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Arun M K Bharos -
Sriramnagar, Raipur city Raipur Chhattisgarh
Ajeet reports daily sighting of 600 to 800 sparrows , which come to roost near his residence.
Every flock has 1 or 2 chicks and overall he has recorded about 15/20 subadults chicks daily in last week.
Parents have been observed feeding them
Ajeet reports daily sighting of 600 to 800 sparrows , which come to roost near his residence.
Every flock has 1 or 2 chicks and overall he has recorded about 15/20 subadults chicks daily in last week.
Parents have been observed feeding them
Devender Biala -
The Mall, near Hotel Sher-e-Punjab. The Mall Shimla Himachal Pradesh
My observation is that aparrows vanished as sook as the mobile towers increased in the cities and towns which you have not mentioned . I lived in Jalandhar and Mohali for 4 years at each place but saw no sparrows from 2002 to 2011.
Mohali and Chandigarh are most fascinating places for bird watching. At Mohali/Chandigarh, many wonderful species of birds will wake you up with thier most wonderful chirping and co-coos. I dont know their names but many woderful small birds, even smaller than the domestic sparrows can be seen occasionally, but not this sparrow any more. Mohali and Chandigarh has got ample greenery and large trees aroung each house, and hence the birds. But mobile has killed all the delicate domestic sparrows. The domestic sparrows are very sensitive and were very nice to hold in the hand as they are very delicate and as thier body temperature is 108 deg.F. We would often trap them in our bed rooms and then cought them to have thier feel them but released them soon afterwords. Gone are those days. Courtsy mobile towers.
Very soon we will be living like in Hong Kong, where birds can only be seen in Bird Parks which has nets around a large area to keep the birds inside. Nowhere else in city, you can see any bird. In Schengen, Govt. has put speakers on tree tops that give birds like co-coo sound, but no birds even in forest.
I have some photographs of sparrows in Shimla but alas, there is provision to attach the photographs.
My observation is that aparrows vanished as sook as the mobile towers increased in the cities and towns which you have not mentioned . I lived in Jalandhar and Mohali for 4 years at each place but saw no sparrows from 2002 to 2011.
Mohali and Chandigarh are most fascinating places for bird watching. At Mohali/Chandigarh, many wonderful species of birds will wake you up with thier most wonderful chirping and co-coos. I dont know their names but many woderful small birds, even smaller than the domestic sparrows can be seen occasionally, but not this sparrow any more. Mohali and Chandigarh has got ample greenery and large trees aroung each house, and hence the birds. But mobile has killed all the delicate domestic sparrows. The domestic sparrows are very sensitive and were very nice to hold in the hand as they are very delicate and as thier body temperature is 108 deg.F. We would often trap them in our bed rooms and then cought them to have thier feel them but released them soon afterwords. Gone are those days. Courtsy mobile towers.
Very soon we will be living like in Hong Kong, where birds can only be seen in Bird Parks which has nets around a large area to keep the birds inside. Nowhere else in city, you can see any bird. In Schengen, Govt. has put speakers on tree tops that give birds like co-coo sound, but no birds even in forest.
I have some photographs of sparrows in Shimla but alas, there is provision to attach the photographs.
Bhawna -
Akshardham Temple caffetaria near light show premises Patparganj New Delhi Delhi
I knew this fact that sparrow nos. are decreasing as when i was pursuing my M.Sc. Zoology from kurukshetra university in 2003-2005 we were told by our research scholars of wildlife specialization but i didn't believed them as i was residing at sonipat (haryana) and during my weekend visits i used to see lots of sparrows at my home garden . i told research scholars that we have lot in sonipat and we feed them daily.he told that kurukshetra don't have any as they have been observing it from long time.
then years after years i saw their no. declining. only very few could now be seen in sonipat but i was happy too see them in akshardham temple near cafeteria close to light show premise eating on left overs of tables around. they were many...around 20 to 30. That day i again remembered how years back i saw them together in such a group...chirping...
i told this story of there decline to my husband too that day...it was 16th february,2012.
I knew this fact that sparrow nos. are decreasing as when i was pursuing my M.Sc. Zoology from kurukshetra university in 2003-2005 we were told by our research scholars of wildlife specialization but i didn't believed them as i was residing at sonipat (haryana) and during my weekend visits i used to see lots of sparrows at my home garden . i told research scholars that we have lot in sonipat and we feed them daily.he told that kurukshetra don't have any as they have been observing it from long time.
then years after years i saw their no. declining. only very few could now be seen in sonipat but i was happy too see them in akshardham temple near cafeteria close to light show premise eating on left overs of tables around. they were many...around 20 to 30. That day i again remembered how years back i saw them together in such a group...chirping...
i told this story of there decline to my husband too that day...it was 16th february,2012.
siva kumar -
India Secunderabad Andhra Pradesh
living in a gated community outside city and watching these birds for over 2 years and was excited to see them as the same were not to be seen in the city.
living in a gated community outside city and watching these birds for over 2 years and was excited to see them as the same were not to be seen in the city.
rohini solomon -
wembley estate rosewood city gurgaon Sector 50 Gurgaon Haryana
I have been living here for the past two years. When I moved here as a decoration piece for my balcony I places a wooden bird house on the wall. To my surprise a few days after a sparrow visited and investigated the bird house on a daily basis. After around a week she started building her nest inside the bird house. The first sets of babies were two sparrows. I used to watch everyday click photographs and even started keeping food and water. The babies grew up and flew away followed by another set of eggs in the coming months. Our area is also inhabited with pigeons who are a menace not only do they dirty the area but also harm the sparrows. One time a pigeon pulled the babies out of the nest and they fell down but the plants in my balcony probably cushioned they fall and they survived. I picked them up with a piece of paper and put them back in the birdhouse where they grew up and flew away. After this incident for a few months the sparrows would visit every day but not lay eggs in the birdhouse instead they started using small hole in the ceiling in the balcony. I'v tried to shoo the pigeons away and prevent them from laying eggs in my flower pots. Recently I have noticed two sets of sparrow families one in the bird house and the other in the opening in the ceiling. They are nest building and are a regular visitor to my balcony.
In a time where sparrows have become a rarity I am very happy to have these little ones as a part of my extended family.
I have been living here for the past two years. When I moved here as a decoration piece for my balcony I places a wooden bird house on the wall. To my surprise a few days after a sparrow visited and investigated the bird house on a daily basis. After around a week she started building her nest inside the bird house. The first sets of babies were two sparrows. I used to watch everyday click photographs and even started keeping food and water. The babies grew up and flew away followed by another set of eggs in the coming months. Our area is also inhabited with pigeons who are a menace not only do they dirty the area but also harm the sparrows. One time a pigeon pulled the babies out of the nest and they fell down but the plants in my balcony probably cushioned they fall and they survived. I picked them up with a piece of paper and put them back in the birdhouse where they grew up and flew away. After this incident for a few months the sparrows would visit every day but not lay eggs in the birdhouse instead they started using small hole in the ceiling in the balcony. I'v tried to shoo the pigeons away and prevent them from laying eggs in my flower pots. Recently I have noticed two sets of sparrow families one in the bird house and the other in the opening in the ceiling. They are nest building and are a regular visitor to my balcony.
In a time where sparrows have become a rarity I am very happy to have these little ones as a part of my extended family.
