Camp Gee Dee, DMW, 040223

Group: ? Suresh, Harish, Venkateswaran, Nitin, Baskaran, Saurav, Suma, Priya, Gayatri, Balaji, Munish,Pushpa. Basavaraju, our guide. Sitting: Anand, Manidip, ?

Announcement:

DMW: Restricted Numbers Outing to Camp Gee Dee, Ragidevarabetta, Saturday, 4th Feb ’23
Where : Camp Gee Dee area, When: Saturday, 4th Feb ’23
Meeting/Parking Point: https://goo.gl/maps/asUPTviuTRfUZ1Ld8

Meeting time: 6.15am. We start the walk at 6.30am. Please be punctual as we have to be in a group, and are on private property.

The outing will be approximately 2.5 to 3 hours.

The walk is for 15 people.

Those who would like to join, please join this WA group (remember that each registration on the WA group is for one individual only. If you are bringing someone not on WA ,or a child, you have to specify that after joining.)

https://chat.whatsapp.com/JFlNJwfr4JB4c95GQUQJau

The group will be closed once we have 15 participants.

The terrain involves a climb up to the hilltop, not difficult. May be muddy in places, depending on how much rain there has been.

This is open (scrub) forest area. So people cannot leave earlier than the group, we have to keep together.

Washrooms not available.

Wear: Comfortable walking shoes, dull-coloured clothes, hats/caps.

Bring plenty of water .Bringing snacks and sharing,optional, but very much appreciated by all! We enjoyed sitting at the top of the hill and sharing our snacks last time.

eBird checklist from visit on 3 July ’22: https://ebird.org/checklist/S114279797

Mobile phones may not work in several places on the walk.

Post-walk breakfast point: Shri Udupi Gardeniaa, Bannerghatta Road (washrooms available) , location:

https://goo.gl/maps/5miaFciobLXkKDL4A

In case of need/emergency, please contact
Deepa Mohan, 99800 10366

Cheers, Deepa.

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eBird:

Camp Gee Dee: https://ebird.org/checklist/S127556211 (69 sp)

Wadena (Kaleswari) Lake: https://ebird.org/checklist/S127557978 (46 sp)

Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/86494503@N00/albums/72177720305752726

FB: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10159693658543878&type=3

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Dawn:

Birding in black and white:

Long-billed Pipit:

The beauty of Ramadhan Champa:

Carpenter Bee

Baronet:

Dolmen (prehistoric burial sites)

Group at the beginning of the walk

Videos:

1. Panorama at the top of the hill:

2. Long-billed Pipit:

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