 (Jul-Sep 2023)
• DARTER – Vol. 7 – Issue 2 (Apr-Jun 2023)
• DARTER – Vol. 7 – Issue 1 (Jan-Mar 2023)

2022

• DARTER – Vol. 6 – Issue 4 (Oct-Dec 2022)
• DARTER – Vol. 6 – Issue 3 (Jul-Sep 2022)
• DARTER – Vol. 6 – Issue 2 (Apr-Jun 2022)
• DARTER – Vol. 6 – Issue 1 (Jan-Mar 2022)

2021

• DARTER – Vol. 5 – Issue 4 (Oct-Dec 2021)
• DARTER – Vol. 5 – Issue 3 (Jul-Sep 2021)
• DARTER – Vol. 5 – Issue 2 (Apr-Jun 2021)
• DARTER – Vol. 5 – Issue 1 (Jan-Mar 2021)

2020

• DARTER – Vol. 4 – Issue 4 (Oct-Dec 2020)
• DARTER – Vol. 4 – Issue 3 (Jul-Sep 2020)
• DARTER – Vol. 4 – Issue 2 (Apr-Jun 2020)
• DARTER – Vol. 4 – Issue 1 (Jan-Mar 2020)

2019

• DARTER – Vol. 3 – Issue 4 (Oct-Dec 2019)
• DARTER – Vol. 3 – Issue 3 (Jul-Sep 2019)
• DARTER – Vol. 3 – Issue 2 (Apr-Jun 2019)
• DARTER – Vol. 3 – Issue 1 (Jan-Mar 2019)

2018

• DARTER – Vol. 2 – Issue 4 (Oct-Dec 2018)
• DARTER – Vol. 2 – Issue 3 (Jul-Sep 2018)
• DARTER – Vol. 2 – Issue 2 (Apr-Jun 2018)
• DARTER – Vol. 2 – Issue 1 (Jan-Mar 2018)

2017

• DARTER – Vol. 1 – Issue 4 (Oct-Dec 2017)
• DARTER – Vol. 1 – Issue 3 (Jul-Sep 2017)
• DARTER – Vol. 1 – Issue 2 (Apr-Jun 2017)
• DARTER – Vol. 1 – Issue 1 (Jan-Mar 2017)

WHY WAS DARTER CHOSEN?

“By not choosing any generalized name of a common bird that is already known (like Eagle, Woodpecker), we thought we would use this opportunity to introduce a new name to people. We wanted to select a bird that is bigger, charismatic, fairly common, easily identifiable, threatened (or near-threatened), and the one that has good distribution in many parts of the district. After analyzing all the species recorded in Salem district, the ORIENTAL DARTER Anhinga melanogaster fits perfectly in the above criteria. It was quite a task to select the species. On a lighter note, the shape of the neck resembles ‘S’ and we took it like S for Salem. It is also a favorite bird for many of us.” –Team SOF.