| ID | 1203 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Samata nagar |
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| Rough Address/Area | Thane West |
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| City/District | Thane |
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| State | Maharashtra |
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| Location Latitude | 19.20414162 |
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| Location Longitude | 72.96438599 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2005-2009 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | City (main) |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Old residential area |
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| 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) |
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| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I lived there |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Always: I saw sparrows every day |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Grain shops, Vegetable shops, Other food shops, Non-food shops, Cattle sheds, Huts, Multi-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | this is a very urban area, full of building complexes, & commercial & industrial estates, but i dont know why all the birds come only to our garden , we have also seen snakes , pair of mongoose , bull frogs, cats in our garden & taken pictures of it too. |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Food |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | yes it was an agricultural area, but now commercialisation has set in, the crops grown are regular vegetables like lady finger, raddish , etc. |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | Extensive |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Window |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2005-2009 |
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