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Arun M K Bharos -
Kolhapur , MS Rajarampuri Kolhapur Maharashtra
Kolhapur city, MS.
Dt ; 23 to 30 Dec 1988.
1. During stay and movements in city area , every day saw sparrows in good numbers , more than 100/120 birds total.
2. One nest in our house and two more in colony, all active.
Kolhapur city, MS.
Dt ; 23 to 30 Dec 1988.
1. During stay and movements in city area , every day saw sparrows in good numbers , more than 100/120 birds total.
2. One nest in our house and two more in colony, all active.
Arun M K Bharos -
Lal Bahadurnagar, Distt Rajnandgaon Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh
Lal Bahadurnagar, distt Rajnandgaon.
Dt ; 15 Dec 1988 and 2/3 more visits later.
1. In all the visits, sparrows about 30/40 were seen in residential areas, though scattered.
2. One old nest in office was seen.
Lal Bahadurnagar, distt Rajnandgaon.
Dt ; 15 Dec 1988 and 2/3 more visits later.
1. In all the visits, sparrows about 30/40 were seen in residential areas, though scattered.
2. One old nest in office was seen.
Arun M K Bharos -
Dalli Rajhara town , distt Durg. Dalli Rajhara Chhattisgarh
Dalli Rajhara, town & Bhilai Steel Plant mine township, Durg Distt.
Dt ; 06 Dec1988 & two later visits .
1. Place was visited 3 times and had a short stay of 4/5 hrs, moving in both the town areas.
2. Sparrows about total ,50/60 nos , scattered were seen.
3 No nest seen.
Dalli Rajhara, town & Bhilai Steel Plant mine township, Durg Distt.
Dt ; 06 Dec1988 & two later visits .
1. Place was visited 3 times and had a short stay of 4/5 hrs, moving in both the town areas.
2. Sparrows about total ,50/60 nos , scattered were seen.
3 No nest seen.
Arun M K Bharos -
Dondi, Block HQ, Distt Durg. Dondi Chhattisgarh
Dondi , a small town, Block HQ, Distt Durg.
Dt ; 06 Dec 1988.
1. During the visit and whole day spent, observed about 12/15 sparrows in RH Campus and about 25/30 in residential area.
2. No nest seen.
Dondi , a small town, Block HQ, Distt Durg.
Dt ; 06 Dec 1988.
1. During the visit and whole day spent, observed about 12/15 sparrows in RH Campus and about 25/30 in residential area.
2. No nest seen.
Arun M K Bharos -
Padamnabhpur , Durg. Padmanabhpur Durg Chhattisgarh
Padamnabhpur colony, Durg.
1. Dt ; April 1988, A female arrived and settled on fencing wall, followed by a male , who after waiting for few seconds mounted the female, then mated, 4 mountings.After this male sat by side if female , female still sat squatted and any further attempts to mount were discouraged. Thereafter male started pecking the female with beak, encircling it 3 times, during all this display and to allure , female showed total reluctance and flew away, followed by male.
2.Dt ; 10 April 1990 ; Tulsi, a plant species possessing medicinal value, bears flowers in March and seed in April.
Sparrows were observed feeding on these seed.
Same day a Common Evening Brown Butterfly arrived in compound and was seen by a female sparrow, who tried to capture it, but the Zig- Zag flight of butterfly made it a difficult proposition and finally it failed to capture.
Dt 05 April 1990 ; A subadult male & two subadult female chicks were observed perched on wall. When mother was feeding one of the chicks , a male sparrow arrived and started display preparatory to copulation.In turn female immediately attacked and started striking with beak and drove it away.
Dt 18 April 1990 ; In addition to Tulsi seeds , sparrows were observed feeding on flowers of Portulaca and Button Rose flowers, this was repeatedly done after short intervals of 10-15 minutes
Padamnabhpur colony, Durg.
1. Dt ; April 1988, A female arrived and settled on fencing wall, followed by a male , who after waiting for few seconds mounted the female, then mated, 4 mountings.After this male sat by side if female , female still sat squatted and any further attempts to mount were discouraged. Thereafter male started pecking the female with beak, encircling it 3 times, during all this display and to allure , female showed total reluctance and flew away, followed by male.
2.Dt ; 10 April 1990 ; Tulsi, a plant species possessing medicinal value, bears flowers in March and seed in April.
Sparrows were observed feeding on these seed.
Same day a Common Evening Brown Butterfly arrived in compound and was seen by a female sparrow, who tried to capture it, but the Zig- Zag flight of butterfly made it a difficult proposition and finally it failed to capture.
Dt 05 April 1990 ; A subadult male & two subadult female chicks were observed perched on wall. When mother was feeding one of the chicks , a male sparrow arrived and started display preparatory to copulation.In turn female immediately attacked and started striking with beak and drove it away.
Dt 18 April 1990 ; In addition to Tulsi seeds , sparrows were observed feeding on flowers of Portulaca and Button Rose flowers, this was repeatedly done after short intervals of 10-15 minutes
