Many visitors come to Karnala and ask the staff, where are the birds? A bird sanctuary is not a place where you see birds in cages. You have to be quiet and observant if you want to see anything. Whether you walk up to the fort or take one of the lower trails, you'll be entertained by the different calls and chirping of the many birds that resonate through the forest.

Birds are not the only attraction in these forests. Spend time looking at the trees and the vines, at how gnarled and twisted they are. Examine the numerous white crabs scurrying across the forest floor. Look closely as giant spiders weave their webs right in front of your eyes. Observe how each tree reaches out for sunlight and supports its own little plant system of orchids, ferns, bracket fungi, mushrooms and creepers.

Golden orioles, red-vented bulbuls, paradise fly-catchers, hornbills, vultures and owls are just a few of the birds that have made this area their home, and joining them each winter is a large number of migratory birds. Take your bird book along to identify them.