| ID | 10882 |
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | This is the residential colony near city outskirts |
| Rough Address/Area | Haroon Colony, Khajrana |
| City/District | Indore |
| State | Madhya Pradesh 452016 |
| Location Latitude | 22.73425674 |
| Location Longitude | 75.91650391 |
| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | City (outskirts) |
| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | New residential development |
| 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? | Occasionally: I saw sparrows several times a month |
| 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? | What I have observed that the House Sparrow need open space around houses(if living in residential colonies) , they got both food and water in sufficient quantities(both naturally and from the feed grains provided by residents) but main problem is of suitable nesting places. I saw the struggle between House Sparrows,Red-vented Bulbuls,Rock Pigeons, Pied Starlings,Laughing Doves, Brahminy Starlings and Brown Rock-chats for suitable strategic nesting place. I observed few year ago that the same nesting shared by House Sparrows, Rock Pigeons,Brahminy Starlings and Laughing Doves. |
| 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? | |