View Record #1800



ID1800
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutIndia
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictKumbakonam
StateTamil Nadu
Location Latitude10.96169472
Location Longitude79.38811493
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?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?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 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?Sparrows observed but no nests seen
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?I just wanna share my views. Few years back I always used to see Sparrows around our residential areas (We have lots of trees, usually on every home's backside) but now due to apartment system, we lost trees. Also the Cell Phone Tower plays a drastic role for the migration of sparrows.Due to the powerful radiation some birds dead and some migrated. Contribute for helping the birds!!!!
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Grain shops, Vegetable shops
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.Temples
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Food
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?Some
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2010-2012