View Record #1007



ID1007
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutElim Nagar, Perungudi
Rough Address/AreaElim Nagar, Perungudi
City/DistrictChennai
StateTamil Nadu
Location Latitude12.96122169
Location Longitude80.23962402
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2000-2004
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Town
Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above?Scrubland
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?Less than 100 metres across (eg, a few houses or shops)
Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above?I lived there
Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above?Often: I saw sparrows several times a week
Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see?A fair number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 5 and 30 birds
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?Sparrows observed but no nests seen
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?Almost during that time of year, sparrows used to come everyday and standby on the cloth wire for at least some time, if not disturbed. But, rather now, it is not at all to be seen. Recently one came in but after that never saw one.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?No buildings
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.Was an area with march and scrubland during that time period (2000-2004). Presently, full of residential areas, with no spec of greenary.
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Neither
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?Some
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?Tree hole
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2005-2009