View Record #1887



ID1887
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutGAIL india township
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictAuraiya
StateUttar Pradesh
Location Latitude26.46401024
Location Longitude79.50646210
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
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?Rarely: I saw sparrows only a few times in many months or a year
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?Sparrows observed but no nests seen
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?Rarely do I see these birds now in our township whenever I go home. Earlier they used to come to drink water from the pitcher we kept outside. I was such fun feeding these beautiful little birds. Now I rarely see them , just 2-3 in number that too very rarely. I have never seen any sparrow nest in our locality.GAIL India township is very green, if this is the situation in such places then imagine the scene in cities. Awareness should be created so that citizens can contribute to the well being of sparrows.
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?