View Record #10660



ID10660
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutYukta Apartment, Lane no 8, Near Spencers Daily, Karvenagar
Rough Address/AreaShriram Society, Karve Nagar, Hingne Budrukh
City/DistrictPune
StateMaharashtra 411052
Location Latitude18.49086952
Location Longitude73.81994629
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?City (main)
Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above?Old residential area
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?More than 1 km across (eg, a large village or town)
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?Always: I saw sparrows every day
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?Nests seen occasionally
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?I live in a rented 1bhk flat on 4th floor in karvenagar. I have a big balcony and i love to feed pigeons and sparrows there. I feed them pearl millet ( baajri ). Around 10 - 20 sparrows come daily in my balcony to get their daily food along with pigeons. I have been keeping constant eye on their count and i am happy that their number is increasing. They keep coming for whole day and chirp around. I love their presence in my balcony and it makes me happy too.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Apartment complexes
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Food
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?A few
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?Tree hole
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2005-2009