| ID | 1617 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Ghodbunder Road, behind R Mall |
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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 | 19.21833038 |
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| Location Longitude | 72.97808838 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
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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? | New residential development |
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| 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) |
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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 large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 30 and 100 birds |
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| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | Nests seen occasionally |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | I live in a housing complex...there r many sparrows here...i feed them bajra n rice everyday !!
I put food outside d window...they come as early as 6.30 am...dey keep cuming whole day...n i do take care dat d food is not over...not only sparrows bt pigeons, mynas n crows also cum !! Itz greatt 2 watch all birds eating in harmony tho dey do fight !! Birds r really the cutest creatures created by God!!!
I wish that dey increase in number !! Dey r never alone...sparrows always come in groups...dey cum 2gether n leave 2gether !!
I wish i cud touch dem sumday...i can watch dem eating all day !!
Itz tough 2 blieve dat dey need 10-12 kgs of food every month n more !! Bt dey r my little babies n i love feeding dem all day !!
I would like 2 request every1 2 feed the birds good food so that their population increases !! What's a world widout birds !! |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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