View Record #1511



ID1511
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutKasturba Polytechnic campus
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictNorth West Delhi
StateDelhi
Location Latitude28.69796371
Location Longitude77.15543365
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?New residential development
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?500 m to 1 km across (eg, a residential colony, commercial area or small village)
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 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?I fondly remember how some sparrows used to share rice from my father's thali as he sat on the floor and quietly ate his lunch. My father was a man of few words. He hardly spoke. I must have been only 7-8 years approximately.These sparrow were not at all scared of his presence or others surrounding him like my mother in the kitchen or myself around.I fondly remember this and cherish the memories of the sparrows. On the terrace also there were plenty of sparrows. Where have these sparrows disappeared unlike the pegons, crows and scores of other birds?
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?