View Record #10770



ID10770
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutVirat Nagar
Rough Address/AreaVirat Nagar, Virar West
City/DistrictVirar
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude19.44747162
Location Longitude72.81060791
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2005-2009
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?Old residential area
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 few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 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?Early in the morning when we used to open our window in the living room, sparrows would sit on the window chirping. the early rays of the sun usually fell in that area. also we had some Love birds in a cage and we would usually spot sparrows near their cage on the window eating the food of the love birds scattered here and there outside the cage.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?