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Indore: Bird watchers in city have planned to collect data of the baya weavers around Indore for the annual survey conducted by Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).The baya weavers, which are found throughout the country, are facing habitat threat and to document their numbers in India, a pan-India baya weavers’ count is being held for past two years. “Unlike the lesser florican, which is seen on fixed patches, baya weaver is found in different parts. One of the reasons for threat to baya weavers is the lack of grassland or grassy areas from where they obtain necessary material for building their nests. From Indore, bird experts Ajay Gadikar and Pravar Maurya, have volunteered to send their count to the BNHS.The count is being held on a citizen science method using inputs from locals to ascertain the number of birds. Six were seen fallen on the ground due to different reasons,” Gadikar said reporting his findings of the past two months..