July 30th

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

Spot-billed Duck、Common Pochard、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Black-crowned Night  Heron、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Little Ringed Plover、Mongolian Plover、Black-winged Stilt、Grey-tailed Tattler、Common Sandpiper、Oriental Turtle Dove、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Brown-eared Bulbul、White-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail
　(22species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records
Habitat management : Patrol
Education : Environmental education program for Elementary school children
Other : Nothing to Report

Notice
Nature Center : Under renovation (No Entry)

July 29th
The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Spot-billed Duck、Tufted Duck、Greater Scaup、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Black-crowned Night  Heron、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Little Ringed Plover、Mongolian Plover、Black-winged Stilt、Grey-tailed Tattler、Large-billed Crow、Barn Swallow、Brown-eared Bulbul、Oriental Reed Warbler、White-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail
　(21species)

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

Notice
Nature Center : Under renovation (No Entry)

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、Black-crowned Night  Heron、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Intermediate Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Little Ringed Plover、Grey-tailed Tattler、Common Sandpiper、Common Kingfisher、Large-billed Crow、Barn Swallow、Oriental Reed Warbler、White-cheeked Starling、Chestnut-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail
　(23species)

Ranger's Activities

Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records

Habitat management : Patrol

Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station

Other : Nothing to Report

Notice

Nature Center : Under renovation (No Entry)

July 27th
The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Spot-billed Duck、Common Pochard、Greater Scaup、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Black-crowned Night  Heron、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Intermediate Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Little Ringed Plover、Grey-tailed Tattler、Terek Sandpiper、Common Sandpiper、Large-billed Crow、Barn Swallow、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、Oriental Reed Warbler、White-cheeked Starling、Chestnut-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail
　(24species)

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

Notice
Nature Center : Under renovation (No Entry)

July 26th

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

Spot-billed Duck、Common Pochard、Greater Scaup、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Black-crowned Night  Heron、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Intermediate Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Little Ringed Plover、Common Sandpiper、Black  Kite、Common Kestrel、Oriental Turtle Dove、House Swift、Large-billed Crow、Barn Swallow、Asian House Martin、Brown-eared Bulbul、White-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail
　(24species)

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

Notice
Nature Center : Under renovation (No Entry)

July 24th

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、Black-crowned Night  Heron、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Little Ringed Plover、Common Sandpiper、Rufous-necked Stint、Oriental Turtle Dove、Japanese Green Pigeon、Large-billed Crow、Barn Swallow、Asian House Martin、Brown-eared Bulbul、Oriental Reed Warbler、White-cheeked Starling、Chestnut-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail
　(25species)

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

Notice
Nature Center : Under renovation (No Entry)

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、Black-crowned Night Heron、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Little Ringed Plover、Grey-tailed Tattler、Common Sandpiper、Rufous-necked Stint、Oriental Turtle Dove、Common Kingfisher、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Asian House Martin、Brown-eared Bulbul、Oriental Reed Warbler、White-cheeked Starling、Chestnut-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail
　(28species) Ranger's Activities Research : Daily Surveys and updating records、Conducting Weekly surveys for Waterbirds Habitat management : Patrol Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station Other : Monthly Management Meeting Notice Nature Center : Under renovation (No Entry)
Today at the Bird Park the English speaking staff welcomed 15 guests (foreigners and Japanese mixed in) for a special event. Most of the visitors were first-timers who did not know anything about the park, so the special tour of the closed areas and the beach excursion were a great eye-opening experience! It is so interesting to see what Tokyo used to look like before the high-rises and sea walls were here. The habitats you see in the Bird Park are different from the mature forests you might find in areas like Meiji-Jingu. Plant biologists have stated that the forests on the West side of Meiji-Jingu, over 100 years old is very similar to the vegetation found at the Bird Park. And the East side of the Bird Park, if it can remain wild and conserved, is a younger sibling (30 year old) version of that forest! The reclaimed land that the Bird Park sits on, allows biologists and nature lovers to see into a little window of what a young forests looks like and how they mature. After a short orientation and round of self-introductions, the group went to the East Freshwater Pond and could see the native species of the Spot Billed Ducks (Karugamo), baby Little Grebes and other water loving bird species. Then in the closed area, the tidal areas offered a wealth of isopods, invertebrates and crabs in the “splash zone” beach area. The kids could find some nice examples of fish hiding in the oysters like Mimizu-haze, Luciogobius guttatus a genus of fish in the goby family, Gobiidae and the spotted muzzle blenny, Omobranchus punctatus or Japanese name Idaken Ginpo. The blenny is famous for laying its eggs in an oyster and protecting the babies until they are born.
The sunny weather but cool breeze helped participants as they searched the forest floor for frogs and insects (other than mosquitoes). In the afternoon, everyone enjoyed a little lunch together and Chief Ranger Saigawa gave a powerpoint presentation about the history of the park and the complexities of management. At the end, the staff received good feedback from the participants and ended the program around 2PM.

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、Black-crowned Night  Heron、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Little Ringed Plover、Common Sandpiper、Oriental Turtle Dove、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Brown-eared Bulbul、Oriental Reed Warbler、White-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail
　(22species)

Ranger's Activities

Research : Conducting Monthly Bird Census

Habitat management : Patrol

Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station

Other : Monthly Rangerｓ Meeting

Notice

Nature Center : Under renovation (No Entry)